Wednesday, October 13, 2010

THE HOBO CODE: Last night at trivia, we had, for the first time in memory, a successful appeal on a question--the question was pretty simple--"On the TV series Mad Men, what character, present since the first season, has been played by three different actors?" The "correct" answer, which we got, was "Bobby Draper," who's been played by different actors because of the aging timeline. One team's answer, though, led to an appeal--"Don Draper," with the contention that 3 actors have played a character we know as "Don Draper"--Jon Hamm, the guy who played original recipe Draper in Korea, and the guy who played young Draper/Whitman in flashback episodes. Lively discussion ensued as to whether the third one in particular counted. (Ultimate ruling--half a point, rather than the full point.) Correct or incorrect? (Receiving a full "smart-ass point" for making the host and room laugh, however, was the answer of "Darrin Stephens.")