Product Description: This book captures the essence of an important chapter in television history: coverage of the origins of the Emergency!, a dramatic series significant beyond entertainment. Emergency! followed the daily lives of a pair of Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters/paramedics, along with their colleagues at Station 51 and the emergency room staff of Rampart General Hospital. The book offers a behind the scenes look, packed with interviews from many of the medical and fire department technical advisors, cast members, writers, and other production crew members that worked on the series.
Behind the Scenes of early EMS I expected another tired this is how we put together the show book on a show I watched in High School. What I found was a History of the Early EMS program from Miami Fire to LA City and County in the 1970's, and how one TV show broought what was happening on the streets of these cities to the people who controled the monies that would put more out there. This tale tells how Paramedic became a househould word and CPR was something that every child knew of and knew where to get a class in. The fate of the show and the equipment as well as the actors as this show finally comes out on DVD is very good timing. A very enjoyable read.
Very informative, not a picture book. Emergency!: Behind the Scene This is a very interesting, informative book. If you are looking for a picture book with light reading, this will probably not be your "cup of tea." I enjoyed it!
Emergency! Behind the Scene Although interesting, I would have enjoyed more of a "Where Are They Now? kind of thing. Way too much emphasis on the trucks, directors and such and less on the actors. Enjoyable if you are a really big buff of the show.
Emergency! Behind the scene As a long time fan I enjoyed the book. It had a lot of info that went way beyond what I expected, BUT........ It failed to have MANY facts about the show that seemed at least to me more important. The book failed to cover the opening's theme history/changes, had very little on the sets used to represent Station 51 & Rampart at Universal. Failed to talk about when and why some of the station were filmed at the real Station 127 vs the set of Station 51 at Universal. It did not mention the set changes on the Rampart set through the shows run. There was also some mistakes on some shows. States Chet never took the engineers test when in fact he took it with Roy. Had very little history on Squad 51 during the show such as some cosmetic changes that took place on the Squad in 75/76 season.
Must have for Emergency! fans! I had remembered watching this series when I was a kid. I watched an episode on cable and then ordered the DVD's. After really getting into it, I ordered the book and was very impressed. The episode guide is comprehensive. There are a lot of details about how the series was born, behind the scenes information, and info on the actors. There is also a lot of information for firefighters or firefighting enthusiasts that many will enjoy. As has been mentioned, there are some editing mistakes which forced me to give it 4 stars instead of 5, but overall, it is a great book for any Emergency! fan.
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