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FX greenlights Terriers from The Shield's Shawn Ryan
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Jun 10
By Jason Hughes The Shield may have wrapped its run this past year, but that doesn't mean creator Shawn Ryan is done with FX. The network did let his vision run its course to completion, so I'm sure he's quite comfortable there. I know I am. This time, he's executive producing with Ocean's Eleven scribe Ted Gri...
The Shield Season 7 DVD Clip - Snitch
Original at TV.com
• Tue, Jun 9
Vic argues about allegations about a current murder case that is potentially between Al Qaeda and Spook Street. www.tv.com
The Shield Season 7 DVD Clip - Genocide
Original at TV.com
• Tue, Jun 9
After two of his men are killed in a fire at the Armenian safe house, Rezian asks Vic to set up a meeting with the Mexicans www.tv.com
The Shield Season 7 DVD Clip - Money
Original at TV.com
• Tue, Jun 9
Vic and Shane investigates an office space and find a device inside of the telephone and make a plan to find who they can trust. www.tv.com
Up close and personal with the cast of `The Shield'
Original at topix.net
• Mon, Jun 8
• 1 related articles
Like extended family gatherings you look forward to attending, each of the 13 episodes on the four-disc The Shield Season 7: The Final Act comes with a commentary track by the cast and crew.
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The Shield Season 7
Original at topix.net
• Sun, Jun 7
The Rock of Portland. Since launching on January 23, 1990, 101 KUFO is the dominant rock leader in Portland.
Holy Shield! Don't do it!
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Jun 5
By Danny Gallagher The question actually sparked an interesting and light-hearted war of friendly curses between the cast and Sons of Anarchy star Ron Perlman who was also on the dais to grub for Emmy nods. Walter Goggins, the actor who brilliantly played the daft and overly cocky Shane Vendrell, uttered "T...
The Shield - Season Seven: The Final Act - Preview
Original at IndieLondon
• Thu, Jun 4
LOS Angelesa TM most controversial and corrupt cops are back one last time on June 8, 2009, when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts The Shield - Season Seven: The Final Act on DVD .
TV Shows We'll Miss the Most
Original at TV Guide
• Sun, May 31
The Shield Instead of a pat ending in which the dastardly Vic Mackey finally gets his comeuppance, the series finale saddles the action junky with a mundane desk job.
The Shield's Holland Wagenbach Stars In Marin Shakespeare's Julius Caesar 8/29
Original at topix.net
• Fri, May 29
Hollywood actor Jay Karnes, well known for his role as L.A.P.D. Det. Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX hit drama The Shield, will portray Brutus in Marin Shakespeare Company's 2009 outdoor summer production of Julius Caesar.
A Meaning To An End: Lost, Scrubs, BSG, etc.
Original at A.V. Club
• Thu, May 28
The Shield was a superior-enough show that it didn't necessarily need a strong finale to maintain its reputation as one of the best TV cop dramas of all time, but certainly the way it wrapped up—with a strong dose of poetic justice for anti-hero Vic ...
Blu-Ray Review: The Machinist
Original at Film.com
• Tue, May 19
WA As Bale's mysterious nemesis, John Sharian looks like a cross between Brando in Apocalypse Now and Michael Chiklis in The Shield. I wish the solution to the mystery of Reznik's identity were as good as everything that leads up to it. It is a bit pat, ...
Jane After Dark: What should Jane watch next?
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, May 14
By Jane Boursaw Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, The Shield, TV Squad Polls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, Reality-Free I've finished Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I'm nearly done with Angel. I'll post this weekend about season five of Angel. You guy...
The Shield Creator Takes Over Lie to Me
Original at IGN TV
• Wed, May 13
• 6 related articles
CA by Eric Goldman May 13, 2009 - FOX have renewed Lie to Me for a second season – and announced that the show will have a notable new executive producer, as Shawn Ryan joins the series. Ryan, the acclaimed creator of The Shield, will serve as showrunner ...
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The Unit: ''Unknown Soldier'' Review
Original at IGN TV
• Tue, May 12
CA While the series can be watched on a casual, "mission of the week" basis, show co-creators David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield) have worked in various overarching storylines over the past four seasons. This week's season finale ...
