ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS PROP MISTAKE THAT RUINED A PERFECT TAKE
We were sitting in a quiet studio recording an episode for my podcast, Clear+Vivid, when the guest brought up the concept of muscle memory. It is funny how…
THE DAY HAWKEYE PIERCED THE WRONG PERSON WITH A PROP SURGICAL NEEDLE
You know, people always ask me about the blood and the sweat in that swamp, but they forget how much we just desperately needed to laugh. We were…
HOLLYWOOD’S ULTIMATE MILITARY COMMANDER… BUT COMFORT CAME FROM AN UNEXPECTED BOND
The cameras on the 20th Century Fox lot captured a man of rigid posture and booming authority. As Colonel Sherman T. Potter, he was the definitive anchor of…
THE SCENE WHERE MARGARET HOULIHAN FINALLY STOPPED PRETENDING TO BE STRONG.
It was a quiet afternoon in a sunny California living room, far away from the canvas tents and the muddy boots of the 4077th. Loretta Swit and…
THE SOUND THAT RADAR O’REILLY COULD NEVER TRULY UNHEAR.
It was a perfectly quiet afternoon in a California backyard, until the distinct, heavy thwack of rotor blades echoed in the distance. Gary Burghoff and Jamie Farr…
THE MUSIC THAT BROKE CHARLES WINCHESTER’S HEART WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT.
It was a quiet dinner in Los Angeles, long after the fading of the Korean War they had simulated on a Hollywood soundstage. Mike Farrell and Loretta…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FORGOT HIS G-RATED VOCABULARY
The cameras had been turned off for decades, but sitting in a quiet hotel suite for a press interview, Mike Farrell didn’t need a script to remember…
THE SILENCE IN THE OPERATING ROOM WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT.
It was a quiet afternoon, years after the tents had been taken down and the boots put away. William Christopher and Gary Burghoff were sitting together, the…
THEY THOUGHT THE GOODBYE WAS SCRIPTED UNTIL THE ASHES FELL.
It was supposed to be a standard reunion. Just a few old friends sitting around a table, years after they had left a war behind them on…
THE WIND IN THE CANYON BROUGHT BACK A MEMORY THEY BURIED.
It was just supposed to be a quiet walk through the Santa Monica Mountains. Two old friends navigating the dry, winding trails of Malibu Creek State Park….