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Series Details & Credits
| ABC | Release Date: April 26, 1988 |
Starring:
Marg Helgenberger, Troy Evans, Concetta Tomei, Robert Picardo, Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Brian Wimmer, Jeff Kober, Nancy Giles
Summary:
China Beach was a popular show that aired from April 26, 1988 to July 22, 1991. The show was about a group of nurses just trying to do their jobs in Vietnam. The theme for the series was "Reflections", a hit from 1968 by Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Genre(s):
Drama
Recent Episodes
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S4:E17. Hello Goodbye (2)
Air Date: July 22, 1991
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S4:E16. Hello Goodbye (1)
Air Date: July 22, 1991
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S4:E15. Through and Through
Air Date: July 16, 1991
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
Jul 12, 2013
Season 1 Review:
A work of TV art. ... It's a major, major series - a masterpiece, with great characters. The writing is textured, deep, rich. [26 Apr 1988]
Jul 24, 2014
Season 1 Review:
A mature, beautifully realized piece of drama, it shows little evidence of the neutering, sanitizing process that usually compromises television storytelling. ... "China Beach" is "M*A*S*H" seen through a darker, bloodier lens. [26 Apr 1988]
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014
Season 1 Review:
The China Beach premiere has its ups and downs. The downs are mostly in its too pat and predictable dramatic choices. It takes the easy road too often in its resolutions. Its bag of storytelling tricks is trite, undermining a greater potential that might have been tapped with less telegraphed, less easy calls. But there is much to admire as well. The acting and characterizations are uniformly splendid. [26 Apr 1988]
Jul 24, 2014
Season 1 Review:
The results are decidedly mixed in tonight's two-hour pilot, but this is a fairly serious effort that succeeds in stimulating interest because it tries to look at the war from a feminine (feminist?) perspective. [26 Apr 1988]
Jun 7, 2013
Season 4 Review:
China Beach's idea of switching back and forth in time might finally have given the series some true originality and style, but the device hasn't been smoothly executed; even devotees of the series have complained that these days, the shows tend to be confusing, choppy, and annoying.
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Aug 22, 2020
I truly loved this series and have missed it ever since and talk to everyone about it!
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Jun 14, 2021
I absolutely loved the series! Watched it every week. Now I enjoy seeing many of the actors in other shows!
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Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
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Season 4
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Season 4 Overview
Air Date: September 29, 1990
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S4:E17. Hello Goodbye (2)
Air Date: July 22, 1991
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S4:E16. Hello Goodbye (1)
Air Date: July 22, 1991
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S4:E15. Through and Through
Air Date: July 16, 1991
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S4:E14. Rewind
Air Date: July 9, 1991
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S4:E13. Quest
Air Date: June 25, 1991
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S4:E12. The Always Goodbye
Air Date: June 18, 1991
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S4:E11. 100 Klicks Out
Air Date: June 11, 1991
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S4:E10. I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't
Air Date: June 4, 1991
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S4:E9. The Call
Air Date: December 8, 1990
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S4:E8. One Small Step
Air Date: December 1, 1990
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S4:E7. One Giant Leap
Air Date: November 17, 1990
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S4:E6. Juice
Air Date: November 10, 1990
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S4:E5. Fever
Air Date: November 3, 1990
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S4:E4. Escape
Air Date: October 27, 1990
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S4:E3. You, Babe
Air Date: October 13, 1990
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S4:E2. History Part II-She Sells More Than Sea Shells
Air Date: October 6, 1990
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S4:E1. The Big Bang
Air Date: September 29, 1990
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Season 4 Overview
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: September 20, 1989
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Season 3 Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: November 30, 1988
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: April 26, 1988
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Season 1 Overview