If you wanted to find the Vietnam War in American television shows, you mostly had to wait until it was long over The evening news brought the Vietnam War into American living rooms, but once the ...

(The Robert Altman film the show stemmed from deliberately minimized references to Korea to maximize its unspoken commentary on Vietnam.) Television’s first regular portrayal of Vietnam veterans ...

(The Robert Altman film the show stemmed from deliberately minimized references to Korea to maximize its unspoken commentary on Vietnam.) “The A-Team” (1983-1987) Television’s first regular ...

(The Robert Altman film the show stemmed from deliberately minimized references to Korea to maximize its unspoken commentary on Vietnam.) Television's first regular portrayal of Vietnam veterans came ...

The evening news brought the Vietnam War into American living rooms ... and when enough years passed, television would finally take it on as a subject.

Prime-time shows brought nary a mention of it as networks looked to bring uncontroversial content to the broadest possible audience. But the war simmered below the surface as subtext, and when enough ...

But the war simmered below the surface as subtext, and when enough years passed, television would finally take it on as a subject. The evening news brought the Vietnam War into American living ...

“CHINA BEACH” (1988-1991) And suddenly, there were two Vietnam series on TV. ABC’s “China Beach” was part-“MASH,” part-“Grey’s Anatomy,” part-“Mad Men.” Set in a wartime ev ...