Script Spotlight 4: “As Time Goes By”

This month, several posts will relate to final days of filming the series in January 1983. We begin this week by looking at the script for the episode that was filmed last, “As Time Goes By.” As we kick off 2022 and the 50th anniversary of M*A*S*H, I thought it would be best to spendContinue reading “Script Spotlight 4: “As Time Goes By””

Script Spotlight 3: “Death Takes a Holiday”

For December, a holiday themed episode seemed appropriate, so I selected “Death Takes a Holiday” (09×05) to review. When I went to the pull the script, I realized that I have two copies! One is from my first set of scripts from 2007, the scripts that were used by costume director Albert Frankel. That episodeContinue reading “Script Spotlight 3: “Death Takes a Holiday””

Script Spotlight 2: “Hey, Look Me Over”

This month’s Script Spotlight is for the episode “Hey, Look Me Over” from season 11 (11×01). This episode is the first episode of season 11, but it is interesting to note the date of the cover of the script: March 22, 1982. This episode was originally intended for season 10, which we can tell basedContinue reading “Script Spotlight 2: “Hey, Look Me Over””

Script Spotlight 1: “A War for all Seasons”

I know what you are thinking. Why isn’t the pilot episode the first Script Spotlight post? And that is a fair question. I had considered it as the first post as it seemed the most logical. But I ultimately chose “A War for all Seasons” (09×06) because that script is important to me and toContinue reading “Script Spotlight 1: “A War for all Seasons””