The television series is on its last two episodes. In one sequence we learn that the events of the movie, in this version, were supposed to take place in 1972, explaining how Scott (Christopher Daniel Barnes) can be fourteen a couple of years after the events in the movies (which were definitely set in the…
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Salem’s Lot (1979) – Tobe Hooper
So since I recently reread Stephen King’s 1975 novel, ‘Salem’s Lot, I thought I would watch the 1979 television miniseries that was directed by Tobe Hooper. Broken into two parts, the three-hour story was broadcast on two consecutive Saturdays, 17 and 24 November, 1979. Even at three hours, the series doesn’t feel like it’s done…
M*A*S*H (1979) – Dear Uncle Abdul, Captain’s Outrageous, and Stars and Stripes
All Klinger(Jamie Farr) wants to do is write a letter to his Dear Uncle Abdul. Written by John Rappaport and Jim Mulligan this episode first debuted on 3 December, 1979. Each time Klinger settles in to write, he gets pulled into helping one of the officers with one of their eccentricities, Houlihan (Loretta Swit) is…
M*A*S*H (1979) – Guerilla My Dreams, and Good-Bye Radar: Part One, and Part Two
The wonderful Mako guest stars in the first episode up this week, Guerilla My Dreams, which was written by Bob Colleary, and first aired on 1 October, 1979. Alan Alda pulls double duty this week, taking on the role of director as well as that of Hawkeye Pierce. Hawk and B.J.’s (Mike Farrell) friend Scully…
M*A*S*H (1979) – Preventative Medicine, A Night at Rosie’s, and Ain’t Love Grand
Does Hawkeye (Alan Alda) go too far in this episode? It’s a relevant question, and a big one for the show. Preventative Medicine was written by Tom Reeder and first aired on 19 February, 1979. While Klinger (Jamie Farr) delves into ‘voodoo’ as a new way to get his Section 8, talk goes around the…
The Mind Reels 