... not who you think.AskMen.com has released the list of the 49 most influential men of 2009 (not sure why it's 49 and not 50) and there are several TV people on the list, including FOX News anchor Shepard Smith, chef Mario Batali, and Seth MacFarlane.
But the number one person? The person who AskMen thinks is the most influential? He's from TV too, and he's actually fictional.
It's Don Draper from Mad Men. No, I don't mean it's Jon Hamm, the man who plays Draper, it's the character himself. Readers can actually vote on whether or not they think each choice is accurate or if they should been ranked differently. Right now, Draper's score is 80% for people who think he should be ranked lower and 20% for people who think he's ranked appropriately.
I voted for the latter. Draper (and the show itself) have struck a pop culture chord the past year or two, in everything from fashion to the Emmys, so it's a clever choice.
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10-07-2009 @ 4:15PM
Owloo said...
I don't feel like checking the list LOL was Biz Stone on the list ???
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10-07-2009 @ 4:46PM
Matt said...
I feel like checking the list LOL just so I can answer your question and encourage your laziness.
10-07-2009 @ 5:05PM
William said...
I'm confused, why is the article about the most influential man being Don Draper have a picture of Seth MacFarlane? [I think that's him, right?]
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10-07-2009 @ 5:05PM
William said...
I'm confused, why does the article about the most influential man being Don Draper have a picture of Seth MacFarlane? [I think that's him,
right?]
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10-08-2009 @ 3:36PM
Leroy said...
Because putting Draper's picture there would have been a spoiler which would have elicited snarky comments from all the TV Squad spoilerphobes.
10-07-2009 @ 5:09PM
Richard said...
I think it's pretty sick! The only reason he was picked is because he does what many men would like to do--sex with secretary and anyone else he comes across that he's attracted to. No real man should be like this person! If this were an accurate rating, TV personalities should not be included. I also think it's bad that people would think Simon Cowell has that much influence. ONLY on American Idol and he does pretty badly there! And, Michael Jackson! Really! Because he died of medication overdose? He had talent, but as an influence he lacked very much!
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10-07-2009 @ 5:56PM
Eightyfiver said...
This bizarre fascination with 'Mad Men' is really getting tiresome.. I'm only 24, but to me it just looks like an excuse for old (white) men to relive a time when the world was 'in order'.
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10-07-2009 @ 7:11PM
Elf said...
Eightyfiver, so then you're assuming that there are no women who romanticize about that era? You know, a time when women were judged solely on their appearance, where women were assigned the most menial jobs, where women were expected to be subservient to their men and were essentially treated like property? Oh, wait, there are no such women, are there?
Although I don't watch the show often, my take on the whole "Mad Men" concept is that it takes place at a time when the world I described above is starting to crumble. The world is changing as women are beginning to assert themselves and the men have to start adapting. I can't imagine the creators of the show will continue the storyline with the males continuing to act in their chauanistic manner without some severe consequences. I've wondered if the "Mad" in the title really refers to the men being angry that their world is changing and there's nothing they can do about it...
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10-07-2009 @ 10:24PM
Malfoy Roark said...
Don Draper is the man. I remember telling my friends that almost all men can be a lot more like Don Draper and most women could be a little more like Betty Draper.
The way he carries himself, yea, there is something every man can learn from that.
I remember when the daughter had taken the $5 and the grandfather brought it up and Don offered to pay it back. The dad said:
"That's the problem with you people, you think money can solve any problem"
Don responds with something such as "No, but it can solve this particular one."
He always knows the right thing to say.
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10-07-2009 @ 10:35PM
Jason said...
Oh be quiet Richard MJ's influence was very strong and will continue to remain that way for decades to come.
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10-07-2009 @ 10:51PM
C C said...
Just kill me now. As if I didn't hate Mad Men enough, they would have to go ahead and do this.
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10-08-2009 @ 6:00AM
beingbrad said...
I can't believe J.J. Abrams wasn't on the list. It seemed more like a popularity contest than a measure of influence.
Also, shouldn't the writers and creators of Mad Men been listed instead of the character they have invented?
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10-08-2009 @ 2:55PM
Owloo said...
Biz Stone ? anybody ??
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10-08-2009 @ 4:09PM
Jason Hughes said...
An entire day later? You've had plenty of time to look at that list by now. That's hilarious! :)
10-12-2009 @ 5:52AM
Luigi said...
I don't understand why they selected only 49 men and not 50!!! Is there any special reason? Anyway, I'm glad an Italian guy is in this ranking ;)
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