Tag: Alan Alda
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How M*A*S*H’s Alan Alda Pushed For The Series To Be More Than A Comedy
For one of television history’s most beloved sitcoms, “M*A*S*H” was always walking a tight line. Premiering in 1972, it would go on for 11 years, depicting with raunchy humor and deep pathos the plights of a mobile surgical hospital on the frontlines of the Korean War. Early on, the show adopted the anarchic, bawdy comedic…
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Revisiting the 1980 SAG-AFTRA Strike with ‘Mash’ Stars, an Emmy Boycott and All-Night Negotiating Sessions: ‘We’re Going to Strike Like Hell’
Loretta Swit remembers well the night she won her first Emmy Award.On Sept. 7, 1980, the “Mash” star sat in her agent’s living room in Beverly Hills, watching the ceremony on TV when she heard her name called out and saw her picture flash on the screen. Swit was not in the audience at the…
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Alan Alda Asked ChatGPT To Write A M*A*S*H Episode, And It Was All About Superstitious Underwear
For “M*A*S*H” fans, the best time of year is pretty much whenever cast members from the beloved military comedic drama end up in the same place. It’s rare to see these actors and artists, now mostly in their 80s, reunite, so when they do get together, it always feels like a special celebration. The most…