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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion [Kindle Edition]

Susan Green (Author), Randee Dawn (Author), Dick Wolf (Foreword)

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Length: 530 pages
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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.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 5341 KB
Print Length: 530 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1933771887
Publisher: BenBella Books (1 Sep 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0041D840U
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #57,012 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Law & Order SVU Unofficial Companion 19 Oct 2011

By Margaret L. Firth

Format:Paperback

This book was excellent value for money (nearly 500 pages)& contains a guide to 224 episodes - Series 1 through 10. It has been well written & is very informative whether you read from cover to cover or pick out favourite bits.
If I had to find fault it would be the number of pages filled with info about directors, producers, writers etc. People that I did not want to know much about whereas the actors biography is a bit on the short side.
I bought this book especially for the episode guide but was abit disappointed that many had a very basic description. Also because the episodes are listed numerically 1 to 224 it is hard to find where each series starts & ends. But it was still a good read that any L&O SVU fan should have.

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A Terrific Book about the best cop show on TV 1 Oct 2009

By Lee Goldberg - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

If you're a fan of SVU (as I am) or are simply fascinated by television (as I am, too), you will love this book. It delves into every aspect of the production of the show, offers detailed information on the writers, cast and crew, as well as the obligatory (and surprisingly entertaining and informative) episode guide. I wish they'd tried a little harder to get the scoop on why some actors were fired instead of glossing over it (which is why I held back one "star"), but some compromises probably had to be made to get the level of cooperation the authors enjoyed from the writers, cast and crew, all of whom are interviewed and length. It's refreshing to read a book about a TV show that doesn't lapse into mindless, fannish drool, but is a thoughtful, intelligent and comprehensive overview. Not only is the book informative and interesting, it's also surprisingly up-to-date...the episode guide covers every season except the one that just started last week. I hope they will update the book as the series goes on.

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SVU's Home Companion 19 July 2010

By G. Ibarra - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you're an SVU fan this is a must have. I have all of the DVD's except the last season and one of the frustrating things about the episodes is the "one word" title for each. If you want to watch a particular show you really have to dig around because the title is no help. This book is a help..gives the title, a synopsis and which season the episode is in. But beware, it's still hard to figure out for instance just when did Stabler and his wife split and go back together and why didn't they finish a story line they started - Sometimes you'll find they DID finish the story but in a different L&O. That said, the book is interesting and gives some personal insight into the characters on and off screen. I recommend it for SVU fans.

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For any SVU fan 4 July 2010

By Lisa Verson - Published on Amazon.com

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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.

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