| The Shield | |
|---|---|
| Format | Crime Drama |
| Created by | Shawn Ryan |
| Starring | Michael Chiklis Walton Goggins Benito Martinez CCH Pounder Jay Karnes Catherine Dent Michael Jace Cathy Cahlin Ryan David Rees Snell Kenneth Johnson (2002 - 2006) |
| Opening theme | "Just Another Day" by Vivian Ann Romero, Ernesto J. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is a Writer, Showrunner, producer and the creator of Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American Actor. Walton Sanders Goggins Jr (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor Benito Martinez (born June 28 1971) is an American actor known as police captain (later city councilman David Aceveda in FX Networks ' acclaimed Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a three-time Emmy Award -nominated English - American Film and Jay Karnes (born June 27, 1963) is an American actor born in Omaha Nebraska. Catherine Dent (born March 14, 1965) is an American Actress who has starred in film and in television Michael Jace (born July 13, 1965) is an American actor and published author David Rees Snell (Born on August 20 1966 is a TV Actor cast as Detective Ronnie Gardocki, on the FX Networks ' crime drama The Kenneth "Kenny" Johnson ( July 13, 1963, Vermont) is an American Actor well known for his portrayal of Detective Curtis Lemansky Bautista & Rodney Alejandro |
| Country of origin | |
| No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 75 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. This is an episode list for the FX Crime Drama The Shield. Dates shown are original air dates 47 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX Networks |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | March 12, 2002 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
| Common rating | |
|---|---|
| Australia | MA |
| Germany | 18 |
| New Zealand | R16 |
| Singapore | M18 |
| United States | TV-MA (FX) TV-14-DLV (syndication) |
The Shield is an American police-drama television series shown on FX Networks in the U. FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Singapore The United States of America —commonly referred to as the FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U FX (for Fox eXtended is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporation 's Fox Entertainment Group. S. and other networks internationally. The show is known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers and was originally advertised as "Rampart" [1] in reference to the true life Rampart Division police scandal, which the show's Strike Team is loosely based upon. The Rampart Scandal refers to widespread corruption in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (or CRASH anti- Gang unit of the LAPD Rampart The first season gained the most Emmy nominations for a basic cable drama. Cable television in the United States is a common form of Television delivery generally by subscription The series was created by Shawn Ryan and The Barn Productions for Fox Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television (formerly Columbia TriStar Television). Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois) is a Writer, Showrunner, producer and the creator of Fox Television Studios Inc is a production arm of 20th Century Fox Television Inc Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company Columbia TriStar Television Inc was the third name of the Television studio Screen Gems, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar merger of 1991
Notable film actors who took extended roles on the show included Glenn Close in season 4 and Forest Whitaker in seasons 5 and 6. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. The Shield has finished its 6th season. Although this season was supposed to be the last, The Shield has been renewed for its 7th and final season. [2] Season seven begins airing on September 2, 2008. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [3]
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The Shield is about an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department set up in the fictional Farmington district ("the Farm") of Los Angeles, using a converted church ("the Barn") as their police station, and featuring a group of detectives called the Strike Team who will stop at nothing to bring justice to the streets. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Michael Chiklis has top billing with his portrayal of Strike Team leader Vic Mackey. Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American Actor. Detective Victor "Vic" Mackey, portrayed by Michael Chiklis, is a fictional Los Angeles Police Department detective and leader of the Strike Team The show has an ensemble cast that will normally run a number of separate story lines through each episode. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production
Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit based on the LAPD's real-life Rampart Division CRASH unit (Rampart was seriously considered as the series name and was even used in some early promotional ads for the series[4]). Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. See also Los Angeles Police Department The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves communities to the west and northwest of Downtown Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, usually known by the acronym C The Strike Team uses a variety of illegal and unethical methods to maintain peace on the streets, while making a profit through illegal drug protection schemes and robbery. The Strike Team isn't above planting drugs on and coercing confessions out of gang members. Attempts to give the team a fifth member have frequently led to near-catastrophe for the group.
The Shield has a variety of subplots, notably David Aceveda's political aspirations and internal confrontation of a previous sexual assault; Vic Mackey's struggle to cope with a failing marriage; and Julien Lowe's internal conflicts between his belief in the teachings of the Bible and his homosexuality. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
Common themes are the citizens' distrust of police, the social impact of drugs and gang warfare, and the conflict between ethics and political expediency. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Most characters are portrayed as having both vice and virtue. For example, Vic's loving relationship with his children contrasts with his thuggish attitude towards police work; in addition, his brutality is generally directed at those who seem well deserving of such treatment — in Season 2, the Strike Team prepares to rob the "Armenian Money Train," a money laundering operation of the Armenian Mafia. Armenian Power, also known as AP, is an Armenian Street gang located in Los Angeles County. Another episode had Mackey cornering a serial rapist, then letting him be attacked by a police dog before calling the dog off.
