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t00thpasteface · 11 months ago

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shebbz i just want to say that you are single-handedly convincing me to watch mash... i know nothing about the show but ur chipping away at my brain like a misfolded protein

just make sure you watch it without laugh tracks

#it premiered in 1972 so don't expect 21st century moral sensibilities but it really was groundbreakingly counterculture #the hayes code ended 1968 and the vietnam war was on tv every night and to be adamantly anti-war was HERESY #which unfortunately makes a lot of parts of it sadly evergreen bc it feels like there will always be a war on tv you can't protest #whether or not every last facet of it still holds up it's very important to appreciate what worked and the effects it had #that goes with all ''old'' shows/movies/books as i'm sure i've said a million times while frothing about star trek or 20k leagues etc #shebbz shoutz #mash #shebbz editz #ask #we got another one lads

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