News - The Shield
By Lynn Smith LOS ANGELES -- In "Crash," the 2004 film that won the Oscar for best picture, the city of Los Angeles was more than a character. It was an allegory for isolation. The rich, the powerful, the poor and the disaffected.
By Chuck Barney Will he suffer a bloody death? Will he land in prison? Will he get off scot-free? The same tantalizing questions we were asking about Tony Soprano just over a year ago now apply to another great television antihero: Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) of "The Shield." As this ground- breaking crime drama prepares to launch its seventh and final season tonight, loyal devotees are antsy to see how it will turn out for the rogue cop.
By FRAZIER MOORE of The Associated Press "The Shield" jump the shark? Not in its first six seasons! This FX cop drama has always been too smart, fast-paced and full of surprises for any shark to make the scene.
By CHUCK BARNEY By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times WILL HE suffer a bloody death? Will he land in prison? Will he get off scot-free? The same tantalizing questions we were asking about Tony Soprano a year ago now apply to another great television antihero: Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) of "The Shield." As this groundbreaking crime drama prepares to launch its seventh and final season Tuesday night, devotees are antsy to see how it will all turn out for the rogue cop.