How Disney/Lucasfilm could bring Indiana Jones back
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I found Winchester's touching moment - M*A*S*H Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) MASH on YouTube. Is this the kind of stuff that "also" makes it a drama?
Hard to explain, if you haven't experienced it yourself.
Army hospital in Korea, during the Korean War.
Actually, thinking about it, MASH, probably wouldn't be for you. It is highly critical of the United States and US foreign policy as it pertains to Vietnam, even though it is set in Korea, during the Korean War.
It's not about a combat unit, as "war series" tend to be.
The war movies I like to watch are the ones where the main character is a civilian simply "caught up" in it all.
Have you ever seen Young Indiana Jones. Look it up if you haven't. It was a television series in the late 80s or 90s.
Search for MASH Blake with maybe last episode or something similar. A character named Radar comes into the OR to give some news about one of the main characters.
I have, I'm just not into Indy Jones enough for a TV show. I'm content with the odd movie once in a blue moon.
Ah, series finale death?
Nope. Henry died at the end of the third season.Ah, series finale death?
This is from the series finale.
Ah, series finale death?
No. While you're at it you should check out some 70s sitcoms. They were not what you would consider a sitcom today. They often dealt with highly sensitive topics in compassionate ways. All in the Family is a show that is probably more relevant today than ever--it is about a conservative and racist father of the family living with his adult daughter and her hippie boyfriend, with the family held together by his wife Edith. At one point in the series, they get a black family move into the neighborhood and the father of that family is just as bigoted as the main character. The show deals with topics like abortion, sexual assault, gender equality, and racism in a way that actually does present nuances that we just don't see today.
Many sitcoms of the 70s did that: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude (a spin off of All in the Family), The Jeffersons (another spin off of All in the Family), Welcome Back Kotter, and the list goes on. I often think that those shows gave real people the language to discuss these topics and realize that we don't have to agree on everything to get along.
I watched the clip, but it doesn't really resonate with me much. It's not the subject of the scene, I think maybe it's how it's presented with the actors, lighting, overall production? Hard to articulate. The only thing I ever felt from MASH was boredom. I just don't get it.
What do you think makes the show so emotionally punchy for lack of better words?
I generally do not like most TV and film productions from the 70's. Love 60's and 80's productions, but not 70's stuff, but there are a few exceptions.
I absolutely love The Jeffersons. I am aware of the other show by proximity. See, when The Jeffersons does an emotional punch, it hits home. With MASH, I just can't help but think, that's war, people die, and that's just what happens.
My mother died in my arms 12 years ago, I've been a bit numb to death ever sense, so that might be part of it.The Jeffersons is probably the only 70's show I've liked enough to sit down and watch whole episodes. I'd love to have it on DVD as the series is not streaming all 11 seasons anywhere. I love George.
That is hardly the point. The show's point is how do people, predominantly medical professionals who are not there to kill, deal with the onslaught of broken bodies. MASH units in Korea resulted in many innovations we continue to benefit from in the medical world, but the show focuses on people and their ways of coping with war.. With MASH, I just can't help but think, that's war, people die, and that's just what happens.
It's not just "people die; shit happens." It was both a commentary on the Vietnam War at the time, but also just a reflection of the human struggle to survive in difficult circumstances. It does so both with comedy and with drama. It deals with racism, sexism, trauma, grief, as well as comedic antics.
Quintessential human experience.
If we're approaching it from a "hospital show" POV, I generally find them boring. Zzzzz..... House is the only one that captured my attention, and I ended up watching all 8 seasons.
This is helpful. I love "commentary" films, but I find this dreadfully boring in "weekly series" format.
I feel like this worked better on The Jeffersons.
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