diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/dart/lib/toh/hero_service.dart b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/dart/lib/toh/hero_service.dart
index 0c946d9a46..1daedc2d8c 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/dart/lib/toh/hero_service.dart
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/dart/lib/toh/hero_service.dart
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ class HeroService {
 
   // #docregion extract-data
   dynamic _extractData(Response res) {
-    if (res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 300) {
-      throw new Exception('Response status: ${res.statusCode}');
-    }
     var body = JSON.decode(res.body);
     // TODO: once fixed, https://github.com/adaojunior/http-in-memory-web-api/issues/1
     // Drop the `?? body` term
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/add-rxjs-operators.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/add-rxjs-operators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1381b30cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/add-rxjs-operators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// #docregion
+// import 'rxjs/Rx'; // adds ALL RxJS operators to Observable
+
+// Just the Observable operators we need for THIS app.
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/catch';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/debounceTime';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/distinctUntilChanged';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/switchMap';
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/hero-data.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/hero-data.ts
index 29f58fe663..ad10b464c7 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/hero-data.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/hero-data.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 export class HeroData {
   createDb() {
     let heroes = [
-      { "id": "1", "name": "Windstorm" },
-      { "id": "2", "name": "Bombasto" },
-      { "id": "3", "name": "Magneta" },
-      { "id": "4", "name": "Tornado" }
+      { id: '1', name: 'Windstorm' },
+      { id: '2', name: 'Bombasto' },
+      { id: '3', name: 'Magneta' },
+      { id: '4', name: 'Tornado' }
     ];
     return {heroes};
   }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/main.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/main.ts
index bbc025eab8..7fa98321f0 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/main.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/main.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { HTTP_PROVIDERS } from '@angular/http';
 // #enddocregion http-providers
 
 // #docregion import-rxjs
-// Add all operators to Observable
-import 'rxjs/Rx';
+// Add the RxJS Observable operators we need in this app.
+import './add-rxjs-operators';
 // #enddocregion import-rxjs
 
 import { TohComponent }       from './toh/toh.component';
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.1.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.1.ts
index b9ac4ade37..3e4c3c6bf2 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.1.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.1.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class HeroListComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   addHero (name: string) {
-    if (!name) {return;}
+    if (!name) { return; }
     this.heroService.addHero(name)
                      .then(
                        hero  => this.heroes.push(hero),
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.ts
index 67a7b4f0de..2cb1689e01 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero-list.component.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class HeroListComponent implements OnInit {
 
   // #docregion addHero
   addHero (name: string) {
-    if (!name) {return;}
+    if (!name) { return; }
     this.heroService.addHero(name)
                      .subscribe(
                        hero  => this.heroes.push(hero),
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.1.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.1.ts
index 04b7c476a6..a6da29514a 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.1.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.1.ts
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@ export class HeroService {
   }
 
   private extractData(res: Response) {
-    if (res.status < 200 || res.status >= 300) {
-      throw new Error('Bad response status: ' + res.status);
-    }
     let body = res.json();
     return body.data || { };
   }
 
   private handleError (error: any) {
-    // In a real world app, we might send the error to remote logging infrastructure
-    let errMsg = error.message || 'Server error';
+    // In a real world app, we might use a remote logging infrastructure
+    // We'd also dig deeper into the error to get a better message
+    let errMsg = error.message || error.statusText || 'Server error';
     console.error(errMsg); // log to console instead
     return Promise.reject(errMsg);
   }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.ts
index c470da425e..fcc0348c05 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class HeroService {
   // #enddocregion error-handling, http-get, v1
 
   // #docregion addhero, addhero-sig
-  addHero (name: string): Observable<Hero> { 
+  addHero (name: string): Observable<Hero> {
   // #enddocregion addhero-sig
     let body = JSON.stringify({ name });
     let headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ export class HeroService {
 
   // #docregion v1, extract-data
   private extractData(res: Response) {
-    if (res.status < 200 || res.status >= 300) {
-      throw new Error('Response status: ' + res.status);
-    }
     let body = res.json();
     return body.data || { };
   }
@@ -54,7 +51,8 @@ export class HeroService {
   // #docregion error-handling
   private handleError (error: any) {
     // In a real world app, we might use a remote logging infrastructure
-    let errMsg = error.message || 'Server error';
+    // We'd also dig deeper into the error to get a better message
+    let errMsg = error.message || error.statusText || 'Server error';
     console.error(errMsg); // log to console instead
     return Observable.throw(errMsg);
   }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki-smart.component.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki-smart.component.ts
index a91f03124b..55485b8ff4 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki-smart.component.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki-smart.component.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* tslint:disable:member-ordering */
 // #docregion
 import { Component }        from '@angular/core';
 import { JSONP_PROVIDERS }  from '@angular/http';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import { WikipediaService } from './wikipedia.service';
       <li *ngFor="let item of items | async">{{item}}</li>
     </ul>
   `,
-  providers:[JSONP_PROVIDERS, WikipediaService]
+  providers: [JSONP_PROVIDERS, WikipediaService]
 })
 export class WikiSmartComponent {
 
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@ export class WikiSmartComponent {
   // #docregion subject
   private searchTermStream = new Subject<string>();
 
-  search(term:string) { this.searchTermStream.next(term); }
+  search(term: string) { this.searchTermStream.next(term); }
   // #enddocregion subject
 
