HOW THE SCARLETT OHARA GOWN BROKE THE ENTIRE MASH CAST
I was sitting across from this young podcast host a few months ago. He was asking all the standard questions about the legacy of the show and the…
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE NEPHEW… BUT HIS TRUE PEACE WAS FOUND IN SILENCE
The roar of the helicopters was a sound that defined a decade of American television. Every week, millions of people tuned in to watch a young man with…
THEY OPENED THE CANVAS MEDIC BAG AND THE ILLUSION COMPLETELY SHATTERED
Over twenty years had passed since they left the freezing, artificial forests of England. Shane Taylor, Matthew Settle, and Ross McCall were no longer the young, exhausted actors…
THE HEAVIEST BURDEN ON SET WAS PRETENDING NOT TO BE AFRAID
Donnie Wahlberg had a very unique problem on the massive set of Band of Brothers. When he was cast as First Sergeant Carwood Lipton, he wasn’t just given…
THEY HELD THE RUSTED SHOVEL AND THE FREEZING TERROR CAME RUSHING BACK
It has been over two decades since they traded their muddy jump boots for civilian life. Frank John Hughes, Neal McDonough, and James Madio were no longer young…
THE SHARPSHOOTER WHO NEVER WANTED TO BE A KILLER
When Peter Youngblood Hills was cast in the monumental production of Band of Brothers, he was handed the terrifying responsibility of portraying a living legend. He was playing…
THEY HEARD THE HEAVY LATCH SNAP AND THE YEARS FELL AWAY
It had been nearly two decades since they handed in their muddy combat boots and returned to their civilian lives. Scott Grimes, Dexter Fletcher, and Rick Gomez were…
THE UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER OF COLONEL POTTER ON THE MASH SET
I am sitting here in my study today, looking at a stack of mail that seems to grow faster than I can read it. Most of it is…
HOW ALAN ALDA FELL ASLEEP DURING HIS OWN OPERATING ROOM SCENE
We were sitting in this tiny, soundproof booth in New York, and the podcast host leaned in with that look they get when they think they’ve found a…
HARRY MORGAN’S SURREAL PERFORMANCE THAT NEARLY BROKE THE 4077TH CAST
I was sitting in the studio for an episode of my podcast, Clear+Vivid, and a listener sent in a question that really took me back. They asked if…