'Enlisted' goes for laughs, but also serves as homage

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'Enlisted' goes for laughs, but also serves as homage

http://www.fayobserver.com/military/...975a20242.html

"When Kevin Biegel began working on a television comedy set in the military, some people told him to stay away.

People have been afraid to make a military comedy, Biegel said, for fear it would be perceived as a slight against the men and women of the armed forces........"

Been a while since the Phil Silvers Show.

And on authenticity.....

"...But that doesn't mean the show got everything right.

Biegel is quick to admit the pilot is riddled with errors, particularly in the uniforms.

Those mistakes are fixed in later episodes, thanks to the consulting firm, Biegel said.

Another change comes in the unit patches seen in the show. While Hill continues to wear a 101st Airborne Division combat patch, the soldiers who can be seen wearing a Fort Bragg-based Forces Command patch in the pilot wear a made-up patch in later episodes.

Biegel, who also has written for "South Park," Howard Stern and the Farrelly brothers, said he's proud of the show, but he's horrified by the mistakes made in the pilot....."