All About M*A*S*H Since 1999
The world didn’t grind to a halt while I was on hiatus. Here, in no particular order, are some newsworthy M*A*S*H-related goings-on from the past five months: M*A*S*H America’s Third Favorite TV Show of All Time According to a March survey conducted by Harris Interactive, adults in the United States ranked M*A*S*H their third favorite …
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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People.com makes almost 50,000 stories dating back to its 1974 debut available in its online archive. You can even download some issues in their entirety. M*A*S*H cast members or the show itself have graced the cover of People several times over the past 36 years. The earliest cover I am aware of is the March …
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I can’t remember now what got me started thinking about official websites but yesterday evening I spent a few minutes searching the Internet for official websites for members of the M*A*S*H cast. Alan Alda has a website that focuses on his two autobiographies, with excerpts, essays, reviews and a photo gallery. Jamie Farr also has …
Chicago PBS station WTTW interviewed Mike Farrell this past Friday (October 30th) for its The Friday Night Show. Most of the discussion focused on his new book, Of Mule and Man, which was released in May of this year. The book chronicles Farrell’s 2008 book tour for his autobiography, Just Call Me Mike, and his …
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The Seventh Annual TV Land Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will be broadcast tonight on cable channel TV Land from 8:00PM to 10:30PM ET (check your local listings). The awards show was taped on Sunday, April 19th. Cast and crew from M*A*S*H were on hand to accept the Impact Award which, according to a …
The Los Angeles Times has a wonderful article (you might need to register) about yesterday’s restoration site unveiling. According to the article, some 300 people showed up at the M*A*S*H site in Malibu Creek State Park. Actors Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, William Christopher and Jeff Maxwell as well as producers Gene Reynolds and Burt Metcalfe, …
According to Brian Rooney, M*A*S*H Restoration Project Manager for California State Parks, M*A*S*H cast members Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit and William Christopher, along with Charles Dubin (who directed more episodes of the series than any other person) will be at the February 23rd, 2008 unveiling of the restored M*A*S*H site at the Malibu Creek State …
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