Comments on: Bookshelf: Welcome Back, Kotter #2 – “The Sweathog Newshawks” http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/bookshelf-welcome-back-kotter-2-the-sweathog-newshawks/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Barry I. Grauman http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/bookshelf-welcome-back-kotter-2-the-sweathog-newshawks/comment-page-1/#comment-15396 Barry I. Grauman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4134#comment-15396 There! I appreciate your comment, 'Benzadmiral'.... There! I appreciate your comment, ‘Benzadmiral’….

]]> By: Benzadmiral http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/bookshelf-welcome-back-kotter-2-the-sweathog-newshawks/comment-page-1/#comment-15285 Benzadmiral Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:43:38 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4134#comment-15285 Johnston's "Get Smart" novels and the one "Captain Nice" novel (1966) were funny, and captured much of the flavor of the shows. Well, not even Babe Ruth could hit a home run every time. Johnston’s “Get Smart” novels and the one “Captain Nice” novel (1966) were funny, and captured much of the flavor of the shows. Well, not even Babe Ruth could hit a home run every time.

]]> By: Barry I. Grauman http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/bookshelf-welcome-back-kotter-2-the-sweathog-newshawks/comment-page-1/#comment-15057 Barry I. Grauman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:14:54 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4134#comment-15057 The term "30", in newspaper lingo, also means "End". William Johnston, as previously noted, was a very prolific author of "TV tie-in" novels (mostly for Tempo Books) in the '60s and '70s. Sometimes, he failed to recreate the "essence" of the series he was supposed to adapt, while at other times [as in his "FLYING NUN" stories], he was brilliant. The fact there were at least five volumes of "WELCOME BACK, KOTTER" paperbacks proved he did SOMETHING right when creating original stories for them. The term “30″, in newspaper lingo, also means “End”.

William Johnston, as previously noted, was a very prolific author of “TV tie-in” novels (mostly for Tempo Books) in the ’60s and ’70s. Sometimes, he failed to recreate the “essence” of the series he was supposed to adapt, while at other times [as in his "FLYING NUN" stories], he was brilliant. The fact there were at least five volumes of “WELCOME BACK, KOTTER” paperbacks proved he did SOMETHING right when creating original stories for them.

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