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557 utilisateurs sur 973 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
An over the top Cartoon, 15 mars 2002
Auteur : greatwar de South

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After a lot of hype I was disappointed in the premier episode of the Shield. I could not help but get the feeling that the show was "trying too hard" to be a hard hitting gritty cop show. What it is, is a show with over the top characters and a host of unrealistic dialog. For example ( and trying to avoid spoilers). One character spouts off with GROSS insubordination to the officer in charge, in front of the whole department. Hokey. Nobody in real life grandstands like that and stays employed for long. Also making such a scene doesn't make sense to do in real life, no matter how much you hate the boss' guts. This is especially true if your goal is to undermine him. I could go on with other examples of needless smart mouthing and overt stuff etc but bottomline: A better written show with good actors, can convey the fact that the one cop hates the other and build on that tension without resorting to such silliness. I was really hoping for a good show. One that was complex and realistically presented. Not this show. This is an over the top cartoon. Sadly, most viewers probably like and NEED this over the top stuff, just to get the point and understand what is going on. A more subtle show requires viewers to pay attention and even think once and a while.

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Why all the badmouthing..., 22 mars 2006
Auteur : thehalfhead de Etats-Unis

I just finished watching the Season 5 finale. Once again an excellent show and an overall great season. Forest Whitaker made you absolutely hate him, meaning that he had done his job well. I read through the comments on this board and I must say how surprised I am at how many people are "simply appalled". If you don't like it turn the channel. I am a Detective in a medium sized (400 sworn) agency. Aside from the dirty cop antics the show has some very real aspects to it. Someone mentioned that cops don't play pranks on each other, thats a bunch of BS. Get a group of guys working a 12 hour shift and when it gets slow they will think of something to lighten the mood. The show was outstanding once again and I look forward to adding it to Season 1-4 on my DVD shelf. I look forward to next season to see how it all unfolds. My only negative comment will be that i wish this show had more episodes per season and that they were quicker to start the next season. Love it love it love it.

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I thought i'd seen it all, 19 juin 2009

Auteur : Chris de Autriche

I never wrote a review on IMDb, but after reading that many bad reviews about The Shield i felt i had to do this. In fact all that reviews kept me from seeing The Shield for a long time.

But now that i am through with all Lost and 24 Seasons, seen The Wire twice, had a good time with Oz it was time for something new, so i finally gave The Shield a chance.

And i can tell you it's one hell of a ride, i was hooked after seeing the first episode. I would even compare the series to The Wire, it is different of course and doesn't focus so much on the social aspects, it goes more for the action.

It's got all you need, corrupt cops, drugs, violence, betrayal, good detective work (homicide team) and even some hot chicks occasionally ;) So my conclusion is that if you like quality series with a persistent plot and cliffhangers like The Wire, Lost, Sopranos or Oz go for this one you won't regret it! It will keep you on the edge of your seat for a long time.

And i really can't understand where all those bad reviews are coming from... go check The Shield out for yourself!

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29 utilisateurs sur 53 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
helluva good show...., 16 juillet 2009

Auteur : (faithnomore70@hotmail.com) de Danemark

it's been a long time, since I've been posting on IMDb.. but this show is absolutely worth watching.

There were some slow yawn-full moments and episodes and a couple of overacting moments through-out the latest episodes, but some of the best parts are done in between moments, when CCH Pounder and Michael Chicklis are meeting on, face to face. It gives a real intense character-play and dispute amongst these two qualified actors and critical claims when it comes to corrupt environmental-issues. The guest-appearances were a big plus for this show also. Whitaker played his part with an emotional yet troubled authority-figure, craving to do whatever he could with his part of that show. I never expected Glenn Close to pull off a role, in the shield..that was really unexpected, but well done, after all.

