One of the SWAT cops we worked with on the home invasion scenarios said it best — "Home invaders are the top of the criminal food chain. They get off on the fear and the terror and the violence they create...sooner or later a home invader will kill somebody."
It worked out amazingly well using LEOs as part of the role-playing scenarios, because we all got Real-Time feedback on the scenarios and our responses to them. I'd like to say I planned it that way, but truth be told it was pure synchronicity (which is a nice word for blind luck). The LEO involvement, coupled with the fact that Rob and Mike are in the field instructing constantly, makes the scenarios you'll be seeing on TBD are as real world as you can get...better, I believe, than anything else that's been on television. That was our goal, and I think we hit it dead bang...we'll see this week!
Our woman role player (Phil Strader's wife, BTW) was so good we were all just awed...she missed her actress calling.
One of the things I hope you take away from TBD is the whole concept of "gaming" your own situations. Interestingly enough, the stuff I learned while we were filming the home invasion shows (there are 2, the second, surprise, kicking things up a notch) caused me to go home and re-game my own situation...and make some changes in weapons placement, etc.
Michael B
MBTV
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