Since the series was released on DVD, all I watch are the laugh-track free versions. The silence where the reaction would be is blessed air. When I happen to catch the show on TV, the laugh track is jarring to the point of disruptive.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Sep 16, 9:23 am, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: >> Just one of several revelations Larry offered in what would be his >> last interview, for a new book compiling chats with 21 comedic >> scribes, which the author excerpts here for Vanity Fair... >> >> http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2009/09/15/larry-gelbart.html > > What Jon said. > > Alan Alda also once claimed that BBC2 in the UK aired "MASH" > laughtrackless. > > Which leads me to ask--since "MASH" is an all-cash show these days (as > it went into syndication before the advent of satellite distribution > and national barter ads), I suspect that 20th would not want to > replace 200-some reels to whatever the number of stations that are > still carrying the show (which seems to include all of the current and > former Fox-owned stations), even if the Fox-owned stations starting > next week are giving "The Office" reruns their prime positions in > access and after the late news, but it would seem to me that either > TVL or Hallmark (who I believe are the cable rights holders) should be > given the laugh track-free versions and start airing them, promoing it > as "'MASH' the way Larry Gelbart wanted you to see it." Since > Hallmark did air (or still airs?) the uncut versions as originally > aired on the network, they would seem to be the logical choice. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
