Title from container. Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez, CCH Pounder, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, David Rees Snell. Originally broadcast as a television program from 2002-2008. Includes bonus disc with two exclusive never-before-seen featurettes. Special features: Cast/crew commentary ; deleted scenes ; Behind "The shield" featurette ; "The shield" FX featurette ; The editing room ; Sound surgery ; Wrap day raising the barn ; Directrs roundtable ; Season 3 teaser ; "Breaking episode 315" making of documentary ; "Under the skin" season four commentary ; exclusive season 6 prequel ; "Delivering the baby" documentary ; panel discussion with Michael Chiklis, Forest Whitaker and Shawn Ryan ; I.A.D. featurette ; Fox Move Channel presents: "Making a scene" Scott Brazil tribute ; "Saturn's sons" featurette ; "Full circle: Franka Potente" featurette ; "Last call the final episode" featurette ; "Nobdy expects to lose, nobody expects to die, The shield's final season" featurette ;n "Rampart" featurette ; "A place we called home" a look back at the set of "The shield."
Contents:
Season 1, Disc 1. Pilot / written by Shawn Ryan ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Our gang / written by Shawn Ryan ; directed by Gary Fleder -- The spread / written Glen Mazzara ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Dawg days / written by Kevin Arkadie, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal -- Disc 2. Blow back / written by Kurt Sutter, directed by Clark Johnson -- Cherrypoppers / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by D.J. Caruso -- Cupid & psycho / written by Glen Mazzara ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Disc 3. Throwaway / written by Kevin Arkadie ; directed by Leslie Libman -- Dragonchasers / written by Scott Rosenbaum and Kurt Sutter ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Carnivores / teleplay by Kevin Arkadie and Glen Mazzara ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Two days of blood / written by Kurt Sutter and Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Disc 4. Circles / written by Shawn Ryan ; directed by Scott Brazil. Season 2, Disc 1. The quick fix / written by Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Dead soldiers / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by John Badham -- Parners / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Carte blanche / written by Reed Steiner ; directed by Peter Horton -- Disc 2. Greenlit / written by Kim Clements ; directed by Terrence O'Hara -- Homewrecker / written by Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Barnstormers / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Scott Winant -- Scar tissue / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by Paris Barclay -- Disc 3. Co-pilot / written by Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara ; directed by Peter Horton -- Coyotes / written by Reed Steiner ; directed by Davis Guggenheim -- Inferno / teleplay by Kim Clements ; directed by Brad Anderson -- Breakpoint / written by Glen Mazzara ; directed by Felix Alcola -- Disc 4. Dominoes falling / written by Shawn Ryan ; directed by Scott Brazil. Season 3, Disc 1. Playing tight / written by Shawn Ryan & Kurt Sutter ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Blood and water / written by Charles H. Eglee & Kim Clements ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Bottom bitch / written by Scott Rosenbaum & Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Streaks and tips / wirtten by Glen Mazzara ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Disc 2. Mum / written by Kurt Sutter & Shawn Ryan ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Posse up / written by Kim Clements & Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Felix Alcala -- Safe / written by Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Peter Horton -- Cracking ice / Written by Charles H. Eglee & Diego Gutierrez ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Disc 3. Slipknot / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by Michael Chiklis -- What power is / written by Kim Clements ; directed by Dean White -- Strays / written by Glen Mazzara ; directed by David Mamet -- Riceburner / written by Adam E. Fierro & Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Scott Brazil -- Disc 4. Fire in the hole / written by Kurt Sutter & Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Guy Ferland -- All in / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Stephen Kay -- On tilt / written by Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazaara ; directed by Scott Brazil. Season 4, Disc 1. The cure / written by Glen Mazzara ; directed by Scott Brazeil -- Grave / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by Paris Barclay -- Bang / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Doghouse / written by Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Dean White -- Disc 2. Star baby / written by Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Insurgents / written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain ; directed by Vondie Curtis Hall -- Hurt / written by Scott Rosenbaum & Lia L. Langworthy ; directed by Nick Gomez -- Cut throat / teleplay by Jennifer R. Richmond ; directed by Dean White -- Disc 3. String theory / written by Charles H. Eglee & Shawn Ryan ; directed by Philip G. Atwell -- Back in the hole / teleplay by Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft ; directed by Scott Brazil -- A thousand deaths / teleplay by Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Stephen Kay -- Judas priest / teleplay by Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by David Von Ancken -- Disc 4. Ain't that a shame / teleplay by Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzaro ; directed by Stephen Kay. Season 5, Disc 1. Extraction / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by D.J. Caruso -- Enemy of good / written by Adam E. Fierro & Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Jailbait / written by Scott Rosenbaum & Glen Mazzara ; directed by Stephen Kay -- Tapa Boca / written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Disc 2. Trophy / written by Kurt Sutter and Renne Palyo & Tony Soltis ; directed by Philip G. Atwell -- Rap payback / written by Charles H. Eglee & Ted Griffin ; directed by Michael Chiklis -- Man inside / written by Adam E. Fierro & Emily Lewis ; directed by Dean White -- Kavanaugh / written by Shawn Ryan & Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by D.J. Caruso --Disc 3. Smoked / written by Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft & Glen Mazzara ; directed by Dean White -- Of mice and Lem / written by Charles H. Eglee & Kurt Sutter ; directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton -- Postpartum / written by Adam E. Fierro & Shawn Ryan ; directed by Stephen Kay. Season 6, Disc 1. On the Ones / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by Michael Fields -- Baptism by fire / written by Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Back to one / written by Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton -- Disc 2. The new guy / written by Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Haunts / written by Charles H. Eglee & Glen Mazzara ; directed by Michael Chiklis -- Chasting ghosts / written by Shawn Ryan & Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Frank Darabont --Disc 3. Exiled / written by Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosebaum ; directed by Dean White -- The math of the wrath / written by Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Rohn Schmidt -- Disc 4. Recoil / written by Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft & Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Spanish practices / written by Shawn Rayn & Scott Rosenbaum ; directed by Paris Barclay. Season 7, Disc 1. Coefficient of drag / written by Kurt Sutter ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Snitch / written by Gary Lennon ; directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton -- Money shot / written by Adam E. Fierro ; directed by Terrence O'Hara -- Disc 2. Genoicide / written by Lisa Randolph ; directed by Dean White -- Game face / written by Charles H. Eglee ; directed by Michael Chiklis -- Animal control / written by John Hlavin & Angela Russo ; directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton / Bitiches brew / written by Charles H. Eglee & Elizabeth A. Hansen ; directed by Stephen Kay -- Disc 3. Parricide / written by Kurt Sutter & Gary Lennon ; directed by Guy Ferland -- Moving day / written by Adam E. Fierro & Lisa Randolph ; directed by Rohn Schmidt -- Party line / written by Angela Russo & John Hlavin ; directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton -- Petty cash / written by Charles H. Eglee & Jameal Turner ; directed by Craig Brewer -- Disc 4. Possible kill screen / written by Adam E. Fierro & Evan Bleiweiss ; directed by Billy Gierhart -- Family meeting / written by Shawn Ryan ; directed by Clark Johnson.
Summary:
Story of a Los Angeles police precinct where the actions of the elite strike team's leader, Detective Vic Mackey and his officers, teeter on the brink of legal and illegal.
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