M.A.S.H. - Series 3 (Box Set) (DVD)

M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical hospital) was a television series that ran for eleven seasons between 1973 and 1983. The series was set in the Korean War and based around the oddball characters that served in the 4077th MASH. The series itself fits into the category of black comedy set in the Korean War. It is probably the best place here to mention that this series does not insinuate ever that war or the situations is causes is a funny thing or that ...
...simply highlights how in the toughest of situations it is often the humour of those that remain that prevails the longest. Sort of along the 'they can crush us but they'll never crush our spirit' lines. Therefore the series does not shy from making some statements about war even if they are made in a comedic way but is careful to place just the right amount of emphasis on sensitive issues without becoming bogged down with them. None of the episodes ...

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~~~Background~~~ In 1968, a man named Richard Hooker penned a blackly humorous novel entitled M*A*S*H, A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It became a popular read, and spawned several sequels, all still available on the second hand market (check out Amazon, both .com and .co.uk). The original book told the tale of surgeons Hawkeye, Trapper, Frank Burns and their comrades at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War, and its sequels ...
...original was released in cinemas and gathered a huge following. Inspired by the film, the books, and by the plot of the 1961 novel catch-22 by Joseph Heller (it is a dark satire taking place in WW II, and its influence can be seen especially in episodes dealing with government protocol and red tape), television producer Larry Gelbhart decided to develop the M*A*S*H concept for television, starring an all new cast barring the return of the film's ...

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