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Steve Arino
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Dear Mr. Chapek,
I have a proposal for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment: under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner, it's my HUMBLE suggestion to issue, for the first time EVER on Blu Ray, "M*A*S*H: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Edition," showcasing the hit 1970 Rated R "M*A*S*H" movie from 20th Century Fox (now owned by Disney) PLUS all 251 episodes of the '70s Medical Drama "M*A*S*H" AND all 150 hour-long episodes of the hit '70s spin-off Hospital Drama "Trapper John, M.D." AND all 34 half-hour episodes of the '80s sequel series "AfterMASH" lovingly Remastered by The Walt Disney Company as well as 100% Complete, 100% Uncut, AND 100% Unedited, as originally aired on CBS.
Created by Dr. Richard Hornberger, "M*A*S*H" was conceived as a series of young-adult fiction novels written at the start of the Vietnam War of the '60s set in the Korean War, where Dr. Hornberger had served in a real-life M*A*S*H unit before being Honorably Discharged from the Army and subsequently starting his Medical Practice, during which time he wrote the first in a series of "M*A*S*H" books (including "M*A*S*H" and "M*A*S*H Goes to Maine" among them) which were later adapted by Robert Altman into the '70 movie.
Veteran TV writer Larry Gelbart later adapted "M*A*S*H" for Television after the success of the Robert Altman film, with the TV version, a Medical Drama, airing on the CBS Television Network for 11 years from September 17, 1972 - February 28, 1983, initially airing Saturday nights at 8 P.M. ET after the '70s sitcom "All in the Family" during the Fall 1973 TV season, with the 2 1/2 Hour Series Finale appropriately enough called "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen."
The lone man on the totem pole to have appeared on all 251 "M*A*S*H" TV episodes was Alan Alda, with William Christopher a close 2nd and Loretta Swit in a distant 3rd in number of episodes, Christopher having missed only the 1972 Pilot Episode and Loretta Swit appearing in 243 of the 251 episodes of the series. The show spun off two series and an Unsold Pilot: the '70s Hospital Drama "Trapper John, M.D.," with Pernell Roberts as "Trapper John" in the role originated for the first 3 years by Wayne Rogers (who quit the show in 1975, as did McLean Stevenson resigning from his role as Henry Blake); a 2nd spin-off, after the series' 11-year run ended, was "AfterMASH," the '80s Medical Drama with Jamie Farr, Harry Morgan & William Christopher reprising their roles.
Tentatively, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment shall issue "M*A*S*H: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Edition," on Blu Ray on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at a cost of only $59.99 wherever Blu Rays are sold.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino
I have a proposal for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment: under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner, it's my HUMBLE suggestion to issue, for the first time EVER on Blu Ray, "M*A*S*H: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Edition," showcasing the hit 1970 Rated R "M*A*S*H" movie from 20th Century Fox (now owned by Disney) PLUS all 251 episodes of the '70s Medical Drama "M*A*S*H" AND all 150 hour-long episodes of the hit '70s spin-off Hospital Drama "Trapper John, M.D." AND all 34 half-hour episodes of the '80s sequel series "AfterMASH" lovingly Remastered by The Walt Disney Company as well as 100% Complete, 100% Uncut, AND 100% Unedited, as originally aired on CBS.
Created by Dr. Richard Hornberger, "M*A*S*H" was conceived as a series of young-adult fiction novels written at the start of the Vietnam War of the '60s set in the Korean War, where Dr. Hornberger had served in a real-life M*A*S*H unit before being Honorably Discharged from the Army and subsequently starting his Medical Practice, during which time he wrote the first in a series of "M*A*S*H" books (including "M*A*S*H" and "M*A*S*H Goes to Maine" among them) which were later adapted by Robert Altman into the '70 movie.
Veteran TV writer Larry Gelbart later adapted "M*A*S*H" for Television after the success of the Robert Altman film, with the TV version, a Medical Drama, airing on the CBS Television Network for 11 years from September 17, 1972 - February 28, 1983, initially airing Saturday nights at 8 P.M. ET after the '70s sitcom "All in the Family" during the Fall 1973 TV season, with the 2 1/2 Hour Series Finale appropriately enough called "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen."
The lone man on the totem pole to have appeared on all 251 "M*A*S*H" TV episodes was Alan Alda, with William Christopher a close 2nd and Loretta Swit in a distant 3rd in number of episodes, Christopher having missed only the 1972 Pilot Episode and Loretta Swit appearing in 243 of the 251 episodes of the series. The show spun off two series and an Unsold Pilot: the '70s Hospital Drama "Trapper John, M.D.," with Pernell Roberts as "Trapper John" in the role originated for the first 3 years by Wayne Rogers (who quit the show in 1975, as did McLean Stevenson resigning from his role as Henry Blake); a 2nd spin-off, after the series' 11-year run ended, was "AfterMASH," the '80s Medical Drama with Jamie Farr, Harry Morgan & William Christopher reprising their roles.
Tentatively, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment shall issue "M*A*S*H: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Edition," on Blu Ray on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at a cost of only $59.99 wherever Blu Rays are sold.
Sincerely,
Steve Arino
