Finest Kind

Finest Kind

It's perhaps fitting that all the versions of M*A*S*H had awkward and schlocky parts, and didn't have much in common with each other, or like each other, much.

It's a little light on appreciating the writers of the TV show, but this article makes a lot of good points.

Like a lot of things, I read the book, then saw the movie, then watched the TV show.

You might not know that the real Trapper John, John Lyday, was from North Carolina.

Originally shared by Damn interesting
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/what-mash-taught-us

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  1. Pat KightAugust 5, 2018 at 1:50 PM

    I wish this was available to stream, but I imagine that, like many older TV shows, it's too low-resolution to be viewed satisfactorily on most modern TVs.

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  2. Drew McCarthyAugust 5, 2018 at 2:46 PM

    I think it is on Hulu, not sure about resolution. The originals were shot on film, so...

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  3. Tim O'BrienAugust 5, 2018 at 7:17 PM

    Ring Lardner wrote the film? For some reason I’ve spent the last 40 years thinking it was Terry Southern. I read the book the same year Animal House was released and it almost felt like a sequel to that film.

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  4. Drew McCarthyAugust 5, 2018 at 7:31 PM

    I don't think Ring Lardner (Jr.) ever met Terry Southern, although they shared writing credit for the Cincinnati Kid.

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