tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post4806613238951706587..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 188 - Morale Victoryrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-19235277211406240592012-06-20T16:21:58.968-04:002012-06-20T16:21:58.968-04:00Being a musician myself, I always wished Charles w...Being a musician myself, I always wished Charles would've mentioned the likes of Django Reinhardt, an amazing jazz guitarist with a severely deformed left hand. He was able to overcome it, and the touch required of the fret hand when playing guitar is arguably more delicate than that of a pianist. <br /><br />Also, I always think of Gary Burghoff and his excellent jazz drumming skills. Imagine a scene with Radar playing drums for the patient and talking about how he overcame his challenge? Of course that wouldn't happen because his hand issue would've kept him out of the service to begin with and they never mentioned it in any episodes. Not to mention Burghoff had left the series at this point. <br /><br />A fella can still dream though!RobAsWellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-84630570795784068342009-10-21T04:38:21.242-04:002009-10-21T04:38:21.242-04:00Meh. The beach party plot is silly, although well ...Meh. The beach party plot is silly, although well built up in the plot. It must have been increasingly hard for the creative team to come up with novel, but light diversions. Rotation of heretofore unmentioned officer duty (beyond OD and strictly medical functions) start to make their way into plotlines with greater frequency here on, and some of the ideas just seem silly or already done (<i>That Darn Kid</i>)<br /><br />David Ogden Stiers is usually solid when given some pathos to chew on (this seasons finale is terrific), but the idea here just seems hackneyed- Charles saves the arm... but the man was a concert pianist! James Stephens is good but he is constrained by a rather laborious subplot.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-82755695479696318212009-10-17T09:00:24.382-04:002009-10-17T09:00:24.382-04:00This is one of my favorites. David Ogden Stiers an...This is one of my favorites. David Ogden Stiers and James Stephens (late of The Paper Chase) do a great job. You really get the feeling that Charles cares, in his own non-Hawkeye "bleeding heart" way. His scene with Father Mulcahy is also well played.Russellnoreply@blogger.com