The Shield: Season 1
20th Century Fox (2002)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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#46
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Seen ItYes
024543057178
IMDB   8.9
617 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey
Catherine Dent Officer Danielle Sofer
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe
Benito Martinez Captain David Aceveda
CCH Pounder Detective Claudette Wyms
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki
Director Guy Ferland
Scott Brazil
Producer Shawn Ryan
Paul Marks
Writer Shawn Ryan
Glen Mazzara


The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/12/2002  1.  Pilot
While the Strike Team ramps up their control of the streets, David tried to crack corruption in the Barn by recruiting Terry to help him take down Vic, only to result in Terry's death. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg only to discover her missing daughter has been sold off by her addict father to a child molester.
Director:  Clark Johnson  Writer:  Shawn Ryan 
Guest starring:  Michael Reid MacKay, Ricki Lopez, Max Perlich, Jim Ortlieb, Tamlyn Tomita, Brian Boone, Denis Forest, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Jodie L. Gullett, Jeremiah Birkett, Michael Auteri, Page Kennedy, Andrea Marcellus, Yancey Arias, Brooklyn McLinn
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/19/2002  2.  Our Gang
Internal Affairs investigates the shooting death of Det. Crowley, but Aceveda speaks starts his own investigation. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch investigate the shooting of a churro vendor that ends up in the Strike Team busting up a gang initiation
Director:  Gary Fleder  Writer:  Shawn Ryan 
Guest starring:  Reed Diamond, Guy Torry, Iona Morris, April Grace, Frank Grillo, Juan Garcia, Juan Diego, David Raibon, Joyce Guy, Dianna Miranda, Nate Reese, Valeri Ross, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Roberto Montesinos, Monique Lea
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/26/2002  3.  The Spread
In a routine sweep to nab every outstanding suspect, the detectives divvy up the warrants. But when they cast their nets, they bring up far bigger fish than expected. Danny and Julien uncover a gun-smuggling operation; and Mackey and his team encounter a pro-basketball star who's in town to play the Lakers, when they bust in on drug dealers. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch try to catch a man who has been raping women in an attempt to procreate.
Director:  Clark Johnson  Writer:  Glen Mazzara 
Guest starring:  Elimu Nelson, Jenya Lano, Heather Salmon, DJ Rabiola, Kirk Baltz, Andy Mackenzie, Michael Auteri, Ra Hanna, Ana Argueta, Staci Snell, Bree Benton, Ron Daniels, Melanie Myers, Kevin Repo Thomas, Malcolm Wain
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/2/2002  4.  Dawg Days
Mackey attempts to broker a peace agreement between rival rappers whose feud is spilling into the streets. Danny is attacked after identifying a shooter, Julien helps a woman whose son's body has been stolen, and Dutch and Claudette search for a mission migrant worker. Meanwhile, Capt. Aceveda finds a powerful ally in ""Kingmaker"" Jorge Machado.
Director:  Stephen Gyllenhaal  Writer:  Kevin Arkadie 
Guest starring:  Marc McClure, Dex Elliot Sanders, Mark Kiely, Walter Jones, John Diehl, Chene Lawson, Linda Medina, Marlene Warfield, Roy Jones, Christopher Perez, Maurice Blake, Ralph Rangel, German Leonne, Brian Britt, Godofredo Henriquez
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/9/2002  5.  Blowback
David insists that Vic take uniformed cops in with them to bust an Armenian gang's drug delivery. After the bust, Julien sees the Team take a portion of the drugs for themselves. But in the end Shane ends up having the drugs and the vehicle they're in stolen from them. While the search for the drugs and the truck goes on, Mackey learns that his son is autistic.
Director:  Clark Johnson  Writer:  Kurt Sutter 
Guest starring:  Patrick Cavanaugh, Amy Moon, Lee Cherry, Kimberly McCullough, Kenneth Davitian, Robert Miano, Nina Jane Barry, E. Roger Mitchell, Daniel Henry Murray, Kevin Allardice, Gary Douglas Kohn, Peter Higgins, Kahli MacIntrye, Billy Neustice, Edgar Agaronian
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/16/2002  6.  Cherrypoppers
When the body of a young hooker is found in the district, Dutch and Claudette get the full resources of the Barn for 24 hours and the help of the FBI to search for Dutch's serial killer. Meanwhile, The Strike Force busts an underage prostitution ring, and Capt. Acevaeda continues to investigate Mackey.
Director:  D.J. Caruso  Writer:  Scott Rosenbaum 
Guest starring:  Matt Corboy, Richard Portnow, Kim Miyori, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eduardo Garcia, Will McCormack, Jay Harrington, Jane Cho, Svetlana Ivy Dizon, Kelvin Yu, Ken Abraham, Michael Lee, Frank Merino, Josh Todd, Clay Cooper
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/23/2002  7.  Pay In Pain
When Mackey and Vendrell hook up with a cop from another precinct to investigate the shooting, Vendrell sets off an explosive confrontation with a suspect by making a racial slur. And Mackey seldom a paragon of restraint defuses the situation. But before this tense hour is over, Mackey's complex relationship with Vendrell becomes even more complicated. Meanwhile, Dutch and Wyms search for a serial killer and bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients, and David calls internal affairs after getting Julien's affidavit.
