Altho I sympathize, I gave up on him years and years ago when he helped turn MASH into a horribly anti-American and anti-Military show.
I wish him well now in with his current problems.
I certainly don’t care for his liberal views, but to his credit, he actually did serve as an Army officer in Korea (post armistice). I wish him well in dealing with his affliction.
Alan Alda was a pioneer spouter of sanctimonious Hollywood bullshit. I can't see myself ever watching an episode of MASH again.
/Altho I sympathize, I gave up on him years and years ago when he helped turn MASH into a horribly anti-American and anti-Military show.
I was a fan of the show. Then I married a Vietnam combat vet. He hated the show and would rant if I just passed by it while changing the channels. I can’t even watch the re-runs now.
I like a lot of Alda’s other work, tho and am sorry to hear he has to deal with this.
I never thought of MASH as anti-American. It was definitely anti-war, but who isn't anti-war? While sometimes necessary, no sane person is pro-war. But sane people also know when its necessary. Some wars are necessary from a standpoint of US interest (i.e. WWII), some are not (i.e. Bosnia/Croatia). Some are very debatable in grey area in between. Its a last resort and should be. I could get behind those who are anti-war if they could ever understand that tearing down America is not the way to end wars.
I could tell by his voice when he was doing the MASH tv show.