THE CAMERAS WERE OFF… BUT THE MAN IN THE MASK FINALLY BROKE
Jamie Farr sat in his quiet study, the afternoon sun catching the dust motes dancing in the air. He held a small, tarnished silver tray in his hands,…
THE HELICOPTER SOUND WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE SILENCE WASN’T.
The sun was high over the Malibu hills, baking the dry earth until it smelled of sage and parched dust. Mike Farrell stood with his hands deep in…
THE SOUND THAT HAUNTED GARY BURGHOFF LONG AFTER MASH ENDED
The Malibu sun was beating down on the dust, just like it did in 1972. Gary Burghoff stood at the edge of the old filming site, squinting against…
HARRY MORGAN’S SHAKY HAND CHANGED HOW MIKE FARRELL SAW THE WAR.
It was a small gathering, just a quiet dinner in a corner booth of a restaurant, far away from the glare of television cameras. Mike Farrell was sitting…
LARRY LINVILLE REVEALS THE DAY FRANK BURNS FINALLY CRACKED
The studio lights were a bit softer than the ones we had back on Stage 9, but the way the interviewer looked at me was exactly the same….
WE ALL SAW THE STONES, BUT WE MISSED THE REAL GOODBYE.
It was a quiet afternoon, the kind where the light hits the floorboards just right, making everything feel a bit more heavy with memory than usual. Loretta Swit…
HOW THE INVISIBLE MONKEY NEARLY RUINED A TRAGIC SCENE ON MASH
The studio lights in the podcast booth were a lot softer than the ones we had back at Fox, but the intensity of the conversation felt just as…
ALAN ALDA THOUGHT THE SCRIPT WAS SERIOUS… BUT MIKE FARRELL KNEW
The lights in the convention hall were a bit too bright, reflecting off the rows of memorabilia and the silver hair of the man sitting on the stage….
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE NEPHEW… BUT THE PRICE WAS HIS SOUL
The sound of the helicopters was a constant in his ears, even when the cameras were dark and the lights had been cut for the night. For nearly…
THE DAY KLINGER ALMOST TOOK FLIGHT OVER MALIBU CANYON
Jamie: You know, Alan, I was looking through some old production stills the other day, and I came across that shot of me in the giant bird suit….