SEASON 5 (2002)

If I could quit my life and watch the Shield I would. Another unbelievable season

If I could quit my life and watch The Shield I would, and for a week I kind of did watching every season available consecutively having my own marathon.

I own every single season of The Shield on DVD that is available for purchase and I have been following the show since the beginning and every season is great. Granted some are weaker than others in comparison, but they are still all great. This show is fantastic, get all the seasons immediately - you will not be sorry.

Season 5 is particularly crucial and full of surprises. Forest Whittaker is always amazing and his performance in this season is no different. He plays an Internal Affairs officer trying to shut down the strike team and put Vick behind bars. This season has tons of action, violence, suspense, drama, and some sex all when combined equal awesome and fun.

This season will leave you in absolute shock, in some cases, tears, and will leave you wanting more and more. June 5, 2008

Best Show. Period.

I love The Shield and I still debating whether I prefer this season or The Shield - Season 4. If you are interested in this season then you have seen the first 4 already, so don't waste anymore time... Hurry up and buy it! May 28, 2008

Farmington's Finest

In more ways than one, as Vic and the members of the former strike team are back in what turns out the most tense and dramatic of all seasons. The addition of Forest Whitaker as a regular cast member, giving a scarily intense performance as Internal Affairs officer Kavanaugh, proves even more successful than the previous year's guest spot by Glenn Close. The season is the shortest to date at only 11 episodes, but tension and intrigue are running high and after a couple of more slow episode that set the storyline in motion the last 8 episodes are the most addictive in the series' history, climaxing in one of the most shocking series finale of all times.

The box set is en par with the usual bonus features (lots of commentaries and deleted scenes) and also includes the 15-minute season 6 prequel episode. The 90 minute making of of the season finale is very good and shows how dedicated the actors are in approaching the show, particularly Walton Goggins who turns out to be somewhat of a brooding method actor, something not obvious from his joyous redneck portrayal of Shane Vendrell. Brooding and gloomy also captures the feeling of this feature, courtesy of the shock ending of that episode and the leaving off a cast member. The producers milk this for what it's worth, and while the moping does get a bit much, it just shows what a tight knit group the makers of this show really are.

Overall a must for "Shield"-fans and anyone interested in outstanding tv shows. April 6, 2008

Shield Season 5

Wow! I found myself rooting for the "bad" guys and hoping IAD died a painful death!! Really gripping show! March 20, 2008

Good with DVD - upset with shipping

I bought season 5 on March 1st and here it is March 15th and I still haven't gotten it yet. Having to wait this long has really cut into my viewing time. I have seasons 1 - 4 and have been waiting for season 5 to come in. If I had known that it was going to take this long for it to come in I would have gotten elsewhere. In tracking the order it said that it would be sent out the 4th or 5th. WHERE IS MY ORDER??!! March 16, 2008

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