I'm using my time off from work to get into M*A*S*H, a show I've never really given much of a chance.

On a whim, I bought the first two seasons on DVD and, so far, I haven't been disappointed. I think it's really great that I have the option of watching the episodes without that phony laugh track.

And every time I watch the show, I think of TJL. He reminds me of Hawkeye quite a bit (or should it be the other way around?).

Is there anything I can do to cure myself of M*A*S*Hitis, or am I infected for life?

Don't fight it.

Give yourself to the dark side, AKA...

;)

Originally posted by TJL
Don't fight it.

Give yourself to the dark side, AKA...

;)

I'm afraid I have. I watched the first two seasons in just five days, and will be buying the other three DVDs shortly.

All day marathons are par for the course when I get the DVDs home from the store.

Any particular favorites from seasons 1 & 2?

Originally posted by TJL
Any particular favorites from seasons 1 & 2?

Lots!

"Dear Dad"
"Tuttle" (I love the gag during the end credits "Captain Jonathan S. Tuttle as Himself")
"Sometimes You Hear The Bullet"
"The Long-John Flap"
"The Army-Navy Game"
"Cease-Fire"
"5 O'Clock Charlie"
"Radar's Report"
"For The Good Of The Outfit"
"The Sniper"
"Carry On, Hawkeye"
"Hot Lips And Empty Arms"
"Mail Call"
"A Smattering Of Intelligence"

I've been a fan of the movie for a long, long time. I wonder why it took me this long to get into the very successful sitcom it spawned.

I just bought seasons 3, 4, and 5. I can't wait to watch these, as I haven't seen any of them (though I know what happens at the end of season 3 :().

Good for you.

Lots of changes in seasons 3, 4 and 5.

And not just in the names in the credits.

I'm already 2/3 of the way through season three (the last episode I watched was "Bulletin Board"). Many stand-out episodes along the way, including "Rainbow Bridge," (love those Loudon Wainwright, III interludes) "Iron Guts Kelly," "O.R.," "Check-Up," "Alcoholics Unanimous," "There's Nothing Like A Nurse" (Loudon again), "Adam's Ribs," "A Full Rich Day," and "Bombed." So far, I'm liking this season even better than the previous two.

Even though I knew it was going to happen and had even seen a clip before of Radar telling the staff the horrible news, I still got choked up at the end of "Abyssinia, Henry."

I'm a big softie. ;)

Yeah, I can't watch a few of those without being depressed for a week and crying whenever I think about it.
I'm getting back into M*A*S*H and I got my mother, who never got a chance to see it, to start watching . Once you start, you're stuck staying up until three A.M. to watch. ;)

Originally posted by Gilligan Jillian
Once you start, you're stuck staying up until three A.M. to watch. ;)

Describes me to the T. :)

It's so cool to be able to see these episodes uncut on DVD, too. Very depressing to see that 26-minute half-hour episodes have become less than 22 minutes.

Originally posted by AKA
Describes me to the T. :)

It's so cool to be able to see these episodes uncut on DVD, too. Very depressing to see that 26-minute half-hour episodes have become less than 22 minutes.

That's what keeps me interested. Having grown up on the chopped up reruns, I love seeing all the scenes that have been cut out. It's like I'm seeing them for the first time.