Pilot (12 Mar. 2002)

While Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg, they discover that her daughter is missing and has been sold by her addict father to a child molester. David tries to crack... See full summary »

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers:

Shawn Ryan (creator), Shawn Ryan

Stars:

Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Chiklis	...	Detective Vic Mackey
Catherine Dent	...	Officer Danni Sofer
Reed Diamond	...	Detective Terry Crowley
Walton Goggins	...	Detective Shane Vendrell
Michael Jace	...	Officer Julien Lowe
Jay Karnes	...	Detective Holland Wagenbach
Benito Martinez	...	Captain David Aceveda
CCH Pounder	...	Detective Claudette Wyms
Kenny Johnson	...	Detective Curtis Lemansky
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Wanda Higoshi
Jim Ortlieb	...	Dr. Bernard Grady
Max Perlich	...	Ponyboy Harris
Ricki Lopez	...	Miguel Esteana
Michael Reid MacKay	...	Monty (as Michael Reid Mackay)
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Connie Riesler (as Jamie Brown)

Storyline

While Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg, they discover that her daughter is missing and has been sold by her addict father to a child molester. David tries to crack corruption in the Barn by recruiting Terry to help him take down Vic, which results in the murder of Terry. Danny and Julien arrest a man who slashed his ex-girlfriends tyre.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MiddKid Productions, Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode had 4.8 million viewers in the USA.

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Goofs

Officer Sofer has no stripes on her uniform in the "Pilot" episode but has two stripes (for her Police Officer 3 rank) in "Our Gang" - which is set just minutes after the end of "Pilot." Also in the "Co-Pilot" episode in series two, which is set before the "Pilot" episode, she has the two stripes.

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Connections

References The Lion King (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Graciosa"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Moby

User Reviews

The Pilot's Final Moment Will Blow You Away

When the opening shot of a TV show warns you that the show you're about to watch has graphic violence, nudity, strong language, and that it may not be appropriate for children, you know what's coming up next ain't "Picket Fenses." In the vein of tough cop's like "NYPD Blue" came the FX Channel's first original series, "The Shield," starring a leaner and meaner Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey, a Los Angeles Detective who gives the term "bad cop" a bad name.

Mackey is head of the Strike Team, a street tactical unit composed of plainclothes Detectives in the Inner City. Mackey has a firm control of his men and has a firm grasp of the politics of police work, and as long as he's producing "safe streets, arrests, and convictions" he's bulletproof from anyone who disagrees with his methods. On of those is the new Captain at Mackey's precinct, David Aceveda (Benito Martinez), a Latino cop with his eyes on a higher office and sees Mackey as his ticket to stardom. As is the case with all episodic crime drama, "The Shield" has a Case of the Week, and the pilot involves the murder of a woman and the abduction of her daughter, a 7-year old girl who is presently in the hands of a pedophile that is not talking.