The Shield

[rondeco]

Just finished season 5.

 

FUCKIN' HELL! I can't believe what I've just seen..

[lifetime fan]

Just starting it all over again.

[rondeco]

Just finished this last night. What a show. I've never had my feelings for a character do so many 180's. In the end, I felt sorry for shane after disliking him for so long and I hated Vic at the end. I was glad of the ending that Ronnie got too.

 

It was powerful at the end. Nearly in tears at some parts at and angry at others. The acting was absolutely immense throughout bar maybe Corrine and Acaveda. But it goes to show that the best actors are mainly on tv now rather than film.

 

That phone call between Vic and Shane at the end. Fucking hell. What a scene..

[lifetime fan]

Just finished this last night. What a show. I've never had my feelings for a character do so many 180's. In the end, I felt sorry for shane after disliking him for so long and I hated Vic at the end. I was glad of the ending that Ronnie got too.

 

It was powerful at the end. Nearly in tears at some parts at and angry at others. The acting was absolutely immense throughout bar maybe Corrine and Acaveda. But it goes to show that the best actors are mainly on tv now rather than film.

 

That phone call between Vic and Shane at the end. Fucking hell. What a scene..

 

 

All of that and more...

 

I thought Acaveda was a poor character though.

 

I always liked Shane throughout, despite some of the things he got up to and he majorly pissed me off at one point!

 

Yeah he was a redneck, racist twat but he made me laugh a lot.

[lifetime fan]

Just finished this last night. What a show. I've never had my feelings for a character do so many 180's. In the end, I felt sorry for shane after disliking him for so long and I hated Vic at the end. I was glad of the ending that Ronnie got too.

 

It was powerful at the end. Nearly in tears at some parts at and angry at others. The acting was absolutely immense throughout bar maybe Corrine and Acaveda. But it goes to show that the best actors are mainly on tv now rather than film.

 

That phone call between Vic and Shane at the end. Fucking hell. What a scene...

 

 

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Especially when you consider Shane's wife in real life had committed suicide not long before filming those final scenes.

[lifetime fan]

The shield DVD box set all 7 series £40 and free delivery on

 

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[rondeco]

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Especially when you consider Shane's wife in real life had committed suicide not long before filming those final scenes.

 

Fuckin' hell..

 

Fuckin' hell..

 

That's knocked me for 6

[lifetime fan]

Fuckin' hell..

 

Fuckin' hell..

 

That's knocked me for 6

 

 

All the more incredible aint it.

[Karl_b]

We've started watching it through for the second time, just started season 3. I lent the whole lot to a colleague who gave up after 9 episodes, when we got them back we decided to give it another go. Still blown away by it, high octane, addictive stuff.

[Section_31]

Said it before, but the 'phonecall' and the general interaction between Shane and Vic towards the end is the best acting I've ever seen on the small or big screen. The bit where Vic is shaking as he's pouring every last ounce of spite into the phone is incredible "I'll muss their hair, and tell them some good old tales about mom and pop, I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountan".

 

It was just fucking incredible, incredible.

 

The bit where Kavanaugh realises he's being watched on the camera too is breathtaking and knocks you for six it's so intense. "You...You!....take his badge and take his gun! You take his badge and you take his gun!"

 

Still can't believe Aceveda was 30 in the first season of The Shield. Thought he was a quality character, the perfect foil for Vic - everything that Vic was/and wasn't.

[Pidge]

The line

 

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"how much memory has that thing got?"

 

Just turned me from dozing off as its been a long day to a whooping, cackling, clapping american stereotype for about 20 seconds.

 

Oh no he di'n't!

 

Christ, what a delivery... kudos mr chiklis.

 

This scene still just blows my mind, up there with the Binoche audition from Code Unknown. Just incredible acting... and writing.

[lifetime fan]

This scene still just blows my mind, up there with the Binoche audition from Code Unknown. Just incredible acting... and writing.

 

 

How to say so much with so few words.

[lifetime fan]

Knock knock who's there.

 

Strike Team Mr drug dealer.

[lifetime fan]

How odd does Ronnie look with just the lip fuzz in the first series.

[lifetime fan]

I still wish they would have explored Dutch's character more.

[lifetime fan]

Danny.

 

She's the jaw of a cruiserweight but I bet she goes like a freight train.

[Ted]

Tina is the one.

[Section_31]

I actually thin the core of The Shield's actors is the best ever assembled in one show. When you've got Mackey, Kavanaugh, Vendrell and Claudette in one place - that's some seriously potent shit.

[lifetime fan]

Claudette's Dad is ace.

[Section_31]

Who's your favourite gang?

 

I'm down with Spook Street.

[lifetime fan]

My lips are sealed.

 

Not for much longer.

[Guest ShoePiss]

I haven't seen a single episode, how far off The Wire in terms of greatness is it?

[lifetime fan]

Who's your favourite gang?

 

I'm down with Spook Street.

 

 

Los Mags or the Toros.

[lifetime fan]

I haven't seen a single episode, how far off The Wire in terms of greatness is it?

 

 

On a par with The Sopranos just a bit behind The Wire.

 

There's no shame in that mind.

[lifetime fan]

The best things about shows like The Shield, Wire and Sopranos are the subtle little things.

 

Did anyone get onto the fact Lanie Kellis - the civilian auditor in season 2, was bulimic?

 

Dutch is in the kitchen eating cake and she turns her nose up at it, but then he tells her it's home made and she has some. Next thing he goes to go in the bog and hears someone spewing, and a couple of seconds later she walks out.

 

Has absolutely no bearing on the plot at all. Quality.

 

 

Watching it back a second time the first clue you get is when the Meter Maid has been shot.

 

Kellis asks to use the rest room and comes out spraying breath freshner, later in the episode Dutch goes for a piss but hears someone throwing up and Kellis comes out later spraying breath freshner again.

 

I love when Kellis asks for the rest room key and it's on a large Calafornia number plate keyring with 'JOHN' on it.