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Articles tagged "the shield" NewsAfter seven gripping seasons, FX is handing in its ‘Shield’by Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)][17.Nov.08] :. Critics know the drill. You watch the preview screener of a new show, and it’s usually good or mediocre. Sometimes, it’s horrible. (Fun to write about.) Or more occasionally, superb....  TV FeatureThe Detective & His Reflections: The Shield: Sixth Seasonby Quentin B. Huff[26.Sep.08] :. The nihilistic, morally blurred world of The Shield reflects the inner workings of its characters.  NewsUnconventional ‘Shield’ enters its final seasonby Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Sep.08] :. At every turn, “The Shield,” which begins its long-awaited final season 9 p.m. Tuesday on FX, has defied expectations. The first person to be surprised was the show’s creator,... News‘Shield’ gears up for final seasonby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][28.Aug.08] :. Will he suffer a bloody death? Will he land in prison? Will he get off scot-free? The same tantalizing questions we were asking about Tony Soprano just over a year ago now apply to another great...  TV FeatureThe Shield: The Detective & the Lieutenantby Quentin B. Huff[9.May.07] :. Detective Vic Mackey kills cops, steals money, and beats suspects. How, then, can the man trying to bring him to justice be the "bad guy"? The Shield: Season 4by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Jan.06] :. Most of the brilliant fourth season is focused on the interplay of Vic with the two single-season 'heavyweights', Glenn Close as Captain Monica Rawling and Anthony Anderson as local kingpin Antwon Mitchell. The Shieldby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Mar.05] :. Vic is the man in every way: mean, impulsive, voluble, in love with his authority but resentful too, resisting his own responsibility. The Shield: Season 3by Cynthia Fuchs[24.Feb.05] :. The Shield's moral center perpetually shifts, as the Team members struggle to maintain their sense of balance, caught between the outright villains and their own dishonesty. The Shield: The Complete Second Seasonby Cynthia Fuchs[2.Feb.04] :. Recalling Michael Chiklis’ audition for The Shield, Shawn Ryan says, “When he left the room, it was like it had been vacuum-sealed.” It’s easy to imagine that seeing... The Shieldby Cary O'Dell[7.May.02] :. The success of 'The Shield' has doubtless upped the ante in regard to what networks will allow -- and resort to -- in order to gain ratings. The Shieldby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jan.02] :. As played by new Emmy winner Michael Chiklis, Vic Mackey is casually racist and homicidal, by turns charismatic and appalling. |
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