« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: All I can say is wow.  (Read 1433 times)

Offline Pigslilspaz

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3378
All I can say is wow.
« on: April 24, 2012, 01:45:47 AM »
So, during this year at college, I decided that I need to watch a completed show, first episode to last. I chose M*A*S*H, having already seen 8-9 episodes with my mom when it was randomly on T.V. and I had always been a fan of the movie. Tonight, I finished the last episode, and there is not enough room to possibly fit my reaction to it. However, there now remains the fact that I have the same empty, yet full feeling in me, that hit me when I had finished reading HP: The Deathly Hallows. I guess I feel satisfied since I have seen all of it, yet the emptiness is from knowing there isn't any more left. Yes I know there are the spin-off shows, but those won't cut it, much like the other HP stuff there is out there.

I wonder, how did you folks react to seeing it when you did? (I assume many of you saw it when it originally aired) Also, any other similar feelings from anything else?

And on a last note, it swear that someone was secretly cutting onions near me at the end. :(
Logged

Quote from: Superfly
The rules are simple: Don't be a dick.
Quote from: hitech
It was skuzzy's <----- fault.
Quote from: Pyro
We just witnessed a miracle and I want you to @#$%^& acknowledge it!

Offline RedBull1

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2769
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2012, 02:02:29 AM »
 :headscratch:
Logged
"There is absolutely no point discussing anything on the BBS, it's mostly populated by people who are right about everything, no one listens and everyone is just talking. People will argue over the shape of an egg." -Anonymous

Offline Citabria

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5149
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, 02:24:09 AM »
this is an o club topic...

but if you want a good one watch all 7 seasons of star trek the next generation straight through.
Logged
Fester was my in game name until September 2013

Offline Pigslilspaz

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3378
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 02:50:21 AM »
Sorry, this was meant for O'Club
Logged

Quote from: Superfly
The rules are simple: Don't be a dick.
Quote from: hitech
It was skuzzy's <----- fault.
Quote from: Pyro
We just witnessed a miracle and I want you to @#$%^& acknowledge it!

Offline danny76

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2583
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2012, 03:12:20 AM »
i know what you mean about feeling empty when it ends, like the end of West Wing or Band of Brothers.

I'm struggling with the comparison of the marvel that was MASH to the plagiarised tolkienesque tosh that is Harry Bleeding Potter though :noid
Logged
"You kill 'em all, I'll eat the BATCO!"
The GFC

"Not within a thousand years will man ever fly" - Wilbur Wright

Offline Pigslilspaz

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3378
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2012, 03:56:03 AM »
Quote from: danny76 on April 24, 2012, 03:12:20 AM
i know what you mean about feeling empty when it ends, like the end of West Wing or Band of Brothers.

I'm struggling with the comparison of the marvel that was MASH to the plagiarised tolkienesque tosh that is Harry Bleeding Potter though :noid

Please tell me what was plagiarized. Or does only Tolkein get to write a book series set in fantasy?
Logged

Quote from: Superfly
The rules are simple: Don't be a dick.
Quote from: hitech
It was skuzzy's <----- fault.
Quote from: Pyro
We just witnessed a miracle and I want you to @#$%^& acknowledge it!

Offline danny76

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2583
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, 04:13:35 AM »
No there are many excellent fantasy writers, just some are better than others. Rowling is IMHO, one of the others.
Logged
"You kill 'em all, I'll eat the BATCO!"
The GFC

"Not within a thousand years will man ever fly" - Wilbur Wright

Offline Reaper90

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3322
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, 06:49:58 AM »
See rule #4
« Last Edit: April 24, 2012, 08:11:43 AM by hitech »
Logged
Floyd
'Murican dude in a Brit Squad flying Russian birds, drinking Canadian whiskey

Offline katanaso

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2480
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, 09:16:13 AM »
Quote from: Pigslilspaz on April 24, 2012, 01:45:47 AM
I wonder, how did you folks react to seeing it when you did? (I assume many of you saw it when it originally aired) Also, any other similar feelings from anything else?

I watched the show when it was first airing, as a kid, and then the reruns into college in the 80's and 90's.

There are some pivotal TV moments in MASH.  That last episode had a few:  Hawkeye admitting/realizing that the rooster the woman killed was her child, and then the 'Goodbye' written in the rocks.  I wouldn't be surprised if it was on the top 10 list of all time TV episodes.

The other one that got me was when they killed Henry Blake.  It was completely unexpected, and when they interviewed the cast and writers, it was apparently kept a secret from all of them as well, up until shooting.  That was the first time I saw a 'beloved' TV character get killed.

A similiar, though less poignant feeling, was the finale of Cheers, as I watched every episode of that.  It marked an era in time that I was saying goodbye to.  I was in college when it ended.  So, it didn't have emotional impact that the MASH finale had, but it felt like I was losing some pals.

There have been some stellar episodes of shows too.  The Miami Vice episode "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" is simply awesome.  If you watch one episode, watch that one. :)

Or Magnum, PI "Did You See the Sun Rise?"
Logged
mir
80th FS "Headhunters"

The most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Offline Slate

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3242
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 12:00:13 PM »
     I can't say there were any episodes of M*A*S*H that I remember as lousy. Good writers on that show and great Actors.
 The Final show had the most veiwers of any show. Alan Alda won some awards and he was one of the few Actors there from start to finish.

     The feeling I got similar to the end of that show reminded me of Reading Tolkien's LOTR books and not wanting the adventure to end.  :cry
     
Logged
I always wanted to fight an impossible battle against incredible odds.

Offline Reaper90

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3322
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 12:05:12 PM »
Logged
Floyd
'Murican dude in a Brit Squad flying Russian birds, drinking Canadian whiskey

Offline Ripsnort

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 27260
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 12:20:29 PM »
It was an entertaining series when I watched it weekly growing up. My father is a Korean war vet (101st airborne) but he wasn't interested in television let alone war related shows. It wasn't until recently that I convinced him to watch Saving Private Ryan....

Anyway, MASH began as a comedy with a little drama mixed in, and then in later episodes, a little comedy mixed in with a lot of drama. IMO, they did this to change people's perception on war, whether that be for the good or bad of mankind, and the fact that the cast had more influence of what would be in the final cuts.

Now, if you want to learn what the truth was in a MASH unit, I highly suggest Mash: An Army Surgeon in Korea . It wasn't as fun, or funny, as the series was.
Logged

Offline danny76

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2583
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2012, 12:35:13 PM »
Logged
"You kill 'em all, I'll eat the BATCO!"
The GFC

"Not within a thousand years will man ever fly" - Wilbur Wright

Offline Reaper90

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3322
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2012, 12:47:01 PM »
Quote from: danny76 on April 24, 2012, 12:35:13 PM
Can you precis? :D

What'd you call me?!?  :furious

 :rofl
Logged
Floyd
'Murican dude in a Brit Squad flying Russian birds, drinking Canadian whiskey

Offline danny76

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2583
Re: All I can say is wow.
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2012, 12:50:21 PM »
Quote from: Reaper90 on April 24, 2012, 12:47:01 PM
What'd you call me?!?  :furious

 :rofl
:rofl :rofl :rofl

suppose thats dependant on what you construe precis to mean :huh

Logged
"You kill 'em all, I'll eat the BATCO!"
The GFC

"Not within a thousand years will man ever fly" - Wilbur Wright
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »