The Shield: Season One
by Clark Johnson, D.J. Caruso, Gary Fleder, Guy Ferland, Leslie Libman
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Actor: Catherine Dent, Kenny Johnson, Michael Chiklis, Michael Jace, Walton GogginsDirector: Clark Johnson, D.J. Caruso, Gary Fleder, Guy Ferland, Leslie Libman
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.77:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Box set; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of The Shield: Season One
Movie Review: A truly great television series
Summary: 5 Stars
My excuse for not having seen this series before now is twofold. First, although I try to keep up with between thirty-five and fifty television series each year (I have to watch that many for my specific scholarly and academic interests and writing), it simply isn't possible to see everything, not even everything that you know is supposed to be good. Second, I hate cop shows. I mean, I despise them. I especially hate procedurals and because I loathe them so utterly I tend to avoid some shows simply because, like procedurals, they have cops in them. With regard to the first, each summer I try to catch up on shows from the past that I have wanted to see, and with regard to the second I sometimes just make myself watch shows even though the genre doesn't interest me in the least. I'm delighted to say that I really loved this show despite the presence of cops.
What sets this show apart is the writing. Good writing is not tied to a particular genre. Some of the best written shows that I've seen in the past decade or so would include MAD MEN, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, DEADWOOD, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. This is an exceptionally diverse group of shows. What I love about THE SHIELD is the way that they throw so many strong, exceptionally complex characters into one another's faces. There is a great line from the film THE LADY EVE, in which Barbara Stanwyck's character tells a guy that the good girls are never as bad as they seem to be and the bad ones are never as bad. That is true here. No cop would seem to be more "bad" than Vic Mackey, but he is capable of some shocking displays of humanity and compassion. He is impossible to predict. And that ends up being true of just about every character on the show.
If, unlike me, you love cop shows, you've probably already seen this. But if you are a fellow hater of cop and crimes shows, don't let that keep you from watching this. If you love quality television, you are almost certainly going to love this.
Summary of The Shield: Season One
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/25/2008 Run time: 600 minutesSimilar DVD Movies
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