This may come as a shock to some people, but there are people out there who don't enjoy M*A*S*H. With record-breaking viewership, a healthy handful of awards, and a whopping eleven seasons, it seems as though the series had charmed fans and critics alike. However, there was one person who wasn't afraid to let his distaste for the series be known. That nab was Richard Hornberger Jr., better known as the author of MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.

Under the name Richard Hooker, Hornberger wrote the novel based on his experience as a real Army surgeon during the Korean War. The book was later developed into the 1970 film. "They grabbed the movie rights right out of the galley proofs," said Hornberger during an interview with United Press International.

Despite the fact that both the film and television series enjoyed a great deal of success, Hornberger confessed that he didn't enjoy the television adaptation of his book.

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"The M*A*S*H television program just isn't my type of humor," said the author. "I get paid for it, so I'd like it to go on forever. But I'm certainly not upset that it's ending."

Hornberger also maintained that there were quite a few important differences between his book and the television adaptation, notably the stance on war.

"The book is only anti-war in the minds of a lot of flaky people," said Hornberger. "You might call the book anti-Army, but then very few doctors like the Army. That is why we were able to survive and have a fairly good time in the midst of chaos."