tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1142780642111362678..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Would you put MASH on your resume?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65876178612144479542007-12-11T12:20:00.000-08:002007-12-11T12:20:00.000-08:00Ken,Please don't ever take MASH off your resume. ...Ken,<BR/>Please don't ever take MASH off your resume. It was a quality show and that means so much more then ageism.<BR/><BR/>2 second story. When I came out to LA, I moved into an apartment building. Met a guy sitting with a bunch of people around the pool. He and I talk for a few days and one night he says as he goes to leave "I am going upstairs to watch MASH, want to come up with me?" (Yes, the modern equivalent of come up and view my etchings line.) So, it's all your fault that I am married for 28 years. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83338796158877427842007-12-11T02:04:00.000-08:002007-12-11T02:04:00.000-08:00Finally!!!!!! Thank you Ken for letting the truth ...Finally!!!!!! Thank you Ken for letting the truth surface. I called out my freaking High School English teacher when she started looking into symbolism of literature, movies and television shows etc... I asked how she could possibly know the intent of the writers (especially the dead ones) and she tried to tell me becuase scholars have written about it and agree on it... ha-ha! Victory is mine! My interpretation is just as valid as anyone else’s, I knew it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33490398444265336872007-12-10T08:57:00.000-08:002007-12-10T08:57:00.000-08:00Wouldn't that be sort of like revisionist history ...Wouldn't that be sort of like revisionist history to leave that off your resume? Now Me on the other hand I can't put Hickory Farms on my resume because they don't have stores anymore, well and it wouldn't really do me a lot of good....anymore.yoo hoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918978945701905213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60739220609367684552007-12-09T21:45:00.000-08:002007-12-09T21:45:00.000-08:00Okay, it's Karen Hall again. I have been told by ...Okay, it's Karen Hall again. I have been told by agents -- NOT my present ones, I hasten to add -- to leave M*A*S*H off of my resume. I like telling that story because it's a good way to explain how insane show biz is in one sentence.<BR/><BR/>At this point, if I left off everything that dated me, I wouldn't HAVE a resume. Although I'm very encouraged by the fact that the late 20something execs who grew up with classic shows on Nick at Night actually have respect for writers who have such annoying traits as history and experience.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755505827111205330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57166025334471009212007-12-09T16:52:00.000-08:002007-12-09T16:52:00.000-08:00Was in Costco today poking around the books and DV...Was in Costco today poking around the books and DVDs when my eye spotted a huge-ass MASH box set that boasted a T-shirt and purple heart (or it could have been stripes -- I forget, it was a madhouse there). The set looked substantial and it listed all kinds of features which made me smile thinking about how much value and thought went into the MASH box set vs. all the others that are complete letdowns after we wait and wait decades for those golden oldies to be released on DVD. If the manufactures did a decent job and included everything they listed, I would pay the $199.99 CAN for it. In a heartbeat! They just don't make tv like that anymore. It's a crying shame, too.<BR/><BR/>StaceyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-765713489139345832007-12-09T16:16:00.000-08:002007-12-09T16:16:00.000-08:00MASH is kind of on my resume... hehe.... I was bor...MASH is kind of on my resume... hehe.... I was born on March 1st, 1983- which means my mom went into labor on February 28th- during the last episode of MASH. My dad was a long-time fan of the series, and didn't own a VCR. So they waited until the episode ended before heading to the hospital to bring their firstborn daughter into the world.<BR/><BR/>I have mixed feelings about the beginning of my life. And I felt resentment as a child whenever Dad watched MASH reruns- kind of like how one would feel toward the favored older sibling.<BR/><BR/>However, being the Christmas season, maybe you could help me find a sentimental, heartfelt way to say to my dad "Merry Christmas, and I forgive you for loving MASH more". Is there a way I could find something unique, special, and MASH related for him? I'm in the L.A. area, and my email address is littlestarshining@gmail.com. Let me know if you can help, and thanks for your writing! <BR/><BR/>MalindaMalindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393692044541147848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42567812018317562462007-12-09T05:52:00.000-08:002007-12-09T05:52:00.000-08:00My 11 year old watched an episode with my wife and...My 11 year old watched an episode with my wife and me the other night (the Christmas episode where Radar/Father Mulcahy get the toboggan (sp.?) cap for Charles.) At the end, he says "you're right, this show is better than Drake & Josh."<BR/><BR/>Now that's praise!!!<BR/><BR/>Go WGA, and Happy Hanukah from Massachusetts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78241143884790264352007-12-08T22:24:00.000-08:002007-12-08T22:24:00.000-08:00I forget who said that in Hollywood, you fail UP.....I forget who said that in Hollywood, you fail UP...so maybe people won't flinch from including credits from this season's crop of pre-strike groaners.<BR/><BR/>It's true that we worship youth, even when that youth is demonstrably stupid. On the other hand, Neil Young sang on SNL tonight and his band looked like the crowd that lines up for the early-bird dinner at IHOP in Boca, so there's hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89386919680075397482007-12-08T15:18:00.000-08:002007-12-08T15:18:00.000-08:00You bet I would put MASH on my resume. Personally,...You bet I would put MASH on my resume. Personally, I would not claim any association with some of the newer sitcoms.Feisty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821808042889216134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33149909789504062622007-12-08T14:55:00.000-08:002007-12-08T14:55:00.000-08:00Wayne Rogers was on CASHIN'IN on FOX this morning,...Wayne Rogers was on CASHIN'IN on FOX this morning, as he is every Saturday morning.CarolMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357698369178272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14177371683322570082007-12-08T13:20:00.000-08:002007-12-08T13:20:00.000-08:00Wayne Rogers was on a financial news channel this ...Wayne Rogers was on a financial news channel this morning, and he came off as smarter than the other talking heads. <BR/><BR/>Just sayin'...Richard Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094016831874148306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78437256447659365672007-12-08T12:58:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:58:00.000-08:00I seem to remember Ken Saying on an old post, that...I seem to remember Ken Saying on an old post, that, as a joke on CBS someone decided to play a