The evening news brought the Vietnam War into American living rooms, but once the news was over, so was the war. Prime-time shows brought nary a mention of it as networks looked to bring ...
Cast members of the TV series "M*A*S*H" appear on the set during taping in Los Angeles in 1982. (Wally Fong/AP) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the ...
Vietnam veteran characters had appeared, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that they would become the central focus of network series, including “Magnum, P.I.” on CBS and NBC’s “The A-Team,” the latter ...