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The New Guy (The Shield)
''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television created by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis. The series premiered on FX on March 12, 2002 and ended on November 25, 2008, totaling 88 episodes over seven seasons, plus one additional mini-episode. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2002) Captain David Aceveda, seeking to usurp the current black City Council representative of Farmington by swaying the Latino vote, looks to rid his precinct, The Barn, of corruption starting with Detective Vic Mackey and the controversial yet effective Strike Team. Mackey and the Strike Team protect local drug dealer Rondell Robinson by enforcing strict rules to make the streets safer. Aceveda works with the Justice Department to bring Detective Terry Crowley onto the Strike Team to try to gain evidence to use on Vic. However, Vic is aware of Crowley's involvement due to his friendship with the Assistant Chief of Police Ben Gilroy; when the Strike Team is forced to shoot and kill Two-Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shield
''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as ''Rampart'' in reference to the true-life Rampart Division police scandal, on which the show's Strike Team was loosely based. The series was created by Shawn Ryan and the Barn Productions for Fox Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television. Several notable actors took extended roles on the show, including Glenn Close, who was the female lead during the fourth season; Michael Peña, in season 4; Anthony Anderson, in seasons 4, 5, and 6; Forest Whitaker, who guest-starred in seasons 5 and 6; Laura Harring, in season 5; Franka Potente, in season 6; and Laurie Holden, in season 7. ''The Shield'' is a prime example of TV noir in that it focuses on moral ambiguity, a salient feature to the noir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Fleder
Gary Fleder (; born December 19, 1965) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His most recently completed film, '' Homefront,'' was released by Open Road Films and Millennium Films in November 2013. In recent years he has been a prolific director of television pilots. Life and career Fleder was born to a Jewish family in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Lorraine and Harry Fleder. A graduate of Boston University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Fleder began his television career in 1993 with an award-winning episode of ''Tales from the Crypt'' ("Forever Ambergris", starring Steve Buscemi and Roger Daltrey). Since then, he has directed pilots and episodes of more than a dozen television series, including ''L.A. Doctors'', '' Blind Justice'', '' The Evidence'', ''The Shield'', ''Life on Mars'', '' Happy Town'', ''Star-Crossed'', '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' and ''Kingdom''. He was an executive producer and frequent director of '' October Road'', ''Life Unexpec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Clements
Kim Clements is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the series '' Wanted'', ''The Black Donnellys'', ''Shark'', and '' My Own Worst Enemy''. Clements won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series for her work on ''Lost''. Career Clements wrote the film '' Blind'' with Deborah Day in 1999. She also served as an executive producer on the project. Clements worked as a staff writer for the second season of ''The Shield'' in 2003. She wrote the episodes "Greenlit" and wrote the teleplay and co-wrote the story (with James Manos Jr.) for the episode "Inferno". She became a story editor for the third season in Spring 2004. She co-wrote the episodes "Blood and Water" and "Posse Up" with consulting producer Charles H. Eglee and wrote the episode "What Power Is..." She left the series after the third season. In fall 2004 Clements joined the crew of ''Lost'' as executive story editor for the first season. Clements and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