Director:  D.J. Caruso  Writer:  Shawn Ryan 
Guest starring:  Wayna Green, Stacy Barnhisel, Vivian Smallwood, Carlos Sanz, Kimberly McCullough, Miguel Perez, Davenia McFadden, April Grace, Dee Freeman, Rick Gonzalez, Lance E. Nichols, Muriel Whitaker, Frederick Lopez, Ernesto Bautista, Cleandre Norman
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/30/2002  8.  Cupid & Psycho
Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Mackey threatens to reveal that Officer Lowe is gay if he won't recant his statement about the Strike Team. In the meantime, Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a batch of ""cupid"" meth, while Shane and Dutch try to get along on a case.
Director:  Guy Ferland  Writer:  Glen Mazzara 
Guest starring:  Christopher Neiman, K.K. Dodds, Johnny Whitworth, Derek Hamilton, Dick Anthony Williams, Jamie Anderson, Jeremiah Birkett, Jamie Martz, Bobbie Norman, Sandy Mulvihill, Jonathan Neil Schneider, Arrington, Amy Bollenbacher, Page Kennedy, Robert Silver
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/7/2002  9.  Throwaway
A planted gun in a truck-jacking case causes complications for the Strike Team, and now they're left to clean up their own mess. While the rift between Officers Lowe and Sofer deepens, causing Capt. Aceveda to intervene. Also, Detective Wyms deals with the mess of her family during a visit from her daughter.
Director:  Leslie Libman  Writer:  Kevin Arkadie 
Guest starring:  Tangi Miller, K.K. Dodds, Mystro Clark, Rolando Molina, Roscoe Lee Browne, Page Kennedy, Zia Harris, Nina Jane Barry, George Antonio Ramos, Leonard O. Turner, Robert Zepeda, Michael Gene Carter, Amy Bollenbacher, Liz Jemielita, Ralph Drischell
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/14/2002  10.  Dragonchasers
Mackey helps Connie quit using crack cold-turkey in her desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving Vendrell and Lemansky to investigate a strip-club mugging ring. Meanwhile, Dutch follows his instincts on a serial killer case and Danny is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator.
Director:  Nick Gomez  Writer:  Kurt Sutter  / Scott Rosenbaum 
Guest starring:  Frank Grillo, Michael Kelly, Sandra Purpuro, Nichole Hiltz, Taryn Carter, Jazzmun
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/21/2002  11.  Carnivores
Mackey and the Strike Team mediate a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam while Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a brutal home invasion in the tight lipped Korean community. Meanwhile, Aceveda revisits his past.
Director:  Scott Brazil  / James Manos Jr.  Writer:  Glen Mazzara  / Keven Arkadie 
Guest starring:  David Jung, Walter Jones, Katy Boyer, Mailon Rivera, Cedric Pendleton, June Kyoto Lu, Sandra Purpuro, Sandy Mulvihill, Jonathan Higgins, David Backus, Ralph Ahn, June Cho, Esther K. Chae, Sophia Santi, David Zepeda
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/28/2002  12.  Two Days Of Blood (1)
While Vic answers Assistant Chief Gilroy's call for help in covering up a hit and run before Dutch intuits the facts of the case, Shane and Lemmonhead follow the trail of a gunrunner with a penchant for cockfights. Meanwhile, Aceveda turns to Claudette after a double homicide raises ire and fear within an ignored community.
Director:  Guy Ferland  Writer:  Kurt Sutter  / Scott Rosenbaum 
Guest starring:  Geoff Meed, Tyra Ferrell, Carlos Mencia, Marquita Terry, Robert LaSardo, John Scherer, Dick Anthony Williams, Luis Saguar, Courtney McLean, Marcia Jeffries, Lavelle Roby, Alysia Powell, Rigo Sanchez, Letty Lopez, Brian Britt
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    6/4/2002  13.  Circles (2)
In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Surprisingly Mackey and Captain Aceveda must work together to stop these attacks and solve the problems in The Grove, while Assistant Chief Gilroy tries to pit the two against each other to save his own job.
Director:  Scott Brazil  Writer:  Shawn Ryan 
Guest starring:  Lana Parrilla, Cedric Pendleton, Arlen Escarpeta, Rick Allen, Marlieek Straughter, P.B. Smiley, Aurelia Sweeney, Alex Veadov, Pamala Tyson, Galen Yuen, Damen Fletcher, Will Badgett, Whitney Shannon, Roman Arabia, Roddy Schaef
Edition Details
Series The Shield
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 1/7/2003
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01 Cast/Crew Audio Commentary on All 13 Season One Episodes "Behind The Shield" Featurette Original Script (Pilot Series) Deleted Scenes FX Featurette 8 Cast Auditions