feefeemal SPOILERS Everyone who ever wanted to watch this show don't this plot is equal to the plot of a show that was wrote by a 3 year old on massive drugs and above all the man in this show has gone outside and viciously slaughtered a cat by strangling and snapping the neck of an Innocent animal a poor old tabby cat. so I sincerely hope and pray that this actor slits his wrists and then goes swimming in the saltest ocean on planet earth. And that not all did say how absolutely abysmal the characters are they are boring not thought out in the slightest even if they were that does not make me not infuriated about this dead cat so DO NOT WATCH!!!!!!!

donwords I was hooked right away on the Shield episodes on Hulu and watched every season except the very last with avid interest. Little things bothered me. The badge worn on the wrong side of the chest, for one. The captain's bars worn 90 degrees out from the correct way. The constant insubordination from officers and detectives that would never be tolerated in a real police organization. But worst of all, the thing that ultimately turned me completely off, was the corruption, the endless lies and thievery and even murders. By the time I was into the last season there was just nobody left I felt like rooting for - I despised almost everyone in the cast. All in all, a good show that could have been great with a different story line and better filming techniques. (The hand held cameras just about made me ill, literally.)

geordiesdad Good Lord.....can this garbage be so 'revered' that it lasted 8 series? Firstly...by the first half of season 2 we find out that EVERYONE who is on the police force or associated with it is either corrupt already or willing/able/or about to be corrupted due to some terrible transgression in their past. By the end of season 1 there are only 2 people among the dozen or so regular staff that 'SEEM' to be honest.... These do not include the main cops and their partners, the police chief or the commissioner.... There doesn't seem to be a solid relationship among the whole bunch and most are gay, killers, drug dealers or drug distributors and nearly everyone is being blackmailed or is blackmailing someone else from the chief down the the lowest rookie cop. Picture The Young & Restless with guns and you'll be pretty close. Perhaps it gets better after season 2 but I was unable to gag myself any further than that. Sadly it fits PERFECTLY into the standard American LA is a tough place drama and only the tough survive. If Hollywood fantasy is what you crave AND you STILL believe Road Runner could stay hovering just by moving his legs....then this is the PERFECT show for you. For those of us who prefer the 'plausible'....we'll pass on it.

martinmidt I've had this show on my "to watch" list since it's original run and finally got around to binging on it this summer. Having had high hopes for it after the buzz that surrounded it at the time, I have to say I was somewhat disappointed and considering jumping ship several times.Having watched all 7 seasons in a matter of weeks, I find the first 5 seasons to be quite repetitive. The same story arcs and "twists" return over and over, both in individual episodes and over the course of seasons. The "strike team puts the squeeze on some banger and he immediately gives them what they want" gets tired after a while. I also find the character development to be very lacking or at times almost random in nature. I also dislike that story arcs are started, but then dropped for no discernible reason.That being said, the atmosphere of the show for a large part very captivating, and there are many strong acting performances. It's also fun to see so many actors that have since become stars in their own right playing bit parts.I also like what I really hope is a conscious effort at subtle character depth for Vic, such as him continuously referring to the Armenians as "Balkan bastards" (Armenia is nowhere near the Balkans). And him falling for the thimerosal leads to autism ploy (which is definitively 100% false). It's seems like just the kind of things a street, but not book smart person like him would think.What brings the series up from a 6 to a 7 for me is the final season, especially the second half of it. The ending of the series is really top-notch stuff, and all the more rewarding when you've slogged through every episode.