Emergency!: Behind the Scene,   ISBN:9780763748968

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My spouse has developed a renewed interest in Emergency! since we upgraded our television service and got access to the Retro channel. I purchased "Emergency!: Behind the Scene" as a bit of a gag gift in that regard. My wife, however, has found much enjoyment and garnered such knowledge of episodes, actors, scenery, etc., that it turns out to have been something she's enjoyed very much. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that she remarked that, in places, it's a bit Tom Clancy-ish with regard to detail only actual emergency personnel would likely fully understand.

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This is an easy, entertaining read. I learned some neat little tidbits of information I might never have known. I do find myself wishing for more though. So many areas could have been fleshed out to make this an even better work.

The book is not perfect, but considering we are talking about a television series that happened thirty plus years ago, the old adage "beggars can't be choosers" might apply here. I am glad I made the purchase.

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This is a great addition to any book collection!! It gives lots of interesting behind the scenes information about the tv series.

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If you are an Emergency! fan, you will need to get this book. It gives great background about the episodes and a synopsis of each episode. It even has information about the Emergency! movies and unfilmed scripts from the show.

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Contrary to Dick Friend's assumption in the foreward, I am not a firefighter/EMT; I'm "just a fan" from the original broadcast of Emergency. As such I expected the book to have more photos and cast stories about the actual filming of episodes. What I got instead was an overwhelming, often tedious, hodge podge of information about things I could care less about, such as the specs on the squad and equipment, spinoff TV shows, and the 1998 Emergency convention. Out of 402 pages you only get 19 photos, 5 color and 14 low-resolution black and white, all things that die hard fans have seen a million times already, like the exterior of Harbor UCLA Medical Center. The tiny little cursive font for the cast and crew quotes was the worst. I'm 41 years old now; I need big print!! P.S. to the publisher: The actor's name is spelled Bobby T-R-O-U-P, not "Troop". This book has some redeeming qualities but I do not recommend it for hardcore fans.