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TIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] wax@feddit.nu 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Reminds me of the character BJ in M*A*S*H. Named after his parents, Bea and Jay

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That was a fun episode. I love M*A*S*H. We need a good anti-war show like that today.

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Still my favorite show ever aired, and that's in a universe where Star Trek exists. But there's just something special about MASH

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If you've never gotten the DVDs and never seen the European version without the laugh track, definitely watch it. It's like a different (and even better) show. You start realizing that the laugh track was being put in where it shouldn't have.

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I bought the Martinis and Medicine DVD box set back in college and ripped them to my NAS many years ago. Every once in awhile I will be visiting my in-laws and catch an episode with the laugh track on television, and it's the most awkward thing ever.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It really is amazing where they put the laughs in sometimes. Something that is definitely supposed to be sardonic is taken to be a joke by the laugh track. Gelbart must not have been involved beyond his insistence that OR scenes never had a laugh track because, like you, I occasionally catch an American version on TV and it feels so wrong now.

It kind of ruined shows with laugh tracks for me. I start analyzing where the laughs are being put. Shows I really like with laugh tracks are shows I just can't watch anymore. I can do live audiences, but not laugh tracks.

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's a great litmus test for good writing. If the show with it's laugh track removed is awkward, it's bad writing. If the opposite is true, it's not a clear test, but at least it's a good indicator.

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