This show portrays that, intensity doesn't always need gigantic action sequences or unrealistic special effects...it tries to deliver some sort of street value or real aspects of what it feels like, if the viewer were actually present, during busts and interrogations. The shaky cam, is shaky for that reason alone, makes you feel a part of the show. 10/10 nice song at the end credit suits the small memorable montage ;)

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The Shield is superb, 31 mai 2006

Auteur : ronald-burford1 de Royaume-Uni

I think the Shield is excellent and has a huge fan base in the UK. In my opinion it's up there with the Sopranos as the best thing on TV certainly in the UK. Obviously I can't comment on US television. I love the documentary style of filming and can't get enough of the whole thing. It's just a shame that we have to wait so long to see the new series here as we are well behind you in the US. I usually buy them on DVD to save waiting. I really can't believe anyone being critical of this show. You should see some of the stuff that's broadcast in England if you want to see rubbish. The Shield really is top class and long may it continue.

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Hands down, the best show on television..., 5 janvier 2007

Auteur : William Smith de New Hampshire

If you read the first couple of pages of reviews for "The Shield," you'll think that it's a poorly-crafted ratings loser that shouldn't be on television.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I'll admit, I was hesitant to start watching "The Shield," but that was only because of Michael Chiklis. I absolutely hated "The Commish" and I figured this show would be a total dog.

A co-worker challenged me to watch the pilot and, if I didn't like it, I could return the discs to him and he'd never hound me about it again. I took his challenge and watched the pilot---and I didn't stop until the season finale. Chiklis won me over. The writing won me over. The cinematography won me over.

Is the camera-work shaky? Sure. But it's *supposed* to be. It's shot almost documentary style and I think that adds to the grit of the show. Some people claim that "The Shield" failed Movie 101. Well, you know what? It's NOT a movie. It's an episodic television series and there are no other scripted dramas on television that compare.

Is it a ratings loser? Absolutely not. Folks, it's on cable. It's not going to be ranked in the Nielsen Top 10...ever! "The Shield" has helped FX firmly establish itself on Tuesday nights and was the first of a series of outstanding and cutting-edge dramas. "The Shield" is better described as a cable success story, proving that quality, original scripted television isn't the exclusive domain of the broadcast networks in the United States.

If you haven't ever watched "The Shield" and are considering it, I'll pose the same challenge my co-worker did. Watch one episode and only one episode: Pilot. If you don't like it, turn it off.

I'm willing to bet, however, that you'll wind up doing what I did.

"The Shield" is top-shelf. There's no doubt about it.

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CSI with a story arc and better acting, 6 août 2009

Auteur : (Thedanby) de Etats-Unis

In skimming through the reviews for this series, I've noticed a lot of recurring complaints, their subject matter ranging from the shows lack of realism to the gratuitous amounts of profanity and mature subject matter presented. These complaints carry with them one flaw however, and I believe it stems from a certain narrow-mindedness and lack of appreciation for what television drama, and all other film for that matter, really is. From the analytical perspective, it is not the critics prerogative to pass judgement on whether or not a piece is good or bad, but rather to discern what was done, how it was done and why. This however is not the "vernacular" for writing about film, nor is it what the vast majority of people want to hear about movies. Unfortunately, public demands have resulted in an oversimplified system, the flaws of which can be readily visible in the disparity between different published reviews of newly released movies every week. This public culture of labeling films and any other type of drama has resulted in an ultimatum approach. Many of the reviews on this page preach this series is Awful, or it is ruining our children, or this series is the best thing since sliced bread. My perspective is this, I liked the shield. I really enjoyed following the lives of Vic Mackey and the strike team through seven seasons. The series is full of dynamic characters, plot cliffhangers, an involving storyline, multiple sub plots and faced paced action. All of this and at the same time it poses viewers with very intense and moralistic dilemmas that seem very real in the moment. The use of occasional steady cam and cuts to gritty footage shot on what i believe is 8mm film stock (not sure about that one) serve as very effective tension builders for the show and its use of violence and sex also contribute to its relentless and gripping beat. The 9 stars I gave this show should tell you that I liked it, that doesn't mean you will too but it is virtually undeniable that from a technical standpoint the show is a standout. One of my top 10 favorite television dramas, top 5 on basic cable.

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How does such a bad show last so long when great shows get axed, 19 juin 2009

Auteur : smallrage1 de Canada

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How does such a bad show last so long when great shows get axed? That's the million dollar question.

