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Dr Vegas

(456 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:11 PM Dec 2019

Watching METV

they have gone through their M.A.S.H. syndication and have restarted with the first season this week.
The first season really pushed the envelope about important issues. After that the series became one long laugh track.
Although I really like the episodes with Dr. Sidney Freeman, which showed a side of war that is not often talked about.

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Watching METV (Original Post) Dr Vegas Dec 2019 OP

M*A*S*H is comfort food to me. I have the entire show on DVD, but I still will watch hlthe2b Dec 2019 #1

Much better on DVD ... so much is edited out in syndication Auggie Dec 2019 #2

With MASH and Hogan's Heroes, we fought North Korea AND the Nazis. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #3

I loved the shows that had Henry and Trapper. After they left I stopped watching. BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #4

M*A*S*H for me works on a sliding scale. Dagstead Bumwood Dec 2019 #5

Same here. BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #6

hlthe2b

(106,334 posts)

1. M*A*S*H is comfort food to me. I have the entire show on DVD, but I still will watch

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:15 PM

Dec 2019

when I come across it on tv when multitasking. I don't care that they got a little sappy and preachy. Alan Alda can do no wrong in my book.

Auggie

(31,798 posts)

2. Much better on DVD ... so much is edited out in syndication

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:54 PM

Dec 2019

I'd forgotten many segments and jokes over the years since they'd been removed in favor of more commercials.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. With MASH and Hogan's Heroes, we fought North Korea AND the Nazis.

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 08:50 PM

Dec 2019

What in the hell happened?

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

4. I loved the shows that had Henry and Trapper. After they left I stopped watching.

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:22 PM

Dec 2019

The CIA guy Colonel Flagg cracks me up. He sat next to Klinger at a poker game and said, "Hey, up close you're a guy" and Klinger replied, "Far away too".

Dagstead Bumwood

(5,005 posts)

5. M*A*S*H for me works on a sliding scale.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 25, 2019, 07:10 PM

Dec 2019

The further it goes along in the series, the less I like it. Seasons 1-3 (the Stevenson/Rogers years) are the best. Seasons 4 & 5 have Larry Linville, so they're pretty good. Seasons 6 & 7 are watchable. After season 8 when Radar leaves is unwatchable.

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

6. Same here.

Reply to Dagstead Bumwood (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 26, 2019, 04:42 AM

Dec 2019

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