Which era is your favorite? I tend to favor the BJ years.

I strongly prefer Trapper to BJ, but I still like the show up until the 8th season.

I really don't have a preference, but I think we can all guess what Lu's answer is going to be. ;)

:lol:

I'm really surprised that Lu hasn't responded to this thread yet!! :lol:

Who's Lu?

Who's Lu?

Lauren a.k.a. LuLu_Rogers. She's quite possibly the biggest Trapper/Wayne Rogers fan in the known universe.

I prefer BJ

Lauren a.k.a. LuLu_Rogers. She's quite possibly the biggest Trapper/Wayne Rogers fan in the known universe.
Yeah, Lu is my nickname for Lauren (LuLu Rogers). She's the biggest Wayne Rogers fan in the universe, while my guy is Gregory Sierra (Barney Miller, Sanford & Son, Soap). The two actors were both in the 1972 movie Pocket Money, and I kind of bonded with Lu over that. :D

The Trapper years. The show was more satirical and less sentimental.

B.J. is okay and all, but the show had an edge in the early years that the later seasons never matched.

I'm really surprised that Lu hasn't responded to this thread yet!! :lol:
yea; me too!

Are you there, Lauren?:confused:

yea; me too!

Are you there, Lauren?:confused:
*mimicking Mork's calling Orson* Monika calling Lu. Monika calling Lu. Come in, Lu. :confused:

I'm right here! :p :lol:

The Trapper years, hands down, no contest! ;)

The Trapper years not only was the show more funnier but Trapper and Hawkeye had a good chemistry and worked perfectly together.

I'm right here! :p :lol:

The Trapper years, hands down, no contest! ;)
why am I not surprised you'd say that?:lol: :lol:

why am I not surprised you'd say that?:lol: :lol:

;)

I'm right here! :p :lol:

The Trapper years, hands down, no contest! ;)
It's about time you showed up!! :mad: ;) :rofl:

It's about time you showed up!! :mad: ;) :rofl:

:D

Both sets of years are great, don't get me wrong, but I'd go for the BJ years. They were still funny, but not in the classical comedy way. They also dealt with serious issues. The show mellowed out, in a sense, but the writing remained excellent, and even got better IMO. It is good to remember that the BJ years were also largeley the Potter (not Blake) and Winchester(not Burns) years. Two very different mindsets. Everyone added to the 'mix' to change the chemistry somewhat to what always will be one of the best sitcoms ever.

I'm right here! :p :lol:

The Trapper years, hands down, no contest! ;)
Is that your FINAL answer, Lu?? ;) :rofl:

Is that your FINAL answer, Lu?? ;) :rofl:

You better believe it kid ;)

You better believe it kid ;)
OK, just checking. :lol:

Chalk up another vote for " The Trapper Years ". In fact, lets make that the entire cast of the early years of the show including Maj. Frank Burns. One of the most under rated actors on the set !

Chalk up another vote for " The Trapper Years ". In fact, lets make that the entire cast of the early years of the show including Maj. Frank Burns. One of the most under rated actors on the set !

And from all accounts, the actor who was least like his character. Larry Linville wouldn't have tolerated Frank Burns. I think he even said in an interview that if you ever meet a Frank Burns in real life, run!

I have to go with the Trapper years. BJ was okay, but he started irritating me when he started whining about Peg having to do things around the house that he used to do. Besides, the show was funnier and more light hearted, and when they did a serious episode, it had more of an impact because people were so used to the comedy. Later on, it just became something that was expected of the show and had started to become "preachy" at times.

I have to say the BJ years not only because I prefer BJ to Trapper (sorry LuLu) but also because the BJ years brought us Col. Potter, Major Winchester (a much stronger foil for Hawkeye than Frank Burns) and a larger role for Klinger as the new company cluck er I mean clerk. Also Father Mulcahy became more prominent in later seasons as it became more of a true ensemble rather than Hawk, Trap, and everyone else as in the early years.

I thought the best seasons were 2-7. I don't really care for the first season that much, and by the last few seasons Alan Alda turned it too much into a melo-dramatic "message of the week" show. I think it actually went on a few years too long.

To pick one I'd say the Trapper years, but the first few years of BJ were still pretty good.

Mike Farrell was probably the better actor, but Trapper was the better character in my opinion.

Mike Farrell was probably the better actor, but Trapper was the better character in my opinion.

You may have something there.

Mike was the better dramatic actor in my opinion, but I thought Wayne had that comic timing that Mike didn't have. So different, but both good.

The BJ Years to be exact

Trapper - there I said it !

I vote for: The Trapper Years!

I thought the best seasons were 2-7. I don't really care for the first season that much, and by the last few seasons Alan Alda turned it too much into a melo-dramatic "message of the week" show. I think it actually went on a few years too long.

To pick one I'd say the Trapper years, but the first few years of BJ were still pretty good.
Agree completely, except about the first season.
There are many gems in that season, many many more than in the latter seasons, which really blow.

I recently watched the first seasons of BJ. Those eps were really good, similar to the first seasons. But then things changed considerably when the show got more dramatic with less comedy, as others have pointed out.

Instead of Trapper vs. BJ, I've always thought Mash was best when Frank was there. That way, we get both Trap and Beej.

I have been watching the episodes where BJ replaces Trapper and i am into season 5. It took a bit of time for Mike Farrell to settle in. He does not have the comedic timing Wayne had with Alan. You can plainly see it. different chemistry. but he is a comfortable, easy going character and they are establishing him as a great practical joker. the big change comes when he gets the mustache. thats when we see the always frowning BJ. and BJ seems to get arrogant and condescending and he and Hawkeye bicker more. and he fits in more with Mash's melodrama years.

up until season 6 or when Radar left they seemed to a have a good blend of comedy and drama. but after that it takes a turn to over the top drama and mild laughs.

would Trapper, Henry or Frank have even fit in with the serious years? or would the serious years have happened if they had stayed. a big what if?