I've suffered through 9 episodes of this garbage show, how it is rated 9 out 10 is beyond belief, either I have bad taste or many of your like trash shows. This series has got it all, bad filming, bad acting bad, script and bad music. The episodes are so far fetched that this should be listed under crime and fantasy and if boring was a genre then you would find it under that. No cops I mean no cops are that corrupted in the nine episodes of the first season I saw cops, watching live child porn shows stealing drugs, shooting innocent people, planting evidence, beating a hooker to a pulp to help cover a murder and copulating with prostitutes. Now if that isn't good enough reasons not to watch this show then you must really like perverted shows such as this, which is why its should be under the fantasy genre, no where but in a banana republic do police act this way.

Sure some of the things could happen but in that much in nine episodes I think not, this show is aired out of spite for police and fueled by viewers who see police in this way. Yes it's fiction, plain bad fiction at that to bad there is no 0 rating because that is what this gets maybe even -1

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A great show, perhaps not for everyone, 28 juillet 2009

Auteur : Bart de Belgique

Why do people complain about this series? Because it has a shaky cam??? The "shaky cam" gives us, in my opinion, some sort of observator point of view. Perhaps it's not worked out perfectly, but it's a nice change...

This show offers more than just a story about a police station; it gives drama, crime, action and even a little comedic relief...

It's also nice to see Vic doing his job on the street, having his connections and squeezing out all the information he can in 'his way".

This is really a great show, and I'd recommend to give it a try, if you can get your hands on the DVD or if a TV station would do reruns...

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The TV Sump !, 20 février 2009
Auteur : ahmed elshikh (ahmed_abd_elreheem@yahoo.com) de Egypte

No one would disagree that the premise was excellent and original (good bad cop in one). But when it comes to the show as a whole I have to disagree about everything ! Simply it seems like "Let's put all the filthiness, the fierceness, and the nudity on TV and under the name of Realism!". The American TV cop drama used to be, at its boldest, nothing as gross-out and harsh heavily like this one. But from historical point of view, it was so natural to have this show at 2002. Because after age of vivid, sexy and coy TV at the 1980s (The nice private investigators, the outrageously rich soap operas, the supermachine craze, etc..), there must be an age of bloody, nasty, and lewd TV at the 1990s, just contemplate well the marks : Twin Peaks (1990), Seinfeld (1990), The Jerry Springer Show (1991), The X Files (1993), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), That '70s Show (1998), and near the end we had Sex and The City (1998), CSI (2000). So, on this scale it's logical to have The Shield (2002), then Nip-Tuck (2003), Dexter (2006), and whatever new in the field of being nasty for nastiness and don't lecture me about Realism anymore, because according to The Shield' own status it became so horrible to watch as just pure ugly images all the time that challenge themselves what could be awfully terrible and was never shown yet, to be shown immediately. It turned into a visual dictionary in all what can make you vomit, be shocked, .. and I don't think that is for being nobly unprecedented factual inasmuch as being unprecedented commercial !. (Michael Chiklis) himself, the best point here, is one big irony that can summarize the case; from one side he was that so ideal childish cop in The Commish (1991), so after 10 years of transforming (the global taste, the production mentality, the violence boost on TV..) he got to be Detective Vic Mackey with all the meanings of the name, though from another side did the drama help this character to be something as different as it is? Well, the main plot has gone too far to stand along the way, stretching in unbelievably boring manner to 7 whole years and unbearable trite limit. Add to that, a DAMN DAMN DAMN shaking camera, OH MY GOD, since (NYPD Blue) I had enough of this absolute stupidity already, it gave me incredible migraine, eye exhaustion, and such a big haze ! Nevertheless you'll find it here again and continuously in galling and meaningless so-called style ! Then put into the mix the most disgusting language ever, and the pointless feel of the whole thing, to have one hit that defines the 2000s powerfully, as an era that succeeded in being undreamy, more flagrant, more dirty, to atrocious extent. It's the anti-anything lovely you've seen before in any TV drama (especially at the 1980s), but aside from that, what else it prevailed in?. Actually, come to think of it; did The Shield reach to something beyond being just atrocious ?.

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