the shield-related stories
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 6:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
If you loved
The Rockford Files and you own the season sets, you'll probably want to buy Volume 1 of the movies (four in this batch) that is being released tomorrow. They weren't as good as the series, of course (sort of like the
Spenser: For Hire movies that Robert Urich did after that series ended), but they're actually pretty good.
And season 6 of
Kate & Allie is out. That reminds me: I still have to get season 5.
- Afro Samurai - Complete Murder Sessions
- The Clone Wars - Season 1
- Doctor Who - The War Games and The Black Guardian Trilogy
- Edge of Darkness - The Complete BBC Series
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Sep 8th 2009 11:05AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Interviews, Reality-Free
I haven't been here from the beginning, so I don't know the exact number of times actress and singer Katey Sagal has sat down to talk to someone from our humble site. But within the last year, someone Squadder has either called her up on the phone or bumped into her in person to chat her up about
the return of Futurama or her more serious but equally kick-ass role on
Sons of Anarchy.
I'm seriously thinking that we need to institute some kind of frequent visitor punch card that rewards stars with a free pizza, a round of drinks or half off a new muffler (not including labor) for their 10th interview.
Sagal was nice enough to talk to us yet again in anticipation of the new season of
Sons of Anarachy that premieres this tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on FX. We talked about her character Gemma's place in SAMCRO and what she has to endure for the club, and why women are such big fans of the show.
Continue reading Sons of Anarchy's Katey Sagal talks to TV Squad...again
Posted Aug 8th 2009 7:01AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Rescue Me, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
FX held panels for
Archer and
Sons of Anarchy on Friday morning, but by then press tour fatigue had set in, and the energy in the room was low for both. It was especially low for
Archer, a Adult Swim-esque spy cartoon by the creator of
Sealab 2021 that most of the critics hadn't yet seen. The panel seemed to be more content with answering with wise-ass remarks that made themselves laugh but the just served to make us tired masses annoyed.
Things perked up, though, when the network presented five of its show-runners to talk about what it's like to develop edgy dramas for basic cable. But since the theme of the week has invariably been "Leno at 10," the questions often came back to the fact that NBC with one fell swoop wiped out five hours of scripted drama per week. And the show-runners took every opportunity to bash the Peacock for it.
And it got ugly: "I feel they should take the American flag down in front of the building and just put up a white one," said
Rescue Me's Peter Tolan, "because they've clearly given up."
Continue reading FX showrunners take turns tearing NBC a new one - TCA Report
Posted Jul 30th 2009 1:02PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
I'm still not sold on that show title;
Terriers makes me think of little dogs yipping and running around. But FX and Shawn Ryan created magic with
The Shield, and Ted Griffin made
Ocean's Eleven so much fun. So I'm really excited about the show. My excitement can even withstand the news that
Donal Logue (Life) has been cast in the lead role of Terriers.
I've never connected with Logue. I thought
Grounded for Life was mostly crap, and he wasn't as "amazing" as the critics told me he was going to be in
Knights of Prosperity. He has done better in some of his dramatic work. Maybe I'm just bitter that the hype machine told me
Knights was going to be the greatest sitcom of the last millennium, and the next.
Continue reading FX nabs Donal Logue for the lead in Terriers
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 Jul 4th 2009 3:10PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Star Trek: Original Series, Burn Notice
There are a lot of really horrible things that have put America on the map: Jerry Springer, our ability to infuse anything edible with cheese, the fact that we're probably working on infusing something inedible with cheese.
Guns, however, shouldn't be one of them. The Second Amendment stands as one of many great testaments to the idea of freedom that our forefathers envisioned for their people. They felt a government should trust their people with great responsibility if they truly believed in the concept of freedom and democracy.
Sure, if they came to the present and saw that we primarily use that responsibility for hunting moose from helicopters and negotiating with the Domino's guy they might take it right back, but the idea is what's important.
So to celebrate one of America's latest of many birthday to come because fireworks are technically illegal in my neck of the woods, here are your TV's seven greatest guns.
Continue reading Seven greatest hand cannons in TV history
Posted Jun 19th 2009 9:24AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
(S03E03) It seems as though everyone wants to be Michael's boss. Everyone but the CIA or the NSA or some other international spy agency, including whatever organization burned him in the first place. But characters like Carla last season or the rogue Management group at the start of this season, as well as Brennen, tonight's guest handler, they're all for Michael.
Seth Peterson was back as Nate, Michael's brother with a propensity for great-rich-quick schemes and getting into trouble. This time, though, he was a pawn in Brennen's game to get Michael to do his bidding.
Continue reading Burn Notice: End Run
Posted Jun 10th 2009 5:34PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, The Shield, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
The Shield may have wrapped its run this past year, but that doesn't mean creator Shawn Ryan is done with FX. The network did let his vision run its course to completion, so I'm sure he's quite comfortable there. I know I am. This time, he's executive producing with
Ocean's Eleven scribe Ted Griffin on the new dramedy
Terriers, about a detective who teams up with a young hot-shot.
FX has already greenlit Terriers, and Griffin has turned in the scripts so it's down to casting.
Continue reading FX greenlights Terriers from The Shield's Shawn Ryan
Posted Jun 8th 2009 6:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.I sometimes enjoy watching
Judge Judy, but it's one of those shows that I can't possibly imagine owning the DVDs. Once is enough for me. But if you're really into the show, there's a 2-Pack set being released this week.
But I have to get the
Get Smart DVDs at some point. That's the only show being released that I have any interest in.
- The Cleaner - Season 1
- Corner Gas - Season 6
- Danny Phantom - Season 3
- Father Knows Best - Season 3
- Get Smart - Season 3
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
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 May 14th 2009 5:02PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, The Shield, TV Squad Polls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
If you've been following my
Jane After Dark adventures, you know it's all about the DVDs I watch into the wee hours while I'm covering the
TV Squad queue and everyone else (at least in my house) is sleeping.
I've finished
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I'm nearly done with
Angel. I'll post this weekend about season five of
Angel. You guys are
absolutely right. It's awesome TV.
After that, I need you to help me choose my next Jane After Dark series. There are so many great TV shows on DVD, and frankly, I'm stumped at what to watch next. So please vote in my poll below, and tell me what to do! And if you don't see your series listed, tell me in the comments, and I'll add it to the list next time.
Posted Apr 20th 2009 2:05PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, 24, Scrubs, The Shield, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten
The TV is a weird beast. Your show can have ridiculously high ratings, receive greater critical claim than the Mona Lisa and achieve a cult following not seen since the People's Temple, and the network can still pull the plug on you.
TV Land doesn't work like Reality Land, if the Reality Land is in fact reality and not some bizarre reality land where meat-hungry producers are the gods of fate. TV has a different equation for success.
Here are the ten telltale signs that your new show will spend eternity shining in the pantheon of the cosmos and the rest of its life on Best Buy's DVD shelves.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Signs your show has made it
Posted Jan 10th 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
USA has a Monk marathon all night.- Food Network has an Unwrapped marathon.
- At 8, CBS has two new episodes of Game Show In My Head at 8.
- FOX has the Cardinals/Panthers playoff game at 8.
- FOX News Channel has a new Huckabee at 8.
- HGTV has a new Deserving Design at 8.
- At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
- At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
- At 10, BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show.
- At 11, FX has a marathon of The Shield.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Neil Patrick Harris and Taylor Swift.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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