I am a Shield addict.
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- Zaxxon
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I am a Shield addict.
Recently I began watching The Shield via Netflix.
It rocks.
Vic Mackey is like Jack Bauer, only with more attitude and less seething.
I'm halfway through season two, and Netflix can't get me discs quickly enough.
That is all.
It rocks.
Vic Mackey is like Jack Bauer, only with more attitude and less seething.
I'm halfway through season two, and Netflix can't get me discs quickly enough.
That is all.
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The Shield has been my favorite show on television. I own all of the DVDs and have watched each season more than once, and I wish more television programs pushed the envelope as The Shield has. This is the only show I've ever made sure to be home to watch when it airs.
Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory.
Fight Eagles fight, score a touchdown 1-2-3.
Hit 'em low,
Hit 'em high,
And we'll watch our Eagles fly.
Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory.
E-A-G-L-E-S...........EAGLES!
Fight Eagles fight, score a touchdown 1-2-3.
Hit 'em low,
Hit 'em high,
And we'll watch our Eagles fly.
Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory.
E-A-G-L-E-S...........EAGLES!
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Hmm. I thought season 3 and 4 were very strong, just as good if not better then season 1. Season 2 imho was the weakest. I'm looking forward to season 5 hitting DVD.Sith Lord wrote:I enjoy the Shield a LOT, but in some ways it's like a drug addiction. I keep hoping for that first-season high, but it's never been quite as good since, in my opinion.
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The difference in Season 1 was the way Vic kicked all sort of ass and was generally in control to at least some degree. Every season since has been about how out of control and fucked up his life has become. I enjoyed season 1 because I enjoyed Vic the power player more than I enjoy Vic getting screwed left and right, thus I've never enjoyed any season as much as the first.Windows95 wrote:Hmm. I thought season 3 and 4 were very strong, just as good if not better then season 1. Season 2 imho was the weakest. I'm looking forward to season 5 hitting DVD.Sith Lord wrote:I enjoy the Shield a LOT, but in some ways it's like a drug addiction. I keep hoping for that first-season high, but it's never been quite as good since, in my opinion.
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Amen.Sith Lord wrote:The difference in Season 1 was the way Vic kicked all sort of ass and was generally in control to at least some degree. Every season since has been about how out of control and fucked up his life has become. I enjoyed season 1 because I enjoyed Vic the power player more than I enjoy Vic getting screwed left and right, thus I've never enjoyed any season as much as the first.Windows95 wrote:Hmm. I thought season 3 and 4 were very strong, just as good if not better then season 1. Season 2 imho was the weakest. I'm looking forward to season 5 hitting DVD.Sith Lord wrote:I enjoy the Shield a LOT, but in some ways it's like a drug addiction. I keep hoping for that first-season high, but it's never been quite as good since, in my opinion.
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ARISE from your GRAVE, O Thread!
I just finished watching Season 5 on DVD, and Oh.My.God am I loving it.
I don't share the feelings you guys have about the seasons after Season 1. I mean, I view it as a situation where Vic and the Strike Team are reaping what they've sown. Things are spinning out of control for that reason. If they'd been by-the-book cops they'd never have ended up in the situations they're in now (of course as a viewer I'm glad they weren't, because there would be no drama of the quality this show has delivered).
I just finished watching Season 5 on DVD, and Oh.My.God am I loving it.
I don't share the feelings you guys have about the seasons after Season 1. I mean, I view it as a situation where Vic and the Strike Team are reaping what they've sown. Things are spinning out of control for that reason. If they'd been by-the-book cops they'd never have ended up in the situations they're in now (of course as a viewer I'm glad they weren't, because there would be no drama of the quality this show has delivered).
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The biggest difference this season - and I agree that it's pretty good - is that Vic is so totally and completely fucked at this point that he no longer cares. As a result, he's back to being the relatively carefree badass he was in Season 1, without every episode throwing some new sucker-punch at him. I like seeing Vic in control much more than I enjoy seeing him getting screwed from every angle.nasai wrote:Just wait until you catch up to this season. It's back at the high mark so many have said was Season 1. Personally, I agree that the show dropped back a little, but I've always felt it was the best thing on TV.
This season has taken some very dark turns, and it's been an absolute pleasure!
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Do it now before the retards who don't know how to handle DVDs get their mitts all over them. I swear, that's one thing that drove me crazy trying to catch up through the first three seasons. Happened with Alias too. INEVITABLY, you'd get to about minute 38 of an "hour" long episode and the disc would start stuttering or crap out entirely. Most of the time it wasn't simply a matter of washing/cleaning the disc, either.
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Re: I am a Shield addict.
Indeed, we are.
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Re: I am a Shield addict.
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