The shield

Fuinseog · 14-04-2010 9:45pm #1

is this anygood? i have the chance of getting the first season at a good price. is it as good as the Sopranos?

Fatboydim · 23-04-2010 1:00pm

No idea - but the question might get answered in a different forum.

old hippy · 23-04-2010 1:02pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

is this anygood? i have the chance of getting the first season at a good price. is it as good as the Sopranos?

It's very different but just as gripping. It's the cops getting down and dirty and it's difficult at times to separate the good guys from the bad.

I recommend it, yes.

The Sparrow · 23-04-2010 1:02pm

Yeah it's great. Obv not as good as The Sopranos (what is?) but I much preferred it to the likes of The Wire which gets a lot of praise. Definitely worth picking up.

old hippy · 23-04-2010 1:05pm

The Sparrow wrote: »

Yeah it's great. Obv not as good as The Sopranos (what is?) but I much preferred it to the likes of The Wire which gets a lot of praise. Definitely worth picking up.

I like all 3 of them. Very different beasts.

If that's your thing - I recommend Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, Sons of Anarchy.

Sons of Anarchy is by the same team who made The Shield and there's a slight crossover - the gang the One Niners appear in both series.

Basq · 23-04-2010 1:07pm

Moved to 'Television' forum!

The show gets plenty of praise.. and it is a great show!

Picked up the complete series for €50 recently but only started season 2 before I took a break from it.. need to get back into it!

First season is available from Asda for about €6 delivered: http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/dvd/the-shield-series-1/81363.html

Minstrel27 · 23-04-2010 1:10pm

The Shield is possibly my most favourite television series of all time. Get all seasons.

Mr E · 23-04-2010 1:23pm

The Shield is one of those rare shows where every season is better than the one that came before it (so much so that the last few episodes of Season 7 are the among the best TV I've seen in the last 5 years).

zimovain · 23-04-2010 1:29pm

The final season is some of the greatest but grimest tv I have ever seen. 'Dutch' could well be my most loved tv cop ever.

Wossack · 23-04-2010 2:15pm

Got the first series and got hooked immediately

Currently looking for the best place to get the complete 1-7 boxset (stuck a request up on bargin alerts)

Basq · 23-04-2010 3:07pm

Wossack wrote: »

Currently looking for the best place to get the complete 1-7 boxset (stuck a request up on bargin alerts)

Best price right now is Amazon

But I picked it up for £39.99 (+ £2.50 S&H) off HMV a few months back.. it might appear at that price again in the near future!

Wossack · 23-04-2010 4:03pm

basquille wrote: »

Best price right now is Amazon

But I picked it up for £39.99 (+ £2.50 S&H) off HMV a few months back.. it might appear at that price again in the near future!

got invisiblehand working overtime on it

Agent Smith · 23-04-2010 4:32pm

Its Like Crack! Far better then any other show i've seen

Sitec · 22-08-2011 4:24am

Sorry to dig up an old thread but "The Shield" is up there with the best of them. I love the fact it's not a slow burner, every episode has trouble and compassion.

Excellent show.:)

Nuts102 · 15-04-2014 2:31pm

Watched the Shield for the first time and it is without a doubt my favorite show of all time. Can anybody recommend any tv shows that are similar to it and are worth watching. I have watched the Wire which was also fantastic.

pickarooney · 15-04-2014 3:49pm

Give Southland a shot.

Nuts102 · 15-04-2014 5:27pm

pickarooney wrote: »

Give Southland a shot.

Watched it a very underrated show.

I have narrowed it down to NYPD Blue or Homocide Life on the Street. Favoring towards Homocide Life on the Street it seems to have better reviews.

Agent Coulson · 15-04-2014 5:37pm

Nuts102 wrote: »

Watched it a very underrated show.

I have narrowed it down to NYPD Blue or Homocide Life on the Street. Favoring towards Homocide Life on the Street it seems to have better reviews.

Without Homicide Life on the Street and Hill Street Blues we wouldn't have the golden era of tv we have IMO. Ground breaking one of the first shows to bring movie people from in front of and behind the screen back to tv.

One of the greatest tv shows of all time

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 15-04-2014 5:49pm

Deadwood isn't really similar to the shield but it's the same high level of quality

Nuts102 · 15-04-2014 6:01pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Without Homicide Life on the Street and Hill Street Blues we wouldn't have the golden era of tv we have IMO. Ground breaking one of the first shows to bring movie people from in front of and behind the screen back to tv.

One of the greatest tv shows of all time

Cheers i think i will try Homocide Life on the Street later on and try get into it.

Diabhal Beag · 15-04-2014 6:05pm

About to start Oz. Seems to get similar recommendations to The Shield and The Wire.

mikom · 16-04-2014 11:21am

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

About to start Oz. Seems to get similar recommendations to The Shield and The Wire.

You lucky lucky bastard.
A great show.

ronnie3585 · 16-04-2014 11:36am

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

About to start Oz. Seems to get similar recommendations to The Shield and The Wire.

I'd love to be in your shoes now. HBO's first tv drama series and an all time great. A stunning cast, many of whom when on to much bigger and better things with HBO. It's been a few years since I watched it, might give it a go again.

I still think it's one of the most depraved pieces of television out there.....'bend over Prag, we gonna spoon' - *shudder*.

EyeSight · 16-04-2014 7:04pm

I think it's a little overrated. You can definitely see the Sons of Anarchy similarities. It just seemed way to unrealistic to me. Its a good show, but no way amazing.
Oz was good at first. Pretty scary. But it turned into such a soap opera and ended it such a bizarre way. After season 3(i think it was) it dipped in quality

Sorry to be such a negative nelly

trashcan · 16-04-2014 9:26pm

Got the first series of both Oz and The Shield, and wasn't really tempted to follow up on either. The Shield was ok, but not in the same universe as The Wire. Oz I just didn't like the style of. The narration bits I found off putting.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 16-04-2014 11:32pm

the shield grew into a much better show/story than the wire, which was ****e in season 5 and had ziggy in season 2. **** ziggy.

the shield is a novel, each season builds upon the last until *everything* comes to a head in the final season. *everything*

pickarooney · 17-04-2014 12:00pm

In effect, **** Ziggy. I waited nearly two years before watching season 3, mostly because I hated that guy so much he turned me off the Wire.

Cast Iron · 09-05-2014 11:52pm

The Shield is my favourite show. I think it grew and grew as it went through each season. The pure visceral intensity made it must see for me. The number of story arcs involved is really impressive.
It also had a brilliant ending, really properly thought out, that brought real satisfaction for fans of the show.

Can't recommend it highly enough.

Sons of Anarchy is from a similar stable but no where near the same level.

Justified definitely worth a look. Homicide is a great show too. Both a different pace to the Shield though.

Agent Coulson · 20-05-2014 7:18pm

The Shield's Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe)arrested over homicide after wife's shooting

The Shield star Michael Jace has been arrested on suspicion of homicide following the fatal shooting of his wife.

April Jace was found dead last night in a residence on Brynhurst Avenue, Los Angeles.

Digitalspy

Supup · 22-05-2014 9:38pm

The Americans. Fantastic concept and execution by cast and writers.

Agent Smith · 23-05-2014 1:43pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The Shield's Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe)arrested over homicide after wife's shooting

Digitalspy

He bad people.....

The shield

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