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The Shield - Series 1 Reviews

2002

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Shawn Ryan, a regular writer for Angel and other programs, created this crime drama to challenge the mores of televised entertainment and to provide a heightened reality with increasingly complicated moral questions. Michael Chiklis stars as Vic Mackey, perhaps television's most no-nonsense detective. His violent, brutal .. Read more

Starring	Michael Chiklis, Benito Martinez, CCH Pounder, Catherine Dent
Director	Clark Johnson, Gary Fleder, Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genres	Television

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  Originality personified
  
  Over the last 3-4 years American drama has swamped our TV screens West Wing, Law & Order, C.S.I and the Sopranos to name but a few, all have been quality ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - winklepedia
  - 5 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 24 Apr 2005 at 19:06
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  Ludicrous
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Lacks any tension and has no credibility. Are we supposed to wonder whether the character at the top of the cast list is going to ge caught doing dodgy deals ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - BATH
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 14:43
- - 1
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  Very Good
  
  Have only seen the first 6 episodes so far and have just now added the next 5 series to my rental list.
  
  I like the main character as he operates on ... read more »
  
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- - Deccer
  - 25 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 06 Jan 2010 at 14:25
- - 1
  - 0
  Shield, The-Series 1' (2002)
  
  This is a brilliant series to get into to!
  
  The story lines have you at the edge of your seat - very realistic characters.
  
  Love it !
  
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- - JLum
  - 1 review
  - Aberdeen
  - 30 Dec 2009 at 13:05
- - 2
  - 0
  Hooked after the 1st episode
  
  the title says it all - all of my firends at work who've seen this said that it was amazing and they were'nt wrong.
  
  There's six more ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 20 Nov 2009 at 13:42
- - 0
  - 2
  mid-table mediocrity
  
  Like a few of the reviewers of this show I have been a fan of some great U.S. cop shows - NYPD Blue being, in my opinion, the best of the 'police routine&#... read more »
  
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- - CharlieClown
  - 14 reviews
  - Warrington
  - 26 Aug 2009 at 09:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Best Cop Drama
  
  After seeing upto Series 6 now of 'The Shield', I must say its one of the best Cop Drama's of recent times. Mulitiple plotlines, engaging storyline... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 19 Aug 2009 at 18:06
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  Not Bad
  
  Thought I'd rent this out as I like long series's like Prison Break and 24, however The Shield was not bad but different to what I expected. I will not... read more »
  
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- - BelindaBabyBel
  - 7 reviews
  - Callington
  - 09 Aug 2009 at 15:10
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  Great cop drama
  
  This is one hell of a ride. Never knowing who the good and bad guys really are, The Shield is in the same vein as The Wire, and Homicide: Life On the Street, ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire, England
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 05:48
- - 1
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  Brilliant
  
  This is a must watch for anyone who likes US drama
  
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  - Leyland
  - 18 Jun 2009 at 09:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Absolutely Fantastic
  
  One of the best things to appear on television - ever! I love the fact that the characters are so morally ambivalent - fast paced, excellent stories, brilliant... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 02 Jun 2009 at 15:04
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- - 44
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  Originality personified
  
  Over the last 3-4 years American drama has swamped our TV screens West Wing, Law & Order, C.S.I and the Sopranos to name but a few, all have been quality ... read more »
  
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- 96119
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - winklepedia
  - 5 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 24 Apr 2005 at 19:06
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  - 4
  Tough as nails
  
  I hate soaps. Only 2 have ever held my attention beyond mild interest:
  
  'West Wing' and 'The Shield'.
  
  The Shield is a bit ... read more »
  
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- - deeveedee
  - Dorset
  - 23 Nov 2004 at 20:26
- - 10
  - 1
  hiding behind the shield
  
  excelently scripted cop show with some of the best storylines to come out of LA. Each episode digs deep into the psyche of the cops and those they deal with. ... read more »
  
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- - gothicHM
  - 33 reviews
  - Herts
  - 20 May 2004 at 19:36
- - 7
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  Took me one episode to get into the characters, now I'm hooked. Great stories and unpredictable twists, the star characters are human and regularly give ... read more »
  
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- 67933
- - 24 & West Wing fan
  - Surrey
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 14:08
- - 6
  - 3
  Shining Sheild
  
  My personal favourite of a crop of very good american cop shows. Well written and brilliantly acted.
  
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- - a customer
  - Crewe, England
  - 06 Jan 2004 at 13:16
- - 5
  - 0
  The New Benchmark In Brutal Television
  
  Let's be straight about this The Shield is not cosy and rarely indulges in feelgood. Sure characters sometimes have good things happen to them but the air ... read more »
  
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- - lstableford
  - 37 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 13:56
- - 5
  - 1
  As Gripping As The Sopranos
  
  This is yet another example of America showing everyone how to make a proper drama.
  
  Why can't english TV production companies take notes. We are ... read more »
  
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- - BarryNorman
  - 34 reviews
  - Welling
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 12:33
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  - 5
  I decided to include ...
  
  I decided to include The Shield in my Rental wish list as many of my friends had watched it as the TV Series and told me what a "Gripping and Shocking"... read more »
  
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- - Rob#46
  - READING
  - 09 Mar 2004 at 10:11
- - 4
  - 1
  brilliant
  
  Why was this cop show put on so late by the tv channels. Luckily I stayed up late one night and caught an episode and when I got the chance to see the rest of ... read more »
  
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- - whitto
  - surrey
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 22:04
- - 3
  - 0
  Like NYPD Blue? Try LAPD Grey!
  
  Grey may be a strange choice of colour to describe the show, but there's very little black or white in these characters. Take Vic Mackey (brilliantly ... read more »
  
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- - Gerry M
  - Belfast, N Ireland
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 10:37

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- The Shield - Series 1
  
  Shawn Ryan, a regular writer for Angel and other programs, created this crime drama to challenge the mores of televised entertainment and to provide a heightened reality with increasingly complicated moral questions. Michael Chiklis stars as Vic Mackey, perhaps television's most no-nonsense ...