prank, in which they would make a show about trapper Passing away, after he already left the show, because after all they did not neeed the character anymore, and the CBS guy had a panic attack, because they were about to launch a show called "Trapper John, MD". Btw, I would love to know the story behind that show, because it sure does win the award for strangest spin off ever (ok, after the Tortellis). It's kind of insane even. I mean, the actors don't look alike, the setting is totally different, the plot is different, the themes of the show are different (I believe trapper John was set in the present time?), I mean, all they took from the original MASH was a name of a long departed character at that point. As far as I know none of the original MASH producers were involved in its writting, it was just market value derived from a somewhat obscure character at that point. it seems pointless.MrCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081465847843874816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11772336865710937592007-12-08T12:52:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:52:00.000-08:00I have yet to figure out when older and funny were...I have yet to figure out when older and funny were mutually exclusive. Many of the situations in Leave it To Beaver still seem fresh 50 years later. MASH still cracks me up 35 years later. <BR/><BR/>If I'm looking at a resume and see that a guy has a few dozen MASH episodes on his resume, and he's up against a guy with a a few dozen George Lopez shows, I'm going to hire the MASH guy.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it may end up like the Carrie Fisher story on 30 Rock a few weeks back.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38240612333536890092007-12-08T12:46:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:46:00.000-08:00i just finished watching MASH season six, which en...i just finished watching MASH season six, which ends every show with your name, Ken. <BR/><BR/>i would imagine anyone looking to hire you that thinks writing for MASH is in any way A DEFICIT is someone you wouldnt want to work for anyway.<BR/><BR/>btw, we've all heard how much crap CBS put Reynolds, Gelbart, etc through during the first season when the show was struggling, but by the time you came aboard the show as a monster hit in every respect. did CBS ever give you guys grief over content or were they too busy counting the mountains of cash?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89507637741109927092007-12-08T10:47:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:47:00.000-08:00I'm putting the Canterbury Tales on my résumé. I ...I'm putting the Canterbury Tales on my résumé. I am a highlander, you know.<BR/><BR/>There can be only one.Dwaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544514023626682777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14015763516543285002007-12-08T10:21:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:21:00.000-08:00I'd love to have MASH on my résumé. Hell, I'd lov...I'd love to have MASH on my résumé. Hell, I'd love to have <I>anything</I> on my résumé at this point.Richard Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094016831874148306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83302263070786816462007-12-08T10:15:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:15:00.000-08:00I'm going through the Martinis and Medicine collec...I'm going through the Martinis and Medicine collection right now and damn if they aren't still great (even after seeing the early first season episodes about nine different times each). (Though I realize you didn't work on those).<BR/><BR/>I doubt anything in thirty years will be remembered quite like MASH will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21619008047828085302007-12-08T10:13:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:13:00.000-08:00No worries. I can keep it on my coffee table now -...No worries. I can keep it on my coffee table now - and it doesn't matter if I spill coffee on it either...blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61715799331440087242007-12-08T10:00:00.000-08:002007-12-08T10:00:00.000-08:00This reminds me of that quote from that nub that c...This reminds me of that quote from that nub that created Studio 60, damning you to obscurity for disliking his awful show. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing anything gets done in Hollywood.Tom Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957278460932227241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23821187335832979392007-12-08T09:54:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:54:00.000-08:00Not only do I include MASH on my CV, but my new no...Not only do I include MASH on my CV, but my new nom de plume is Ken Levine.Gail Renardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388455755408650770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71371714078936104902007-12-08T09:24:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:24:00.000-08:00Thanks Blogward, for that lovely offer. I do have...Thanks Blogward, for that lovely offer. I do have a copy of that book. It's a neat coffee table book that actually does sit on my coffee table.<BR/><BR/>And I'm sure the author hasn't taken the MASH title off her resume either.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12953875683787695292007-12-08T09:14:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:14:00.000-08:00I have "part of a group that gathered each evening...I have "part of a group that gathered each evening in the TV lounge for 'Vespers,' a service whose liturgy consisted entirely of MASH reruns" on my resume.RevJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121126091985034118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64832247237362373022007-12-08T08:45:00.000-08:002007-12-08T08:45:00.000-08:00Not to worry Ken. You look mahvelous!Not to worry Ken. You look mahvelous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8635375895359769392007-12-08T07:57:00.000-08:002007-12-08T07:57:00.000-08:00As luck would have it, today I found 'The Complete...As luck would have it, today I found 'The Complete Book of M*A*S*H' today, in what you US chaps call a thrift shop. It's a full-colour outsize souvenir album by Suzy Kalter, pub. Columbus 1984. Only problem is that someone might have got the spine bottom corner damp at some point, but it's fine now! It would be my pleasure to send it to you, Ken, if you would like to have it - it's got a 251-episode synopsis and loads of full-page photos. If you <I> would </I> like it, maybe you will send me a holding address to my G-Mail account. No correspondence otherwise expected! :)blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15107541429906062202007-12-08T07:33:00.000-08:002007-12-08T07:33:00.000-08:00My last two jobs, nobody asked for a resume. They...My last two jobs, nobody asked for a resume. They'd already printed my IMDB listing. And you know what? I've got almost 20 years as a successful Location Manager, and even though I've left it off my resume' for years, I can't get "Parking Coordinator" for <EM>Crocodile Dundee II</EM> off of my IMDB listing.<BR/><BR/>Its the first thing every producer asks me about these days.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.com