THE CAMERA WAS RUNNING, BUT GARY BURGHOFF HAD ALREADY LEFT THE TENT.
The studio lights at Stage 9 were notoriously unforgiving, casting harsh shadows over the makeshift operating room. Loretta Swit stood near the scrub sink, her hands suspended in…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN COMPLETELY BROKE THE CAST OF MASH
Alan Alda adjusted his posture in the stiff chair, squinting against the bright studio lights. He was sitting down for a documentary interview, ready to reflect on…
THE NIGHT THE LAUGHTER STOPPED IN THE REAR AVIONICS SHED.
It was past three in the morning in the Malibu hills, and the California dew was beginning to mimic the freezing Korean winters. The lights from the production…
THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING, BUT LORETTA SWIT WAS NOT ACTING.
The sound stage at Fox was freezing that Tuesday evening in 1977. Most people remember the heat of Malibu Creek State Park, but the indoor sets had a…
THE HILARIOUS OPERATING ROOM BLOOPER ALAN ALDA NEVER FORGOT
During a podcast interview, the host threw Alan Alda an unexpected question. They were discussing the emotional weight of the series and how it blended comedy with…
A SCENE FILLED WITH LAUGHTER… BUT FOR MIKE FARRELL, IT HELD A HEARTBREAKING TRUTH.
The sound stage was unusually cold that evening, a sharp contrast to the simulated California summer heat baking the canvas of the Swamp. They were deep into season…
THE DAY THE CAMERAS KEPT ROLLING AND LORETTA SWIT COULDN’T STOP CRYING.
It was a Tuesday afternoon in Malibu, decades after the helicopters finally stopped flying. Three old friends sat on a sun-drenched patio, the Pacific Ocean crashing quietly in…
THE CAMERAS WERE STILL ROLLING BUT NO ONE WAS ACTING ANYMORE.
The studio lot was always colder than it looked on television. By the late 1970s, the set of Stage 9 had become a second home, but on that…
THE PRANK THAT DESTROYED THE MOST DRAMATIC SCENE IN MAS*H HISTORY
The modern podcast studio was quiet, save for the gentle hum of the air conditioning and the soft glow of the recording equipment. Mike Farrell sat comfortably…
THE SCENE THAT BROKE MAS*H’S MOST UNBREAKABLE ACTOR
It was supposed to be just another joyful afternoon of reminiscing. Loretta Swit sat across from David Ogden Stiers in a quiet, dimly lit hotel lounge, the…