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nocowardsoul) wrote2022-02-16 12:17 pm
nocowardsoul) wrote2022-02-16 12:17 pm
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Reading Wednesday 2/16
What I finished reading
Lord Hornblower, in which C. S. Forester was not playing around. I didn't know William Bush did not survive the series. Since I'm reading in publication order I still have books with him to read. The library's copy is a fairly tattered first edition with an author bio that says it's the last in the series, so I thought it would end with things wrapped up. But it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, with Hornblower awaiting execution and being informed of the Battle of Waterloo. I wonder if Forester ever actually said it was the last book or if whoever wrote the bio made that up.
I bought TV’s M*A*S*H: The Ultimate Guide Book by Ed Solomonson and Mark O’Neill. I don't remember how it started but I went down a rabbit hole of looking up the show's stuntmen and stuntwomen. In those days stunt people were not listed in a show or a movie's credits, a fact that my grandpa liked to complain about. The book's description mentioned commentary from a stuntman so I bought it. His name is Michael Rodgers and he had lines so he was credited as an actor.
Lots of fun facts and interviews in the book. I knew Tumblr would love and hate Larry Gelbart's (I assume tongue-in-cheek) idea of what happened to the characters. “Hawkeye would have become a right wing conservative. BJ would be on this third marriage. Trapper John and his wife would be celebrating their 40th. Houlihan would be living with a woman partner. Radar would be a taxidermist. Klinger would be a Congressman. Potter would be deceased. So would I.”
What I'm reading now
Doomsday Morning by C. L. Moore, a standalone sci-fi novel from 1957.
Lord Hornblower, in which C. S. Forester was not playing around. I didn't know William Bush did not survive the series. Since I'm reading in publication order I still have books with him to read. The library's copy is a fairly tattered first edition with an author bio that says it's the last in the series, so I thought it would end with things wrapped up. But it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, with Hornblower awaiting execution and being informed of the Battle of Waterloo. I wonder if Forester ever actually said it was the last book or if whoever wrote the bio made that up.
I bought TV’s M*A*S*H: The Ultimate Guide Book by Ed Solomonson and Mark O’Neill. I don't remember how it started but I went down a rabbit hole of looking up the show's stuntmen and stuntwomen. In those days stunt people were not listed in a show or a movie's credits, a fact that my grandpa liked to complain about. The book's description mentioned commentary from a stuntman so I bought it. His name is Michael Rodgers and he had lines so he was credited as an actor.
Lots of fun facts and interviews in the book. I knew Tumblr would love and hate Larry Gelbart's (I assume tongue-in-cheek) idea of what happened to the characters. “Hawkeye would have become a right wing conservative. BJ would be on this third marriage. Trapper John and his wife would be celebrating their 40th. Houlihan would be living with a woman partner. Radar would be a taxidermist. Klinger would be a Congressman. Potter would be deceased. So would I.”
What I'm reading now
Doomsday Morning by C. L. Moore, a standalone sci-fi novel from 1957.
MASH
1) Hawkeye didn't become a right wing conservative (at least the show's version).
2) IRL BJ is on his second marriage to fellow actress Shelley Fabares. They provided the voices of Ma and Pa Kent in the Superman TAS.
3) Unfortunately according to the tv series Trapper John, Trapper and his wife got divorced. They had a frenemy relationship throughout the series, with their kids acting as bridges.
4) Wouldn't be surprised to learn that Houlihan was in a stable long term relationship with Sally Kirkland's character from an earlier episode.
5) Radar the taxidermist...intriguing but he's had a second life as a spokesperson for BP gas, which he may not do anymore...I would not be surprised to see Klinger as a Congressman. I think he goes the School Committee, City Councilor, State Rep then House of Reps route, I think even better, his wife Sun Yi does this path and that Keiko O'Brien of Star Trek DS9 is their descendant.
6) Potter and Mildred complete each other at the age of 96. They are found in each other's arms. Everyone shows up to the funeral. Even Frank and Winchester.
7) Ghost Gelbart gets a kick out of seeing himself included the TCM Remembers for the year he died.
Re: MASH
6) Aww, how romantic! I think Winchester had quite a bit of respect for Potter.
7) I'm sure he did. 😊