I was, and still am, a huge fan of The Shield. From that show, I became interested in its "offspring" The Unit (another Shawn Ryan masterpiece) and am getting back into Sons of Anarchy (Kurt Sutter's episodes of The Shield were the best). One of my field trainers after I graduated from the Academy would often tell me in reference to dealing with certain types of people..."Sometimes you have to be Vic. Sometimes you have to be Lem."
I have never liked to read but have done more in the last few years, thanks to reading "Inside Delta Force." It was amazing how close to Eric Haney's stories that the show was... i.e. the shooting house with live ammo/live "hostages", selection process and other small but noticeable references.