"The Shield" (2002) TV series 2002-2008

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creator:

Shawn Ryan

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

12 MÁRCIUS 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Conscience is a killer

Plot:

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Death | Bar | Criminal Investigation | Shoot

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 39 nominations

Cast

Michael Chiklis	...	Detective Vic Mackey (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Catherine Dent	...	Officer Danni Sofer (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Walton Goggins	...	Detective Shane Vendrell (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Michael Jace	...	Officer Julien Lowe / ... (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jay Karnes	...	Detective Holland Wagenbach (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Benito Martinez	...	David Aceveda / ... (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
CCH Pounder	...	Detective Claudette Wyms / ... (89 episodes, 2002-2008)
Cathy Cahlin Ryan	...	Corrine Mackey (83 episodes, 2002-2008)
David Rees Snell	...	Detective Ronnie Gardocki (83 episodes, 2002-2008)
Kenny Johnson	...	Detective Curtis Lemansky (66 episodes, 2002-2007)
David Marciano	...	Detective Steve Billings / ... (42 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

Rampart (USA) (working title)
The Barn (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 (most episodes) | UK:18 (some episodes) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-18 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Television Network

Trivia:

The uniformed officers originally wore realistic LAPD-style badges over their left breast, which is standard in the real Los Angeles Police Department, as it is symbolically over the heart. After criticism from the real LAPD over the show's depiction of corrupt cops, the badges were replaced with less realistic badges which were worn over the right breast, starting midway through the first season.

Quotes:

Claudette Wyms: We both know. What happened to Ronnie, that's on you. It's all on you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV)

Shawn Ryan Sabotaged His Own Show with Shakycam

It's really too bad.

The Shield may have been a good and commercially successful show had it been better produced.

Sadly, the shaky-cam chosen by Shawn Ryan in order, one surmises, to appear hip and edgy to Hollywood know-nothings killed all chances of The Shield of being either watchable or a commercial factor.

Why did it last so long, one asks? And it is a good question. The sad answer is that FX decided to keep this shell of a show on the air because it so desperately wanted a hit, it decided to pretend The Shield was that hit.

It's really too bad nobody put a stop to the inanity of the shaky-cam and bad editing and The Shield may actually have been a hit.

It's really too bad also that Shawn Ryan forgot every film making lesson he received while working for Don Johnson on Nash Bridges, a show with a striking look and whose quality The Shield can only aspire to.

The result? While you'll enjoy Nash Bridges on the airwaves for many, many years, The Shield has already disappeared for lack of viewers.