Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion

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The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion is a comprehensive guide covering all 10 seasons (including the current 20082009 season) and will include a synopsis and an objective analysis for each episode, as well as commentaries or recollections from the people involved in crafting the one-hour tale. It goes after the heart of SVU through interviews with actors, writers, producers, casting agents, location scouts and others. Moreover, the authors peek behind the scenes of the bicoastal operation, observing the progress of an entire episode shot in New York City and a script fine-tuned in Los Angeles. The book provides fascinating insight, delighting SVU devotees who love on-screen and backstage trivia. In addition, creator Dick Wolf offers readers a gripping foreword to the book. Review: For any SVU fan - If you're a fan of SVU, I highly recommend purchasing this book. It has an introduction by Dick Wolf, the creator of the Law & Order franchise and goes into depth about every character and the people who portray them. It also has episode descriptions for seasons 1-10. I was amazed at how much information they have for each episode. It gives you the title, the episode number, the additional cast (guest stars), 'Reviewing the Case' (a basic summary of the episode) and 'Noteworthy Discoveries' (goes into further description of the plot). There are also pictures of the cast in the book. Some are pictures we have seen before; for example, the season 10 cast (what they show at the end of the opening credits), the cast in various places (award shows, simply out and about, etc.) and some pictures of the behind the scenes/camera people. There's a really sweet picture of Mariska and her father, Mickey Hargitay (he was in season 5's 'Control'). I'd describe all of the pictures, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone. So if you're a fan of the show, you'll love this book. It'll bring you back to 1999 when it all began to 2009, when the 10th season aired. Review: Having become addicted to the whole series on TV, ... - Having become addicted to the whole series on TV, it's interesting to read about the background, the making of the series, acrors and producers comments etc.. I hope there will be a sequel covering the next 10 seasons, in which there have been a lot of changes.