Afghanistan medic comedy 68 Whiskey is not the new M*A*S*H, but it works best when its reminiscent of the classic sitcom

The Hollywood Reporter

The Paramount Network military dramedy, premiering Wednesday and based on an Israeli format, is "very, very clearly is aiming to be a M*A*S*H for a new generation," says Daniel Fienberg. "Even in our age in which everything is fodder for remakes or reboots, M*A*S*H is probably the sort of sacred text most writers would steer away from, so doing a show that almost invariably has to be compared with M*A*S*H is nothing if not gutsy. It happens that, while not wholly successful, 68 Whiskey is a show with some potential and it happens that the parts of the show that work best are the parts that are most reminiscent of M*A*S*H. The series has too many other things going on and, to paraphrase the Coco Chanel quote, 68 Whiskey could stand to remove several narrative accessories. But there are aspects here that I like."

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