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Post by King98er on Apr 3, 2007 8:06:04 GMT -5
Don't forget that tonight on FX is the Final Season of The Shield!
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 3, 2007 8:33:19 GMT -5
Actually, there is going to be one more season after, but I'm pumped for The Shield. You should also try to catch the 15 minute webisode that takes place between Seasons 5-6.
Probably not too important for the season, but worth watching.
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Post by jwmcc on Apr 4, 2007 6:35:57 GMT -5
Good start to the season last night. I really like the battle going on between Mackey and Cavenaugh. Each one trying to outsmart the other, but it looks like the latter's tactics will come back to bite him as the season goes along. Jw
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 5, 2007 6:27:58 GMT -5
What's interesting is that Cavanaugh has sunk to Mackey's level in his obsession to get him. I forgot that Mackey nailed his wife.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 11, 2007 8:12:09 GMT -5
I wonder if this truly is the last we will see of Cavanaugh. If so, it's a great conclusion.
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Post by jwmcc on Apr 11, 2007 8:31:11 GMT -5
I thought he would last a few more episodes, but if this is the end it was quite fitting. The last scene with him in the cell talking to Mackey was great. Jw
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 11, 2007 8:38:37 GMT -5
Definitely. It was a storyline that even Domi would agree is ironic.
So straight laced. Stickler for the rules.
But instead of bringing down Mackey, he tried to become him (just not as good at it).
Caryn's sexual harrassment charges were weak and probably won't stick. One word against the other, and it came off as vindictive, even if it was right.
What was really cool was that Dutch and Claudette were the ones that got to the truth without the strike team.
I can't wait to see what happens when Mackey finds out Shane killed Lem.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 20, 2007 10:19:19 GMT -5
So how is this for bittersweet. The final episode of The Shield was filmed in the last couple of days, without the series creator hanging around. He is "honoring" the goofy writers strike. Can you imagine being him, and not being there for the proverbial curtain close- filming wise anyway, of your show?
If nothing else, the story I read on this confirmed that next season, dawning in 2008, is the final one.
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 20, 2007 10:55:00 GMT -5
Just be happy all the scripts were written before the strike. What stinks is that if there was a need for a rewrite, and usually there are, they won't do it, so you'll find quality going down.
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Post by CBC Guy on Feb 27, 2008 8:39:11 GMT -5
I originally posted this under "the wire" But i'm an idiot - I meant to post it here
I just picked up season one of this show.... didn't read the thread so that I don't catch any spoilers. I've heard some good things about it and the first 4 seasons (maybe 3) are on sale at a place near me for 19.99 each.....so I thought....what the hell.
Only watched the pilot so far but it was good. Didn't think they'd kill that cop(future snitch) in the first episode though.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 27, 2008 8:50:28 GMT -5
Man, you got a long way to catch up, but it will be well worth it.
I wish someone by us would run a $19.99 Shield special, just so I could add em to the perma collection.
That debut episode is one of my favorite "TV episodes" of any show, any time, any genre, of all time. I remember the night I watched it, I ended up sitting up before bed just running it through my mind for a while. Gripping stuff (although I had it somewhat spoiled as newspaper reviews for the show, while praising it highly, teased a slam-bang shocker of an ending so anyone reading that could put 2 x 2 together by the time they entered that house)
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 20, 2008 22:53:04 GMT -5
Returns on September 2nd, and the curtain will close on November 25th, after one last 13 episode arc.
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Post by MSBNYY on Aug 21, 2008 6:01:21 GMT -5
Too long of a wait. They need to re-air the finale before the premiere.
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Post by jwmcc on Sept 10, 2008 10:05:08 GMT -5
Hello, anyone still watching this show?
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Post by Chris on Sept 10, 2008 10:13:28 GMT -5
Is this the show with that Chickliss dude?
