Originally Posted By: windsock
Originally Posted By: Jerkules


That bed wetting liberal Alda had seized control and swayed the show away from comedy.


Though I am a liberal, I concur with this. Robert Altman, director of the film, couldn't stand the show for this reason, and nobody was more outspokenly liberal than he was. Norman Lear's shows also tended to devolve to this sermonizing tone also, though I did love 'All in the Family' and 'Sandford & Son'. 'MASH' the show was only funny when it stuck to the anarchic spirit of the movie, which was seldom and nearly always involved the great Larry Linville. drunky


Agree that when McLean Stevenson & Wayne Rogers left and Alda "took over", the show started taking itself way too seriously. Especially near the end of its run.

BTW, if you want a good read, read the novel MASH.