My son dragged me kicking and screaming into watching the Flashpoint TV series on Netflix. It details the activities and actions of the Strategic Response Unit. The city is unnamed so far, but I'm pretty sure Toronto is where it is set.
As far as a SWAT type unit, this one has all the toys. It also has personalities and an ongoing background story even tho' each episode wraps up fairly neatly - kinda like a good gaming session with a nice background thread.
Now, my son would watch 3 or 4 episodes a nite if he could, but my limit is one or two. Each episode is a fairly realistic roller-coaster ride.
I could see this making a good sourcebook for a modern era GURPS campaign, or even adapted to a sci-fi ruleset. Not sure I could make this work for a fantasy game, but if it did, it would be with Rune Quest or some other skill based ruleset.
Damn, i really have to put some thought into this. It could be fun.
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