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Series Details & Credits
| FX | Release Date: March 12, 2002 |
Starring:
CCH Pounder, David Marciano, Catherine Dent, Michael Chiklis, Paula Garcés, Jay Karnes, Michael Jace, Walton Goggins, Benito Martinez, David Rees Snell, Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Summary:
Creator:
Shawn Ryan
Genre(s):
Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
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S7:E14. Family Meeting, Pt. 2
Air Date: November 25, 2008
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S7:E13. Family Meeting
Air Date: November 25, 2008
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Air Date: November 18, 2008
Positive:
43
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
As compelling a show as you will see this season. [12 Mar 2002, p.C3]
Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
Wallops don't get more walloping than the one that arrives at the end of the premiere of FX's adult cop show The Shield. Won't tell you what it is, and don't you dare read other reviews in case they blab it. This is one of those punch-in-the-stomach moments of TV you'll want to remember being stunned by. Although The Shield looks pretty dang good to that point - or pretty %@$#! good, as its characters would swear - the show suddenly becomes flat-out brilliant. [12 Mar 2002, p.B27]
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Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
However, I can't give The Shield an unqualified recommendation given its placement on a basic cable network. There are scenes that make "NYPD Blue" look tame, including nudity, sex scenes, horrific violence and everything short of the f-word in terms of language. It looks like something you'd expect from HBO or a pay-cable channel that you specifically pay for and expect to include adult content. Not a basic cable channel that's next to Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. [12 Mar 2002, p.C08]
Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
Although it's been described by other critics as a cop version of "The Sopranos," I don't see it. The only similarities are the fact that the lead characters are unlikely sex symbols, and on both shows you've got a bad guy with a heart somewhere in there...So why is this still any good? Because Chiklis is so good, because the writing is very good, and the cast has actors other than great-looking Gen Xers who look like they fell out of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
With a cast led by Michael Chiklis and CCH Pounder, The Shield isn't just pushing boundaries. It's bashing through them like police officers wielding those door-destroying battering rams. The results are often quite arresting... Chiklis and Pounder are terrific. Their co-stars aren't even close to being in their league. [12 Mar 2002, p.e5]
Mar 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
The Shield gives viewers so much Chiklis, it should be called "The Commish 2." The pilot opens with the unlikely scenario of the portly Chiklis chasing down a teenage drug dealer. It only gets worse...There may be rogue cops out there, but do they really announce to their precinct captains that they can't be controlled? It's hard to watch a show that stars such an unlikable character. [12 Mar 2002, p.41]
Mar 3, 2022
Thanks god for let me watch this MASTER PIECE. Just amazing, a great cop series, every actor, every action, every plot.
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Season 7
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Season 7 Overview
Air Date: September 2, 2008
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S7:E14. Family Meeting, Pt. 2
Air Date: November 25, 2008
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S7:E13. Family Meeting
Air Date: November 25, 2008
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S7:E12. Possible Kill Screen
Air Date: November 18, 2008
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S7:E11. Petty Cash
Air Date: November 11, 2008
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S7:E10. Party Line
Air Date: November 4, 2008
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S7:E9. Moving Day
Air Date: October 28, 2008
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S7:E8. Parricide
Air Date: October 21, 2008
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S7:E7. Bitches Brew
Air Date: October 14, 2008
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S7:E6. Animal Control
Air Date: October 7, 2008
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S7:E5. Game Face
Air Date: September 30, 2008
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S7:E4. Genocide
Air Date: September 23, 2008
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S7:E3. Money Shot
Air Date: September 16, 2008
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S7:E2. Snitch
Air Date: September 9, 2008
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S7:E1. Coefficient of Drag
Air Date: September 2, 2008
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Season 6
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Season 6 Overview
Air Date: April 3, 2007
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Season 5
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Season 5 Overview
Air Date: January 10, 2006
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Season 4
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Season 4 Overview
Air Date: March 15, 2005
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: March 9, 2004
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: January 7, 2003
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: March 12, 2002
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Season 1 Overview