tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post223646166346875056..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 96 - The Interviewrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-7629642121334792372010-02-09T18:56:29.754-05:002010-02-09T18:56:29.754-05:00Wow! I knew I enjoy your blog. Regularly get my MA...Wow! I knew I enjoy your blog. Regularly get my MASH fix here when I'm on the road and can't watch DVDs at home or find an ep on TV. We need and all M*A*S*H all-the-time network. Awesome to see that Mr. Gelbart checked in too!Greenbuck97noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-387468264478739272009-06-23T04:17:42.145-04:002009-06-23T04:17:42.145-04:00Agreed- this is one of the very best episodes in t...Agreed- this is one of the very best episodes in the entire canon. The cast is simply peerless here. I've watched this perhaps a hundred time--enough to have much of the dialogue memorized--and there are still little details that seem as fresh as watching it the first time.<br /><br />Some of this is, of course, due to the format here, but considering that the dialogue is partially ad-libbed, the blurring of script and improv works marvelously. This is due to the sheer talent of the ensemble. <br /><br />To wit: <br /><br />Roberts: "Shouldn't patriotism come from the heart?"<br />Frank: "I don't have that problem"<br /><br />What might be a throwaway line in a typical episode is transformed into something at first funny- and then rather sad. <br /><br />Klinger's ultimate seriousness in dressing in drag is revealed in his marvelously understated observation; "War [is not a "police action"]. War is just killing. That's all."<br /><br />Too many highlights to list, including Hawkeye's bewilderment at Hemingway's willingness to go to war and Sherm's stubbornly touching refusal to say anything to Mildred over the air as it's not "dignified." (How times have changed!)<br /> <br />(Incidentally, WH Auden was quoted that he would take the OED to a desert island for similar reasons as Hawkeye's)<br /><br />Finally- much respect, Mr. Gelbart.What the Parrot Sawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-19720437013316474172009-06-22T20:55:46.189-04:002009-06-22T20:55:46.189-04:00Yeah, Rob, this is one of my favorites and I alway...Yeah, Rob, this is one of my favorites and I always missed Margaret in it. <br /><br />I'm assuming you know that it was only partially scripted, and that Larry had Clete Roberts spring questions on the cast without giving them any lines? <br />It's a testament to his talent (and theirs!) that you can't tell what is scripted and what isn't!!Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-26791201571128634112009-06-22T11:23:48.815-04:002009-06-22T11:23:48.815-04:00Wow--Mr. Gelbart, its a huge honor to know you'...Wow--Mr. Gelbart, its a huge honor to know you've read any part of this blog!<br /><br />Thank you for the info, thanks for checking out the blog, and thanks for all the excellent work.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-66372303889786995772009-06-22T11:08:04.801-04:002009-06-22T11:08:04.801-04:00Loretta Swit does not appear in "The Intervie...Loretta Swit does not appear in "The Interview" because she was NYC, appearing in "Same Time, Next Year."<br /><br />Alan Alda is the author of the dictionary line.<br /><br />Larry GelbartLARRY GELBARTnoreply@blogger.com