" M*A*S*H: RIP"
Magazine article
Date: March 1983
Source: "M*A*S*H: RIP." Life, March 1983, 40–45. ﾀ
Introduction
Television comedy series had always portrayed war in a farcical or goofy way, until the series M*A*S*H. Previous shows like McHale's Navy, F Troop, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. contained loveable and irreverent characters. M*A*S*H presented the comic, the satiric, and the devastating sides of war. Robert Altman directed a movie version of M*A*S*H in 1970 based on Richard Hornberger's book. Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds were the first producers and the creators of the television series. Burt Metcalfe took over as producer in the fifth season. The series, which ran for 11 years, was inspired by the movie. Aired on CBS, it was one of the most popular comedies on television between 1972 and 1983. The show was set in Korea at a MASH (Mobile Army...
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