"[Helgenberger's] character of K.C. Koloski chain-smokes relentlessly in almost every episode of the series."
"China Beach" (1988) | Cassandra Gava
ep. #1.1, "China Beach", Apr. 26, '88
"plays one of a trio of singers. Smokes in most of her scenes--a lot of
cutting away during inhales & exhales but a good clench scene during a
rehearsal and her extreme sexiness make this worthwhile."
"China Beach" (1988) | Dana Delany
ep. #2.17, "The World (2?)", May 3, '89
"takes [a] hit off of a joint at a park"
"China Beach" (1988) | Lisa Banes, Concetta Tomei
ep. #3.10, "How To Stay Alive in Vietnam, Part II", Dec. 6, '89
"Banes, guest starring as Cat Von Seeger, smokes in about two scenes but
they are not very good for the lighting is dim for one nightime scene and
an out of focus medium shot in a daytime scene. Plus she does not seem to
inhale for the exhales are just come out of her mouth in puffs rather than
streams. Tomei, in a rare smoking scene, takes out a cigarette from a
fancy case and lights up at the Jet Set bar with Marg Helgenberger over
drinks. But the cross-cutting hinders the scene, plus Tomei too does not
seem to inhale."
"China Beach" (1988) | Amy Steel
ep. #4.14, "Rewind", Jul. 9, '91
"Lightup and two drags in a scene set by a chain link fence"
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