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Movie News: New "Bond Girl" Revealed, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 1/8/2008
Following in the footsteps of such sexpots as Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger and Halle Berry, Hitman hottie Olga Kurylenko has been cast as the Bond girl in the upcoming, as-yet-untitled 007 flick.... Michael Chiklis will play the U.S. Secretary of Defense in Eagle Eye, the Shia LaBeouf terrorist thriller.... Skeet Ulrich will star opposite Matt Dillon in Armored, about a Brinks-truck heist.... On Monday night, the Broadcast Film Critics Association named No Country for Old Men the year's best... read more
SAG Goes Mad for Men | Roush Dispatch | 12/20/2007
I suppose I could dwell on the fact that a major Hollywood guild has once again ignored the very existence of TV's finest acting ensemble, Friday Night Lights — in favor of the mugging and posturing on Boston Legal. As they'd say on another SAG favorite, Grey's Anatomy: Seriously? Is it wrong to want to form our own picket line?Also: What's up with snubbing Pushing Daisies and its fantastical cast?And yet the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, announced Thursday morning, did shower... read more
Exclusive: Chiklis Assumes Control of The Shield! | Ausiello Report | 12/19/2007
Det. Mackey may've survived the writers' strike, but will he live through The Shield's finale? That's the question plaguing fans now that FX's blistering cop drama has wrapped production on its 13-episode swan song (to air in '08). Not surprisingly, the show's top cop, Michael Chiklis, offered a few clues about his alter ego's ultimate fate when I ran into him last week in New York. He did, however, open up about saying goodbye to Mackey, why the final episodes rank among the drama's best ever,... read more
June 5, 2007: Spanish Practices | The Shield | 6/6/2007
Man, what a season. Can't the final season just start next week? Or can't we just fast-forward to March 2008 right now? (Leave Christmas in just for the heck of it.)Again, The Shield threw me for a loop. I was expecting either Shane or a member of the Mackey family to bite the big one and none of them did. I was expecting Vic to get his job back, but not by exposing the Mexican mob, and I certainly didn't expect him to walk out of his hearing. As I've said before, the twists and turns are what... read more
May 29, 2007: Recoil | The Shield | 5/30/2007
I know it's probably bad to start off a blog about this week's episode by saying I can't wait for next week's. But it's true. The last time I remember anticipating a finale as much as this one it was the final episode of Cheers. And this is just a season finale. I mean, jeez, my heart. My poor, tired heart. I know my heart can't wait until 11:05 pm/ET next week for it to be over. It gets a workout each week and I'm sure the ticker is a little exhausted at this point. Then again, we get to wait... read more
May 22, 2007: The Math of the Wrath | The Shield | 5/23/2007
With only three episodes left in this season, this week we get our setup episode for the final two. Dialogue-heavy and bloodshed-light, we get some more insight into Shane and the Armenians and find out that Hernan is not dead after all. Shane’s in the middle of this gas-station murder and is talking to the daughter of the Armenian mob boss. Shane’s talking to her like she doesn’t know anything, but clearly she’s more on her game than he thinks. And soon she might be in... read more
May 15, 2007: Shane Wises Up | The Shield | 5/16/2007
All talk and no action. That's usually not our buddy Vic Mackey. But last week, I clearly heard him say to Shane: "If I see you again, I will kill you." Vic saw him again and Shane is still walkin' and talkin' as far as I can see. I mean, I hoped it would happen. I hoped Vic would pull up to Shane and pop him one, but I also knew it couldn't happen that easily. Shane's no dummy, we all knew that. I always considered Vic to be the more cunning of the two, but Shane has really upped his game this... read more
May 1, 2007: Haunts | The Shield | 5/2/2007
I wish I had the time to go back to the beginning of this series and watch the whole thing from the start again. I'd love to see the point where Shane's life started spiraling out of control. Maybe it was the money train, or hitting Tavon over the head, or even all the way back to the first episode when the strike team killed a cop. There's got to be a dozen other moments as well, but whatever moment it is, one thing is for certain: Shane has no control over what happens now. This whole season... read more
April 24, 2007: The New Guy | The Shield | 4/25/2007
