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The Shield

The Shield is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan, which aired on FX from March 12, 2002, to November 25, 2008, for seven seasons. It stars Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey, the leader of a corrupt Los Angeles Police Department unit loosely based on the Rampart Division police scandal. The series also stars Catherine Dent, Walton…

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Genre
Crime drama · Action · Police procedural · Tragedy
Cinematography
Rohn Schmidt Richard Cantu
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Shawn Ryan
Executive producers
Shawn Ryan · Scott Brazil · Glen Mazzara · Charles H. Eglee · Kurt Sutter
Network
FX

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Development

Reception

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The Shield

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples163
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
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The Shield

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related to Development · 39
The Shield → Al Pacino's, Angel, Around, As, August, Crowley, Crowley's, Donnie Brasco, FBI, Fox, FX, FX's Kevin Reilly, HBO, He, Homicide, However, Johnny Depp's, June, LAPD, Life
related to Reception · 22
The Shield → Burger King, Det, Entertainment Weekly, However, In September, James Poniewozik, Metacritic, New Balance, Office Depot, On, Parents Television Council, Returning Series, Season, The, The Guardian, This, Time, Top, Tricon Global Restaurants, TV
related to Comic · 16
The Shield → Aceveda, All, Barn, Danny, Dutch, He, IDW Publishing, In, Jean Diaz, Jeff Mariotte, Julien, Shane, Spotlight, Strike Team, Vic, When
related to Premise · 16
The Shield → Although, At, Barn, Captain David Aceveda, Curtis Lemansky, Detectives Vic Mackey, Farm, Farmington, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Mackey, Operating, Ronnie Gardocki, Shane Vendrell, Strike Team, Strike Team's
Starring · 13
The Shield → Benito Martinez, Catherine Dent, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, CCH Pounder, David Marciano, David Rees Snell, Glenn Close, Jay Karnes, Kenny Johnson, Michael Chiklis, Michael Jace, Paula Garcés, Walton Goggins
Executive producers · 7
The Shield → Adam Fierro, Charles H. Eglee, Glen Mazzara, Kurt Sutter, Scott Brazil, Scott Rosenbaum, Shawn Ryan
related to Soundtrack · 7
The Shield → Black Label Society, Kelis, Lakeshore Entertainment, Music, On September, Streets, The
related to Video game · 7
The Shield → After, Byz-Lats, It, January, One-Niners, PC, PlayStation
Producer · 6
The Shield → Craig Yahata, Elizabeth Craft, Kevin G. Cremin, Michael Chiklis, Michael Chiklis Kevin G. Cremin Craig Yahata Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain, Sarah Fain
Genre · 4
The Shield → Action, Crime drama, Police procedural, Tragedy

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The ShieldCinematographyRohn Schmidt Richard Cantu1.00infobox
The ShieldCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The ShieldCreated byShawn Ryan1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersShawn Ryan1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersScott Brazil1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersGlen Mazzara1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersCharles H. Eglee1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersKurt Sutter1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersScott Rosenbaum1.00infobox
The ShieldExecutive producersAdam Fierro1.00infobox
The ShieldGenreCrime drama1.00infobox
The ShieldGenreAction1.00infobox
The ShieldGenrePolice procedural1.00infobox
The ShieldGenreTragedy1.00infobox
The ShieldNetworkFX1.00infobox
The ShieldNo. of episodes88 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
The ShieldNo. of seasons71.00infobox
The ShieldOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerMichael Chiklis Kevin G. Cremin Craig Yahata Elizabeth Craft Sarah Fain1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerMichael Chiklis1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerKevin G. Cremin1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerCraig Yahata1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerElizabeth Craft1.00infobox
The ShieldProducerSarah Fain1.00infobox
The ShieldProduction companiesThe Barn Productions1.00infobox
The ShieldProduction companiesMiddKid Productions1.00infobox
The ShieldProduction companiesSony Pictures Television[a]1.00infobox
The ShieldProduction companiesFox Television Studios1.00infobox
The ShieldProduction locationsLos Angeles, California1.00infobox
The ShieldReleaseMarch 12, 2002 (2002-03-12) – November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)1.00infobox

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