I’m probably one of the few Americans that didn’t fall in love with M.A.S.H. I was never tempted to watch it, well for the most part. I have watched a few shows in reruns and enjoyed them.
Oh my -—, I got so tired of hearing the name Alan Alda at one point. It was like he was a god or something. I’m sure he’s a decent person and a good actor, they just laid it on so thick.
One night I went to Chuck’s steakhouse in Westwood, California. My date and I were sitting there having dinner, and Alda and a woman walked in and were seated right next to us.
I ate dinner less than five feet from the guy.
Generally speaking, if someone is big in the day, I don’t bother them. I figure they appreciate their privacy. I’m not generally the sort to approach someone like that.
The Nye situation I mentioned above is way out of Character for me.
M.A.S.H. rule of thumb:
The early episodes with Col. Blake (McLean Stevenson) as the base commander are good. But Stevenson left the show after the third season, and everything went downhill from there.
The show lost a lot of its irreverent wit, and became preachy. I believe that was because Alda was given more and more control over the show as time went on.