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The Shield
« on: September 01, 2008, 01:50:59 AM »
The final season of what I believe to be the best television program ever aired starts Tues night!  I predict things are not going to end well for Mackey and the strike team.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2008, 03:30:42 AM »
Bah!
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 08:24:53 AM »
If (and that is a HUGE if) they go down, I hope they go down shooting!  The Shield is one of the best shows ever!  I hope Shane gets shot like 9 thousands times in the first 10 seconds tomorrow!  Then I hope Lem comes to my house to sit and watch it with me. :hyper:
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 12:03:22 PM »
Quote from: Vonne on September 01, 2008, 08:44:49 AM
Wait... so it's better than Six Feet Under?  Better than Rescue Me?  Better than The Wire? 

...I've never seen the show, but that's a pretty bold statement.  Should I really go rent the first season?

Rent or buy the first six seasons.  Outstanding show.  I didn't start watching until the third or fourth season and I'm totally hooked.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 12:09:05 PM »
Excellent show! It is on par with Rescue Me in my book. I can't wait to see how this ends! I've been watching since day one.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2008, 12:49:44 PM »
Vonne, you know how I am about my TV shows.  If I say it is an incredible show it is worthy of actually buying the seasons.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2008, 01:26:20 PM »
 Hope the Ending is better than the Sapranos ... (The first 2 seasons of TS  were really good and the Comish deserved the Emmy)
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2008, 03:58:57 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on September 01, 2008, 01:50:59 AM
The final season of what I believe to be the best television program ever aired starts Tues night!  I predict things are not going to end well for Mackey and the strike team.


I'm gonna be royally p*ssed if they do anything to Vic other than let him get away scot free with the Armenian mob's money.

He's the best character on TV.... ever. You can't let a guy like that go down. Guy's a murderer, thief, liar, cheater, etc and you still root for him.

Says wonders about the show's writers and Michael Chiklis as an actor. 
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2008, 04:17:37 PM »
^how much of that does he have left? Lim (sp??) burned it and I thought he passed along what he had left to his ex.

I need to go watch the last season again to get caught up.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2008, 08:18:49 PM »
Best show ever. Bar none.

High fives for all the fans.  :cheersmate:

No spoilers now people... I don't have cable anymore and only just finished season six, lol. (longest wait for a release date EVER)

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Re: The Shield
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2008, 01:12:13 AM »
Quote from: MarshallLaw on September 01, 2008, 03:58:57 PM

I'm gonna be royally p*ssed if they do anything to Vic other than let him get away scot free with the Armenian mob's money.

He's the best character on TV.... ever. You can't let a guy like that go down. Guy's a murderer, thief, liar, cheater, etc and you still root for him.

Says wonders about the show's writers and Michael Chiklis as an actor. 
I really think they are going to kill Vic or send him to prison in order to close the story arc properly.  I just downloaded season 6 from iTunes to get current on the plot, the writing and performances on this show are just outstanding.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2008, 09:49:17 AM »
Anyone remember Lancelot Link (Secret Chimp)
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2008, 02:21:53 PM »
I've never seen it. The assinine commercials turned me off.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2008, 04:31:33 PM »
What commercials?
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2008, 08:46:46 PM »
15 minutes! :cheersmate:
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2008, 10:09:16 PM »
Freaking awesome as usual!  It is going to be sooooooooo ugly by the end of this. :hyper:
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2008, 05:53:42 AM »
That rocked!!! It never let go from the first minute. Man, they are really pulling out all the stops.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2008, 07:25:54 AM »
I don't know if it happened on other cable areas but our picture locked up in the very beginning of the episode.  I told my hubby that there were probably 50,000 people screaming WTF!!!!!!!!!? at that same second.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2008, 02:50:27 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on September 02, 2008, 04:31:33 PM
What commercials?

The ones that are shown on Sat. TV. I donno, they just look stupid. I guess it comes from not being able to believe a bald guy looks like a bad-ass.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2008, 03:37:35 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on September 04, 2008, 02:50:27 PM
Quote from: mamacags on September 02, 2008, 04:31:33 PM
What commercials?

The ones that are shown on Sat. TV. I donno, they just look stupid. I guess it comes from not being able to believe a bald guy looks like a bad-ass.

You have to watch it then.  Vic Mackey is uber hotness and incredibly badass.  I find it so hard to believe that he is the same guy who played The Commish.  Seriously I would not recommend a tv show unless it was far above par.  This is a must see show.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2008, 09:41:02 AM »
Quote from: mamacags on September 04, 2008, 03:37:35 PM
Quote from: Wineslob on September 04, 2008, 02:50:27 PM
Quote from: mamacags on September 02, 2008, 04:31:33 PM
What commercials?

The ones that are shown on Sat. TV. I donno, they just look stupid. I guess it comes from not being able to believe a bald guy looks like a bad-ass.

You have to watch it then.  Vic Mackey is uber hotness and incredibly badass.  I find it so hard to believe that he is the same guy who played The Commish.  Seriously I would not recommend a tv show unless it was far above par.  This is a must see show.
They shoot him TALLER, he's only 5'8... But, on the show he looks huge and BAD ASS!
As to Tuesday's episode: HOLY SHIT! That was AWESOME!
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2008, 09:42:25 AM »
If you haven't gone to FX's website and watched the one on one and group bits they filmed prior to this season, you should.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2008, 10:09:54 AM »
I would be surprised if he was 5'8".  His daughter who plays his daughter on the show towers over him.  He is still the hotness!
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2008, 01:39:08 PM »
HOLY.............

....................CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111!!!!

Last night's episode was absolutely amazing.  The proverbial shit is hitting the fan now.  Too bad there are only 5 episodes left.
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Re: The Shield
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2008, 02:14:24 PM »
I'll have to check it out.

How does it compare with The Unit?
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