tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post7581389163581250067..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 250 - As Time Goes Byrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-72878930362457080522017-09-26T18:53:24.609-04:002017-09-26T18:53:24.609-04:00Not to take away from your excellent replay, but t...Not to take away from your excellent replay, but there are a couple of mistakes regarding the soldier and the helicopter. The Chopper didn't fly ahead 50 feet. Fifty feet is less than 20 yards. The soldier said the pilot walked ahead 200 yards, found a clearing, then came back and flew up to the clearing and repeated the process all afternoon. Also they didn't fly all night. It got too dark to fly so the pilot kept the wounded soldier warm all night with a blanket. Then they resumed the 200 yard hopping drill until they reached the 4077th.<br /><br />I just watched the episode on TVLand, and was looking for more info on Connie Itay, who was memorialized at the end of the episode when I ran across your page. Otherwise, excellent article, excellent page, and excellent show. That is shown by the number of followers that still exist, and the fact that it is being rerun on TVLand and at least 2 other channels that I know of in 2017. Thanks for your efforts.Walt Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-88162268729564768972013-09-23T21:26:08.236-04:002013-09-23T21:26:08.236-04:00Great writeup - Thanks. I'm sure you know th...Great writeup - Thanks. I'm sure you know that Ms. Swit repeatedly was overcome by tears & emotion during the time capsule scene, especially her lines. So glad she was such a trooper, and they eventually made that "wrap." Ms. Swit's emotions make that scene all the more memorable -- 30-plus years later!J. CAREY, MAJOR, USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-21196153018313324252012-05-23T15:38:39.746-04:002012-05-23T15:38:39.746-04:00I think they mentioned Trapper quite often conside...I think they mentioned Trapper quite often considering... 3 episodes in Season 4. Then The episode where Bj said he was jealous of him. The tongue depresser episode. The episode about practical joking which seemed like a tribute to trapper.and in Goodbye, Farewell. because of that i can forgive them for not mentioning him in the Time Capsule one.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-45254680436771122772011-03-22T05:51:20.090-04:002011-03-22T05:51:20.090-04:00This is just a technical point, but notice that al...This is just a technical point, but notice that all the episodes in this season, including the final scene of this particular episode were filmed in the sound stage, as the ranch where the exterior scenes where shot had been burned down in FAG, earlier that year.Albert Giesbrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742338183833125104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-32273573387602252852010-03-21T12:56:37.057-04:002010-03-21T12:56:37.057-04:00"It would be nice if people remembered him a ...<i>"It would be nice if people remembered him a hundred years from now."</i><br /><br />Maybe this is a reference to the intro of the Pilote episode: <br /><br /><i>Korea, 1950<br />a hundred years ago</i><br /><br />/Mikael UhlinMikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449551047260978506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-35959183343488983312010-01-07T22:13:23.756-05:002010-01-07T22:13:23.756-05:00"I assume Trapper wasn't mentioned since ...<i>"I assume Trapper wasn't mentioned since he'd..."</i><br /><br />There have been more than a few posts about how little Trapper was referred to in the years after he was gone.<br /><br />There may be a myriad of reasons I'm not aware of, but there is one that always seems to come to mind (and it's particularly true at this stage in the show). Rogers left the show in early 1975. <br /><br />By the time these last couple of episodes were being written and filmed, it was 8 years later. The producers, writers, and several of the actors had long since left the show. Just how much thought were they expected to be giving the actor or the character?<br /><br />I missed Trapper\Rogers as much as anyone (probably my favorite character), but it had been a long time since he was involved in the show, and his character had been very thoroughly replaced. First or not, it was three years vs eight years. B.J. was a very solid part of M*A*S*H, an iconic part of the show's identity.<br /><br />My point is that it would have been nice to hear him mentioned occasionally, but I'm not surprised he wasn't.Radar Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335146482746233357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-7545020145916239782010-01-06T11:03:34.761-05:002010-01-06T11:03:34.761-05:00I assume Trapper wasn't mentioned since he'...I assume Trapper wasn't mentioned since he'd be name-checked on the finale, but I've always wondered what they might have put in the time capsule to represent him if they'd been so inclined. A whoopee cushion? A martini glass?<br /><br />As Alda relates in his book "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed", the real-life M*A*S*H time capsule was actually dug up by a construction crew not too long after the show ended. So much for posterity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-57405440192242145942010-01-06T04:13:54.058-05:002010-01-06T04:13:54.058-05:00What's interesting about this penultimate epis...What's interesting about this penultimate episode is that it clearly sets up the finale with the introduction of Soon-Lee. Even though there is no mention of the war ending soon, the time capsule plot gestures towards closure. I've often wondered if this material was part of the finale spun off into a separate episode as a three hour show would have seemed too long (didn't the creators have to wrangle to get a 2 and 1/2 hr finale aired? I forget...)<br /><br />I, too, love Hawk's sideways reference to Burns. <br /><br />And having watched the local news footage of the final episode the night of the finale (perhaps it was syndicated but it received a primetime airing during the news programs in LA prior to the finale that same Feb evening), watching the final scene of this episode is indeed bittersweet, knowing it was the last to be shot. One can see the emotion of the actors' faces. <br /><br />I recorded the newscast at the time, but it was one of the few tapes over the years to go missing- thankfully, its been excerpted in official releases and an original news spot can be found on YT, along with some fun blooper reels.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-28220227336349459842010-01-05T23:47:48.313-05:002010-01-05T23:47:48.313-05:00Thanks for the kind words, RH.
Yes, tomorrow'...Thanks for the kind words, RH.<br /><br />Yes, tomorrow's recap will be quite long. It just kept going and going and going, and it felt weird leaving anything out.<br /><br />After that, there'll be about two weeks worth of posts, so its not over quite yet!rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-78474207406573508402010-01-05T23:33:18.279-05:002010-01-05T23:33:18.279-05:00A few thoughts.
This a great episode and it's...A few thoughts. <br />This a great episode and it's place as the last filmed seems fitting. It has a closure that the last episode feels almost too big to provide.<br />The behind the scenes footage for this episode is very interesting. The time capsule scene was particularly hard for Loretta Swit to get through. Her melancholy is genuine.<br /><br />Rob, before the episode discussions are complete - and because I expect your <i>Goodbye, Farewell and Amen</i> piece to be extensive - I just want to take a moment and thank you for the incredible hard work and dedication this blog has been. I found out about it when you were around season three or four. It's been a blast following along this past year. <br />As I've mentioned before, it's now my go-to for all things M*A*S*H. Fans finally have a definite site that's as rich as the show itself.<br /><br />Hats off, sir.Radar Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335146482746233357noreply@blogger.com