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: Aloha Peter,
:
: I noticed your question on this web site-
: (My question would be "Was the idea of
: location change and the introduction of
: women to the storyline greeted with a good
: response from the actors and crew?")
:
: The location change from Hawaii to Valencia
: California after the first season was not
: well accepted by the majority of the actors
: and crew. Zev Braun made this decision to
: save costs and he wanted to use the old MASH
: set located in Valencia California.
: Eventually, it ended up costing more than
: filming in Hawaii due to several reasons.
: Most of the scenes required spraying the
: brown grass and background to look green
: like the jungle and it was difficult to
: transport the crew and extras to the filming
: locations in Valencia. Valencia was cold
: compared to Hawaii; so, many of the scenes
: were filmed in cold temperatures which was
: not pleasant for the actors and crew. In
: Valencia we had to rent and bring all the
: coconut trees, palm trees, bamboo and other
: plants to the set in order to make the
: background look like Vietnam. Hawaii was a
: perfect match to Vietnam where everything is
: green and tropical looking. The ratings
: started to drop after moving to Valencia and
: the air time slots eventually moved to non
: prime time air slots which further impacted
: the ratings. In my opinion had Zev
: continued to film in Hawaii the series would
: have lasted much longer.
:
: Introduction of women to the storyline was
: well accepted by everyone. During the War
: in Vietnam many women were involved as
: doctors and nurses. I don't remember any
: woman reporters in Vietnam however; I worked
: at the front line during the War where most
: reporters were distant from those areas.
:
: Mahalo,
: Louise Dushkin
: Vietnamese Casting Director, Tour of Duty
:
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