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Summary: One of the best show *ever* put on TV
Review: I started watching The Shield starting with season two. I was completely hooked. The action is non-stop and the characters are first class. It's impossible not to admire Vic Mackey, even when you know he's not a clean whistle. It's a tough, down and dirty cop show with outstanding scripts and dialogue. Catching up on the first season is a must in order to get the background for any of the show afterwards. If you are not watching it, you ARE missing a great series.
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Summary: Shield - Accurate (No), Entertaining (YES!)
Review: In the Shield, the latest cop show from FX, Vic Mackey played superbly by Michael Chiklis heads up a special task team comprised of four veteran cops who want to lower crime by any means they can. Supporting lone drugdealers, planting evidence, beating confessions out of suspects even killing another cop, are all part of the decisions they must make if they want to keep the streets safe.
This show is unlike anyother on basic cable. The characters are not clearly labeled as good and evil they all act at times as both. You never can completely figure out the characters and thats what makes it so entertaining. An amazing supporting cast makes this the show to watch.
The crimes and criminals depicted are accurate but Vic however is not. There is no cop out their like him. There are cops who are corrupt but not to the extent of the character or if they are they certainly do not remain functioning officers.... BUT
That doesn't mean the show isn't fun to watch.
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Summary: realistic ?? not really maybe ya wish it was !
Review: taking this show for what it's worth total fiction.......yes....crime like the ones portrayed do get committed sworn officers acting like vigilante's no. occasional bad cop's turn up in major cities
but to think entire operations are run on the fringe of sanity
is a mistake, i am a 20 yr veteran of a major police agency
and i cannot identify with any of those officers, their views, motives , or actions.
this twisted version of police work, is for the hard core gullible, and people living in a lilly white suburb.
it entertains, like it's suppose to...but please support your local police and sheriff !
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Summary: Undoubtedly a Cop TV Drama worth its weight in Gold
Review: The Shield in my opinion is one of the greatest Cop TV Dramas. While other "cop" Drama shows lag in what may be overly boring details, The Shield presents a fast moving and realistic view of the personal and professional lives of modern day police officers. While obviously some of the corruption and overly violent scenes may go beyond what *most* normal police precincts experience, it is not far beyond the truth in my experience of modern day police departments. The show is great, fast paced, with many different interesting characters and aspects. E.G. In the recent finale VIC used a cell phone hacker / phreaker to triangulate an area where a "money train" hit was going down, by having the phreaker pull the information from cell towers. The interesting portion is not the fact that they illegally used a source to pull the location of the mark from a tower, it was in fact the discretely accurate portrayal of the cell phone phreaker. In my personal experience I have known people with this calibre of intelligence and technical skill who because of personal / psychological problems live in a run down unmaintained house, usually in a bad area or ghetto, as was portrayed in the episode. This show is HOT!
--lcstyle
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Summary: Realistic, timely, better than Sopranos
Review: Wow! At first I was skeptical but the Shield has really proven itself to me as the most entertaining cop show/tv drama to date. Chiklis is amazing as a villainous genious guiding us through a serpentine life as a corrupt policeman and loving father. This show really pulls it off. I noticed there are a number of new actors who are shining as well as some from great experienced character actors giving incredible performances.
You cannot help but to notice that many of the issues of politics, racism, corruption, and sexuality are dealt with no holds barred and can be traced directly to reality. Just a great show. You gotta see it. Just as good if not better than Sopranos. Faster moving and more shocking in some cases.
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Summary: BEST SHOW EVER
Review: I have been watching this show since day 1 and there is no better show than this. I have already pre-ordered season 2. If you have not seen The Shield yet you do not know what you are missing.
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Summary: I Loved It (but Hubby Wimps Out)
Review: I agree with all of the other reviews here at Amazon.com that this is a marvelous series. Hubby watched it with me and agreed it was brilliant BUT, incredibly, he bailed out on the last two episodes. He found the series way too violent and didn't want to see any more of it. There was no way I could stop watching though. I was absolutely hooked. The writing here is exceptional. Plus the editing is the best I've ever seen on TV. When lesser talents would belabor each point in the plot, drilling it home, this series cuts away and moves on. Fantastic! The jist of the series is an embattled inner city LA police station and the wars it fights both inside and outside the department. The lead character, Vic, is a dirty cop. He is on the take and he does some horrific things. Yet he's awfully good at getting the roughest police jobs done. You are constantly divided in your feelings about this character. The other characters are also complex with Vic's chief, David, being the next most complex character. Wildly ambitious politically, he will do almost anything to get into L.A. political life, yet he too has moments of redemption when he is marveouly effective as the guy in charge. The only viewers I caution to stay away from this series are those who are upset by a lot of violence. This series is very violent but it would lose a lot of its power if it weren't.
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Summary: The Shield
Review: I noticed this series when it suprisingly won an Emmy for Michael Chiklis for best Actor, TV Drama. Then it won a Golden this year for best TV series, Drama. I finally bought the DVD and have been glued to my TV since. This is the best series on TV, period. It has taken police drama to another level never, ever seen before. Every episode grips you and never lets you go. Michael Chiklis and company are superb in their roles. I have been watching it on FX ever since and just can't wait for the second season to come out on DVD.
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Summary: best of the best
Review: Man not since N.Y.P.D BLUE has there been a great,captivating well acted and yet violent cop drama as the shield.Michael
Chicklis is great and the show is awesome i've watched it since
episode one till now it is so entertaining its like a oscar winn
ing film such as Training Day and The French Connection.Along with some of the great cop charactors such as Sipowitz(Dennis
Franze),Alonzo Harris(Denzel Washington),Popeye Doyle(Gene Hackman) your gonna get Vic Makee(Michael Chiklis)
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Summary: Best Police Drama Series Ever
Review: "The Shield" provides an absolutely unflinching look at the crime-busting techniques of a special squad of police officers who blur the line between the criminals and those who pursue them. Michael Chiklis, as Vic Mackey, creates a portrait of a dirty cop who is both disgusting and sympathetic, which is no small feat. He and the others responsible for this landmark series are most deserving of the Emmy and Golden Globe Awards that they have won. Be warned, however. This series makes "NYPD Blue" look like Saturday Morning children's fare. It is neither for the squeamish nor the prudish. But if you like your crime drama straight and tough, this is for you. The top-notch quality is uniform throughout. Get this set. It is worthy of repeated viewings and, as a bonus, is affordably priced. Enjoy.
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