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AKA · 02-29-2004, 01:17 AM

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?

TJL · 02-29-2004, 02:46 AM

Don't fight it.

Give yourself to the dark side, AKA...

AKA · 03-02-2004, 09:01 PM

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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.

TJL · 03-02-2004, 10:11 PM

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

Any particular favorites from seasons 1 & 2?

AKA · 03-02-2004, 11:49 PM

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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.

AKA · 03-04-2004, 11:21 PM

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

).

TJL · 03-05-2004, 06:15 AM

Good for you.

Lots of changes in seasons 3, 4 and 5.

And not just in the names in the credits.

AKA · 03-05-2004, 09:56 PM

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.

AKA · 03-06-2004, 08:01 PM

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.

Gilligan Jillian · 03-06-2004, 08:42 PM

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.

AKA · 03-06-2004, 10:10 PM

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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.

TJL · 03-07-2004, 04:29 AM

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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.

02-29-2004, 01:17 AM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	*Help! I'm turning into a MASH fan!** I'm using my time off from work to get into MASH, 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 MASHitis, or am I infected for life?

02-29-2004, 02:46 AM	#2
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03-06-2004, 08:42 PM	#10
Gilligan Jillian Don't ask Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: St. Louis, I don't know about my mind, though Posts: 92	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 MAS*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.
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03-02-2004, 10:11 PM	#4
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	All day marathons are par for the course when I get the DVDs home from the store. Any particular favorites from seasons 1 & 2?

03-04-2004, 11:21 PM	#6
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	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 ).

03-05-2004, 06:15 AM	#7
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Good for you. Lots of changes in seasons 3, 4 and 5. And not just in the names in the credits.

03-05-2004, 09:56 PM	#8
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	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.

03-06-2004, 08:01 PM	#9
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	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.