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The fourth and final episode of PBS’s America in Primetime aired last night. The episode focused on “The Crusader” character from television. One of these crusaders was Hawkeye Pierce from M*A*S*H and Alan Alda was among those discussing the character. You can watch the entire episode at the PBS website. Some excerpts: Alan Alda on …
Tonight at 8PM, PBS will broadcast the fourth and final episode of America in Primetime, which from what I’ve read is not your typical documentary but rather a collection of interviews with actors, directors and writers attempting to explain how contemporary television has been influenced by decades worth of creativity and effort. Each episode has …
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Actor Alan Fudge, who guest starred in “Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler” as the eponymous Captain Chandler, passed away on October 10th at the age of 67. Fudge also made guest appearances on Trapper John, M.D. and AfterMASH, thereby completing the M*A*S*H trifecta (how many people can say that?). He had recurring roles in several television …
Character actor Leonard Stone, who played Colonel Bidwell in “The General’s Practitioner,” passed away on Wednesday (November 2nd) at the age of 87. Many obituaries (The New York Times, CBS News, The Los Angeles Times) mention his 1971 role as the father of Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as well as …
Many M*A*S*H fans may not recognize the name Robert Pierpoint but they should recognize his voice from “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen” as the radio reporter announcing the end of the Korean War. Pierpoint, who passed away on Saturday (October 22nd) at the age of 86, spent more than four decades as a newscaster for CBS …
TV Land has made some changes to its schedule and is now airing M*A*S*H at the following times: Monday-Friday from 5-7PM Saturday from 2-4PM Sunday from 2-4PM and 8-10PM Based on Zap2it’s television listings, TV Land is more or less airing the series in order and at the moment is nearing the end of Season …
Charles S. Dubin, whose prolific career as a television director spanned forty years, passed away on Monday (September 5th) at the age of 92. Dubin directed 44 episodes of M*A*S*H — more than any other person — as well as two episodes of AfterMASH and an episode of Trapper John, M.D.. According to his Internet …
Recently, TV Land returned M*A*S*H to its Monday-Friday prime time schedule, airing the series from 8-9PM. I’m not sure if this is a permanent change or not but it looks like M*A*S*H will be seen from 8-9PM at least through September. I don’t get TV Land on my cable system and find its website infuriating …