tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post7605738378062316878..comments2024-03-02T15:33:51.602-05:00Comments on The Obscurity Factor: Harry Morgan & Jamie Farr in AfterMASH (1983)Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769809005816830951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-77768941381668891722012-07-10T18:00:15.661-04:002012-07-10T18:00:15.661-04:00I should clarify, that I am a huge fan of the EARL...I should clarify, that I am a huge fan of the EARLY years of "The Waltons," when the show was extremely well made. It wasn't until it's final few years, that it turned into a parade of Corabeth prancing around like a deranged shrew, and pointless Aunt Rose spouting one homily after another. The original episodes really nail the pride of the Virginia mountain folks during that period, without a boatload of cliches and insults.<br /><br />However, the "M*A*S*H" universe is just too far removed from that style, for the spin-off to diverge so drastically.Leightonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-42099664800301897672012-07-10T11:04:37.279-04:002012-07-10T11:04:37.279-04:00Yes, there is a Norman Rockwell quality to the sho...Yes, there is a Norman Rockwell quality to the show... It's a strange contrast to the original.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769809005816830951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-47331579467430214542012-07-10T08:57:40.122-04:002012-07-10T08:57:40.122-04:00When in college during the early 80s, watching the...When in college during the early 80s, watching the late-night "MASH" rerun in the co-ed dorm breakroom was a ritual for twenty of us. When this show immediately followed the original series' end, it was somewhat of a shock. The biting sarcasm of the original was replaced with an almost "Walton-esque" style of feel-good homeyness. We lasted only a few episodes.<br /><br />FYI - IMDb mistakenly breaks up the seasons. Season 1 ran from fall '83 through spring '84, while Season 2 lasted only through the fall of '84.Leightonnoreply@blogger.com