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    		}} {edih}| theme_music_composer = Holland-Dozier-HollandReflections (The Supremes song)>Reflections"Performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes| country = United States| language = English| num_seasons = 4| num_episodes = 62| list_episodes = List of China Beach episodes| executive_producer = John Sacret Young {edih}| editor = | camera = | runtime = 47–48 minutes }}American Broadcasting Company>ABCHome Before Morning|Lynda Van Devanter}} }}China Beach is an American war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My KheNEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110120201730weblink">weblink dead, January 20, 2011, Johnson, Kay. (March 23, 2003), Detour: China Beach, Vietnam, Time.com, August 7, 2010, March 23, 2003, beach in the city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by American and Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.WEB,weblink Da nang beach is introduced as "China Beach", Ha, Thu, VietNamNet, July 23, 2012, July 25, 2012, The VNAT's vice chief, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, said that it is unacceptable and harmful for the image of Da nang's tourism when some Vietnamese travel firms introduce the beach of Da nang as "China Beach.", July 27, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120727013154weblink">weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Sailors, Commander Tell of Race Fights (AP), October 24, 1968, The Milwaukee Journal, July 25, 2012, NEWS,weblink Vietnam's Da Nang a Surf City in Asia, Ives, Mike, October 30, 2011, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2012, We started our days at Non Nuoc Beach, which U.S. and Australian military personnel called China Beach during the Vietnam War., NEWS, China Beach now secure with beer and sandwiches, Bragg, Rebecca, Toronto Star, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, The series originally ran on ABC for four seasons from April 27, 1988 to July 22, 1991.

    Overview

    Created by William Broyles Jr. and John Sacret Young, the series looks at the Vietnam War from the perspectives of the women, military personnel and civilians who were present during the conflict. John Wells took over most of the series beginning with the second season and many of the show's cast members appeared later on another Wells production, ER.Set at the fictitious 510th Evacuation Hospital and R&R facility (the "Five-and-Dime"), the series' cast of characters includes US Army doctors and nurses, officers, soldiers, Red Cross volunteers and civilian personnel (American, French, and Vietnamese). The series also features the experiences of the characters when they return to the United States, either on leave or at the end of their tours of duty. The show does not shy away from showing the brutality of war; it provides a gritty view of the experience and its aftermath.The show was inspired in part by the book Home Before Morning (1983) written by the former U.S. Army Nurse Lynda Van Devanter. The show's character Nurse Colleen McMurphy roughly follows Van Devanter's experiences as a nurse in Vietnam. The book takes the reader from Van Devanter's wish to serve her country through the adventure she thought her deployment to Vietnam would be, her culture shock upon returning to "the States", and her struggles with PTSD. The show was cancelled before it could fully address McMurphy's PTSD issues. Van Devanter died in 2002.WEB,weblink In Memoriam: Lynda Van Devanter, Illyria.com, December 23, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131224110402weblink">weblink December 24, 2013, dead,

