Mad Men are Mad for HSR [Weekend Watch]

March 12th, 2011

 

In this video, set in 1965, Pete Campbell and Harry Crane, characters from the AMC series “Mad Men,” discuss advertising high-speed trains (HSR) in America, instead of cars and planes.
Two great passages:

“I think you can relax on this whole thing. I read a piece that said that in 40 years gas is going to be almost a dollar a gallon,” says Harry. “Look cities are getting bigger. Trains are the most efficient, economical, best investment. It’s obvious. We do not need to sell trains.” “I suppose you’re right again,” says Pete. “I know I’m right,” says Harry, “Now are you going to fix me a drink? I’ve got a long drive home.” (emphasis added)

Why would you want to fly into Queens when you can train directly into the city?

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57ZwTquraE

From YouTube:

Two stars of the hit show, “Mad Men,” are big fans of high-speed rail. And they’ve teamed up with U.S. PIRG and the humor website Funny or Die to make a short video that’s launching on the site today.

Please go to http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7e1b30b48b/mad-men-on-trains and vote this video “Funny.” That will keep us at the top of the page longer, and help build more buzz for fast trains.