It was a very busy war.
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gridloreI just caught the M*A*S*H episode "The Moon Is Not Blue". This episode concerns Hawkeye, BJ, and KLlinger trying to get a copy of The Moon is Blue, a racy film banned in Boston.
Here's the fun part. The Moon is Blue was released on 8 July, 1953.
The war ended on 27 July, 1953.
So, the film has to be banned in Boston, make its way to Korea, sit in the office for a few days while Klinger deals, and then make it's way to the 4077th. All this has to happen before the events of Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen.
M*A*S*H often tripped over real world events. The episode A War for all Seasons was wrapped around the year 1951 , with Major Winchester betting heavily against the Giants coming back. Russ Hodges' famous call is played as we see Winchester passed out in the compound. However Winchester is present for the entire episode, which starts with a New Years Eve Party where Col. Potter plays Fathertime. Neither are being treated as newcomers. So every episode with LTC Blake and Frank Burns has to happen between October and early December of 1950! (They used the same set, showing that the MASH wasn't moving as part of the Pusan Breakout. Also, there were constant references to HQ being in Seoul or Uijeongbu, so the window for those early shows are very, very short.)
Yes, I'm too damn logical.
Here's the fun part. The Moon is Blue was released on 8 July, 1953.
The war ended on 27 July, 1953.
So, the film has to be banned in Boston, make its way to Korea, sit in the office for a few days while Klinger deals, and then make it's way to the 4077th. All this has to happen before the events of Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen.
M*A*S*H often tripped over real world events. The episode A War for all Seasons was wrapped around the year 1951 , with Major Winchester betting heavily against the Giants coming back. Russ Hodges' famous call is played as we see Winchester passed out in the compound. However Winchester is present for the entire episode, which starts with a New Years Eve Party where Col. Potter plays Fathertime. Neither are being treated as newcomers. So every episode with LTC Blake and Frank Burns has to happen between October and early December of 1950! (They used the same set, showing that the MASH wasn't moving as part of the Pusan Breakout. Also, there were constant references to HQ being in Seoul or Uijeongbu, so the window for those early shows are very, very short.)
Yes, I'm too damn logical.
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Date: 3 Sep 2007 05:43 (UTC)I have read
Date: 3 Sep 2007 06:33 (UTC)Of course, if you throw in the events in the original book/movie then things get even more confused timewise.
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Date: 3 Sep 2007 06:55 (UTC)no subject
Date: 3 Sep 2007 06:59 (UTC)no subject
Date: 3 Sep 2007 07:51 (UTC)Which could be explained as no one really changes a whole lot in 2 months.
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Date: 3 Sep 2007 08:43 (UTC)no subject
Date: 3 Sep 2007 15:59 (UTC)Seems that the pinball machines in Al's were contemporary with the filming dates.
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Date: 3 Sep 2007 16:32 (UTC)By Al's do you mean Arnold's? (Unless they changed the name during the Fred Grundy era.)