It would appear that M*A*S*H will be on 7pm week nights for the foreseeable future but due to the fact that True Entertainment don't seem able to sort out their info to the TV guide folks, as it's the only answer I can think of, it doesn't consistently get listed.
So my suggestion is tune in at 7 pm and check if it's or if you have a suitable settop box record to watch later.
Don't see why True can't get their act together but maybe it's more complex than I think.
Also I am looking forward to seeing Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes at the weekend, could be a bit TV movie but I've never seen him play Holmes before.
Maybe it's just me but I'm not noticing the laughter track as much now as I did when I first starting watching this on True Entertainment.
If anyone is intersted we should reach the middle of season two tomorrow and with any luck this will contiune until the end of the year.
So far if my calculations are right we should hint season five by mid December.
Oh and while I remember Christoper Lee was Holmes wasn't all that bad, it was very TV movie but rather fun I felt and well worth watching at least once as after all not too many actors have played both Holmes brothers in their career. In fact I think Sir Christoper is the only one.
Finally remembered to watch this. The laugh track is very jarring and horribly inappropriate (as are all laugh tracks) but I'm just about able to bear it. A pity they like putting giant advert strips at the bottom of the screen advertising the next program.
The announcer is very earnest about what's coming up next too...
Very true about the laugh track, it works better without but I seem to just tune it out now.
I must agree that smaller band across the bottom of the screen or small block to one side would be better but this must be the way True do things. And the anouncers do seem very earnest must be due to this being true entertainment and much of their content is based on factual stories so lets be very serious.
I do like the PG advisory I wonder if they do this for all their programmes as? Only thought other channels should do the same thing so that you the viewer can make informed choice rather than jump up and down and say this isn't suitable when you've been warned. Not saying we should dump the watershed you understand it just seems the sort of thing that could work fairly well if you haven't checked the TV guide and seen the programme isn't a U or PG or whatever
I loved Klinger's escape bid, very Heath Robinson.
If that didn't get him a return trip home either in the stockade or the nut farm nothing else he does will.
I hear that when Dr Finley ends they will replace it with Chicago Hope. If True could get in the listing mags it could build up a fairly reasonable level of viewers because there is a rather good cross section of programmes available.
They could do with a few more comedy shows such as Hogan's Heroes or McHales Navy. As both are based, loosely, in a real world events like MASH they would fit the broad idea of True Entertainment and I don't think either has been on British TV.
If anyone is interested Season three starts tonight with the General Flipped at Dawn the first time we see Harry Morgan in the show. He would return as Col. Potter in season 4 replacing Henry.
Also as of the 6th Nov. Chicago Hope is being repeated 8pm to 9pm in the slot currently used by Dr Finlay. Chicago Hope ran for 6 season (didn't know it was on so long) for a total of 141 episodes.
Hope True broadcast the lot, I think they have been on some of the other True channels before so here's hoping.
It would also be nice if they could put on another comedy show to sit along side M*A*S*H. All this serious drama is nice every so often but they could do with lightening up a little more.
Well we've got through 48 episodes so far and therefore if they broadcast them all there are about 208 left to go! So that works out at about 21 weeks if they run 10 episodes every week including Christmas.
I never released that the programme ran for such a long time, shows what a big hit it was.
And the writers did manage to get certain episodes broadcast without the laughter track which I think starts season 4 which will be in about two weeks more or less.
Just in case anyone is interested it would appear that as of tomorrow they are rerunning series one again, darn.
Had hoped for the first four seasons but it looks like True only have the rights for the first 3 at least I will get to see the four episodes I missed the first time round.
Well tonight I should be able to see the first two episodes I missed first time around.
I really hope True don't repeat this over and over but get something to replace it or managed to broadcast season 4 onwards
It's a shame they are not going on to season 4 but I'm glad they showed up to the episode Henry left. That was a 9/11 style episode before 9/11 happened.
I suspect they'll do what they do with other series. Which is show the first 3 seasons a couple of times, then add season 4 on, repeat the 4 again, then add 5 on, etc etc.
That would be fine so I can dip in and out of the repeats as I feel like it and if they do put on season four yipee.
I read somewhere that no one other than Mclean Stevens (Henry Blake) knew how the episode was going to end as the writers etc. wanted a 'real' reaction from the rest of the cast which is what they got and I think it was one of the best season finals they did as a result.
I wonder how many people are in the same boat and missing the good variety this channel offers? Being stuck at 61 on Freeview maybe isn't in the best place too!
Although it's listed on all the EPGs the channel still isn't physically listed in any printed/published tv magazine or guide - meaning at the moment they are potentially missing out on hundreds of thousands/millions of readers, and subsequently a few 10k extra viewers.
So far the only newspaper I've been able to find this listed in is the Daily Mail. And none of the listing mags in our newsagent seem to have it but then again it took ages for Movie Mix to appear so I assume the same thing here.
Not sure if it was this thread or another that said MASH was a last minute replacement or addition to True Entertainment. To be fair as this channel seemed to just have the Waltons, etc, I haven't really checked the on screen guide very often but it does seem to have expanded it's content.
I only hope MASH keeps going into season two etc. as it has been an age since this show has been on free to air TV. Season One should finish next Tuesday so here's hoping season two carries on from Wednesday.
Whilst more and more viewers use the EPGs instead of printed tv mags/guides, as said they are still missing out on millions of readers - I would imagine they are pressing the tv guide publishers to list it. I'm wondering if we'll see it listed from January when 5 Later launches.
