When it first premiered, The Shield had a refreshingly realistic view of law enforcement only outmatched by The Wire.
But the inherent problem with the show appeared in the very premise – the cops have to get away with too much from the very beginning. Back in the early ’00s, it was easy to take this, though, because the acting was so good, the situation novel, the issues thought provoking. But that premise was just too much.
Incidentally, I watched this show in a really strange order: seeing bits of the first few seasons, then watching most of season five out of order then, years later, watching the first four seasons before I couldn’t take it any more. (I was dreaming of the show in my sleep.)
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When it first premiered, The Shield had a refreshingly realistic view of law enforcement only outmatched by The Wire.
But the inherent problem with the show appeared in the very premise – the cops have to get away with too much from the very beginning. Back in the early ’00s, it was easy to take this, though, because the acting was so good, the situation novel, the issues thought provoking. But that premise was just too much.
Incidentally, I watched this show in a really strange order: seeing bits of the first few seasons, then watching most of season five out of order then, years later, watching the first four seasons before I couldn’t take it any more. (I was dreaming of the show in my sleep.)