Season 1 premiered March 12, 2002. This is an episode list for the FX Crime Drama The Shield. Dates shown are original air dates Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It gives an introduction to The Strike Team and the other characters of the Barn. Important plotlines are the aftermath of Vic's murder of Terry Crowley and Captain Aceveda's scheming to bring Vic and the Strike Team down; Dutch and Claudette's attempts at tracking down a serial killer; Julien's training under Danny and his struggle with homosexuality; Vic's use of Rondell Robinson to control the local drug trade and the fallout; as well as the corrupt actions of Ben Gilroy.
Season 2 premiered January 7, 2003. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The season mostly revolves around a brutal new drug-lord, Armadillo--a sadistic child rapist, who likes to set his rivals on fire using a tire necklace and gasoline--who begins to take over the drug trade in Farmington. Meanwhile, Officer Sofer is involved in a shooting of a Muslim man and has to deal with the fallout. This season is also heavily concerned with the Strike Team's plan to rip off the money train of the Armenian Mob, which ends up going down in the season finale.
Season 3 premiered March 9, 2004. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The season mainly revolves around the aftermath of the Money Train Heist and its effects on the Strike Team, as the Armenian mob and also David Aceveda begins to suspect the Strike Team. This is an episode list for the FX Crime Drama The Shield. Dates shown are original air dates In order to save the team, Lem (Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky) burns a majority of the money, ultimately leading to a confrontation which causes the Strike Team to split up in the season finale. Claudette had been promised a promotion to captain and throughout the season was in a supervising role, while Aceveda prepared to move onto city council. Near the end of the season a defense attorney was murdered and Wyms and Dutch discovered she had been a heavy drug user for the past 3 years. Wyms explored further and was re-opening closed cases which resulted in her being denied the captaincy and becoming very unpopular with the D. A. and around the Barn.
Season 4 premiered March 15, 2005, with the addition of Glenn Close taking over the role as Farmington's Captain. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known The season dealt with the fallout from the Strike Team disbandment. Shane Vendrell, with new partner Army, enters into a dangerous situation with major drug lord Antwon Mitchell (Anthony Anderson), and seemingly accepts an order to kill Vic Mackey. The police were outraged after two officers were kidnapped and subsequently found murdered. In the end, the team gets back together and manages to bring Antwon into jail. The season also deals with the controversial asset forfeiture policies of the new captain; Julien's opposition to these policies; and David Aceveda dealing with the psychological aftermath of his sexual assault incident from the previous season. The season concludes with Captain Rawlings losing her job over a dispute with the DEA. This plot twist reflected a real-life need for Glenn Close to return to New York. One of the secondary plots involves Claudette and Dutch being continually put on the sidelines because of Claudette's refusal to apologize to the DA for reopening the cases of a public defender who was discovered to be high during many of her trials. Besides being an embarrassment to the DA's office, many of the convictions in question were overturned. This cost Claudette her shot at being the Farmington Captain and Dutch as her partner suffered being marginalized in the barn.
Season 5 premiered January 10, 2006. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The season revolved around Internal Affairs Department Lt. Jon Kavanaugh's (played by Forest Whitaker) investigation into the Strike Team, representing one of the greatest threats the team has ever faced. Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh is a Fictional character from the FX television show The Shield, played by Forest Whitaker. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. As a result of Kavanaugh turning one of Vic's informants, IA became aware of Lem stealing heroin which he never turned in. Having found the heroin, IA is capable of arresting Lem, but Kavanaugh wants him to incriminate the whole team and has him wear a wire, which he warns the team of and they use it to embarrass IA. Kavanaugh puts on any form of pressure he can, finds out about Vic's share of the Money Train money, and ultimately arrests Lem having made a deal with Antwon Mitchell to put Lem there if convicted. Vic stands with him and gets bail, while Shane is worried he'll be turned. Claudette finally gets her shot as the captain of the Barn which she reluctantly accepts. The season concluded with Shane Vendrell murdering his friend and fellow team member Lem with a hand grenade.
The producers of The Shield produced a 15-minute "promosode", which premiered on Google on February 15, 2007 to bridge the gap between Seasons 5 and 6. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The episode focuses on the aftermath of Lem's death, including his funeral and flashbacks as co-workers reflect upon Det. Lemansky's life. The episode was said to have cost between $500,000 and $1 million to produce and was on Bud. TV for a 4 week period and later released to AOL and other media outlets. [5] The "promosode" is also one of the special features included on the Season 5 DVD set.
Season 6 premiered on FX on April 3, 2007. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Continuing directly after season 5, Vic and the Strike Team are distraught over Lem's death. Shane has been overcome by guilt and becomes reckless and suicidal. Kavanaugh refuses to let the case die and resorts to planting evidence and coercing witnesses to lie about the Strike Team. Dutch and Claudette begin to suspect his integrity. Vic learns from Claudette that the Chief plans to force him into early retirement — and vows to wreak bloody vengeance on Lem's killer before losing his badge. Claudette learns that the Barn could be shut down if no improvements are made by the time quarterly crime statistics are released.