Interestingly, if you look at some of the mags they could list it just now - e.g. What's On TV lists Movie Mix under Entertainment Channels and not under Movies next to Film 4! True Entertainment could be listed there if Movie Mix moved.
Most, if not all mags list True Movies (currently True Christmas) so I think the issue is space/juggling channels around to get the best visual and practical layout at the moment.
Lets hope True Entertainment can sew up a deal and get the extra viewers it needs as I do find this channel more and more useful to fill gaps here and there.
And I've finally seen the first four episodes of season one and I really hope that when they get to the end of season three again we can get season 4 as I mainly remember the shows when BJ was there after Trapper left to make a new life then have his own spin off show set about twenty years after MASH.
Latest update as of Wednesday 08/01/2014 we get series 4 episode 1.
So they have finally got there yippee!
Then again the repeats did come in handy for catching the odd episode I missed and re watching a couple of favourites from the the first three seasons.
It will now be the 27th January before we find out if they will roll on to season five or repeat them again.
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So my suggestion is tune in at 7 pm and check if it's or if you have a suitable settop box record to watch later.
Don't see why True can't get their act together but maybe it's more complex than I think.
Also I am looking forward to seeing Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes at the weekend, could be a bit TV movie but I've never seen him play Holmes before.
If anyone is intersted we should reach the middle of season two tomorrow and with any luck this will contiune until the end of the year.
So far if my calculations are right we should hint season five by mid December.
Oh and while I remember Christoper Lee was Holmes wasn't all that bad, it was very TV movie but rather fun I felt and well worth watching at least once as after all not too many actors have played both Holmes brothers in their career. In fact I think Sir Christoper is the only one.
The announcer is very earnest about what's coming up next too...
I must agree that smaller band across the bottom of the screen or small block to one side would be better but this must be the way True do things. And the anouncers do seem very earnest must be due to this being true entertainment and much of their content is based on factual stories so lets be very serious.
I do like the PG advisory I wonder if they do this for all their programmes as? Only thought other channels should do the same thing so that you the viewer can make informed choice rather than jump up and down and say this isn't suitable when you've been warned. Not saying we should dump the watershed you understand it just seems the sort of thing that could work fairly well if you haven't checked the TV guide and seen the programme isn't a U or PG or whatever
With Klinger flying over the camp wearing a nightgown and fluffy slippers.
If that didn't get him a return trip home either in the stockade or the nut farm nothing else he does will.
I hear that when Dr Finley ends they will replace it with Chicago Hope. If True could get in the listing mags it could build up a fairly reasonable level of viewers because there is a rather good cross section of programmes available.
They could do with a few more comedy shows such as Hogan's Heroes or McHales Navy. As both are based, loosely, in a real world events like MASH they would fit the broad idea of True Entertainment and I don't think either has been on British TV.
Also as of the 6th Nov. Chicago Hope is being repeated 8pm to 9pm in the slot currently used by Dr Finlay. Chicago Hope ran for 6 season (didn't know it was on so long) for a total of 141 episodes.
Hope True broadcast the lot, I think they have been on some of the other True channels before so here's hoping.
It would also be nice if they could put on another comedy show to sit along side M*A*S*H. All this serious drama is nice every so often but they could do with lightening up a little more.
I also hope they manage to show every episode.
I never released that the programme ran for such a long time, shows what a big hit it was.
And the writers did manage to get certain episodes broadcast without the laughter track which I think starts season 4 which will be in about two weeks more or less.
I always found this series over sentimental & with a political message about a subtle as being smacked around the head with an M16
Had hoped for the first four seasons but it looks like True only have the rights for the first 3 at least I will get to see the four episodes I missed the first time round.
I really hope True don't repeat this over and over but get something to replace it or managed to broadcast season 4 onwards
It's a shame they are not going on to season 4 but I'm glad they showed up to the episode Henry left. That was a 9/11 style episode before 9/11 happened.
I suspect they'll do what they do with other series. Which is show the first 3 seasons a couple of times, then add season 4 on, repeat the 4 again, then add 5 on, etc etc.
I read somewhere that no one other than Mclean Stevens (Henry Blake) knew how the episode was going to end as the writers etc. wanted a 'real' reaction from the rest of the cast which is what they got and I think it was one of the best season finals they did as a result.
Whilst more and more viewers use the EPGs instead of printed tv mags/guides, as said they are still missing out on millions of readers - I would imagine they are pressing the tv guide publishers to list it. I'm wondering if we'll see it listed from January when 5 Later launches.
Interestingly, if you look at some of the mags they could list it just now - e.g. What's On TV lists Movie Mix under Entertainment Channels and not under Movies next to Film 4! True Entertainment could be listed there if Movie Mix moved.
Most, if not all mags list True Movies (currently True Christmas) so I think the issue is space/juggling channels around to get the best visual and practical layout at the moment.
And I've finally seen the first four episodes of season one and I really hope that when they get to the end of season three again we can get season 4 as I mainly remember the shows when BJ was there after Trapper left to make a new life then have his own spin off show set about twenty years after MASH.
So they have finally got there yippee!
Then again the repeats did come in handy for catching the odd episode I missed and re watching a couple of favourites from the the first three seasons.
It will now be the 27th January before we find out if they will roll on to season five or repeat them again.
Well here's hoping for season four, five and six.