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The Shield where it has been and where its going. March 15, 2006

Posted by vinnyt in : The Shield , trackback

I must first say I am relatively new to The Shield, but in the short time I have watched it I have seen all the episodes to this point and watch weekly with a nearly religious level of devotion. I have to say that I connected with this show on so many levels and it was not a connection made over time but rather an immediate familiarity. My father was a police officer for 30 years, and although the pay was never spectacular the job afforded us a level of security that most people will never be able to understand. The Shield portrays cops in both a real light they are people who put their lives on the line every day to make sure it is safe for your kid to walk to school. However, on the flip side The Shield gives you a view of cops as mere gangsters with a badge. The first is clearly the side I was most familiar with. My father touched the lives of nearly every person he ever met while on duty, and to this very day he and I can not go very far from home with out someone recognizing him and striking up a conversation. It’s truly a blessing to feel that connected to a community, and I think that connection is ultimately what has kept me in Kansas City. Here is where my connection with The Shield really comes into light. After college I moved to California to seek my fortune in the whole dot com boom. I moved out there with very few family or friends and so I had to make my own way. I ended up living on the edge of Echo Park, in the Silver Lake region of LA. If you watch the first episode of The Shield this is where Terry and David meet to discuss their deal with the feds to go after Vic and the strike team. So although this was imaginary I’ve met both those men and felt a strange connection. I’ve since moved back from LA, but continue to visit on occasion to remember the places I’ve been in my life. I was of the opinion this was going to be the last season of The Shield, but I think with ratings being what they are we might be lucky enough to get one more season, and honestly I can’t wait.

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