    Cast

    (File:China beach cast photo.jpg|thumb|250px|Season 3 China Beach cast (left to right): Ned Vaughn (Jeff Hyers), Ricki Lake (Holly Pelegrino), Michael Boatman (Sam Beckett), Dana Delany (Nurse Colleen McMurphy), Brian Wimmer (Boonie Lanier), Marg Helgenberger (K.C.), Jeff Kober (Dodger), Nancy Giles (Frankie Bunsen), Concetta Tomei (Lila Garreau), Robert Picardo (Dr. Richard))(File:Cast of China Beach (cropped).jpg|thumb|250px|Cast of China Beach in September 2013)
    • Dana Delany as First Lieutenant (later Captain) Colleen McMurphy, USA – a Catholic girl from Lawrence, Kansas, and army nurse with the 510th Evac Hospital in Vietnam during the late 1960s. A composite of various real-life Vietnam War nurses, the character illustrates her courage, kindness, and sacrifices during the war, as well as the severe emotional scarring of noncombatant personnel during and following military service; several episodes feature the veterans in their own words, intercut with the storyline. Delany won two Emmy awards for the role.
    • Nan Woods as Cherry White (seasons 1–2) – a naive Red Cross volunteer ("doughnut dolly") from Iowa, she comes to China Beach to search for her brother Rick, a Marine Infantryman, who was reported MIA. She dies midway through the second season during the Tet Offensive in January 1968.
    • Michael Boatman as SP5 Samuel Beckett, USA – a draftee and a preacher's son from North Carolina, he works in the Graves Registration unit at China Beach. His job makes him unpopular with most of the other servicemen.
    • Marg Helgenberger as Karen Charlene "K.C." Koloski – a cynical part-time prostitute and civilian volunteer, she comes to China Beach seeking to make her own wealth and fortune.
    • Robert Picardo as Captain Dick Richard, USA – a head surgeon dealing with being drafted into Army and away from his family, he worked as an OB-GYN when he was a civilian.
    • Tim Ryan as Captain Bartholomew "Natch" Austen, USAF (regular in season 1; recurring in season 2) – a jet fighter pilot and McMurphy's love interest.
    • Concetta Tomei as Major Lila Garreau, USA – a World War II veteran, she is the career Army commanding officer of China Beach.
    • Brian Wimmer as Corporal Boonwell "Boonie" Lanier, USMC – the friendly China Beach lifeguard and manager of the Jet Set Club.
    • Jeff Kober as Sergeant Evan "Dodger" Winslow, USMC – a moody Marine Force Reconnaissance operative, he serves and fights in the jungle mainly to keep other servicemen in his platoon alive. He constantly displays the "thousand-yard stare", a blank facial expression common among soldiers who have seen too much death and destruction in battle. He is a friend of Boonie, McMurphy, and Cherry.
    • Chloe Webb as Laurette Barber (season 1) – a USO singer from Paoli, Pennsylvania, she is determined to make it big.
    • Megan Gallagher as Airman Wayloo Marie Holmes, USAF (season 2) – a reporter for the Armed Services Network, she is seeking a career as a world-famous reporter.
    • Nancy Giles as Private Franklin "Frankie" Bunsen, USA (seasons 2–4) – a female private, she was assigned to the China Beach motor pool.
    • Ned Vaughn as Specialist Jeff Hyers, USA (season 3; guest appearances in seasons 2 and 4) – a good-natured combat medic from Georgia, he is killed in action midway through the third season during a routine patrol.
    • Troy Evans as Sergeant First Class Bob Pepper, USA (seasons 3–4) – a World War II veteran, he is a driver, mechanic, and non-commissioned officer in charge of the motor pool. He becomes romantically involved with Lila Garreau, whom he later marries.
    • Ricki Lake as Holly Pelegrino (season 3) – she is a sharp-witted Red Cross volunteer.
    • guest role: Nancy Sinatra appeared in the first-season finale, re-creating USO concerts she performed for U.S. troops in 1966 and 1967.

    Episodes

    Over four seasons from 1988 to 1991, the series aired 61 episodes and one pilot movie.{{:List of China Beach episodes}}

    Production

    The title sequence theme song was "Reflections" by Diana Ross & the Supremes (the episode "Phoenix" instead used "We Gotta Get out of This Place" by Eric Burdon with Katrina & The Waves).

    Reception

    China Beach was a critically lauded, but poorly rated series. ABC persisted with the show for four seasons, but the final season was put on hiatus in fall 1990 and did not air its finale until July 22, 1991. As a result of the scheduling, Dana Delany was eligible for (and ultimately won) a Best Actress Emmy Award in the fall of 1992, a year after the series broadcast its final episode and over a year and a half after many of the scenes were filmed.China Beach">

    Awards and nominations{| class"wikitable"|+ Awards and nominations for China Beach

