What is it? Sheinfeld, John. M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television. Crew Neck Productions, 2024. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? This is the first full length M*A*S*H documentary to be released since M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever in 2022, and this documentary features never before seen interviews with the cast. Since those interviews were filmed in theContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 48: “M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television””
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Announcement: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television Available on Blu-Ray [Updated]
Blu-Ray Release: September 16, 2025 UPDATE 9/16/2025: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television was released on Blu-Ray on September 16, 2025. The Blu-Ray release features the full length documentary and nearly an hour of bonus materials and extended interviews with the M*A*S*H writers. I ordered a copy, and I will post a full review ofContinue reading “Announcement: M*A*S*H: The Comedy that Changed Television Available on Blu-Ray [Updated]”
From the M*A*S*H Library 45: “The Top 100 American Situation Comedies”
What is it? Shapiro, Mitchell E. and Tom Jicha. The Top 100 American Situation Comedies: An Objective Ranking. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? As lists of “top shows” or “top sit-coms” are released, M*A*S*H is typically included. That is no different in this book. But the authors’ “objective” measureContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 45: “The Top 100 American Situation Comedies””
From the M*A*S*H Library 43: “The Classically American Comedy of Larry Gelbart”
What is it? Malarcher, Jay. The Classically American Comedy of Larry Gelbart. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003. Why should M*A*S*H fans care? Larry Gelbart was the co-creator of M*A*S*H and was the executive producer of the series for the first four seasons. While he left the series before it ended, his influence was felt for allContinue reading “From the M*A*S*H Library 43: “The Classically American Comedy of Larry Gelbart””
Press Pass 28: “Alda tells why M*A*S*H was a Success”
February 28, 2024 will mark the 41st anniversary of the M*A*S*H finale, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.” There was a lot of anticipation for the two and a half hour finale, and over the next several months, I am going to use the Press Pass posts to highlight a few ways that the finale was previewed and celebrated.Continue reading “Press Pass 28: “Alda tells why M*A*S*H was a Success””
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