Comments on: The Shield Bids Farewell

By: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:04:27 +0000

Texas Fred – You know what I do for a living, right? I get called a racist every day.

E.L. – I love Vic, because he does whatever it takes to get the job done.

RT – Amen, sister!

JumpOut – Yeah, I think jack and Vic were separated at birth. And they both had terrible tastes in wives. That Corrine needed the phone book treatment.

Admiral – And with BSG going off the air this season, it’ll be another one down.

Leo – Dutch is the kind of detective I aspire to be. Almost always got a confession.

Glocksman – That’s why I wrote the disclaimer. I wouldn’t do the stuff Vic does, but it’s a nice fantasy.

By: Glocksman

Glocksman — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:48:19 +0000

While I love the show, IRL any cop who shoots another cop dead in order to conceal unlawful activity is worthy of a date with ‘old sparky’.

IOW, while I enjoyed the show, I don’t hold Vic Mackey up as any kind of an example for LEO’s to follow.

And I say this as the proud owner of a Smith 4506.

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:07:10 +0000

I enjoyed quite a few of Dutch’s interview scenes, too.

I thought The Wire had the best intra-departmental politics though.

By: USA_Admiral

USA_Admiral — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:53:58 +0000

It was a riveting show. One thing less to watch now.

By: JumpOut

JumpOut — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:38:29 +0000

I think the best way to sum up Mackey was in the very first episode when he went to interrogate the bad guy and this exchange ensued: (paraphrasing)

Bad Guy: Who are you, the bad cop?

Mackey: No good cop and bad cop went home for the day. I’m a different kind of cop.

Mackey then proceeds to pound the thug with a phone book.

It was kinda like the scene that got me hooked on 24. The one where Jack shoots the federal witness and looks up and says, “I’m gonna need a hacksaw.”

By: RT

RT — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:20:20 +0000

The reason you like it is because Mackey got the justice you all are so frequently denied.

By: Easily Lost

Easily Lost — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:10:09 +0000

And another good show bites the dust.
I know, let’s add more talk shows, and reality shows(gags) Sorry, not a big fan of those kind of shows, hope I don’t cause an uproar over it
I’m kind of like Vic, although I never break the rules, I have been known to bend them until they scream for mercy

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:49:36 +0000

I have a few enemies that may give you a really bad time about linking me… They say I am an anti-American racist… Imagine that… LMAO…

Thanks man… It IS appreciated!!

By: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:41:26 +0000

Fred – Thank you, sir, and right back at ya. Consider the link reciprocated!

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:38:58 +0000

The would have been AWESOME cops pre-Miranda and in a much less PC world, kind of like the world I stepped into in 1974… Ahhh, the good old days…

I hope you don’t mind, I am going to add your blog to my Fred’s Faves page, http://texasfred.net/freds-faves-2 been meaning to for a while, it’ll make my son, the cop, and his wife, the other cop, some happy cops, and it’ll make me pretty damned happy too…

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!

Fred