MichaelChiklis-related stories
Posted Jul 17th 2009 12:02PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
Television is a vast alien landscape of shows, programs and other watchables. So the odds of a really good show not getting special recognition are about as good as Michael Chiklis' chances of his noggin being mistaken for a shiny, beige Brunswick in a bowling alley.
The Emmys also tend to favor younger shows rather than the oldies that have had their chance to win some awards because the best stuff on television is always fresher out of the gate. It's just the beast of the cycle. Great movies age like a fine cheese. Great TV shows age like spray cheese.
The Shield, however, got totally snubbed from this year's nomination list. And is that something the Academy really wants to do to a guy with a hair trigger anger who considers a Smith and Wesson as his "backup piece"? (I should ask myself the same thing after that bowling ball noggin joke.)
Continue reading The Shield gets the big ol' cold shoulder from the Emmy collective
Posted Jul 17th 2009 10:02AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Watercooler Talk, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
Every year I foolishly get excited that maybe this year the Emmys will reach out and nominate something different. But then it's the
same old nominees from the previous year. Even if a show has an off year, Emmy just goes ahead and nominates it again.
Of last year's six nominees for Drama Series, only one didn't make the cut this year. Lead Actor kept five of their six nominees as well, and Lead Actress kept all five nominees from last year. That's fifteen of 17 repeat contenders from last year in three categories. If Emmy hadn't added a slot each to Series and Actress it might have been a virtual rerun.
With all those repeats, there's no room to honor the final season of
Battlestar Galactica. Maybe Emmy voters look at the shows they picked last year and say "That's still on, right? Let's go with that." And they're done picking their nominees in less than ten minutes.
Continue reading On behalf of Battlestar Galactica, you suck, Emmy!
Posted Jun 5th 2009 4:29PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, The Shield, Reality-Free
Did you ever get news that both enthralled and worried you all at the same time? Like remember when you were a kid and you heard you were going to Disney World but first you would have to drop off your sick puppy at the vet for a little nap?
That's the feeling my gut got when
series creator Shawn Ryan said
Fox might make a Shield movie if demand called for it.
The question actually sparked an interesting and light-hearted war of friendly curses between the cast and
Sons of Anarchy star Ron Perlman who was also on the dais to grub for Emmy nods.
Walter Walton Goggins, the actor who brilliantly played the daft and overly cocky Shane Vendrell, uttered "That is bull#*$&!" since his character killed his family and then shot himself in the final episode just as the Barn closed in on him. That's not a direct quote, by the way. He may have used different punctuation marks.
Continue reading Holy Shield! Don't do it!
Posted Jun 5th 2009 12:02PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Michael Chiklis is regularly hinting that a feature film version of
The Shield is in the offing, while official news of any such production is still under wraps.
With posts like,"Vic Mackey lives!" and others,
Chiklis is using his Facebook page to hype the
Shield movie rumor. He linked to an
E! article on the possible film no less than three times.
The problem is it's difficult to find any other media coverage on the possibility of
The Shield heading to theaters. In fact, Chiklis' favorite article above is pretty much it. So, is Chiklis leaking something producers would just as soon keep quiet for now?
Continue reading Chiklis hints at return of Vic Mackey and The Shield on big screen
Posted Dec 19th 2008 10:02AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, The Shield, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Has the sour economy got your down? Does the threat of impending financial collapse keep you from getting your eight hours each night? Do you constantly worry about having to give up your home, your children to slave traders and your wife to a wealthy sheik who was willing to buy her because she has "good strong feet"?
Don't worry. Television is on the way.
Shield star Michael Chiklis is developing a dramatic series set in the ever-so-slowly collapsing financial world.
Continue reading Chiklis developing drama based on financial crisis
Posted Nov 13th 2008 11:29AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Late Night, The Shield, How I Met Your Mother, Celebrities, Dexter, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory
I was reading AOL TV's "
TV's 50 Hottest Hunks - Ever," and I was struck by two thoughts: "Ugh, can people really use the term, 'hunk' without shuddering?" and, "
David Boreanaz? Seriously?"
