The Shield

lie to me, season premiere (and new goodman power rankings)

source: begonias.typepad.com

I suppose I could just repeat myself: Hugh Laurie is to House as Tim Roth is to Lie to Me. Both are decent shows made especially watchable by the stars. There is reason to think Lie to Me will be even better this season … Shawn Ryan, creator of The Shield, has taken over as show runner. The big proble...

Published Mon, Sep 28

'Lie to Me's' makeover: The truth from Tim Roth and Shawn Ryan

source: The Watcher

This year, we're really going to have these cases rebound back at our characters," Ryan said. For all that, however, taking the characters' emotional lives seriously is the key to the writers' approach this season, Ryan said. What is the emotional hook for Lightman and our characters?" Ry...

Published Thu, Sep 24

FX greenlights Terriers from The Shield's Shawn Ryan

source: TV Squad

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...

Published Wed, Jun 10

Holy Shield! Don't do it!

source: TV Squad

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...

Published Fri, Jun 5

HAYSBERT'S 'UNIT' GETS SYNDICATION: News...

source: Eurweb.com

 CA The military drama starring Dennis Haysbert has been cleared in 56% of country, including the Fox Television stations and, ironically, CBS stations for a fall 2010 debut. The series from David Mamet and Shawn Ryan ("The Shield") has been sold in all ...

Published Fri, May 22

TV News: Updates on Lie To Me's Schedule in Fall, 2009

source: Blogcritics

 OH The network has brought Shawn Ryan of The Shield on board as showrunner, and it will be interesting to see what effect that has on the feel of the show. According to Tim Roth, Ryan was involved with “Blinded,” a episode that had a little different ...

Published Thu, May 21

CBS disbands 'The Unit' led by former Clevelander Robert Patrick - The Plain Dealer

source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH Based on the book "Inside Delta Force" by Eric Haney, "The Unit'' was created by executive producers Shawn Ryan ("The Shield") and David Mamet. Also starring Dennis Haysbert ("24") as Jonas Blane and Scott Foley as Bob Brown, it premiered in March 2006 ...

Published Wed, May 20

The Unit Cancelled by CBS

source: Film.com

 WA The Unit was written and produced by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and created and written by respected Tony and Oscar-nominee David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo). Mamet's got a distinctive dialogue style. ...

Published Wed, May 20