Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:17:10 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Grit and Punk
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> tedwhite at compusnet.com 05/21/02 12:27PM
>
>>"Strong, Lee" wrote:
>
>>         Ted White provided histories of "grit" and "punk" in response =
to my
>> question What realities do "grit" and "punk" reveal.  He asked if I =
would
>> consider "M*A*S*H" noir?  Answer:  Based on my extremely limited =
viewing of
>> the program, and Ted's definition of "noir", No.
>>         My father ran a real MASH unit in the real Korean War, and he =
said
>> that both Korea and MASH were a hell of a lot more fun on TV than in =
real
>> life.  If the TV show "M*A*S*H" was supposed to be realistic, it =
failed.
>
>That runs directly counter to real-life Korean MASH doctors who were
>interviewed for the 30th Reunion show.  That show also pointed out that =
the
>show's creators did extensive interviews with actual MASH doctors when =
setting
>the show up, and drew on those interviews to create specific plotlines =
and bits
>of detail and texture.

Exploding barrels of buried kimchi is not made up . . .

mjw