THE SURGERY WAS CRITICAL… BUT THE PATIENT HAD A HILARIOUS SECRET
The podcast studio was quiet, the kind of professional silence that usually precedes a deep dive into an actor’s craft. Alan Alda sat across from the host, leaning…
TV’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS PRIVATE HEART WAS FRAGILE
The world knew him as the man who brought Mozart to a mud-soaked camp in Korea. He was the refined, pompous, yet unexpectedly deep Major Charles Emerson Winchester…
RADAR LEFT THE 4077TH… BUT GARY NEVER REALLY LEFT THAT ROOM
The coffee had gone cold in the ceramic mugs, but neither man seemed to notice. Mike Farrell leaned back in the vinyl booth of the quiet diner, his…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE ONE MOMENT THE SURGERY MASK COULDN’T HIDE
I was sitting in my study the other day, just clearing out some of the old filing cabinets that haven’t been touched since the late nineties. I pulled…
THE SCRIPT CALLED IT A FINALE… BUT THEY CALLED IT GRIEVING
The room was quiet, save for the soft clink of a coffee cup against a saucer. Mike Farrell leaned back in his chair, his eyes catching the light…
THE DAY THE KLINGER WARDROBE FINALLY REBELLED AGAINST THE MALIBU HEAT
The lights in the convention hall are always just a little too bright, and the air conditioning never quite reaches the stage, but Jamie Farr doesn’t seem to…
THE WORLD SAW A POMPOUS ARISTOCRAT… BUT HE LIVED IN TOTAL SILENCE
The dusty hills of Malibu Creek State Park were a world away from the hallowed halls of the Boston elite, but for years, he walked those hills with…
THE CAPTAIN’S STOIC STARE… BUT THE SUCTION MACHINE HAD OTHER PLANS
I was sitting in my den the other night, probably around two in the morning, just flipping through the channels trying to find something to help me unwind….
THE FINAL SALUTE WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE HEARTBREAK WAS REAL
The light was fading over the Malibu hills, much like it did forty years ago. Mike Farrell sat on a quiet patio, his fingers tracing the rim of…
THE COMMANDER OF THE 4077TH… BUT HE HAD THE DEADLIEST GIGGLES
The studio lights in the podcast booth were dim, casting a soft glow over the veteran actor as he settled into the chair. The host leaned in, adjusted…