Remember The Comish?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 10, 2008 10:13:36 GMT -5
LOL
Im watching avidly. The show is very busy, but very gripping. I like not knowing anything in terms of spoilers, so I have no idea where this is all going to go.
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Post by MSBNYY on Sept 10, 2008 11:12:00 GMT -5
I stay away from spoilers too. Better that way.
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Post by jwmcc on Nov 21, 2008 9:50:06 GMT -5
Bump.
Next Tuesday folks, and it's all over. Ninety minutes for the finale.
Overall this season has been far from their best work, but I think it'll end on a solid note and there won't be any loose ends so to speak.
Though I really hope that Aceveda doesn't get away with and end up as mayor. Jw
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 21, 2008 10:09:39 GMT -5
Well, have to figure several characters are going to get killed. Tom has an interesting theory about Mackey that takes the series full circle, which I'll leave for him.
I don't know any spoilers about the finale, but guessing that Claudette will die.
I really thought she was going to die when she freaked out about Mackey getting off scot free.
That would have been funny.
The show has been solid from day one, and while I can agree that this isn't their best work, it's still damn good. It's hard to sustain a solid show, and even when they weren't on top, they were still one of the best shows on TV.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 21, 2008 10:46:39 GMT -5
I may actually go to a concert the night of the finale, and will need to try like Hell to not hear incidental "water cooler" speak, which I am sure is to come on this one.
Yeah, I am starting to see my idea of an ending making the rounds, so others are thinking the same way now. We'll see.
This is a great season. I think when the show ends I will just flip the TV off and sit there and take it all in there in silence for a while, to come down, which the last time I had to do that with a show that threw me for an emotional wallop was the ending of the premiere episode of the show.
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 21, 2008 11:08:10 GMT -5
Why don't you tell the humanoids your idea? It's not a spoiler, because we don't know for certain anything.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 25, 2008 10:18:05 GMT -5
Well, tonight is the night. I am stoked. I am even going to drink beer for it.
I have a feeling it will end like it started for me, with an emotional ending that packs that wallop I described in an above thread.
My idea for the ending has started to pop out from other sources as a good guess, but I had this for weeks now. Not that it makes me so smart, its just a fitting ending, bringing things full circle.
MY SPOILER IDEA - no set spoiler, just my idea, and if you read this and it happens, i dont want anyone to yell at me for putting the idea in their head...
RONNIE SETS UP AND SHOOTS AND KILLS VIC. Just like Vic killed Crowley. One last act of betrayal amongst the strike-team.
And thats how it ends. Figure out how every other storyline wrap.s
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 25, 2008 10:52:43 GMT -5
I've said all along that I thought this show would end with Mackey dying. I guess we'll find out tonight.
I'll admit the set up is perfect for a Ronnie murder of Mackey. But then again, maybe they will swerve it since it IS so predictable.
I just want to see Claudette die. That would make my night.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 25, 2008 10:55:01 GMT -5
Critics who have seen the finale have said its well worth it, and its perfect.
They said the same things about the premiere. And it was.
We'll see. Balls, you are going to have to stay up till 11:30 for this one!
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 25, 2008 10:55:39 GMT -5
I know. That sucks. I hope I don't fall asleep.
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 26, 2008 7:28:35 GMT -5
I'm still trying to digest the finale last night. Amazing stuff. If you haven't watched it, stop reading, since I'm going full fledged spoilers for the rest of the post.
Tom had said he read that it was somewhat comparable to the Sopranos finale. But as someone who watched both shows, I don't agree with that. The Shield finale was MUCH better.
Like many people, I was pissed off at the Sopranos finale. It basically left a lot of mystery, and ended in an open ended scene. The final scene seemed to just build up some tension because Meadow didn't know how to park. And it had the equivalent of ending in the middle of a sentence. Some people thought that was brilliant. Those people are pompous assholes.
The Shield was much different than that. Yes, there were some open ended questions. The worst one was whether they would break the serial killing kid. I didn't like how the show left that open ended. Why introduce the plot without solving it? Unlike the real world, this show knew it was ending, so why spend so much time in the finale on it, without closure?
