re: 'the shield' vs. 'sons of anarchy' (potential spoilers)

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That scene ... has always stayed stuck in my head.

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The Shield was full of those - just the pilot (directed by the great Clark Johnson - who directed the pilot/finale of both The Shield and The Wire - making him my submission for GOAT television director) - had the crackhead who killed his ex-wife and sold his daughter, "Why didn't somebody stop me?", Vic's interrogation of the doctor who ended up with the daughter, "Good cop and bad cop left for the day. I'm a different kind of cop."

The money train reveal in the abandoned swimming pool - Margos - particularly when Mackey drops him. Cavanaugh losing it. Shane taking out Lem - Vic and Cavanaugh going at each other at the scene of Lem's murder - Shane and Family's final scene, Vic's recitation of his crimes, the scene you mentioned with Ronnie and the actual final scene of the series - all without me looking at a list.

Another one I remembered while typing this - the first time Corinne took the kids and left - Vic losing his $hit at the house. Vic holding it together to reassure his kids after he was shot before going into surgery.

IMHO, the greatest of all times - although it is a very close race among the top 4 - I'm holding a place for GoT, but it has to finish to be considered (and the other 4 are cop/crime shows).