THE SCENE WHERE RADAR LEFT THE 4077TH BROKE THE CAST APART
The sun was setting over the hills of Malibu, casting long, orange shadows across the deck. Gary sat across from Loretta, his fingers tracing the rim of a…
THE CAMERAS WERE STILL ROLLING BUT THE ACTING HAD ALREADY STOPPED.
It started with a faded photograph Gary Burghoff found in a drawer. He was sitting in a quiet corner of a restaurant with Loretta Swit and Jamie Farr….
THEY NEVER TOLD THE CAMERAS WHY THE RAIN WAS REAL
It started with a simple question during a quiet dinner in Los Angeles. A few of us were sitting around a table, the kind of gathering that happens…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS REASON A SURGERY SCENE COLLAPSED
We were sitting in a small, dimly lit studio in New York, recording an episode for my podcast, Clear+Vivid. My guest that day was an old friend, and…
THE DAY MCLEAN STEVENSON AND THE DESK LOST THE WAR
I was sitting in a comfortable armchair across from a young interviewer who looked like he hadn’t even been born when we were still in the trenches, and…
THE DAY KLINGER’S DRESS DECIDED TO BECOME A TENT
It is funny how a single image can just snap you back to a specific moment in time. I was at a convention last year, sitting on a…
THE NIGHT LORETTA SWIT AND JAMIE FARR STOPPED BEING ACTORS
They were sitting in a quiet corner of a studio lot, the kind of place where the ghosts of old Hollywood still whisper if you listen closely enough….
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FINALLY BROKE THE UNFLAPPABLE CHARLES EMERSON WINCHESTER
I was sitting in a dimly lit studio for a retrospective documentary on the legacy of MAS*H, and the interviewer leaned in with a question that I’ve heard…
THE STERN COLONEL POTTER… BUT ONE LOOK BROKE THE WHOLE UNIT
Alan Alda sat in the quiet of a modern recording studio, the soft glow of the lights a far cry from the harsh, punishing California sun he…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN FINALLY BROKE THE ENTIRE SURGICAL UNIT
I was sitting in the studio recently, recording an episode of my podcast, and the guest asked me a question I didn’t expect. They wanted to know…