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Here’s the summary for the second of four M*A*S*H “spec” scripts, courtesy of Eric. For more information about unfilmed/unproduced scripts for the series see this post. The Contract (V-540) July 19, 1978 Third Draft Mac Ness 32 Pages The show starts in Potter’s office with BJ, Hawkeye, and Potter sharing a drink. They are awaiting …
The Name That Episode game is played Tuesdays and Thursdays. Players can participate as often as they like. An archive of past rounds can be found here. Today’s image can be found below. Can you name the episode it’s from? Feel free to post guesses in the comments section. As always, the winner gets bragging …
Last night CBS broadcast “TV’s Greatest Surprises: A Paley Center for Media Special,” in which television’s 30 greatest surprises were counted down by Survivor host Jeff Probst. The special was based on a survey of television viewers by Nielsen Entertainment. The Boston Examiner‘s Gina Carbone has provided a list of the surprises and M*A*S*H came …
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In my post the other day about unfilmed/unproduced M*A*S*H scripts, I referred to four scripts in particular that are occasionally offered for sale on eBay and have been for years. These were “spec” scripts, written by aspiring scriptwriters as proof they could handle writing for an existing show, and were never intended to be produced. …
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The Name That Episode game is played Tuesdays and Thursdays. Players can participate as often as they like. An archive of past rounds can be found here. Today’s image can be found below. Can you name the episode it’s from? Feel free to post guesses in the comments section. As always, the winner gets bragging …
Yesterday I wrote about scripts for unproduced episodes of M*A*S*H using information taken from the online finding aid for the Gene Reynolds Collection of Television Scripts and Production Material, part of the Performing Arts Special Collections at the Charles E. Young Research Library at the University of California, Los Angeles. The collection obviously contains primarily …
The Name That Episode game is played Tuesdays and Thursdays. Players can participate as often as they like. An archive of past rounds can be found here. Today’s image can be found below. Can you name the episode it’s from? Feel free to post guesses in the comments section. As always, the winner gets bragging …
For years someone (or multiple someones) has been selling four scripts said to be unfilmed episodes of M*A*S*H, with the following titles, writers, drafts and dates: “Father Hawkeye Knows Best” – Len Kaplan & Frank Ridgeway – 2nd Draft (March 3rd, 1972) “Peace is Hell” – Daryl G. Nickens – 1st Draft (November 1st, 1981) …