Trailer Trash: Sons Of Anarchy, Bravo
Original at TV Scoop
• Mon, May 11
UK Yes, it's an odd place to find a hot new US drama, but Bravo has trumped everyone by nabbing Sons Of Anarchy. It's being badged as 'from the makers of The Shield', which should attract some hardcore Shield fans to it, and is set in the small US town of ...
TV Squad Ten: Signs your show has made it
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Apr 20
By Danny Gallagher Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, 24, Scrubs, The Shield, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten TV Land doesn't work like Reality Land, if the Reality Land is in fact reality and not some bizarre reality land where meat-hungry producers are th...
'Shield' veteran checks in to 'House'
Original at The Watcher
• Fri, Mar 6
By Tempo Grain of salt time: In the EW story, creator David Shore also says that Cameron and Chase will finally become actual characters on the show again "in a really cool way." I don't know, the producers have teased this sort of thing -- and pimped the upcoming House-Cuddy hookup -- so often that I c...
Interview: Kenny Johnson from 'The Shield' & 'Saving Grace'
Original at Bostonist
• Tue, Mar 3
Kenny Johnson has been in a ton of movies and TV shows over the last couple decades but he's currently best known for his roles as Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky in FX's "The Shield" and as Detective ...
'Damages' continues course as a dramatic soap opera
Original at Toledo Blade
• Tue, Jan 6
FX's Damages created quite the conundrum in its first season. It was another high-gloss series with a big-name star - Glenn Close - airing on FX, a network known for creating edgy basic cable series such as The Shield and Rescue Me. But it was perplexing to see some fans of quality dramas - The W...
Opinion: Big Round of Applause for THE SHIELD
Original at Too Much TV
• Fri, Dec 26
By noreply@blogger.com (Mindy) I don't know who to pity the most when it ended --- Shane, Ronnie or Vic. But hooray for Claudette and Dutch! Though I found Claudette a bit self-righteous even from the beginning, it just fits how these two very clever and highly capable detectives were crucial to the fall of the Strike Team.
Of Screens and Scenes and The Big Next
Original at heywriterboy (Blogspot)
• Sun, Nov 30
By heywriterboy@hotmail.com (DMc) First of all, I'm a guy who likes to keep my screens separate. Watching TV on the computer for me has always been an extremely meh experience, and never something I'm eager to repeat. If it means watching The Shield finale a week earlier than in Canada (Thank you, legal Itunes download!) then i...
Opinion: "The Shield": Farewell
Original at The TV Zone
• Thu, Nov 27
Before I get too far away from the actual event - and now that the hugely disappointing seventh season of "DWTS" has been washed from my memory cells - one last tribute to "The Shield." It ended the other night, as everyone is well aware, in a 90-minute ball of fury that ended in something profo...
The Shield: Walton Goggins on Being Shane
Original at tv
• Wed, Nov 26
By chandra|tvjots(noreply@blogger.com) WALTON GOGGINS: She is a beautiful woman, a very talented actor, which is always a good thing around a show that is full of testosterone. I'm sure CCH [Pounder] and Catherine Dent would appreciate the help. Walton Goggins/The Shield photo courtesy of FX
'The Shield's' last episode: 'Family Meeting'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Tue, Nov 25
By Tempo Far from flaming out, the show gave us Lem’s death, Shane’s breakdown, the testy but always rock-solid friendship of Dutch and Claudette, the amusing goldbricking of Billings, the final betrayal of Ronnie Gardocki -- and so many more moments and relationships I’ll always remember.
'The Shield' wraps up its 7-year story arc tomorrow
Original at Toledo Blade
• Mon, Nov 24
FX's The Shield comes to an end at 10 p.m. tomorrow in a 90-minute finale that promises to wrap up the stories of crooked cop Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) and his colleagues. Recent episodes have seen the noose tightening around Vic, his partner in crime Ronnie (David Rees Snell), and his form...
The Shield: Possible Kill ScreenOriginal at TV Squad
• Tue, Nov 18
By Jonathan Toomey Another thing I've mentioned at least a few times over the course of this season are the brilliant looks some of the actors have been giving. These faces and expressions that just say 1000 different things - especially Shane. This episode, a few others stepped up. I loved Dutch's face when tha...
