The Shield

The Shield is a Televised series American created by Shawn Ryan and diffused since the February 12th 2002 on the network FX. In France, the series is diffused since the November 23rd 2003 on Jimmy, the April 24th 2004 on Canal+ and the June 27th 2007 on France 3. The series owes its notoriety with the setting in scene, discussed, officers violent ones and corrupted, within a brigade of police force of Los Angeles.

Synopsis

Vic Mackey, police inspector in Farmington, fictional district famed evil of Los Angeles, directs a Brigade of shock, “Strike TEAM” (inspired by a true police commando squad of LAPD). Its methods to fight the crime, not very conventional (Brutality, Corruption, Murder) but very effective, often flirtent with those used by the criminals whom it continues. By its behavior in extreme cases of legality, it is frequently found in difficult situations at the same time with respect to its successive superiors (who suspect it - often rightly - of using the furnished informations by his contacts in the street in his single interest), of the members of the gangs which it fights (or that it helps sometimes), other members of “Strike TEAM” (that it frequently involves in its combine), of his/her other colleagues (who disapprove his methods) and even of his wife (who maintains the increasingly conflict relations with him).

If Mackey is the central figure of the series, this one also concentrates on the daily newspaper of the other members of the police station, in particular of its captain, David Aceveda, ambitious politicking whose integrity will be put to the test on several occasions, or of Julian Lowe, honest police young person divided between his Homosexualité badly assumed and its faith in the lesson of the Bible.

Distribution

Michael Chiklis (VF: Patrick Floersheim) : Vic Mackey
Walton Goggins (VF: Mathias Kozlowski) : Shane Vendrell
Benito Martinez (VF: Stephan Bazin) : David Aceveda
Kenneth Johnson (VF: Damien Boisseau) : Curtis “Lemonhead” Lemansky
CCH Pounder (VF: Michele Bardollet) : Claudette Wyms
Catherine Dent (VF: Veronique Augereau) : Danielle “Danny” Sofer
Jay Karnes (VF: Cyril Artaux) : Holland “Dutch” Wagenbach
Michael Jace (VF: Daniel Lobé) : Julian Lowe
David Rees Snell (VF: Arnaud Arbessier) : Ronald “Ronnie” Gardocki
Cathy Cahlin Ryan (VF: Veronique Borgias) : Corrine Mackey
Brian J. White (VF: Lionel Henry) : Tavon Garris (seasons 2-3)
Michael Peña: Armando “Army” Renta (season 4)
Glenn Close (VF: Perrette Pradier) : Captain Monica Rawling (season 4)
Forest Whitaker (VF: Emmanuel Jacomy) : Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh (seasons 5-6)
Paula Bitchy girls: Tina Hanlon (season 5)

Rewards

Emmy Award 2002 : Better actor in drama series for Michael Chiklis
Golden Globe Award 2003: Better drama series
Golden Globe Award 2003: Better actor in drama series for Michael Chiklis

Episodes

See also: List of the episodes of The Shield

Derivative products

Video game

The Shield : video game left in 2007

See too

External bonds

a site of fans
official site

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