The Shield

What are you looking forward to catching up with this summer?

source: TV Squad

 CA - Jason Hughes It was dark, diabolical and on FX. What can I say, FX takes good care of me when it comes to quality programming. Plus I'd just finished loving Glenn Close on The Shield and this looked like a nice, meaty role. Unfortunately, for some reason, ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

'Damages' continues course as a dramatic soap opera

source: Toledo Blade

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...

Published Tue, Jan 6

TV Junkie: The Series Finale of 'The Shield'

source: LAist

The only reason why there's been a "Damages", "Mad Men", "Nip/Tuck", "Breaking Bad", etc. on TV is because of "The Shield". "The Shield" brought Glenn Close to TV and thus started the stream of other film actors to turn to television (Holly Hunter, Tim Roth, etc.). "The Shield" proved that you...

Published Tue, Nov 25

From Lem to Ham: A conversation with "Saving Grace's" Kenneth Johnson.

source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

Then "Grace" came his way, and with it the chance to work with the Academy Award-winning Hunter. "I hadn't met Holly before, and I was really excited. She's like a Forest Whitaker, or a Michael Chiklis, or a Glenn Close," he said, referring to his former co-workers on "The Shield." "She's just...

Published Thu, Jul 26

Review: Legal series Damages is another case of FX's excellence - Sun-Sentinel.com

source: sun-sentinel.com

Glenn Close was terrific in The Shield a couple of seasons ago. It must have been a great working experience, too: Before she joined The Shield, ... TV Review: Damages Cinema Blend New York law: Glenn Close and Ted Danson star in a new TV legal ... Deseret News

Published Thu, Jul 19

DVD Review: The Shield, Season 4

source: TV Squad

Filed under: Drama, Cable, TV on DVD, OpEd, The ShieldThe fourth season of The Shield was great and arguably better than it should have been because of the additions of Glenn Close and Anthony Anderson. The performances put forth by both of them really made the season for me because everyt...

Published Fri, Dec 30