Blue Bloods

[Dodge]

Nope, the much maligned RTE had Sopranos. I used to have to tape it from the second series on (remember that) for a mate and send them to Cardiff so he could watch them. E4 was a full season behind, Channel 4 was a full year behind

(Pre widespread use of internet for this type of thing)

[BonnieShels]

RTÉ had it first? Get out of here.

[shakermaker1982]

20 hours of your life on Blue Bloods could be spent on starting with the Shield, Justified, the Wire, Rubicon, Sopranos, the Killing, Deadwood, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad if you haven't already watched em. Those shows are just off the top of my head. Plenty of better stuff out there.

Cop shows which ensure that all cases are cracked within an hour and then all members of the family get to have a chat about their day isn't for me! I've just bought series 1 and 2 of Spiral (french cop show) which I'm hoping isn't all sugar coated.

[Macy]

Sometimes it's good to have a casual, no strings show! I don't see anyone putting it up with those shows (except maybe sky).

[Dodge]

Plenty of better stuff out there

No ever claimed otherwise.

[Stuttgart88]

Never saw The Shield. How good is it? Sopranos / Wire quality, or more on CSI's level?

Mrs. S loves all the good HBO shows and the cop stuff (she actually hung out with Dominic West as a kid - didn't like him !), esp. Law & Order & spin offs. I might buy the Shield box set if it's recommended.

Did anyone watch Southland? Have I missed series 2?

[Dodge]

Shield is in between those levels IMO.

Nowhere near the level of Sopranos/Wire (what is , eh?) but a good deal better than most crime procedurals. Think NYPD Blue or Homocide when it first came on

[shakermaker1982]

Never saw The Shield. How good is it? Sopranos / Wire quality, or more on CSI's level?

Mrs. S loves all the good HBO shows and the cop stuff (she actually hung out with Dominic West as a kid - didn't like him !), esp. Law & Order & spin offs. I might buy the Shield box set if it's recommended.

Did anyone watch Southland? Have I missed series 2?

Southland series 2 was on a while ago (must have been at least 6 months ago). I've got them all on my sky box but I've not started em yet. The Shield is well worth a watch and very different to the Wire. It's a lot more full on and in your face but it does have a good story arc.

[Macy]

Shield is in between those levels IMO.

Nowhere near the level of Sopranos/Wire (what is , eh?) but a good deal better than most crime procedurals. Think NYPD Blue or Homocide when it first came on

Agree with that assessment. Had that great trait of the HBO classics of multidimensional characters, where you like a character one week and think they're a untc the next.