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Series 1
Released On: July 21, 2003
Region: 2
Production Company: 20th Century Fox
Description:
Teeming with gang-bangers, perverts, rapists and killers, The Shield is unabashedly adult TV drama; and even liberal viewers may flinch at plots involving child pornography and serial murder. The first series of this uncompromising police drama focuses on pugnacious detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis), whose amoral Strike Team employs dubious tactics in the crime-ridden (and fictional) Farmington district of Los Angeles. Mackey and his maverick partners are at odds with seasoned detectives and beat cops, escalating tensions with precinct Captain Aceveda (Benito Martinez), a Latino with flexible scruples and a political agenda. The series invites viewers to form their own judgments regarding Mackey's volatile behaviour, which includes killing an undercover cop in the electrifying pilot episode. While each episode stands alone, the arc of the series incorporates Aceveda's campaign to end Mackey's career, the self-loathing of a homosexual rookie (Michael Jace) whose partner (Catherine Dent) is Mackey's occasional mistress, a straight-laced detective (Jay Karnes) yearning for respect, Mackey's compassionate attempt to rehabilitate a crack whore (Jamie Brown, giving the season's finest guest performance), the autism of Mackey's young son and the recklessness of his closest partner (Walton Goggins) and the vigilant stoicism of Det. Wyms (CCH Pounder), who's as sensibly upright as Mackey is corrupted. The Shield is excellent TV for those who can grasp its complexities; all others beware.
Features:
Cast And Crew Commentary On All 13 Episodes
The Making Of
FX Featurette
17 Deleted Scenes
8 Cast Auditions




Other DVD Merchandise
The Complete Series Collection(November 03, 2009)
The Complete 7th Season(June 09, 2009)
The Shield - Season 6(August 26, 2008)
The Complete 1st Season (Sony)(March 25, 2008)
The Complete 2nd Season (Sony)(March 25, 2008)
The Complete 3rd Season (Sony)(March 25, 2008)
The Complete 4th Season (Sony)(March 25, 2008)
The Complete 5th Season (Sony)(March 25, 2008)
Season 5(March 27, 2007)
The Shield - Seasons 1-4(November 14, 2006)
The Complete Fourth Season(December 26, 2005)
The Complete Third Season(February 22, 2005)
Series 2(August 09, 2004)
The Complete Second Season(January 06, 2004)
The Complete First Season(January 07, 2003)
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