    Casting Society of America >Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Phyllis Huffman and John Frank Levey {{nom}}
    John Frank Levey {{nom}}
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    Directors Guild of America Award >Rod Holcomb (for the pilot episode) >| {{nom}}
    1990 rowspan=5Golden Globe Award >Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama>Best Television Series – Drama {{won}}
    Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama>Best Actress – Television Series Drama Dana Delany {{nom}}
    1991 Best Television Series – Drama {{nom}}
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    Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film>Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Marg Helgenberger {{nom}}
    1989 rowspan=6Humanitas Prize >60-minute Category Patricia Green {{won}}
    John Sacret Young and William Broyles Jr. (for episode "Lost and Found") >| {{nom}}
    1990 John Wells (TV producer) (for episode "Dear China Beach") >| {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    Carol Flint, and Lydia Woodward >| {{nom}}
    Motion Picture Sound Editors>Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing Television Pilots and Specials Greg Stacy and Sync-Pop {{won}}
    Peabody Award >American Broadcasting Company>ABC Television and Sacret Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television (for episode "Vets") {{won}}
    People's Choice Award >| {{won}}
    1988 rowspan=29Primetime Emmy Award >Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series>Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series John Sacret Young (for the pilot episode) {{nom}}
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series>Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Rod Holcomb (for the pilot episode) {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{won}}
    1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series >Patricia Green, Geno Escarrega, Christopher Nelson, and Fred Gerber >| {{nom}}
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Dana Delany (for episode "The World") {{won}}
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series>Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Chloe Webb (for episode "Chao Ong") {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
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    1990 Outstanding Drama Series John Sacret Young, John Wells, Georgia Jeffries, Mimi Leder, Fred Gerber, and Geno Escarrega {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Marg Helgenberger (for episodes "The Unquiet Earth", "Skin Deep", "Nightfall") {{won}}
    Ruby Dee (for episode "Skylark") >| {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{won}}
    1991 Outstanding Drama Series John Sacret Young, John Wells, Mimi Leder, Lydia Woodward, Carol Flint, and Geno Escarrega {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    Penny Fuller (for episode "Fever") >| {{nom}}
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    1992 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Dana Delany (for episode "Through and Through") {{won}}
    | {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
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    | {{nom}}
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    TCA Awards>Television Critics Association Award TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama > {{nom}}
    1989 rowspan=15Viewers for Quality Television>Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Quality Drama Series {{won}}
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    1990 Best Quality Drama Series {{won}}
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    Robert Picardo >| {{nom}}
    | {{won}}
    {{won}}
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    1991 Best Quality Drama Series {{won}}
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    Writers Guild of America Award rowspan=7Episodic Drama) William Broyles Jr. (for episode "Home") {{nom}}
    1990 Alan Brennert (for episode "Where the Boys Are") {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}
    1991 John Sacret Young (for episode "Souvenirs") {{won}}
    Neal Baer, and Dottie Dartland (for episode "Warriors") >| {{nom}}
    1992 Paris Qualles, John Sacret Young, John Wells, Carol Flint, and Lydia Woodward (for episode "Escape") {{nom}}
    | {{nom}}

    Syndication

    China Beach debuted in rerun syndication on Lifetime, on November 4, 1991.NEWS,weblink Television, Aleene, MacMinn, September 24, 1991, LA Times,

    Home media

    Before being released on DVD, the series' only home video release was the 97 minute pilot movie on Warner Home Video, in 1990 (cat no. 11971).(File:ChinaBeach Complete Collection DVD.jpg|thumb|upright|Series Complete Collection Set cover)In December 2012, it was announced that the series, among the most-requested television shows not available through either VHS or DVD following its broadcast run, would be issued on DVD in a box set (including new interviews with cast members and various bonus features) and released on April 15, 2013, through StarVista Entertainment (affiliated with TimeLife). The collection includes 302 songs heard during the series.WEB,weblink China Beach - New 'Complete Collection' Press Release has Music List, Finalized Box!, David, Lambert, TV Shows on DVD, February 26, 2012, March 2, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130301030008weblink">weblink March 1, 2013, mdy-all, To mark the show's 25th anniversary, a 21-disc collector's set was released October 1, 2013.NEWS,weblink Celebrity Extra, Elavsky, Cindy, Downriver Sunday Times, King Features, September 15, 2013, December 5, 2013, Music rights long delayed the release on DVD. More than 250 songs were licensed; seventeen could not be, and were either deleted or replaced.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130621011434weblink">weblink dead, June 21, 2013, More About "China Beach" DVD, Heldenfels, Rich, Akron Beacon Journal Online, The HeldenFiles Online, February 6, 2013, January 27, 2014, {{Better source needed|reason=This source is a blog by a writer for a media outlet (Akron Beacon Journal Online). It's not clear if this would be subject to the same editorial oversight.|date=February 2023}}

    Possible follow-up novel

    John Sacret Young stated prior to the show's October 2013 DVD release that he was working on a follow-up novel, titled Reflections, in which Colleen, now in her 60s and recently widowed, returned to Vietnam and reconnected with the retired Dick Richard and venture capitalist K.C. Koloski. Young had also hoped to adapt it into a TV movie.NEWS, Keck, William, September 23, 2013, Keck's Exclusives: Back To China Beach, TV Guide,weblink However, the novel was never published.

    See also

    • Tour of Duty, a similar series also set in South Vietnam during the war

    Further reading

    The show was inspired in part by a 1983 memoir by Lynda Van Devanter:
    • BOOK, Van Devanter, Lynda, Morgan, Christopher, Home before morning: the story of an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1983, Beaufort Books, New York, 9781558492981, 82020651,weblink
    Two additional memoirs by medical personnel stationed at the actual China Beach:
    • BOOK, Walsh, Patricia L, River City: a nurse's year in Vietnam memoir, 2009, Toa Press, Boulder, CO, 9780982298909, 2011281929,
    • BOOK, Pitlyk, Paul J., Blood on China Beach: my story as a brain surgeon in Vietnam, 2012, iUniverse, Inc., Bloomington, IN, 9781475959451, 2012920798,
    Fiction:

    References

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