"The Shield" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Creator:

Shawn Ryan

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

12 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Conscience is a killer

Plot:

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Shoot | Police Brutality | Police Corruption | Police Harassment

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 32 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 20	1:00 AM	CW	The Cure	#4.1
Sun. July 27	1:00 AM	CW	Bang	#4.3

Cast

Jay Karnes	...	Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach / ... (89 episodes, 2002-2007)
Michael Chiklis	...	Detective Vic Mackey / ... (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Walton Goggins	...	Detective Shane Vendrell / ... (64 episodes, 2002-2007)
Michael Jace	...	Officer Julien Lowe / ... (62 episodes, 2002-2007)
Benito Martinez	...	Captain David Aceveda / ... (62 episodes, 2002-2007)
Catherine Dent	...	Officer Danielle 'Danny' Sofer / ... (61 episodes, 2002-2007)
CCH Pounder	...	Detective Claudette Wyms / ... (60 episodes, 2002-2007)
Cathy Cahlin Ryan	...	Corrine Mackey / ... (58 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kenny Johnson	...	Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky / ... (57 episodes, 2002-2007)
David Rees Snell	...	Detective Ronnie Gardocki (55 episodes, 2002-2007)

Also Known As:

Rampart (USA) (working title)
The Barn (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | Hungary:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Television Network

Trivia:

Detective Shane Vendrell's badge number is 714, the same as Detective Joe Friday's on "Dragnet" (1951).

Quotes:

Officer: You guys have anything to declare?
Vic Mackey: Just that is great to be back in the States.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Visual Sotrytelling Matters - The Shield Fails Movie 101

The excuse given generally for The Shield's awful camera work is that it makes you "feel there", or that it is somehow "realistic".

Explain to me again how shooting a camera on video is more "realistic" than shooting film? Explain to me again how shaking the camera at everything for no purpose beats the storytelling power of well-chosen shots? Explain to me how cutting away from the interesting parts of the scene serves the performances? The Shield fails so badly in the basics of film-making that whatever other qualities it may have (like the great Michael Chilklis) are completely lost on me. Clearly they're also lost on the audience, which is quite insignificant compared to the amount of promotion lavished on this badly-made show.