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re: On this date back in 2002, The Shield premiered on FX .....

Posted on 3/15/24 at 8:10 am to
Posted by schatman
Montana
Member since Nov 2018
2958 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 8:10 am to
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Don't care for Julien. Too much of a bitch & rookies don't get that much leeway


Not to hijack, but I think that dude is in jail for killing his estranged wife.
Posted by Lateralus1
Member since Mar 2024
304 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 9:14 am to
I had forgot about that.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38474 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 9:58 am to
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Don't care for Julien. Too much of a bitch & rookies don't get that much leeway. The storyline with Tomas sucks. FF thru that silly crap.



You’re still early on. Just wait for season 4 with Glenn close. The quality explodes 10x. There won’t be any of the Julian stuff.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
11426 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 10:27 am to
I rewatched it about 2 years ago and it holds up. Great show.
Posted by Cole Beer
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
4940 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 2:55 pm to
The Shield > The Wire
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
16191 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 3:59 pm to
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The Shield is a better show and it's not even close IMO. Let the down votes roll.

The Shield, The Wire, and The Sopranos all debuted around the same time, and all had similar length runs.

I was an huge fan of all three during the early 2000’s, but always enjoyed The Shield more than the other two at the time.

I’m not the only one, but somehow The Shield has been largely forgotten, while the Wire and Sopranos were elevated to television royalty.
This post was edited on 3/15/24 at 7:12 pm
Posted by NEWMANIUM
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
171 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 5:47 pm to
The Shield is my favorite show, period. Season 5 is the greatest 11 hours of TV ever.

If you haven't, watch the cast reunion from a few years ago on youtube. the shield cast reunion
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
20228 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:39 am to
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Julien
quote:

I think that dude is in jail for killing his estranged wife

Holy shite. I just finished The Shield last night and never realized that Julian is played by the same guy that played Wilkinson in The Replacements, along with the Black Panther guy in Forrest Gump.

But yeah, he's in prison.

Also just realized Vic's daughter in the series is his real daughter. No wonder she looked just like him.




As for the series, waaayyyyyy better than I expected. The first two seasons are ok/decent but it changes course starting with Season 3.

I think the 5th season was my favorite with Kavanaugh because of the nonstop tension throughout, plus Kavanaugh was such a great antagonist.

The final season was so chaotic and ended with a bang. Only problem is I felt I needed to take notes to keep track of all the shite going on.
This post was edited on 9/15/26 at 8:50 am
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
13530 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 6:45 pm to
I know its an old show but some of you shoudl probably put some SPOILER ALERT warnings up.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
8381 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 8:44 pm to
I think it holds up well and it there's not a bad season like a lot of shows.
Anthony Anderson still scares me because of S4. Even Glenn Close killed her role.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38474 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 11:42 am to
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Also just realized Vic's daughter in the series is his real daughter. No wonder she looked just like him.


She’s actually pretty hot now
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9959 posts
Posted on 9/16/26 at 3:11 pm to
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Anthony Anderson still scares me because of S4.


I'm doing a rewatch now - I can't remember if I was still watching in S4 originally or not, but Anthony Anderson is a BAD MAN.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
96507 posts
Posted on 9/17/26 at 7:39 am to
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I think it holds up well and it there's not a bad season like a lot of shows.
Anthony Anderson still scares me because of S4. Even Glenn Close killed her role.


The acting throughout was just outstanding.

The entire pilot (linked) is on YT right now, queued to the scene with the interrogation of a suspect named Lonnie (who was played by Canadian character actor Denis Forest - died just a few weeks later, this is probably his last significant work put to film):



This post was edited on 9/17/26 at 7:40 am
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