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Hard Decisions: Don Draper Vs. Coach Taylor
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 8, 2011
Modified Aug 8, 2011
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This weekend the Television Critics Association Awards went down, essentially pitting Mad Men up against Friday Night Lights for the Emmys later this year. On Saturday, Jon Hamm took home Individual Achievement in Drama and Mad Men took Outstanding Achievement in Drama, while Program of the Year went to to amazing and amazingly underrated Friday Night Lights (catch up online!).
Naturally, this all leads us back to a decision we've never wanted to make: Coach Taylor or Don Draper? Let's go to the videotape! For your consideration, both Taylor and Draper's most heartfelt moments in their respective series:
Coach Taylor's speech at the end of the pilot:
Don Draper pitches Kodak (better quality here):
What do you say: Texas Forever, or NYC?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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