All About M*A*S*H Since 1999
Actor Leslie Nielsen, who played Colonel Buzz Brighton in “The Ringbanger” during the first season of M*A*S*H, passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Although without a doubt best known for his comedic roles in films like Airplane! and The Naked Gun series, Nielsen spent decades playing dramatic roles on television and in films. …
If you don’t recognize the name William Self, don’t worry. He was an executive at 20th Century-Fox Television, the production company behind M*A*S*H. According to James H. Wittebols in Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America, “William Self at 20th Century-Fox Television saw a potential situation comedy in the movie and recruited Gene Reynolds, a solidly credentialed producer, …
Actress Corinne Camacho, who played Lieutenant Regina Hoffman in “L.I.P (Local Indigenous Personnel),” passed away last month at the age of 68. Her character, credited only as Regina in the episode, was pursued by Hawkeye until she revealed herself to be a racist who didn’t want Koreans marrying whites. Camacho’s acting career began in 1967 …
According to the Sitcoms Online News Blog, Ion Television will be expanded its weekend programming in early October by adding the 2PM and 3PM hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Previously, the network had aired paid programming from 2-4PM on weekends followed by movies. Beginning in October, movies will begin at 2PM with the occasional episodes …
Roy Goldman, who played a character named Roy Goldman on M*A*S*H, passed away almost exactly a year ago on September 1st, 2009. Late last week, Jeff Maxwell (who played Igor Straminsky) posted a message to the alt.tv.mash newsgroup explaining that he only just recently learned of Goldman’s death. Maxwell called Goldman “one of the funniest, …
M*A*S*H has not been seen on Hallmark Channel since mid-July and will not be part of the cable channel’s official fall schedule. A variety of Martha Stewart programming will be the cornerstone of the channel’s afternoon/early evening schedule starting in September, with sitcoms The Golden Girls, Who’s the Boss? and Cheers airing multiple times in …
I don’t typically write about anything not directly related to M*A*S*H the television series but this was interesting enough that I thought I’d mention it. The house built in Bremen, Maine by the late Dr. H. Richard Hornberger — who wrote MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors under the pen name Richard Hooker — …
The 26th Annual TCA Awards, put on by the Television Critics Association, were held on this past Saturday (July 31st). The nominations were released in June and I completely missed the fact that M*A*S*H had been nominated for the Heritage Award, given “to one long-standing program that has culturally or socially impacted society.” The other …
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