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Summary: The BEST Season Of M*A*S*H!
Review: The third season of M*A*S*H is by far the best season out of all
eleven of them. This was the year that the show won the peabody
award,the highest award you can receive in television,and
co-producer gene reynolds won an emmy award for directing the episode, "o.r." This is also the year that actors wayne rogers and mclean stevenson left the show. The last episode of the season, "abyssinia, henry" is worth the price of this dvd set alone! Too have that epiosde with the others in this collection uncut and unedited is a M*A*S*H fan's dream come true! All the epiosdes in this season are top notch in my opinion, but the ones too really look for are the following, "the general flipped at dawn", "officer of the day", "o.r.", "alcoholics unanimous", "adam's ribs", "bombed", "bulletin board", "house arrest", "aid station", "payday", "white gold" and "abyssinia, henry". Can't wait for season's four thru six then i'm finished.
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Summary: M*A*S*H S-3! Army Fare even Civilians Love!!
Review: The third season of this classic saw it's popularity overcoming the negative stigma caused by the VietNam Conflict as that dark period of our country's history closed. It also saw a refining of characters, background, and plot, as well as the addition of other gems, including the character of Capt. Calvin Spalding (Loudon Wainwright, III & his guitar) and the first appearance of Harry Morgan, that resulted in some of the best episodes of the series, as well as the first awards and nominations of many that this T.V. Great collected during its' long run.
Once again, the reasons this set doesn't make top scores are in production, and not series material; especially the continued omission of special features such as background, interviews, and controls as the "Play All" that so many fans wish for. Still, no fan would hesitate to grab up Season Four if it went on sale tomorrow, including this M*A*S*H-aholic!!
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Summary: Third Season--As Fine as the First Two
Review: There is little to add to any previous praises for this set, but that never stopped me before. MASH is without a doubt my favorite TV series ever. I put it above "The Andy Griffith Show" and "All in the Family" (other personal favorites), as one the finest sitcoms ever put on TV, and there are many fine ones.
The movie was a tremendous picture, IMHO, and the TV series was even better. Why? Many reasons including cast, writing, chance to expand on the characters more each week, and overall just plain great TV. I won't list all the characters and bore you with stuff you probably know better than I, but it suffices to say, the series was put together with complimenting, professional personalities. I have seen every episode, in reruns--several times over, even before this series of DVDs began to come out. Each time I watch one, I almost feel as if I am back in very familiar surroundings with close friends. Weird?? I suppose, but each time I watch any episode, even though I have seen it several times before, I enjoy it more.
My only complaint is, and many others have said the same thing, it is taking a very long time to get the series out--almost six months or more between each of the seasons. I am an old man and would like to get them all before I am gone. Please! I hope they don't stop this series before completion, as sometimes happens.
If you like "MASH", the TV series, as I do, this is a must.
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Summary: I am in M.A.S.H Heaven.
Review: This 3 DVD set looks and sounds great. Season three is just excellent. While I love seasons one and two; season three is probably the pinnacle year for MASH. There are so many great episodes; practicably everyone of them are classics; No I take that back, every episode is a classic. It's wonderful to see these episodes the way they were meant to be seen, and not all cut up, like hey are on fx.I am in M.A.S.H Heaven.
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Summary: Great series BUT
Review: This is the 3rd volume I have purchased and loved them all. The best feature is that each episode contains scenes that are not shown on syndicated television. I'm not sure if they were even shown when originally broadcast but the "lost" scenes often explain something that makes the episode that much better,BUT, still no extra features - interviews, commentary, etc. I can't believe they haven't included anything like that yet.....
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Summary: the best M*A*S*H season ever
Review: this is the best season in all of its 11 seasons because it has
lost alot of its charm when mclean stevenson and wayne rogers left the show they were too funny and this season has the best episode ever (abyssinia henry) so go for this set and enjoy the best moments in this amazing show
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Summary: Episodes are Gems, BUT PUT A PLAY ALL FEATURE ON THESE!!!
Review: This one includes my 2 favorites "Rainbow Bridge" and "There is Nothing Like a Nurse". These MASH episodes have, again, never looked and sounded better, and the uncut versions are refreshing to see after all these years of viewing in 20 minute syndication form. FOX does need to include, however, a PLAY ALL feature!!
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Summary: Watch for defective set in Season 3
Review: This review is for the production of Season 3 of the DVD Collector's Edition and not the series. Maybe it was just me, but here's what happened. Season 3 DVD set was originally purchased shortly after its release. It had a flaw. Disc 1, Episode 6 "Springtime", time about 2:50-2:58 skipped and locked up my DVD player; I couldn't even stop it or change discs, just eject it. I was able to finally exchange it for supposedly the same set. The new set does not have the problem. However, here's what I uncovered. The two sets have different disc labels for disc 1.
- Set #1: disc1 = Lt Col Blake (bad original)
- Set #2: disc1 = Cpl Klinger (good replacement)
Sorry. I can't remember the labels on discs 2 and 3 of the first set but I think there was no change. Too bad Blake came off because this was his last year in the series. The rest of Season 3 DVD set is the same as for the first two.
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Summary: TV doesn't get much better than this
Review: This season is nirvana for MASH fans, and simply, great comedy for those who aren't MASH fanatics. Henry Blake was undoubtedly one of the greatest characters ever written for TV, and McLean Stevenson (RIP) nailed it week after week. If only Fox would listen to us all and install a PLAY ALL option on the DVD...
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Summary: The Greatest War/Comedy Series in the World
Review: This series really gets to a man, especially in times like these; when there is war, death, and anger. I can't help but relate to the characters. Hawkeye is Houdini in surgery and a permanent teenager with the nurses. Trapper is Igor from Frankenstein. Ferret-face is an all-around paranoid; just like I am when I get a visit from corporate inspectors. Klinger is like a combo of "Animal House" and Barbie- not that I wear dresses. Radar is, as Hawkeye once said, 'one of the boys who went home as men'. And Henry Blake is one of the most beloved characters in the series. My only problem is that they had to kill off Henry. I don't think I'll ever understand why they did it unless I actually hear the reason from Alan Alda himself. Aside from that, I highly recommend this DVD, along with the rest of the series, for all MASH fans in the country.
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