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The video mailbag makes its long-awaited(?) return, with talk about bad TV revivals, great TV criers, and 'The Shield'
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'Top Chef Masters' review, 'The Shield' season 7 on DVD - Sepinwall on TV
I don't do two-fer columns much anymore, but today I review both the debut of "Top Chef Masters" and "The Shield" season 7 DVD set.
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The Shield, "Family Meeting": Goodbye, Vic Mackey
A review of the series finale of "The Shield" coming up just as soon as I take a closer look at my snake habitat... "All those busts. All those confessions you got in this room, illegal or otherwise. All the drugs you got off the street tonight
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The Shield: Shawn Ryan post-finale Q&A
The following transcript comes from two different conversations with "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan: a two-hour-plus chat he had with FX president John Landgraf and a half-dozen TV critics immediately after we watched the series finale (click here for the finale review), and then a solo phone interview
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Sepinwall on TV: 'The Shield' creator Shawn Ryan looks back
In today's column, Shawn Ryan looks back on the run of "The Shield" and the creative philosophy of the writers room. No spoilers for the finale (though we open with a discussion of the end of last week's episode); all that stuff will be
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The Shield, "Possible Kill Screen": The eyes of Victor Samuel Mackey
Spoilers for the penultimate episode (ever!) of "The Shield" coming up just as soon as I even myself out... "Do you have any idea what you've done to me?" -Olivia "I've done worse." -Vic Oh. My. God. I'm
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What are your favorite memories of 'The Shield'?
Don't worry: I'll have a separate review post up tonight around 11 for the penultimate episode of "The Shield," but as I work overtime on various stories related to the end of the series, I wanted to poll you guys about your favorite scenes,
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The Shield, "Petty Cash": It's hard out here for a Vic
Spoilers for "The Shield," season seven, episode 11, coming up just as soon as I start going through gas station men's room trash cans... "The edge is where we live, all of us, all the time. People try to convince themselves otherwise is just an
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The Shield, "Party Line": Getaway day
Spoilers for "The Shield" season seven, episode 10 coming up just as soon as I ask Walton Goggins for his workout regimen... "There was a minute today, when you were playing the piano and Jackson was dancing, I actually forgot about everything that was going on. And
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The Shield, "Moving Day": Fam on the lam
Spoilers for "The Shield" season seven, episode nine coming up just as soon as I give you a business card... "Well, that's a decision for when we need to make a decision." -Vic Has it really come to this? After having to continually pick
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The Shield, "Parricide": It's kiss my ass time
Spoilers for "The Shield," season seven, episode eight, coming up just as soon as I sign everybody up for the precinct softball team... "Y'all about bringing force down on the street. Why don't y'all take a look at what ya got
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The Shield, "Bitches Brew": Second verse, same as the first
Spoilers for "The Shield" season seven, episode seven coming up just as soon as I hire a cleaning lady... "Guess we do this the hard way." -Vic Vic has always chosen to do things the hard way, and what has it gotten him? His marriage is