I prefer the movie, so Elliot Gould will always be Trapper John to me. But the series was great too.
I read somewhere once that Trapper was supposed to have been the central character of the series, but Alan Alda became such a dominant force within the show that Wayne was quickly relegated to a role as more of Hawkeye's sidekick, which didn't sit well with him and contributed to his leaving the show when he did.
I like him in the show though, and am sorry to hear he's gone.
I read somewhere once that Trapper was supposed to have been the central character of the series, but Alan Alda became such a dominant force within the show that Wayne was quickly relegated to a role as more of Hawkeye's sidekick, which didn't sit well with him and contributed to his leaving the show when he did.
I like him in the show though, and am sorry to hear he's gone.
