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Friday, April 2, 1982 Daily Nebraskan Page 9 Surgeons leaving Korea with end of classic show By Pat Clark After a run of longer than a decade, MASH is going off the air this year. Well, not exactly off the air, as every station that can get a hold of some MASI1 reruns wUl put them on the air. The first reaction you hear from devoted MASH viewers is the long "oooooh" of disappointment, followed by a brief statement about what a great show it was. The key word in this sentence is "was." Television Review It is a measure of both the American obsession with television and of the death of worthwhile television programming that so many people are taking the retirement of the MA SH crew like the death of the family pet. Is it that this show is so good, or that so many of the other shows are so bad? Running dry Fact of the matter is that MASH, like hundreds of shows before it, has run dry. A team of army hospital surgeons, even a fictitious one, can only save so many wounded soldiers, get away with so many hysterical shenanigans, and develop so many character entanglements before the ideas start to wear thin. If nothing else, peace had to break out some time. The MASH show has already lasted much longer than the Korean War of which it pretends to be a part did, and to me it's about time the producers brought our crew back home. Movie-length ending The current plan is for the show to end just that way. The unit will get the news that the war is over, and the show will go out with a movie-length extravaganza as the 4077th crew gets out of Korea. Not only is it nice that they have decided to end the show in such a tidy package, but it promises to be the biggest news in weekly television viewing since they exposed the real murderer in The Fugitive way back when. So let the MA SIJ crew go out with style, but let them go out for good. No petition drives, no mournful letters to Alan Alda. YouH be able to watch reruns three times a day, anyway, and even the reruns match anything else television has to offer. This is especially true of the programming in the afternoon slots to which the reruns will be relegated. The only guy who really needs to feel bad is the one who has to in vent a show to fit in the MA SII time slot. My advice to him comes directly from the title of the MA SH theme song: sui cide is painless. Pa 4077 lift GO 8 PPife . li Great Taste with a Personal Touch since mj O- "Western tkwWfbatfw" 1T V1 A LUIS VALDES Film ZOOT SUIT "Astonishing, a brilliantly executed blend of vibrant music and passion, myth and reality ... a fabulous celebration!" -Judy Stone, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Friday, April 2, 1982 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. UNL Union, (Rostrum), 14th &R Admission Sponsored by UPC & MASA $1.50 students I.D, $2.00 non-student $ .75 children J 1 V .iTT.inT. f T . I 4 I iTI'l'Hariri I 5:15-7:30 ACADEMY " "r t- g.45 awards! BEST PICTURE iiOm MATt RIAL MAY NO' Bf SUt'ABU FOWCMtlDHIW i n n n n ri n n n h lui ii n n n n irrn ZlJlJJllJTJi fL m. Mi m rvn n nan ri a u ifiiuiiuium ti ana sttairacOs ttltoe lvosQ: 5 s 12th and P' St. 477-1234 FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY NIGHTS AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT SEPARATE ADMISSIONS $3 EACH Pick-A-Flick from our HOLY GRAIL ITlIFE of BRIAN si ibih mi mmt mmm mmm mmu mmm mm mmm mmbi mmm mmm mmm i fl 4 HFAUV MFTAf raQ r"l ' ' ' ft M fttafc m ft mmwwrnmrn. lj I I CHARIOTS OF FIRE 5:25-7:35-9:45 EXCLUSIVE! DEATHTRAP "A stylish, sneaky, cat- and-mouse movie r pg -Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES 5:20-7:25-9:30 ;PGTi . 1 iianYM.y.i.i.i I JUsPAG W ETTD JH 7 1415 "O" St. 476-1556 TONIGHT AT: 8:00 SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT: 12:30-4:15-8:00 VAinnor nf 3I1IIII IWI V I Academy Awaras WARREN BEATTY REDS SUPER SUNDAY SUPPER Spaghetti & Garlic Bread $1.89 Meatball 59 cents Additional Servings Only 99 cents Salad 59 cents Lower Level of the Eagle Building 228 NORTH 12th PULL LUNCHEON MENU: Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2:00 DINNER: Mon.-Thurs. 5:00-10:00 Fri.&Sat. 5:00-12:00 Surv 5:00-9 00 ESII) 13th & "P" ST. 475-5969 4TH LAUGH WEEK!!! TONIGHT: 7:40 & 9:40 SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT 1 .-40-3:40-5:40-7:40-9:40 Iauncwi RICHARD PRYOR IIVIONTHE CI IMCCT CTDin Vj A COLUMBIA ISLP'CTURE TONIGHT AT: 7:15 8.9:20 SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT: 1:00-3:05-5:10-7:15-9:20 l I You'U be glad you came! 201h CENTURY-FOX FILMS 1 T iT REVUE presents "A DAY AT THE OFFICE" A stylized playlet with Broadway show tunes featuring comedy, song and dance. TONIGHT at 7:00 and 9:00 Saturday Night at 7:00 and 9:00 Clayton House Banquet Room 10th&"O"St. Admission $2.50