A big hearty handshake (well, not from Shane) goes out to Alex O'Loughlin, aka Detective Kevin Hiatt, as he begins his tour of duty in Farmington. Boy, he has no clue what he's being thrown into! This was a nice semi-setup episode to get us ready for what we saw in the preview. For the first time this season, chasing Lem's killer wasn't No. 1 on the list. We saw new drama unfold and even got back to the slaughterhouse briefly, while the Lem situation still stewed in the background a bit. Of... read more
April 17, 2007: Maybe He Didn't Do It | The Shield | 4/18/2007
"He killed Lem. Don't you remember his body, his face? You think you could just forget that, huh? Don't you think he deserves to die for what he did?"Those words, screamed at Shane Vendrell by Vic Mackey, helped mold a scene that had to be the most powerful one of the entire series. Wow! You knew Vic was going to do something harsh to Guardo if he found him, but wow! I mean, wow! I know I'm saying that word a lot right now, but that one word — wow! — really sums up the boldness, the... read more
April 10, 2007: I Framed a Guilty Man | The Shield | 4/11/2007
So the fact that Forest Whitaker wasn’t going to be around after this episode was not a well-kept secret at all, but I wasn’t expecting the situation between him and Vic to go down like this. I think I was somehow expecting Kavanaugh to get a surprise beating or take a bullet, although then again, he’s too smart for that. But it seems like he wasn’t smart enough to realize that no one plays both sides quite like Vic Mackey. Jon’s downfall of course was when he started... read more
April 3, 2007: I Hung My Head | The Shield | 4/4/2007
I thought of many ways to begin my first blog for The Shield, and I think the best way is for you all to join me in saying two words: hell, yeah! Honestly, I've never been this excited for a new season of a show. I certainly haven't watched every show in existence, but of the ones I have, this might be the only one without a misstep somewhere along the way. So, you'll have to pardon me if my emotions get the best of me at points. What can I say, I'm excited! But first, before we chat, a moment... read more
March 29, 2007: Welcome Back! | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 3/30/2007
Can you believe it's been more than a month since the last new CSI episode? So what better way to rekindle my CSI flame than to give me an unusually high amount of bloody gore! This episode certainly was one of the more gruesome in recent memory. Six young showgirls all tied up with their throats slashed and a full half hour at least at the crime scene. It was kind of creepy, too. The gang doesn't usually come across victims that are still alive, so when the one girl reached out from under the... read more
Roush Review | 3/28/2007
The clock is ticking for Vic Mackie and Tony Soprano, infamously iconic characters who blur the line between hero and vi read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/7/2007
It's been 12 long months since Shane killed his buddy Lem with a grenade in The Shield's explosive season finale. Althou read more
Ask Matt | 12/22/2006
The Shield is the most overlooked show on television. It is consistently snubbed by the Golden Globes and Emmys, with th read more
Ask Ausiello | 8/2/2006
Thank God for FX and its Famke-love. Any news on what Famke Janssen's character will be on The Shie read more
Ask Ausiello | 8/2/2006
Thank God for FX and its Famke-love. Any news on what Famke Janssen's character will be on The Shie read more
Ask Matt | 7/14/2006
Finally Denis Leary gets his long-overdue nomination for his terrific performance on Rescue Me read more
Ask Ausiello | 6/28/2006
My husband is driving me crazy. When does the new season for The Shield begin? Those mean people at FX are maki read more
Ask Ausiello | 5/24/2006
Forrest Whitaker and Kenny Johnson should be shoo-ins for Best Supporting Actor Emmy n read more
Ask Matt | 3/3/2006
I think The Shield is o read more
The Watercooler | 1/25/2006
The Shield I once w read more
Ask Matt | 1/23/2006
Matt, I watch a lot of television. I mean a lot. Many even call it an unhealthy obsession. Since I watch more tel read more
Roush Review | 1/4/2006
Has The Shield?s crooked and combative Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) finally met his match? read more
Ask Matt | 9/23/2005
Since this is the first time that I've ever really felt passionate about the Emmy Awards, I have to ask you simply? read more
Roush Dispatch | 7/14/2005
For every drop of refreshing new blood in this year's Emmy field, there's a stubborn residue of tir read more
Roush Dispatch | 6/15/2005
Glenn Close had better be preparing her Emmy speech. After these last few episodes of The Shield's fourth dark and brill read more
Ask Matt | 6/13/2005
Question: The Shield has been phenomenal this season. I have never been a Glenn Close fan, but her performance on The Sh read more
Ask Ausiello | 6/8/2005
Question: Kudos to the entire TV Guide staff for the fine Dream Emmy Ballot. Were there any "nominees" you wanted to see read more
Ask Matt | 6/6/2005
