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It's not Agents of Shield!

posted 5 years ago by JustinJackFlash (161)
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I absolutely adore The Shield. It's my favourite TV show. But whenever I talk about it or recommend it to someone I'm often presented with a somewhat similar response: "Don't you mean Agents of Shield?" or "yeah... no, I'm not really a big fan of Agents of Shield."

Why is this? And whats more, this response will often come after I've described the show. How could you possibly confuse the two? If I meant Agents of Shield I'd say Agents of Shield. I'm not going to mistake the title of my favourite show. What's worrying is that people would consider my tastes to be so dubious that I would view Agents of Shield as my absolute peak of visual entertainment. But I'm more concerned about the people who don't answer. Who just nod and say "ok". Who don't give me the opportunity to clarify. Are they just quietly assuming me a philistine? Scoffing and chortling in their head?

But the truly terrifying thing is that we are living in a world where Agents of Shield is so much more well known than The Shield. And yeah, I realise The Shield finished in 2008 so it's not really a part of the cultural zeitgeist any more, but come on. It's not that old.

I'm now curious what people might be thinking when I bring up The Wire. When I mention it's the most profound thing I've ever seen emanate from a screen. Are they baffled how I could possibly have convinced myself that there is nothing more though provoking than a 90s Goldie Hawn/Mel Gibson action comedy?

[–] ghostboy (652) 5 years ago

The Shield is one of the most underrated shows of all time. It's such a shame no one ever talks about it. It should be up there with Breaking Bad and Sopranos as one of those revered shows that changed television. Truth be told, I think The Shield is a much more riveting series than Breaking Bad...

The Shield went to dark, dark places that a lot of shows don't really venture into. It's amazing...there were episodes were I was literally on the edge of my seat...something that never really happens when I watch any other show. It's a shame a lot of the actors are kind of gone and forgotten from TV.

As a humorous side note : Every time I hear someone mention Shield....I get excited that they are talking about The Shield....imagine my disappointment when I realise they are talking about Agents of Shield......

[–] JustinJackFlash (161) 5 years ago

Haha, I can imagine.

I also preferred it to Breaking Bad. And I love Breaking Bad. The Shield seemed to have something new and interesting to say every episode. Some kind of societal observation or hidden character examination. It consistently blew my mind and had probably the most perfect ending of any tv show.

I watched it again fairly recently and even by today's standards it's still feels fresh and better written than anything else around.

[–] janelsenor (2048) 5 years ago

I get this a lot too. The fun part is that Clark Gregg (agent Coulson) was also on The Shield (cuddler rapist).

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[–] JustinJackFlash (161) 5 years ago

Yeah, he was! I had no idea who he was the first time I watched through The Shield. When watched through it again a few years ago I couldn't believe it. I'll never see Agent Coulson the same way again.