It didn’t help that its veteran hospital setting didn’t lead itself toward laugh out loud hilarity.
In hindsight, he realized the key mistake he made with the spinoff.
Towards the end ofMASH, the tonal pendulum between comedy and drama had largely swung toward the latter.
That’s really what it should have been since the attempts at humor in the offshoot rarely landed.
Despite that, the show later claimed to be spunoff from the 1970 movie.
Wayne Rogers reportedly passed on an offer to reprise the title role forTrapper John, MD.
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Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing, and on paperAfterMASHheld potential.
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MASH is a drama-comedy series set during the Korean War, centering on the lives of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of wartime medical service with humor and resilience.*
