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Is The Shield any good?

That surprises me, TBH.

Got all 7 seaons lined up for when we're finished with Northern Exposure, The Sopranos, Twin Peaks and S4 Mad Men...
 
Close is only in one season and she is very much his antagonist.

Enjoy, I envy you ! I loved The Shield and thought it was the most sheerly entertaining TV series of the decade. I can't think of another series with more edge of the seat moments. For tension and suspense nothing beats it IMO.
 
Reno said:
Close is only in one season and she is very much his antagonist.

Enjoy, I envy you ! I just loved The Shield and thought it was the most sheerly entertaining TV series of the decade. I can't think of another TV series with more edge of the seat moments. For tension and suspense nothing beats it IMO.
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It's consistently good as well - series seven is, if anything, a lot better than series one. In fact, the last couple of seasons are arguably its best and the very final episode is superb.
 
Yes, I always thought it was consistently greatand the last season is a corker because that's when the shit that's been brewing over seven seasons hits the fan big time. There is only one episode I didn't like which was a flash back episode about the start of the strike time and police station. It just interrupted the overall flow of the story.
 
I've watched all seven series, initially I thought this wasn't going to be for me (suffering Wire withdrawal) I didn't like the fast cutting and the terrible metal music. But I gave it a chance and by the middle of season two I was really into to it, I ended up d/l the entire series and watched it all in 2 or 3 weeks. Towards the end it gets so fucking intense, Goggins and Chiklis play out some amazing scenes.

I'd carry on with it, maybe not buy it but worth a download. I'll probably re-watch this again in the future when I get the time.
 
krtek a houby said:
Goggins makes this show.
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Absolutely. The Shane & Mara storyline in the final series is incredibly powerful.
Dutch's recurring date failures to a soundtrack of Flock of Seagulls and Duran Duran are also a personal highlight, and CCH Pounder was obviously great throughout. Roni's journey from awkward, storyless geek to complex lothario was well done too.

The main problem I have with the Shield is that the very first episode doesn't make any sense in the context of the next seven series - Vic shoots a fellow cop in cold blood because he's been ordered to keep an eye on them. What, really? Rather than just lying low for a bit or setting the guy up for a fall, or finding a reason to get him transferred? Everything follows on from that moment, and it really doesn't ring true given what we later learn about Vic's 'code'.

Still, great show. Second tier rather than up there with the Wire or Sopranos, but the top of that tier for sure. And a brilliant final episode.
 
Much prefer the Shield over the Wire, but both are very good shows in there own right, though completely different formats.

The Shield is loosely based on a real anti-gang unit in LA that turned out to be bent as fuck. The Wire is based on a heavy rotation of minor characters with many of power struggles wider drawn out between departments, mayors, councilors on oneside and various individuals within the criminal fraternity giving it more of a 'real' political gloss, because its about character interaction.

Its really a shame to see Chiklis do shit like Fantastic Four after how good he was in the Shield, but if the face fits...

Orangesanlemons said:
The main problem I have with the Shield is that the very first episode doesn't make any sense in the context of the next seven series - Vic shoots a fellow cop in cold blood because he's been ordered to keep an eye on them. What, really? Rather than just lying low for a bit or setting the guy up for a fall, or finding a reason to get him transferred? Everything follows on from that moment, and it really doesn't ring true given what we later learn about Vic's 'code'.
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I thought it followed the story arc, but thats just me I guess.
 
Nobody has mentioned Forest Whitaker :cool: from what I've seen on this thread. Awesome charecter, awesome performance.

And someone mentioned just how good season 7 actually was - have to agree. The ending, particurlarly the fates of all the main strike team charecters, was a real high point - tragedy and irony, in equal measure, up there with anything the wire managed to produce (sorry to keep mentioning that show - it's annoying as fuck seeing the comparisons when this thread was first started, but in this case I think it's actually a useful comparison...).
 
Liking series 3 a lot. In some ways the story gets a bit daft (only at times) but not that bad it ruins the show. I am hooked on it totally at the moment. Still 4 series to go :cool:
 
Series 3, imo, is the weakest of the lot. Still awesomely entertaining TV, but felt it lacked something...
 
3 was definitely the 'worst' of the series and was still better than most TV. I thought 7 was just sublime from start to finish.
 
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