Currently Watching The Sheild
Discussion
After watching most of the popular boxsets and asking on here I invested in the full boxset of The Shield. I’m nearly at the end of series 2 and really enjoying it so thought I’d report back. Takes a while to warm to the characters, I’d previously only seen Michael Chiklis as ‘The Thing’ in Fantastic 4 and at first didn’t think he was that believable as a hard/ruthless cop. Since I’ve defiantly warmed to him though.
It doesn’t require as much attention at first and is defiantly easier to follow than my favorite cop series The Wire, so far there haven’t been any story major story arcs that begin at the start of a series and then are concluded by the end. That’s not to say that there aren’t things going on in the background that re-surface etc.
One thing I’ve found odd though is that on several episodes for a small period of time the footage speeds up while the audio stay the same?! Thought I was going nuts at first! I have the full box set and its yellow and black-anyone else noticed this? Wondered if it was some sort of way of condensing the episode into a set time frame they had per episode but couldn’t be arsed editing it out?!
Anyhow, will report back once I finished. Def worth investing in if anyone is looking for a new box set to invest in. I got it brand new off Amazon for £30 not bad considering there were 7 series.
It doesn’t require as much attention at first and is defiantly easier to follow than my favorite cop series The Wire, so far there haven’t been any story major story arcs that begin at the start of a series and then are concluded by the end. That’s not to say that there aren’t things going on in the background that re-surface etc.
One thing I’ve found odd though is that on several episodes for a small period of time the footage speeds up while the audio stay the same?! Thought I was going nuts at first! I have the full box set and its yellow and black-anyone else noticed this? Wondered if it was some sort of way of condensing the episode into a set time frame they had per episode but couldn’t be arsed editing it out?!
Anyhow, will report back once I finished. Def worth investing in if anyone is looking for a new box set to invest in. I got it brand new off Amazon for £30 not bad considering there were 7 series.
I am a big fan of the Shield, not quite up there with The Wire, but its an easier watch with more typical 'action' scenes and sometimes you wonder if it was real life that Vic wouldn't get away with some of the stuff he does, but this artistic licence makes it a great watch.
There are some great characters and rivalries, epecially in the later series with Forrest Whitaker and Glenn Close join the cast. Vic, despite his methods and morals, you can't help but love him!
There are some great characters and rivalries, epecially in the later series with Forrest Whitaker and Glenn Close join the cast. Vic, despite his methods and morals, you can't help but love him!
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