Hailing Taxi

by Frank Lovece

Book Overview

Taxi: The Official Fan's Guide [Paperback] This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0133721035
• ISBN13: 9780133721034
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

If you loved 'Taxi' then you can't be without this book!

This is the definitive book on the series bar none. Authors Lovece and Franco have carefully and thoroughly researched the classic television program and uncovered anything and everything you could ever possibly want to know about it. Inside the nearly 300 page volume is a complete guide to all the episodes and also the guest cast of each - they even include descriptions of deleted scenes and in some cases guest stars that were cut from some of the shows; a complete shooting script of the episode titled "Jim's Inheritance"; funny, anecdotal stories from behind-the-scenes of the making of each of the episodes; every classic bit is repeated so you can remember it "just like it was"; a 'Taxi' trivia quiz with answers; a list of the cast members' credits on stage, screen and television and the awards that the show won during it's initial network showing.Unfortunately the book only covers the stars up to the mid 90's when the book was reissued so it is lacking in that area. However, you will still want it for it's sharp and highly original commentary on each of the individual episodes; the authors truly love the show and spared nothing to bring every fact and piece of trivia associated with each to the surface. Don't misunderstand me, there isn't any malicious gossip or an overabundance of unnecessary details; what's presented here is a rich and rewarding history of one of the best shows to ever air on TV. All of the cast members, the shows creator James L. Brooks, the trio of producers and many others connected with 'Taxi' are all interviewed; also included is a terrific recounting of how the famous theme song by Bob James came into being. This is just a simply wonderful book that any 'Taxi' fan must and should have; for TV trivia and history buffs it's also one of the best studies of it's kind available and I highly recommend to them as well. It's a book that can be enjoyed over and over again.

A TAXI FANS DREAM

get this book right now, dont just sit there get it, this is a fnatastic book with great info on the show,every episode,the stars*even the short lived characters) and trivia that even a taxi nut would not know