The Shield Series 4: A Reminder

Mossy Monk

a heads up that TV3 begin series 4 of this excellent show at 9pm tonight. it is an excellent series, hasnt lost anything from the previous 3 imo

Mist

I think this series is the best so far.

There really isnt a cop show that even nearly comes close to being as good.

tvnutz

Mist wrote:

There really isnt a cop show that even nearly comes close to being as good.

...The Wire...which is probably better.

Mossy Monk

The Wire was really slow to get going for me which consequently resulted in my being bored watching it and then not bothering with it at all

The Shield has been entertaining right from the get go

tvnutz

Mossy Monk wrote:

The Wire was really slow to get going for me which consequently resulted in my being bored watching it and then not bothering with it at all

The Shield has been entertaining right from the get go

Thats the type of show it is! Being slow doesn't make it any less brilliant. The shows that require you to have patience are the ones that are usually the best.

Mossy Monk

tvnutz wrote:

Thats the type of show it is! Being slow doesn't make it any less brilliant

i am not disputing the fact that it may be a brilliant show, it is just that i find it may have lost a lot of viewers to the slow start

ixoy

tvnutz wrote:

Thats the type of show it is! Being slow doesn't make it any less brilliant. The shows that require you to have patience are the ones that are usually the best.

Agreed. It's why I constantly pimped "The Wire" whenever I could and prayed someone hear would listen. "The Wire" is the best cop show on TV currently BUT "The Shield" is the second best and has yet to have a bad season, so people who ain't seen either, should watch both...

Mossy Monk

anyone know when i can expect to see series 3 on DVD over here?

region 1 is too much hassle for my dvd player sadly

tvnutz

Ye it probably did lose viewers because of that,same with Carnivale. I have only seen the Shield now and then,but I could never really get into it because I didn't see it from the start,which is a pity.

jor el

ixoy wrote:

Agreed. It's why I constantly pimped "The Wire" whenever I could and prayed someone hear would listen.

I listened, and I'm glad I did.

The Wire does take a couple of episodes to get into it (I was hooked by the end of the third one IIRC) and as such is really best watched on DVD when you don't have to wait till next week for the next episode. I had a bit of trouble getting used to the characters at first as I was coming from 'The Shield' background. So just remember that this is a different show and don't be expecting the same from it. I bet you'll agree, when you've seen all of season 1 from start to finish, that it's a better show than The Shield. It is, unfortunately, quite expensive to buy too. Expect to pay $70-80 or about £40, but it is worth it, if you can afford it.

"The Wire" is the best cop show on TV currently BUT "The Shield" is the second best and has yet to have a bad season, so people who ain't seen either, should watch both...

Seconded. Or if you've seen one, watch the other one too. I'm hooked on both now and am looking forward to the next season of each. The Wire is coming in 2006 and I'm not sure about The Shield.

Mossy Monk

i must see if i can get a lend of it from someone

Rcuomo

whenever a thread about the shield is posted someone always comes in with something about the wire being better, start a wire thread if you wana talk about the wire!
yea season 4 of the shield was class, cant wait for season 5...

tvnutz

Rcuomo wrote:

whenever a thread about the shield is posted someone always comes in with something about the wire being better, start a wire thread if you wana talk about the wire!
yea season 4 of the shield was class, cant wait for season 5...

Your point? whats wrong with comparing shows...someone said it was the best cop show ever...I disagree,and I said it. :cool:

Johnny Storm

My cousin in America tells me that there is only 13 episodes in Season 4 of the Shield. Does anyone know if he is correct? Thanks.

Lump

That is correct yes.

John

bombidol

The shield is amazing. one of my favourite shows ever. however i wont watch it on TV. only on DVD cause i get locked into a shield fest. and i must watch the entire series in one go. Same with 24. I watched series 2 of 24 in a weeken once. it was hard going.

tvnutz

What channel is it on in the US? A cable channel?

MrPinK

tvnutz wrote:

What channel is it on in the US? A cable channel?

Yeah, it's on FX

Rcuomo

yea tvnutz, someone brings it up in every thread, maybe give it it's own thread and leave it out of this one is all im saying...