MASH

Perhaps the greatest sitcom ever. The cast of MASH Seasons 1-11 DVD Boxset was top-notch. Alan Alda as Hawkeye was my favourite. When Wayne Rogers was replaced by Mike Farrell the series dropped some points but still MASH series 1-11 was good. The dialogue lines are very different from that of other series. MASH dvd never lost it's edge in my eyes, I mean sure, like every show they had their not so great episodes, but they always recovered. They are fresh, funny and very intelligent. One note is the 11 year run of "MASH dvd" as it's evidence of MASH Seasons is success. "MASH" was pretentiously contrived as the thinking man's satire upon war but it is not just that. "MASH series" is something more. You'll have just to see MASH series. The perfect mix of comedy and drama. M*A*S*H can be one of the funniest shows at times and at the same time can be really sad. This is what makes it so great. My favourite 'era' of cheap MASH DVD was in the early days when Trapper and Henry. With Hawkeye and Trapper constantly pulling pranks on Frank and 'Hotlips,' Henry having the latter two always going over his head and many other things always made you laugh. I didn't like the later seasons quite as much because it didn't have any laughter at all and by then it was basically a drama. I still thought it was great show though, just little bit, and not as good as it used to be. The thing about M*A*S*H that made it different than a lot of shows is that; you really get drawn into the characters. In full, MASH box set was an amazing show. The show also has multiple characters who exit the show and are replaced with other very different characters. These changes are handled very well, and don't try to mimic the departing character.For those who have never seen MASH DVDs (I had not seen it until 2 years ago) I highly recommend that you see it from the beginning.