M*A*S*H (was - Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Amanda's pics)

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Amanda -
> (whispers) I had a crush on Major Winchester....was *so* disappointed to
> find out David Ogden Stiers' actual voice did not bear that accent.
>

Iggy here:

Actually, his real voice isn't that far off.  Granted, his voice seems a
little thicker and slightly nasal now, but for Winchester he seemed to only
really "Bostonize" it slightly.  He doesn't actually speak "casually" in
real life, but it's more like speaking properly (a-la Winchester) is what
comes naturally to him, so it doesn't sound condescending or particularly
aristocratic when he does it.


As for M*A*S*H in general, I'm a big fan of the series.  The collected TV
episodes on DVD are near the top of my Christmas list, and I've seen every
episode at least 5 times each.  ("Abyssinia Henry", which was the one where
Col. Blake gets sent home but doesn't make it still gets to me.  I can quote
the telegram from memory.  "Col. Henry Blake's plane was shot down over the
Sea of Japan.  It spun in.  There were no survivors."   I also can't handle
the part in "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" where Hawkeye finally has the
breakthrough and remembers why he had his breakdown.  It still upsets me
deeply when I even think about it.)

One of the things I always wondered about was who I would be likely to make
friends with (or at least try to) if I were in that camp.  I figured it
would be:

Col. Potter - He always seemed like a very fatherly kind of guy who can
still be businesslike.  I'd probably end up looking up to him and probably
being in a "mentor" type situation.

Father Mulcahey - I'm not a Christian (I'm a Neo-Pagan), but he's one of
those nice, solid kind of people who you feel like you could talk philosophy
and religion with even if you weren't a Catholic, and he'd be open to the
discussions.  I also appreciate someone I feel like I can go to when I'm
faced with personal problems.

Max Klinger - Hey, I'm a bit of an oddball myself, and I think we'd get
along.  We're both a little strange, but very loyal and dedicated to the
people we care about.  I'd also actually love to hear about life in Toledo
from his perspective, since he's seems to be the one who has the most
"hometown loyalty," and I can appreciate that.  He's also got a cool smile
and very expressive eyes, and he seems like a person I could trust as a
friend.

Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III - While he doesn't seem the type to want
to really be friends with most people, I think we'd at least associate
through our mutual love of classical music and good literature.

I'd also want to just chat with Maj. Sidney Freedman when he visits.  I was
a psych major for a long time, and I think I'd love to just talk about it
with him.  He also seems to be one of the most well grounded and
compassionate members of the psych professions I've seen.


*grin* As for dating, I'd actually want to go after Nurse Baker, Nurse Dish,
and Ginger.  (Honestly, part of me would also want to be friends with, if
not date, Kellye...)


Anyone else a fan of the show, and who would you hang out with?

Iggy McSnurd