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The Shield - The Complete Third Season

starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Kenny Johnson
directed by: Michael Chiklis, Clark Johnson, David Mamet, Dean White, Félix Enríquez Alcalá

: The Shield - The Complete Third Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CHIKLIS,MICHAEL
EAN: 0024543130826
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 22, 2005
Running Time: 700 minutes
Sales Rank: 14990
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 2002



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Description:
'The Shield' made history with the most Emmy nominations ever for a basic cable drama.

It won a Golden Globe for Best Drama Series and star Michael Chiklis won the Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Get ready as this hard-hitting, award-winning cop drama returns with a vengeance for a pulse-pounding third season.

Amazon.com:
Dramatically speaking, the third season of The Shield is dysfunctional in the 'best' sense of the word. Relationships fester in a quagmire of personal and professional conflict, and clashing agendas inspire some of finest episodes of this volatile series. Det. Mackey (Michael Chiklis) struggles to save his crumbling family (including two autistic children) while his strike team endures internal tensions over their secret stash of stolen drug money. Shane (Walton Goggins) clashes with teammate Tavon (Brian J. White) with near-fatal consequences, and his demanding fiancée tests his loyalty to Mackey. Capt. Aceveda (Benito Martinez) suffers unspeakable humiliation en route to city council promotion, engaging Wyms (CCH Pounder) in a battle of wills over proper command of 'The Barn.' Dutch (Jay Karnes) pursues the 'cuddler rapist' case and confronts the dark side of his soul, while Danny (Catherine Dent) revives her career and is re-partnered with Julien (Michael Jace), who suppresses his homosexuality in a desperate quest for conventional marriage and family. After Lemon (Kenneth Johnson) attempts a drastic solution to their 'money train' worries, the shaken strike team faces a deeply uncertain future.

As always, The Shield juggles multiple plotlines with relentless pacing and narrative economy, packing substantial character developments into all 15 of these action-packed episodes. This season's inclusion of a competitive decoy squad offers humor and professional sacrifice, and the pivotal David Mamet-directed episode 'Strays' arrives at a shocking conclusion, with Mamet regulars Clark Gregg and Rebecca Pidgeon (Mamet's wife) giving outstanding guest-star performances. Series star Chiklis (whose pugnacious mug dominates the DVD packaging) makes his directorial debut on 'Slipknot,' and eight episodes include informative, entertaining commentaries by the principal cast and crew. A generous archive of deleted scenes illustrate the agonizing decisions required by the time constraints of episodic TV, and the making-of documentary offers an intimate look at the series' collaborative writing process. With major developments (including a new role for Glenn Close) in store for season 4, these episodes maintain the high standard of provocative drama that loyal Shield fans have come to expect. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - No End In Sight
This series has gone and blown away the mold of the police drama. Soars FAR above everything else ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - hot ride on the money train
Oh my goodness the shield season 3 is so far out there. That money train money was like begging to ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - More great episodes of The Shield
Season 3 of The Shield deals with a continuation of the Money Train story established in season 2 as ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Lull Between Seasons Two and Four
Season two was superb, and season four picks the pace back up, but season three by comparison just wasn't ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I need more
The Shield is the best show I have ever watched, if you think 1, and 2 where good wait till you see this season, ... Read More

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