The ones who were doing the harming and it seems only Alda had a problemĮven before I knew of this, it never made sense to me.Īlso what I never understood is this: A chopper arrives with a marksman and I think this rewrite was an all-nighter too boot.Īlthough these guys are doctors and have sworn never to harm, they were not That this guy is trying to kill Hawkeye and Co., Alda's morality would notĭo the scene unless a rewrite was done to only wound him, and then have Evidently, and after trying to convince Alda To kill a sniper trying to shoot anyone who moves in a war zone which make The scene originally called for a chopper with a marksman > "moralizing" negative adjective against Alda you say he did in that > Wounding or killing him, how does the difference get equated to some > that instance you cite have *anything* to do with "moralizing." > Even if he did have more control over content or scripts, how did The show hence the reason Rogers and Stevenson left. But from day one everyone knew Alda was the star of As far asīeing specific on episodes he moralized, it seemed to me to be aboutĩ0% of the shows. I never cared for Alan Alda or his character. I was a fan only because of Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers and McLean > And if it's about PEACE, that was a constant from DAY ONE in 1972. > in your characterization of over-the-top "moralizing." > Please be more specific on which episodes grate on your nerves the most
> They had many fine scripts those last 3 years with no "moralizing" from > Even then, *episode after episode* seems a bit too much in hyperbole. > that control over the tone and "moralistic" browbeating over the scripts? > Was it not only *after* the 8th season (i.e., 9th-11th) when Alda had > Ditto for through the 5th season when Linville left. > writing credits (for the most part) in seasons 1-3, when Rogers and > Correct me if I'm wrong, but Alda did NOT have any production control or