Opinion: The Shield, "Possible Kill Screen": The eyes of Victor Samuel Mackey
Original at sepinwall (Blogspot)
• Tue, Nov 18
By asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall) If you thought that the series had gone as extreme as it could with Vic and Shane each attempting botched hits on the other, and Vic turning in his badge to hunt Shane's family full-time, well, you underestimated just how ruthless Shawn Ryan and company (here led by writers Adam E. Fierro &am...
mad men season two finale
Original at begonias.typepad.com
• Mon, Oct 27
By Steven Rubio The Shield is about the inner city, and it's about police, and it's about the corrupt but fascinating cop at its center. It is a great show. But no one would suggest that it covers as much ground as, say, The Wire, which was about all of the above and much, much more. If The Shield tells the story of V...
Podcast: Secret Identity Issue #133.5--Second Helping
Original at Secret Identity
• Tue, Sep 30
By Brian LeTendre Topics covered In This Issue: Movies / TV: Wanted director making Moby Dick; Mass Effect movie in the works; I am Legend prequel coming; Megan Fox in Fathom movie; Depp signs on for Jack and Tonto Boob Tube/Big Screen Blitzkrieg: The Shield; The Office; Z-Rock; How I Met Your Mother; Speed...
Opinion: Caption Hunt: The Shield - Genocide (Final Season, Episode 4)
Original at 2GuysTalking Television Review Blogs
• Sun, Sep 28
By Mike2GuysTalking Having the Time You Have for Your Kids: Vic is one of the most dynamic characters I think there’s ever been on television. Whether it’s this last season, the first season or anything in between, Michael Chiklis continues to provide his audiences with just simply magical moments that help...
Opinion: Caption Hunt: The Shield - Money Shot (Final Season, Episode 3)
Original at 2GuysTalking Television Review Blogs
• Wed, Sep 17
By Mike2GuysTalking Cementing the Rezian Deal: If there had to be an episode that showcased the “mechanics of what I love about Vic Mackey”, this would be the one of the many that are perfect samples of what this show is all about. The literal mechanics that both Shane and Vic give you in this episode are hallmark...
Opinion: Caption Hunt: The Shield - Snitch (Final Season, Episode 2)
Original at 2GuysTalking Television Review Blogs
• Thu, Sep 11
By Mike2GuysTalking Shane’s Power of Persuasion: Masterful delivery from one of my favorite actors of all time, Walton Goggins as Detective Shane Vendrell, putting on the hard-core Mackey-flava’ when confronting a witness who is about to roll-over on the mastermind Armenian, Razian. With just a few word...
Opinion: The Shield, "Snitch": Number five with a bullet
Original at sepinwall (Blogspot)
• Tue, Sep 9
By noreply@blogger.com (Alan Sepinwall) In particular, I loved seeing Claudette tear into one of the junior Spook Streeters over his embrace of the worst aspects of the stereotypical gang culture. It didn't make a dent at all -- and wound up giving Claudette, who already isn't feeling well, another headache to deal with -- but sto...
Opinion: Caption Hunt: The Shield Final Season Premeire, Episode 1
Original at 2GuysTalking Television Review Blogs
• Tue, Sep 2
By Mike2GuysTalking Ronnie Turning the Moral Corner: It might be that the cloak of impropriety has always been draped around Ronnie’s neck over the last 6 years, but never before has his interaction with characters become as bold as outright murder. We see him take on the final responsibility that often defi...
Review: The Shield - Season Seven Premiere - Photos
Original at TVaholic.com
• Mon, Sep 1
By Jason the TVaholic Show: The Shield (FX) As always, Michael Chiklis, as Det. Mackey, is outstanding. Mackey’s world is seemingly falling apart, yet he still looks to be a step ahead. And, the rest of the cast is great, as there doesn’t seem to be a weak spot in the bunch.
How ‘The Shield’ Changed Cable TV
Original at Television Week
• Fri, Aug 29
Not so long ago, basic cable was a peaceful medium, filled with old movies, network reruns and kiddie shows. Then FX’s “The Shield,” starring Michael Chiklis, kicked in the door and changed all that. FX, an upstart network, gambled that producing the kind of high-quality, grown-up progra...
Opinion: Michael Chiklis Talks Possible 'Shield' Movie
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 18
By Patrick Walsh I think Vic Mackey is a phenomenal character, and I love Chiklis' portrayal -- at times he is so intense it looks like he's going to pop a testicle. I would totally see a Vic Mackey movie ("This Christmas...Vic Mackey is Back - ey!"), but as a big fan of the show, I'd want to see all the other terrific...
