No other series comes close to this. Our hour nearly every evening with the cast of MASH is time well spent. As relevant today as it was in the seventies.

Because M*A*S*H is some kind of bizarrely sacrosanct American institution, I'm sure people will hate my opinion. I have a lot of reasons to despise the show, mainly because it's so unrealistic and preachy. I'll share those reasons with everyone. 1. Alan Alda is always the hero. Alda has made a living out of superficial and bland good-guy roles, and he of course is always the heroic character in every episode. 2. The authority roles of MacLean Stevenson and Harry Morgan are incredibly unrealistic. No 1950s army officer would ever act like that or tolerate that kind of behavior and disrespect under his command. 3. Apparently working on horribly wounded soldiers is funny, because Alda and company are always (incongruously) cracking jokes during surgery. 4. No 1950s army outfit would tolerate a soldier (Klinger) who wears women's clothes. The others would beat him mercilessly until he straightened up. This plot device is particularly stupid. 5. Although set the in early 1950s, all characters have 1970s hairstyles and use 1970s slang. 6. The Winchester/Burns/Houlihan characters are supposed to be stuffy and intolerant, but instead they come off as convenient caricatures to be ridiculed by Alda and company. 7. Finally, the show is self-important and preaches and preaches and preaches to its audience about behaviors and attitudes we should have. I'm able to make up my own mind, thanks.You have a right to hate my opinion, which I respect. However, lots of people on IMDb liked "Welcome Back Kotter", "The Dukes of Hazzard", and "Laverne and Shirley" as well. M*A*S*H was typical of the endless line of stupid sitcoms that aired during the 1970s. I celebrate 1983 every year because that's when this show finally left the air after overstaying its welcome by about 11 years.

more than a series, it is a revelation. about the manner to discover the war. for humor - bitter and black and impeccable. for the pledge for life. for the special characters. a series about life, it is a manifesto against war. or the best translation of every day life in the middle of a hospital in Coreea. sure, each of viewers has his favorite character. favorite jokes and situations and scenes. because "Mash" has the status of revelation. at each new view. because its theme remains delicate and the atmosphere , tool against pressure, tension, fear is only a slice from one of the most impressive series of all the time. it could be a good job of entire team, it could be a classic. in fact, it is the honest portrait of the truth. and this detail does it special. again and again. like a window to the cruel side of reality.

MASH was a classic black comedy. It was set in Korea but spoke out against Vietnam, When the Movie and book were successful enough to make a TV Series changes had to be made. Gone was the Hawkeye and Trapper John who were anarchists and doing what ever it was to relieve boredom and gone was the movie version of Frank burns a bible thumping hypocrite who was unlikable. Also gone was Duke Forrest the Southern redneck doctor. Spearchucker lasted a couple of episodes. When the show found its footing it focused on the main core group of Hawkeye Trapper John Col.Henry Blake Radar and Frank Burns and hot Lips The Series made Changes suddenly Hawkeye became a crusader who became almost a noble knight. Trapper was the Rebel who rebelled against authority while Hot Lips was the sex symbol and Frank Burns was no longer dangerous but bumbling. You could see thru out the show that these people cared deeply for one another. Great Acting all around and the stories are first notch.designed to make you think while laughing. Then the show changed around 75 gone was Henry Blake and trapper John. Replaced by Col. Sherman Potter and Captain B.J. Hunnicutt. Two of the best replacements. Klinger became more of a focus as well and the show became even more solid. It even survived the loss of Frank Burns and the arrival of Major Charles Emerson Winchester the third. and M.A.S.H felt more like a family. Well until its last episode. Even after Radar left the show didn't miss a beat. M.A.S.H. is one show that has all the magic and it never loses it even after 40 years . One of my favorite shows of all time. And a Show I'm proud to re watch over and over again.