M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972) 

An iconic sitcom that suffers from perhaps all the usual ailments that a sitcom can suffer from (repetition of identical plots, limited repertoire of jokes, frequent slides to morality at all costs), but unlike 99% of US series production, it is excellently acted, has an irresistible sense of the darkest humor, and its characters easily become a part of your life. For me personally, this was my first contact with the genre that the set bar, and to this day no other has surpassed it... (28.01.2004)