TV Review: The Shield - "Recoil"
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, May 31
By Ann Hagman Cardinal Shane is going “deeper into the Armenian beast than [he] ever intended.” He brings in his Armenian Gang Princess to pose as a bookkeeper for a bakery to implicate rival Mafia families. Great line alert: when Shane brings in the Princess posing as an accountant, Claudette says, “I don’t want...
TV Review: The Shield - "The Man of the Wrath" or "You can knock me down, but don't take my Gucci!"
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, May 22
By Ann Hagman Cardinal Hiatt seems to be studying at the Vic Mackie School of Strike Team Management. He is going around Claudette and breaking rules as needed. He tells Vic that Claudette’s been playing him from day one, that he will still be forced to retire, and Vic doesn’t seem concerned (could be his politicia...
TV Review: The Shield - "Chasing Ghosts" - Deja Vu or Action Resurrected?
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, May 9
By Ann Hagman Cardinal Ronnie lures Shane with the pretense of a meeting of the two of them with Vic. But Vic confronts Shane alone. Watching Shane squirm as he begins to realize where it was going was so much fun. And — drum roll please — he finally admits to Vic that he killed Lem. Then they both cry. Luckily, not for long. T...
Dutch treat for fans of 'The Shield'Original at Chicago Tribune
• Mon, Apr 23
By Tempo But when the show, which began a typically stellar sixth season April 3, wraps up its seventh and final season some time next year, the character I may miss most is Holland “Dutch” Wagenbach, a dogged detective played by Jay Karnes. But Claudette has been put in charge of the Barn, which may s...
TV Review: The Shield: Season 6 - Episode 3
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Apr 18
By Ann Hagman Cardinal Keeping Salvadorian drug king pin Guardo’s girlfriend hostage, Mackey lures him in, determined to exact revenge for Lem’s murder. We’ve watched Shane squirm with guilt over the last three episodes, and it has been starting to get on my nerves. I thought that tonight he would finally fes...
TV Review: The Shield - Season 6 Thus Far
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Apr 13
By Ann Hagman Cardinal And then there’s David Aceveda. I’m sorry, Councilman David Aceveda. Shudder. Now, I can’t tell you how happy I am that there is a prominent Latino character in this impressive ensemble, and I adore the actor, Benito Martinez, but Aceveda’s smarmy police captain turned politician makes my...
DVD Review: The Shield - The Complete Fifth Season
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Apr 4
By Blake Matthews Last night my favorite FX series finally had its season premiere. That’s right folks The Shield is back for its sixth season, and just in time for the premiere is the DVD release of The Shield – The Complete Fifth Season. Throughout this season, the strike team attempts to defuse racial tens...
Opinion: The Shield - The Complete Fifth Season
Original at DVD Talk
• Mon, Mar 26
The Show: WARNING!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! If you have not seen The Sheild: Season 5 yet, you may not want to read all of this review. Don't worry, I'll let you know before I ruin everything by telling you about the big surprise (which, unless you live under a rock, you should already know about).
Who's Vic Mackey's new co-worker?
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Nov 20
By Jonathan Toomey This is actually old news, but I don't remember reading anything about it. So it's new to me and hopefully to most of you other Shield fans. Alex O'Loughlin joined the cast of The Shield a few months ago when the second half of season five began filming and according to this IGN interview, he's b...
'The Shield' spinning-off its Detective Dutch?
Original at Knoxville News Sentinel
• Fri, Oct 20
By terry In an exclusive interview with actor Jay Karnes, who plays comic relief Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on FX's "The Shield," he revealed a spin-off for the character has been bandied about. If it were to happen, it would be beyond the seventh -- and final -- season, coming in 2008. The n...
Trend Watch: The Armenian Mob on TV
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Tue, Sep 5
By Lindsay Soll The Armenian Mob has been taking over the tube lately with guest-starring-criminal roles on three of our favorite shows: in a trial of a Mob boss on TNT’s The Closer; in a money-train robbery on FX’s The Shield; and now in Showtime’s comedy Weeds they're muscling in on the grow house of weed...
The Shield: Of Mice and Lem
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Mar 14
By Keith McDuffee Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cable, OpEd, The Shield Tonight, the look on Vic's face when he saw that Kavanaugh's ex-wife wanted him was perfect. It clearly said, "Oh, this is too good to be true." What I didn't see coming (snicker) was the ex-wife admitting to it in such graphic detail.