Attention all personnel
Friday, December 26, 2003
Incoming choppers with wounded, report to the hospital: It's nice having people over. But not as nice as when they leave. We're worn out; the kids are beat. The baby is overstimulated. If M.A.S.H. were on now, that would put her to sleep.
M.A.S.H. could be marketed as a depressant, if there were a need for such a product. Perhaps for hyperactive children. Why did McLean Stevenson ever leave that show, anyway? Dude had it good, but quit the show in its third year for a contact with NBC. Remember Hello Larry? Okay, I actually do, but I'm sure a number of you don't and that proves my point.
Back to the fact that M.A.S.H. is a downer. Look at how Stevenson left M.A.S.H. It was literally with a bang. Henry Blake is surrounded by Unit 4077 as he leaves in a helicopter. Moments later, when Radar stumbles into the surgical tent to announce that Blake's helicopter crashed into the Sea of Japan, you are left numb. Numb over sadness for McLean Stevenson. Crazy isn't it?
I guess M.A.S.H. was a good show in its prime, but it went on far too long. Kind of like visiting with company, I was glad to see it end.
Did you know the screenplay for the film, M.A.S.H. was written by Ring Lardner, Jr.?
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