When Colonel Potter Was a General

M*A*S*H had a terrific roster of guest stars during its run from 1972 to 1983 on CBS.  Ron Howard.  Laurence Fishbone.  Andrew Duggan.  Rosalind Chao.  Dennis Dugan.  Blythe Danner.  James Cromwell.  Leslie Nielsen.  Gwen Verdon.  George Wendt.  Mary Wickes.  Susan...

Bush, Gore, and the 2000 Presidential Election

HBO’s 2008 tv-movie Recount dramatizes the events surrounding the controversial Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election.  A complex tale involving arcane election law, Recount benefits from an all-star cast portraying the proceedings that Americans...

The Height Plight of Warren Coolidge

A lesson about being thankful for individuality is embodied in BMOC, an episode of The White Shadow.  The episode’s title is, of course, an acronym for the phrase Big Man on Campus.  It accurately describes Warren Coolidge, the star center for the Carver High...

How Edgar Rice Burroughs Created Tarzan

Six letters.  _ A _ _ A N.  Clue:  He is considered a superhero but he has no superpowers.  He is the protector of a dangerous, labyrinthian jungle envorinment and its citizenry. Batman? No.  Although Batman fits the description and Gotham City is an urban, concrete,...