From: mshaw@panix.com   
      
   David Carson  wrote:   
      
   > I watched M*A*S*H and thought I liked it when it was on the network,   
   > but the more and more reruns I watched, the less I liked it.   
      
   Same here. When I was 19 some GI friends of mine would go to the   
   AFRTS station on Fort Clayton in the Canal Zone and watch episodes   
   on 16mm film. We loved that thing, particularly after having consumed   
   a bit of the local weed. Later in life I still watched the show   
   but it had lost some of its appeal for me because of the political   
   undercurrents.   
      
   > Eventually, I wondered how I ever could have liked it. At that point,   
   > I found Margaret to be probably the least unlikable character on the   
   > show. I now think that's because they wrote her to be the straight   
   > man. Did she ever crack a joke or do anything meant to be taken as   
   > funny? Not counting being embarrassed, humiliated, or offended (aka   
   > straight man stuff) at other people?   
      
   I liked her well enough after Larry Linville (Frank Burns) left   
   the show and she became somewhat less of a shrew. I think the least   
   likeable character for me was probably Hawkeye.   
      
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   Mark Shaw                                        moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm   
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