I get it. Television is populated with pretty people and there are just some guys who are objectively hot (
hellooooo,
Jon Hamm). Generally speaking though, I'm not drawn to the
Luke Perrys and
Mario Lopezes of the world. I like quirky guys, and so while most of the dudes on this list aren't going to make it into the
People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, they keep me tuning in every week (heh, that sounded totally dirty).
Follow me after the jump for the undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love.
Continue reading Undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love
Posted Aug 20th 2008 10:03AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, The Shield
Already announced was that the seventh and final season of the amazing
The Shield will premiere on September 2nd, but now comes word that it will
The Shield finale will air November 25th. I know that gives us the full thirteen episodes promised but as it's been more than a year since we've had a new episode to chew on, forgive me if this suddenly feels like a really short-lived reunion. There is something so magically beautiful about what Shawn Ryan has created here; I'll go ahead and dub it the best cop show I've ever seen on television.
The thing you have to wonder about is how it's all going to end, and I do believe Ryan will give us a definitive ending here. Vic Mackey has been the "hero" of the series, but still ... should the Strike Team get away with all the shit they've pulled over the past six seasons? Shane's treatment of Lemansky deserves retribution, but is Shane necessarily a worse guy than Mackey? Remember how the first episode wrapped. There is a line of victims behind these guys, and each one is in it as deep as the guy next to him.
Continue reading No more hiatuses: The Shield will be over in three months
Posted Jul 16th 2008 2:02AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, The Shield, TCA Press Tour, Damages, Reality-Free
The FX panels on Tuesday were pretty uneventful,
aside from the news from network president John Landgraf. There was supposed to be a panel for
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but that was mysteriously dropped from the schedule. I'm guessing that the boys figured they'd get too hammered at the FOX party the night before to handle questions from the reporters. Indeed, I witnessed Rob McElhenny and Glenn Howerton try to ride the Tilt-a-Whirl at the Santa Monica pier right after they pounded a couple of beers. Maybe canceling the panel was a smart idea.
Anyway, the three shows that paneled were
Damages, Sons of Anarchy, and
The Shield. More on what transpired after the jump.
Continue reading FX Round-up: Shield finale, Sons of Anarchy, and some words from Ted Danson - TCA Report
Posted May 7th 2007 2:23PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: The Shield, Celebrities
You've probably heard or read stories in the past of how real life can break into shows like Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, and Rescue Me. What usually happens is some type of real emergency occurs while the actors are filming a made-up one for the television viewers. Or, someone will come up to an actor who portrays some kind of 'First Response' character on a show and demand that they arrest a neighbor or help them get their pet down from a tree.
Another example of this type of incident recently occurred with the cast of The Shield. This time, though, their interaction with real life was closer and a bit frightening.
Continue reading The Shield stars threatened by street gangs
Posted Apr 24th 2007 11:18PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: The Shield, Episode Reviews
(S06E04) To say the Strike Team experienced a shakeup in tonight's episode would be an understatement to say the least.
Claudette once again shows her brilliance by leading Vic along into thinking he's got a chance to stick around at The Barn. Somewhat surprisingly it works like a charm. Vic chums right up to his new replacement of all people, and Julien being added to the team is met with no fuss. Vic is one well-behaved little puppy.
Continue reading The Shield: The New Guy
Posted Mar 28th 2007 11:04AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, The Shield, FX, Early Looks
Recently Jonathan and I got on the phone with
The Shield's Walton Goggins, but if you
read the interview you'll note we hadn't yet seen the first six episodes released to the press. Having now seen those episodes, I think our line of questioning would have been quite different.
Continue reading The Shield season six -- An early look
Posted Mar 14th 2006 11:39PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Cable, OpEd, The Shield
Wow. And to think all we have left after tonight is a 90-minute season finale next week. I don't know about
you, but I'm really not looking forward to another long hiatus for this show. The thing is, I don't realize how much I
miss the show until the next season starts.
Tonight, the look on Vic's face when he saw that Kavanaugh's
ex-wife wanted him was perfect. It clearly said, "Oh, this is too good to be true." What I didn't see coming
(
snicker) was the ex-wife admitting to it in such graphic detail.
And wow...Gina Torres goes full-backside for us. Didn't see that coming, but someone call Mr. Skin, stat!
Continue reading The Shield: Of Mice and Lem
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