Product Description

Story of a Los Angeles police precinct where the actions of the elite strike team's leader, Detective Vic Mackey and his officers, teeter on the brink of legal and illegal.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 22-FEB-2005
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8645 in DVD
• Brand: CHIKLIS,MICHAEL
• Released on: 2005-02-22
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 700 minutes

Amazon.com
Dramatically speaking, the third season of The Shield is dysfunctional in the "best" sense of the word. Relationships fester in a quagmire of personal and professional conflict, and clashing agendas inspire some of finest episodes of this volatile series. Det. Mackey (Michael Chiklis) struggles to save his crumbling family (including two autistic children) while his strike team endures internal tensions over their secret stash of stolen drug money. Shane (Walton Goggins) clashes with teammate Tavon (Brian J. White) with near-fatal consequences, and his demanding fiancée tests his loyalty to Mackey. Capt. Aceveda (Benito Martinez) suffers unspeakable humiliation en route to city council promotion, engaging Wyms (CCH Pounder) in a battle of wills over proper command of "The Barn." Dutch (Jay Karnes) pursues the "cuddler rapist" case and confronts the dark side of his soul, while Danny (Catherine Dent) revives her career and is re-partnered with Julien (Michael Jace), who suppresses his homosexuality in a desperate quest for conventional marriage and family. After Lemon (Kenneth Johnson) attempts a drastic solution to their "money train" worries, the shaken strike team faces a deeply uncertain future.

As always, The Shield juggles multiple plotlines with relentless pacing and narrative economy, packing substantial character developments into all 15 of these action-packed episodes. This season's inclusion of a competitive decoy squad offers humor and professional sacrifice, and the pivotal David Mamet-directed episode "Strays" arrives at a shocking conclusion, with Mamet regulars Clark Gregg and Rebecca Pidgeon (Mamet's wife) giving outstanding guest-star performances. Series star Chiklis (whose pugnacious mug dominates the DVD packaging) makes his directorial debut on "Slipknot," and eight episodes include informative, entertaining commentaries by the principal cast and crew. A generous archive of deleted scenes illustrate the agonizing decisions required by the time constraints of episodic TV, and the making-of documentary offers an intimate look at the series' collaborative writing process. With major developments (including a new role for Glenn Close) in store for season 4, these episodes maintain the high standard of provocative drama that loyal Shield fans have come to expect. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

No End In Sight
This series has gone and blown away the mold of the police drama. Soars FAR above everything else that is currently out there. By the time Vic and the strike team are through, police shows will never be the same. This series is a must for anyone who is starving for unpredictable, unprecedented action/drama/excitement. It is never what it seems. The Shield comes at the viewer from so many different directions that it keeps the viewer guessing to the end of each and every episode. I can only give this series the HIGHEST possible recommendation!

hot ride on the money train
Oh my goodness the shield season 3 is so far out there. That money train money was like begging to be took. LOL These guys made it rain money. Vic and his guys are going to go deep. You have to see this. It will make you wonder what those guys are really made of. You know someone has to lay awake a night,feeling bad.The Shield - The Complete Third Season

More great episodes of The Shield
Season 3 of The Shield deals with a continuation of the Money Train story established in season 2 as well as introduces new story lines. One I wasn't crazy about - Claudette being put in charge of the Strike Team as well as a new team, the Decoy Squad, to placate her disappointment over not being put in charge of the Barn because Aceveda did not depart - but it did present some good stories, including a rivalry between the 2 teams. I'm writing this review 3 years after these episodes were originally broadcast so I can say what happens during this season has an impact on what happens in later seasons so you need to see all the seasons to appreciate how great a show the Shield is.

About the presentation of the DVD set, the season 3 set is the first set with each DVD in its own plastic case, which I prefer more than the Seasons 1 and 2 'folding set'. On the back of each case is a description of what's on the DVD inside - the episodes and its synopsis as well as deleted scenes. Sad to say only about 1/3 of the episodes have commentaries.