The Shield

essential roles Apr. 25, 2024

Walton Goggins Elevates ItThe best Goggins performances blend Southern charm with manic energy.

By Daniel Dockery

unlikely revivals June 13, 2016

Shawn Ryan Teases Shield and Terriers RevivalsBut don’t get your hopes up.

By Tolly Wright

courts May 31, 2016

Michael Jace Convicted of Second-Degree MurderHe faces a sentence of 40 years to life.

By Nate Jones

it’s so hard to say goodbye Sept. 10, 2013

Shawn Ryan Has an Idea for a Shield MovieIt’s probably not going to happen, though.

By Margaret Lyons

vulture asks Apr. 11, 2013

Vulture Asks: What TV Episodes Haunt You?Last night’s Southland joins the pantheon of Shocking-Amazing-Violent episodes that haunt us to this day.

By Margaret Lyons

Mar. 14, 2013

‘The Shield’ Creator Shawn Ryan Writes About How Great ‘Cheers’ Is“Cheers represented writing, acting, and directing at the very highest levels, and Sam and Diane remain the gold standard for a complicated, […]

By Bradford Evans

profile Jan. 6, 2013

Walton Goggins on Playing Bad-Guy Roles“I would never have gotten the jobs I did without the advent of cable television, which brought back the kinds of raw, authentic leading actors you had in the seventies.”

By Mary Kaye Schilling

filling the void Sept. 4, 2012

Three Shows to Watch While Waiting for More Breaking BadHow to scratch that same antihero itch.

By Margaret Lyons

upfronts 2012 May 17, 2012

Five Top Showrunners Recount the Agony of Waiting for a Pilot PickupCreators of Lost, The Shield, Gossip Girl, and more tell tales of the pain of waiting for that network thumbs-up and how it feels to get it … or not.

By Josef Adalian

drama derby Mar. 15, 2012

The Greatest TV Drama of the Past 25 Years, Round Two: The Sopranos vs. The ShieldTwo tonally different series, united in excellence.

By Heather Havrilesky

drama derby Mar. 7, 2012

The Greatest TV Drama of the Past 25 Years, Round One: The Shield vs. NYPD BlueDoes one go with the pioneer, or the one who built on his forefather’s groundbreaking work?

By Josh Wolk

drama derby Mar. 5, 2012

What’s the Best TV Drama of the Last 25 Years?From Buffy to the Sopranos, sixteen dramas will vie for the title.

By Brian Raftery

tv Oct. 24, 2011

How Other Homeland Actors Seem to Be Playing Variations on Their Old CharactersIt’s more than just Carie having traces of Angela Chase; the show also owes a little something to ‘Life’ and ‘Dead Like Me.’

By Margaret Lyons

chat room Feb. 14, 2011

The Chicago Code Creator Shawn Ryan on the Age of the TV Antihero and What Went Wrong With Terriers“Dark antiheroism is not shocking anymore … I think the bar is set a little higher now.”

By Mike Flaherty

the name game Oct. 27, 2010

Why Did Shawn Ryan Rename His Cop Show?“Adding ‘Chicago’ to anything is always a good idea.”

By Amos Barshad

exclusive Oct. 20, 2010

Shawn Ryan Hired to Adapt Clancy’s Without RemorseIt might be set during the Vietnam War. Or not!

By Claude Brodesser-Akner

the vulture transcript Oct. 12, 2010

Michael Chiklis on No Ordinary Family and the Possibility of a The Shield Movie“On ‘The Shield,’ I was kicking in doors and jumping on gangbangers … It can really wreak havoc on your lower back.”

By Mike Flaherty

good-bye farewell and amen May 14, 2010

Lost Finale Advice from Famous Finale WritersThe tales behind their own classic wrap-ups, and some words of advice and caution.

By Christopher Rosen

chat room Mar. 16, 2010

Walton Goggins on JustifiedIn his new show, ‘The Shield’ vet plays “the smartest man in the room,” albeit one who’s a neo-Nazi.

By Mike Flaherty

the industry Feb. 29, 2008

Judd Apatow’s Inability to Stop Producing Movies Is Becoming TroublingPlus: Mayor André 3000!

quote machine July 16, 2007

Sting Becoming More of an (Expletive) by the MinuteDane Cook, Holly Hunter, and Victoria Beckham on sweatpants.

quote machine June 14, 2007