The Shield Reviews

Ah The Shield, copious seasons and filled with quality! Mac (the main character) is on the one hand a vile, despicable, dirty cop, who runs a protection racket for the local drug dealers in LA and then goes home to his wife and kids to play happy families. With him are his cronies the 'strike team' who basically go around busting drug dens of the ...  Read the complete review

The best police drama if not over all drama i have ever seen. For years now i have been telling my friends about a tv show called The Shield, Many of them have never heard of The Shield which shocked me. This is how i explain to my friends what its about. The Shield is about a group of corrupt police officers (the strike team) in a fictional ...  Read the complete review

The Shield is by far and away my favourite TV series ever made and in my opinion it's the best TV show by a mile. Set in the fictional Los Angeles area of Farmington, The Shield follows Vic Mackey (played by Michael Chiklis) and his elite Strike Team as they attempt to regain control of the streets from LA's notorious ...  Read the complete review

The Shield has to be one of the best police dramas ever written in my opinion. It has been running for seven years, but unfortunately it is now coming to an end. Please be aware that the final season has already been broadcast on FX UK, and on Five so this review may contain some spoilers relating to all seasons. The ...  Read the complete review

For the life of me I cannot understand why this has been moved for Five US for th last couple of series and even worse than that they have now moved the start time of this one hour show back to 23.00 hrs so it is a late Monday night for me. This is actually the final series in this hard hitting cop show which has long been a big favourite of ...  Read the complete review

I love watching TV shows, much more than films, and especially ones that involve police, crimes and murder. Some favourites of mine are Dexter, CSI, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds... you get the picture. When I heard about The Shield I was intrigued and bought it on Amazon (using Amazon vouchers, thanks DooYoo!) and I am very pleased I did, ...  Read the complete review

A friend recommended this to me with the warning 'It's quite gritty and a bit graphic so be prepared'. This was a massive understatement. 'The Shield' focuses on group of detectives called the 'Strike Team' of the LAPD in the (fictional) Farmington District of Los Angeles. The team is led by Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) and includes ...  Read the complete review

I heard of this after missing The Wire terribly, I was promised action and something to keep my mind of missing McNulty and those weird accents. Anyway, so what I found was something that was not as intelligent as The Wire, but something which kept me entertained, a pretty good cop show with good and evil - and that is just the police. They have ...  Read the complete review

It's finally over. Last Sunday The Shield wrapped up its seventh and final season and came full circle leaving viewers feeling shocked, saddened, and wondering what they will do from now on during its time-slot now that it's no longer with us. 'The Wire' is the greatest cop show on TV. Ask anyone who likes cop shows what their ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the best American cop shows that has been produced in a long time. So far it has aired for either five or sx series in the UK. It is based in the Farmington district of Los Angeles, a tough neighbourhood which is rife with gangs and drugs. Vic Mackay played by Michael Khicklis head up the strike team who are charged with ...  Read the complete review

Channel 5 is responsible for bringing some of the better elements of US drama series to UK screens, billing them under the collective heading of ‘America’s Finest’. One of the latest additions and perhaps the most controversial of all, is The Shield, set in Farmington, one of Los Angeles’ most socially deprived districts, and known locally as The ...  Read the complete review

Pedophile:... playing a game of 'Good Cop, Bad Cop'? Vic Mackey: Good cop, bad cop left for today. I'm a whole different kind of cop. The Shield arrived on a US cable channel called FX last year and instantly met with controversy. Advertisers were upset at the content of the show that portrayed cops on the wrong side of ...  Read the complete review