Why did they leave...
Judi Sohn
Futselaar) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Why did the next people ever leave the show: Gary Burghoff, Larry Linville,
> Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson.
>
> Thanks, Anton.
> an...@euronet.nl
I think Wayne Rogers and McLean Stevenson had chances to be in their very
own hit TV shows and they just *had* to go for it...you remember HOUSE
CALLS and HELLO, LARRY? (respectively) don't you? <g>
pellet aimee leanne
On 30 Jan 1995 5912ra...@vms.csd.mu.edu wrote:
> In article <anton-290...@p19.euronet.nl>, an...@euronet.nl (Anton Futselaar) writes:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Why did the next people ever leave the show: Gary Burghoff, Larry Linville,
>
>
> I think Burghoff (Radar) had some contract
> problems, and hence left.
Actually, all the accounts I have ever read about Gary's
departure say that no one on the set liked him. I know it is hard to
believe, but that is honestly what I have read EVERYWHERE. It always
sayd something to the effect that he was conceited and no one liked Gary,
just his character. Who knows???
Steve Halter
> Hi,
>
> Why did the next people ever leave the show: Gary Burghoff, Larry Linville,
>
Wayne Rogers left because he was unhappy with the development of his character
and some of the other decisions made my the producers. McLean Stevenson felt he
could use MASH as a stepping stone for his career and wanted to take advantage of it. He has stated that he thought America loved McLean Stevenson but in fact they loved Henry Blake. He has expressed regret over leaving so early. Larry Linville simply
felt he had done all he could with his character, and felt it was time to move on.
I am not sure why Gary choose to leave. I think it was for a similar reason as Larry.
steve
sha...@ucsd.edu
Kevin G. McGuire
According to Suzy Kalter's "The Complete Book Of MASH":
Larry Linville: "My contract was up at the end of Year Five and I
had the option to negotiate or take a walk. I felt I had done
everything possible with the character, so I told them I was
leaving. I'm not sorry I left. I was saturated with playing only
Frank. The people at FOX thought it was some kind of ploy. They
like a successful package to stay the way it is. But I wanted to
leave. If I had a seven-year contract, I would have stayed seven
years. I had a five-year contract." p.115
Gary Burghoff: "When God gave the commandments to the Israelites,
He didn't just give ten, but He gave a whole system for living.
He said if you have a maid or a male servant in your service for
six years, on the seventh year, that person shall go free. That
was over 2,000 years ago, and God knew that after five years, a
person has pretty much outgrown an agreement he made. It's a
normal biological need for growth, that's what the seven-year-itch
is all about. So in the seventh year, I notified the producers that
I would not be coming back. I felt the public deserved and would
enjoy a conclusion to Radar's involvement with the 4077, and I
wanted to come back for a final show." p.155
Wayne Rogers: "Despite the change in scripts, the character of
Trapper didn't grow with the material. He started to be manipulated.
It didn't matter who was playing him, me or Chaim Kanipganop--it could have been
anyone. My creative talents weren't being used. I hated to leave.
I loved the people. I gotta tell you, I never look back. Life must
be lived forward." p. 52
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