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While some might say the social importance of a weekly sitcom is limited. M*A*S*H earned a cult prominence and then a social significance that guaranteed it more than a sitcom??s respect. Colonel Blake’s sad departure, Trapper’s hasty exit, and Radar’s return to Otumwa, Iowa prompted mourning and drunken reflection from avid viewers nationwide. M*A*S*H’s final episode, not surprisingly, became a national phenomenon, and we join the rest of the nation and the host of last-episode partiers in saying...
...comedies often do, but surprisingly it holds up. Screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, whose previous credits include a plethora of sitcoms and the upcoming film adaptation of “Get Smart,” take obvious elements from their television experience. The film functions like a sitcom??unsurprisingly, given the writer’s background and that director Tom Dey was the mastermind behind “Showtime,” a Robert DeNiro/Eddie Murphy spoof about reality-based TV cop shows. The script juggles the main love story with numerous subplots—including...
Poussaint served as a consultant to the Cosby Show’s writing team during the sitcom??s entire eight-year run, and has remained a close personal friend of Cosby since the show’s premiere...
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