I didn't like that.
Tom suggested that Dutch may have REALLY killed the mom. Would have been interesting, and a HELL of a twist, but I guess it's for the best that the cop actually remain a cop.
Shane pulling a Benoit on his family was a hell of a fate. Killing himself was not out of the question, but taking his family with him? Wow. The image of them on the bed was unbelievable.
A show like this had to end with at least one main character dying. I'm fine with what happened, but it really shows what kind of a monster Shane was--especially taking his son's life.
I expected Claudette to die. But the show had a decent ending for her, especially her confrontation with the serial killer. And that final scene with Mackey was damn good. I just wasn't expecting her to live.
I had actually read a rumor that 4 characters were going to die in the finale. They were half right.
Ronnie was a criminal. He got what he deserved. It's a credit to the writing and acting that the audience felt sorry for him. He was totally blindsided by the whole thing, and Shane's suicide would have paved the way for him to be clear, but for Vic's deal.
As for Vic, that was a hell of an ending. Being at a desk job IS like prison to a guy like him, especially not knowing where his family is. Yeah, he has his freedom, but for the next 3 years, he will be bored out of his mind. I guess his going off at the end is a way of saying that he will still be in play even with the deal, and while he'll ride out the 3 years, a guy like that always gets what he wants.
Of course, the open ending is what's next?
Should be interesting to see if there's a Shield movie someday. I highly doubt it, but Shawn Ryan has said that if he can maintain the quality, he'd do it.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Nov 26, 2008 8:59:42 GMT -5
See, I had heard all along, attributed to Shane Ryan, that he was going to close every chapter, as far as saying "a movie will not even be possible if we wanted to do it."
I can say this, early returns on the show are phenomenal. POST gave it the full 4 stars, and the PWTorch message board is calling it outstanding on every level.
Very gripping. It did leave a level of where you can decided what you want of some fates going forth, but very emotional and wow, did Vics world fall apart.
By the end I was hoping that we would see a scene of Dutch getting rid of a knife or a gun, but that would be dumb I guess.
Good stuff.
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 26, 2008 9:02:47 GMT -5
There's definitely room for some sort of movie, but I don't think a theatrical one. Too much required for someone to just jump in. Any followup would have to be some sort of FX TV movie or miniseries, and I highly doubt we'll be seeing that any time soon. I think the show is done for good.
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Post by Ms. Jericho on Nov 26, 2008 21:23:46 GMT -5
Didn't like it.
Aside from the stuff with Shane and the part with Vic ending up losing his family, his friends, his job..... not much was needed. Oh, and Ronnie going to jail. The stuff with that idiot running for mayor and getting killed was not needed. The stuff with Dutch and the "serial killer kid" was kind of a waste too. Didn't like the ending. Too much was left for the viewers to make assumptions. Not my job. Write your own damn show.
Of course Shane took his family with him. I kind of knew he was going to off himself when he bought the pens, gave the girl at the counter all of his money, and called attention to himself being back home by saying hello to the neighbor. When the cops got there and everything was quiet plus the calling of a "family meeting" and the way he was looking at the toy he had just bought his son gave away that he killed them too. It makes perfect sense. He didn't want his wife going to jail and his son being raised by strangers. Vic made it worse by telling him how he was going to visit the kids while Shane was in jail and let them know all about his crimes. He felt like he was protecting them and doing what he had to do to keep his family together.
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Post by Ms. Jericho on Nov 26, 2008 21:29:52 GMT -5
Shane also didn't violently kill his wife and child. He did it in as peaceful a way as he possibly could. He didn't kill them will his own hands. He made it so his son didn't have the last image of his father killing him. He could have killed himself in the same way but chose to shoot himself which shows how he felt about himself in comparison to how he felt about his family. He felt he "deserved" to die; they just "had to" die.
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