Season 6 was originally intended to be aired as the second half of Season 5 (in the same way that HBO split up the last season of The Sopranos). The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. However, FX decided instead to refer to these ten episodes as "Season 6. "
According to Michael Ausiello at TV Guide, Season 7 will premiere on September 2, 2008[6][7], and will consist of 13 one-hour episodes. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This will be the final season according to its creator and the network. [8] This has also been confirmed by a commercial on FX.
TV spots for Season 7, dubbed 'The Final Act' have began airing on FX. The song being played during the promo is 'Farewell Ride' by Beck. The promo consists of old footage from previous seasons along with Mackey looking around in a dark room (used in older promo for previous seasons). September is officially listed as the start date.
The Shield has won critical praise for its realism, particularly in its portrayal of gang violence in Los Angeles. Realism in the Visual arts and Literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in Everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation [10] Although names of actual gangs are not used, the portrayals are based on real gangs. [11] Latino gangs with names such as "Los Magnificos" (or "Los Mags"), the Byzantine Latinos (or "Byz-Lats") and the "Toros" are a constant thorn in the Strike Team's side in the early seasons of the show, whilst African American gangs become more prominent in later episodes. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa In particular, a gang calling itself the "One-Niners" is central to the plot of Season 4. Like the notorious real-life Blood and Crip gangs, the One-Niners identify themselves strongly with one color (in this case purple), wearing it on various items of clothing. The Bloods is one of the street Gangs originally founded in Los Angeles The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond There are also a number of stories set in Korean neighborhoods as well as plots involving Armenian gangsters. Korean Americans ( Korean: ko 한국계 미국인 Hanja: ko 韓國系美國人 hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean origin The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large To enhance its realism, the show makes very little use of background music. Although background music was by the end of the 20th Century generally identified with Muzak or Elevator music, there are several stages in the development of this
Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 Returning Series of 2007, ranking it at #8. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and [12]
There is some controversy around the show's depiction of police corruption. Leadership and corruption is a specific form of Leaders misconduct sometimes involving Political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political [13] The Strike Team's illegal activities are often backed up with convincing rationalizations by its members, while various police and government authorities who try to bring them to justice or otherwise criticize them are often portrayed negatively. Some argue that this technique presents the reality of police corruption and brutality and attempts to explain it intelligently without demonizing it. [14] Others argue that the show is essentially a defense of police corruption and brutality, portraying effective police work as impossible without such tactics and presenting Vic Mackey, in particular, as a hero despite his extensive corruption. [15]
On September 5, 2005, The Shield: Music from the Streets was released by Lakeshore Entertainment. The Shield Music From the Streets is a collection of songs taken from the FX Networks TV series The Shield. Lakeshore Entertainment Group is an American Independent film Production company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933-2002 The soundtrack features 19 tracks, including two versions of the theme song and tracks ranging from artists such as Black Label Society to Kelis. Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with seven studio albums released to date Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979) better known as Kelis (pronounced kuh-LEECE is a Grammy Award-nominated American
After a rocky development cycle, The Shield, the video game, was released for the Playstation 2 on January 9, 2007 and for the PC on January 22, 2007. The Shield video game is based on the television show of the same name. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It is a third person shooter that bridges the gap between the third and fourth seasons by exploring the gang war between the Byz-Lats and the One-Niners. Third-person shooter ( TPS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the Player character is seen at a distance from a number It received generally negative reviews, receiving a 3. 9 out of 10 from GameSpot. com. [16]
In Region 1, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released The Shield on DVD for seasons 1 - 5. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases it elsewhere, and holds the rights for all Region 1 season sets of The Shield as of 2008, including seasons 6 and 7. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. [17] Region 1 sets (released by 20th Century Fox) are displayed in 4:3 (fullscreen), while international releases (distributed by Sony Pictures) display 16:9 (widescreen). Sony Pictures re-released seasons 1-5 on March 25th 2008, all seasons in region 1 are now displayed in 16:9 widescreen, as they are in international releases. There are several differences between the S1 & S2 boxsets, with slightly fewer extras on the R2 boxsets and with episode 5:12 drastically shortened.
| DVD title | Date released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 (Fox) | Region 1 (Sony Pictures) | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
| The Complete First Season | January 7, 2003 | March 25, 2008 | July 21, 2003 | 2003 |
| The Complete Second Season | January 6, 2004 | March 25, 2008 | August 9, 2004 | April 5, 2005 |
| The Complete Third Season | February 22, 2005 | March 25, 2008 | May 28, 2007 | May 11, 2007 |
| The Complete Fourth Season | December 26, 2005 | March 25, 2008 | July 2, 2007 | November 15, 2007 |
| The Complete Fifth Season | March 27, 2007 | March 25, 2008 | January 28, 2008 | |
| The Complete Sixth Season | September 2, 2008 | March 24, 2008 | ||
| Preceded by Six Feet Under |
Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama 2003 |
Succeeded by 24 |