Although TV’s Most Memorable Moments were not revealed during the telecast of the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards last night, the winners were announced at ABC’s Emmy website. M*A*S*H made it to the Top Five but lost to Friends, a scene from “The One Where Ross Finds Out” (originally broadcast November 9th, 1995). Other finalists in …
M*A*S*H at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
ABC broadcast the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards earlier this evening and despite having been off the air for twenty-five years, M*A*S*H was represented. Singer Josh Groban performed a medley of television theme songs from the past sixty years and included was a short snippet from M*A*S*H, complete with the lyrics, written for the film MASH, …
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Vote for M*A*S*H as TV’s Most Memorable Moment
On August 18th, ABC and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences opened the polls and allowed fans to vote for Television’s Most Memorable Moments in two categories, Drama and Comedy/Variety (see this ABC news article). Among the initial twenty television shows in the Comedy/Variety category was M*A*S*H, for the scene in “Abyssinia, Henry” when …
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M*A*S*H Starts On ION Monday, September 8th
M*A*S*H will start airing on the ION television network next week, beginning Monday, September 8th. Two episodes will be shown back-to-back from 4-5PM ET, Monday through Friday, and from 6-7PM ET Saturday and Sunday. Check the ION website to see if you get ION in your area. I have updated M*A*S*H On TV to reflect …
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Developer Of MASH Unit Passed Away July 11th
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the man most responsible for the creation of what eventually became the MASH unit, passed away on Friday, July 11th at the age of 99. According to a list of his accomplishments found at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center website: “DeBakey volunteered for military service during World War II, …
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