- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: New American Library; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451211677
- ISBN-13: 978-0451211675
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.1 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,024,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The official companion to the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning TV series, this guide takes fans on a ride with the most down-and-dirty detectives to hit the small screen: Vic Mackey and the Farmington District's elite Strike Team. It puts readers right in the middle of the action with police reports and departmental memos, special dossiers, background biographies, internal affairs write-ups, psychiatric profiles, surveillance photos, wiretap transcripts, case files and much, much more. Also features exclusive interviews with series creator Shawn Ryan.
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May be "Fully Authorized" but not "Fully Loaded", 14 Jan 2004
By nychen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Shield: Notes from the Barn: The Elite Strike Team Files (Paperback)
Because of awards the show has garnered [Golden Globes], "The Shield" has become a pretty non-mainstream TV show on cable. That's great and I truly applaud the show for its daring risks and good storylines and great characters, but this book isn't what I expected.I'm a huge Shield fan [ www.theshieldfans.com ] and I was hoping for an exclusive look at how the show is produced, how scripts are written, characters played out, behind-the-scene interviews and more from this "Fully Authorized - Fully Loaded" book. Instead it's only "Fully Authorized" and Half-Loaded...
Coming from FX, I expected something more original and atypical. While there are alot of pictures, they are all black and white and printed on newspaper/recycled-like paper, ie texture isn't great nor white. The book is basically an episode guide with summaries of what happened in each episode, what each character's profile is, and that's it.
You do NOT get any insight on the cast or crew, you do not go behind-the-scenes, you do not have anything new that you do not already know if you have seen the show on TV. If that's what a guide is, then this really does not present anything worth having unless you just like to look at some images from each episode and of the cast that you haven't seen before.
Overall, this book is not helpful unless you have missed several episodes of the show and do not have the DVDs. This is a basic fan-book that gives you "notes" that any basic fan could write up.
Skip this and instead, spend your money on something more worthwhile - the DVDs and other Shield-related merchandise. Check out: theshieldfans.com for more items.
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Absolutely Love The Show---Absolutely Hate The Book, 2 Mar 2004
By Carl Krampitz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Shield: Notes from the Barn: The Elite Strike Team Files (Paperback)
This book would have been much better if it wasn't written to entertain more than to inform. It is written in a style that attempts to make the reader think they are reading police investigation reports about Vic Mackey and crew. This book would have been a hell of lot better if it was written matter-of-factly about the show, actors, and characters, along with the episode guide. Ultimately this book insults the intelligence of anyone who has seen, and is familiar with this exceptional television series. I hope to get at least $5 for this book on Ebay.
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Meet the boys from the strike team, 5 Feb 2008
By Jason - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Shield: Notes From The BarnThe Elite Strike Team Files (Paperback)
Can get enough Mackey? Then I suggest you pick this book up, it is a who's-who of Shawn Ryan's groundbreaking cop series. Also contains an episode guide for seasons 1 and 2.
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