   // #docregion observable-operators
-  items:Observable<string[]> = this.searchTermStream
+  items: Observable<string[]> = this.searchTermStream
     .debounceTime(300)
     .distinctUntilChanged()
-    .switchMap((term:string) => this.wikipediaService.search(term));
+    .switchMap((term: string) => this.wikipediaService.search(term));
 // #enddocregion observable-operators
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki.component.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki.component.ts
index 5a764cbc52..63a0bc5f81 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki.component.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki.component.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { WikipediaService } from './wikipedia.service';
       <li *ngFor="let item of items | async">{{item}}</li>
     </ul>
   `,
-  providers:[JSONP_PROVIDERS, WikipediaService]
+  providers: [JSONP_PROVIDERS, WikipediaService]
 })
 export class WikiComponent {
 
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wikipedia.service.ts b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wikipedia.service.ts
index 3333c29cfb..8bc5747e43 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wikipedia.service.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wikipedia.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class WikipediaService {
     let wikiUrl = 'http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php';
 
     // #docregion search-parameters
-    var params = new URLSearchParams();
+    let params = new URLSearchParams();
 params.set('search', term); // the user's search value
     params.set('action', 'opensearch');
     params.set('format', 'json');
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/server-communication.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/server-communication.jade
index a009dadedc..f630ac1d07 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/server-communication.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/server-communication.jade
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ figure.image-display
 :marked
   Here is the `TohComponent` shell:
 +makeExample('server-communication/ts/app/toh/toh.component.ts', '', 'app/toh/toh.component.ts')
+
 block http-providers
   :marked
     As usual, we import the symbols we need. The newcomer is `HTTP_PROVIDERS`, 
@@ -191,18 +192,26 @@ block rxjs
     We should include only those features that we actually need.
 
     Accordingly, Angular exposes a stripped down version of `Observable` in the `rxjs/Observable` module, 
-    a version that lacks almost all operators including the ones we'd like to use here
+    a version that lacks most of the operators including some we'd like to use here
     such as the `map` method we called above in `getHeroes`.
 
     It's up to us to add the operators we need. 
-    We could add each operator, one-by-one, until we had a custom *Observable* implementation tuned
-    precisely to our requirements.
-
-    That would be a distraction today. We're learning HTTP, not counting bytes.
-    So we'll make it easy on ourselves and enrich *Observable* with the full set of operators.
-    It only takes one `import` statement. 
-    It's best to add that statement early when we're bootstrapping the application. 
-    :
+    
+    We could add _every_ RxJS operators with a single import statement. 
+    While that is the easiest thing to do, we'd pay a penalty in extended launch time and application size
+    because the full library is so big. We only use a few operators in our app.
+    
+    Instead, we'll import each operator, one-by-one, until we have a custom *Observable* implementation tuned
+    precisely to our requirements. We'll put the `import` statements in one `app/add-rxjs-operators.ts` file.
+  +makeExample('server-communication/ts/app/add-rxjs-operators.ts', null, 'app/add-rxjs-operators.ts')(format=".")
+  :marked
+    If we forget an operator, the compiler will warn that it's missing and we'll update this file.
+  .l-sub-section
+    :marked
+      We don't need _all_ of these particular operators in the `HeroService` &mdash; just `map` and `catch`.
+      We'll need the others later, in a *Wiki* example [below](#more-observables).
+  :marked
+    Finally, we import `add-rxjs-operator`_itself_ in our `main.ts`:
   +makeExample('server-communication/ts/app/main.ts', 'import-rxjs', 'app/main.ts (import rxjs)')(format=".")
 
 a#extract-data
@@ -212,31 +221,8 @@ a#extract-data
 +makeExample('server-communication/ts/app/toh/hero.service.ts', 'extract-data', 'app/toh/hero.service.ts (excerpt)')(format=".")
 :marked
   The `response` object does not hold our data in a form we can use directly. 
-  To make it useful in our application we must
-  * check the response status,
-  * parse the response data into a JSON object
+  To make it useful in our application we must parse the response data into a JSON object
 
-+ifDocsFor('ts')
-  .alert.is-important
-    :marked
-      *Beta alert*: error status interception and parsing may be absorbed within `http` when Angular is released. 
-
-:marked
-  #### Non-success status codes
-  A status code outside the 200-299 range denotes an error from the _application point of view_
-  but it is not an error from the _HTTP point of view_. 
-  For example, a `404 - Not Found` is a response like any other. 
-  The request went out; a response came back; here it is, thank you very much.
-  We'd have an exception only if `#{_priv}http` failed to operate (e.g., it errored internally).
-
-block non-success-status-codes
-  :marked
-    Because a status code outside the 200-299 range _is an error_ from the application point of view, 
-    we intercept it and throw, moving the observable chain to the error path.
-
-    The `catch` operator that is next in the `getHeroes` observable chain will handle our thrown error.
-
-:marked
   #### Parse to JSON
 block parse-json
   :marked
@@ -597,7 +583,7 @@ block wikipedia-jsonp+
   +makeExample('server-communication/ts/app/wiki/wiki-smart.component.ts', 'observable-operators')(format='.')
   :marked
     We wait for the user to stop typing for at least 300 milliseconds 
-    ([debounce](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/doc/api/core/operators/debounce.md)).
+    ([debounceTime](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/doc/api/core/operators/debounce.md)).
     Only changed search values make it through to the service 
     ([distinctUntilChanged](https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/doc/api/core/operators/distinctuntilchanged.md)).
 
@@ -611,6 +597,10 @@ block wikipedia-jsonp+
     and delivers to subscribers only the most recent search results. 
 
     The displayed list of search results stays in sync with the user's sequence of search terms.
+  .l-sub-section
+    :marked
+      We added the `debounceTime`, `distinctUntilChanged`, and `switchMap` operators to the RxJS `Observable` class
+      in `add-rxjs-operators` as [described above](#rxjs)
 
 a#in-mem-web-api
 .l-main-section