Captain Chandler And Me

by Burt Prelutsky

Recently, I received an e-mail from a young associate pastor in Maryland.  He introduced himself as an avid fan of “MASH.” He said that one of his favorite episodes had been one I wrote, “Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?” and that he was considering using the show as an inspiration for an upcoming sermon.  He wanted to know how I had come up with the idea.  He also wanted to know how my own faith and understanding of God or Christ had informed my writing. 

I must confess that I am not usually given to thinking of my writing in such grandiose terms, and it shocked me to find a man of the cloth doing so.  It took some thinking on my part, especially as the writing took place over 30 years ago.  At the time, my TV writing career was at a standstill.  Because my agents were a man and wife team who were well-meaning, but highly ineffective, it appeared that things weren’t likely to change for the better any time soon.  (more…)

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Posted Feb 10th 2009 at 8:40 am in Entertainment | 24 Comments