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Scriptwriter Robert “Bob” Colleary, who spent two decades writing for Captain Kangaroo before transitioning to sitcom writing in the late 1970s, passed away on January 8th at the age of 82. Colleary wrote “Guerilla My Dreams” for the eighth season of M*A*S*H. It was one of his earliest sitcom credits. According to his obituary at …
According to a panel of a dozen professional television watchers consulted by CNN, the most influential television series of all time is NBC’s Hill Street Blues (1981-1987). A total of 46 programs were named by members of the panel and presumably the shows were ranked by the number of panelists who considered them influential. Here’s …
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Not surprisingly, Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI broke the record made last year by Super Bowl XLV, drawing 111.3 viewers, marking the third consecutive year the Super Bowl has set a new record as the most-watched television program. Here’s the current top five, courtesy of the futon critic and an NBC press release: MOST-WATCHED PROGRAMS IN …
The 2011 Year-End Special issue of Entertainment Weekly included a lengthy section on “The Late Greats,” in which actors, musicians, directors and others who died during 2011 were remembered by those closest to them. One of the celebrities commemorated was Harry Morgan, by Loretta Swit. If you don’t have a copy of the actual magazine, …
Ken Levine has posted a short statement from Gary Burghoff in which he remembers the late Harry Morgan. Here’s a brief excerpt: You had to know Harry to appreciate his abundant humor, warmth, kindness, modesty and his special kind of quiet strength. There was not an insecure bone in him. He was a “straight shooter” …
Mike Farrell, who like Harry Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H at the start of its fourth season, has released a statement remembering his friend and co-star: Harry was a wonderful man, a fabulous actor and a dear and close friend since the first day we worked together. As Alan said, “He did not have …
Both TV Land and Me-TV have announced plans to remember Harry Morgan by scheduling special tributes featuring some of the very best M*A*S*H featuring the late actor, either as General Steele (the character he played in “The General Flipped at Dawn“) or Colonel Potter. TV Land made its announcement on Twitter while Me-TV released a …
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Harry Morgan, who portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for eight seasons on M*A*S*H and an additional two on AfterMASH, passed away this morning at the age of 96. Although M*A*S*H defined his career, Morgan spent five decades acting, starting with bit parts in films in the early 1940s before transitioning to television in the mid-1950s. He …