At 88, Alan Alda Finally Admits How Much He Truly Hated Him
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Published 2024-05-26
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I didn't realize until today, that Jackie Cooper the director was THE Jackie Cooper, child actor. Always learning something.
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Best guest star = Edward Winter Col. Flagg.
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IMO, the REAL funny men in the first few seasons were McLean Stephenson and Wayne Rogers.
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Jackie Cooper was right, as Alda got more power, he destroyed the show with his preachy anvil on the head, episodes.
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I loved Mash until Henry and trapper left.. it seemed to become more serious
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Hawkeye was my least favorite character on MASH. McLean Stevenson (Blake) was my favorite.
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I read Jackie Cooper's autobiography. I trust his judgement of Alan Alda. Alda saw himself as the lone star & wanted to control the whole vibe on the set. Alda's massive ego for all to see. After seeing the 1970 MASH movie, the TV show pales in comparison.
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Actually the funniest were wayne rogers , mclean Stevenson and larry linville, alan alda talked to much.
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Love MASH, have all dvd of original movie, all 11 seasons, and finale. Klinger was a pisser but Frank Burns and Charles Winchester were brilliant as straight men. Interracial marriage, homosexuality in the military, MASH were pioneers.
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No mention of Winchester. Loved his character.
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Jackie Cooper was always my favorite little rascal, he was sweet on miss Crabtree and I gotta say, I agreed with him on that one.
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The show was on for 11 seasons, about six seasons too long.
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Alda didn't like someone,well there are a lot of people who don't like him either.
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Very familiar with this show. Watched every episodes as they came out when I was a kid. Now I have the whole series on DVD. It's still an awesome show.
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" he stifled the creativity of the actors ".?!?! Just read the lines and don't bump
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The politically correct Alan, once he got more control, couldn't leave in the drinking and womanizing aspects of Hawkeye, which were part of what made him funny.
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In some shows you would think the Americans were the bad guys.
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I’ve never understood why actors feel their personal politics and opinions “enhance” a story. The job is necessarily the faithful portrayal of a character. Great actors know this, and can make the character tell the story seamlessly. Alda was awful in this regard.
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I would have liked to have seen what Jackie Cooper's version of MASH would have been without Alda's input. It might have been better. We'll never know. 🤷😕
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I stopped watching it when it became the Alan Alda show.