Question: Is there any imaginable scenario in which Anthony Anderson's portrayal of Antwon Mitchell on The Shield doesn' read more
Roush Review | 5/9/2005
Who are the crooks and who are the cops? On The Shield (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET on FX), it's not always easy to tell. read more
The Watercooler | 4/25/2005
SUNDAYGrey's AnatomySo tonight was originall read more
Ask Matt | 3/25/2005
Question: What do you think of Glenn Close on The Shield? I have always been a fan of hers (I still say that she was rob read more
Roush Review | 3/14/2005
They live and scheme in different eras, but Deadwood's Wild West scoundrel Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) and The Shield' read more
The Watercooler | 2/7/2005
SUNDAY Super Bowl XXXIX Super Bowl Sunday. What's the big message this year? Is it teamwork? Heart? Perseverance? No read more
Ask Matt | 1/24/2005
Question: Is it just me or do you also feel that any one of the three FX actors up for best actor were robbed of the Gol read more
The Watercooler | 1/17/2005
SUNDAY For Damian Holbrook's complete minute-by-minute account of the Golden Globes, scroll down to the bottom of the p read more
Ask Matt | 11/1/2004
Question: What is your opinion on FX hiring Glenn Close to be on The Shield in the upcoming season? I think that she wil read more
Ask Matt | 10/25/2004
Question: I was blown away by the season finale of Rescue Me. I can't wait to find out what happens next with all the ch read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/21/2004
Glenn Close has developed a fatal attraction for cable. The Oscar-nominated actress is joining the cast of FX's The Shie read more
Ask Matt | 9/27/2004
Question: My question is about next year's Emmys. With some long-running shows off the air now and The Sopranos looking read more
Ask Matt | 8/2/2004
Question: How did the bleeping bleephead motherbleeping Emmy-panel bleepholes not nominate Ian McShane for best actor? & read more
Ask Matt | 7/26/2004
Question: Who selects the Emmy nominations and how can they so frequently get it wrong? How can a show like The West Win read more
Ask Matt | 7/19/2004
Question: I think it's a travesty that The Shield was completely shut out as far as Emmy nominations go. Michael Chiklis read more
Roush Dispatch | 7/15/2004
Well, at least the Emmys got something right. The fact that the TV Academy included Fox's ratings-challenged Arrested read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/14/2004
Jessica Alba is getting back her superpowers. The Dark Angel alum has been cast as the Invisible Girl in Fantastic Fou read more
Ask Matt | 6/21/2004
Question: I've become a recent fan of The Shield after hearing about Michael Chiklis's Emmy nod last year and I've been read more
Ask Matt | 6/21/2004
Question: I've become a recent fan of The Shield after hearing about Michael Chiklis's Emmy nod last year and I've been read more
The Watercooler | 6/16/2004
The Shield This third-season finale certainly didn't disappoint. Most Shield fans — and even some cast members read more
The Shield Finale Scoop! | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/15/2004
Last week on FX's The Shield, Lem freaked out and pulled an unbelievable stunt. Cracking under pressure, he burnt up most of the Strike Team's "retirement fund" ? aka their stolen Armenian money-train loot ? in the furnace! Admit it: You thought Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) and Co. might whack him Sopranos-style, right then and there. Well, in tonight's season finale at 10 pm/ET, Shield fans will learn Lem's fate after the guys fought over that cash. Can't wait? Read our revealing interview ... read more
Emmy Dream Ballot: Drama | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/1/2004
Lead Actor ? Drama Michael Chiklis (Mackie, The Shield): The former Commish and Daddio star continues his career transformation in this dark crime drama's best season yet. Like a Soprano with a badge, Vic Mackey is part cop, part crook ? and thanks to Chiklis's crafty and muscular intensity, always scarily unpredictable.Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.): Since Emmy loves to honor showy performances, Gallagher's subtle work as the wry patriarch of Fox's beachfront sudser is likely to go ... read more
FlickChick | 4/22/2004
Question: I've heard a rumor that Alexis Denisof from the TV series Angel is being considered for the role of Reed Richa read more
Ask Matt | 4/12/2004
Question: I love Michael Chiklis and think that The Shield is one of the best shows ever. But the April 6 episode "Mum" read more
The Watercooler | 4/7/2004
Frasier Quote of the Night: "Maybe it's just as well. I'm lactose intolerant." — Jennifer Tilly's exit line to Kel read more
The Watercooler | 3/17/2004
Century City Must Hector Elizondo be hired as the boss on every new ensemble drama about doctors or lawyers? This is yo read more
Roush Review | 3/15/2004
How much longer can Vic Mackey, the morally challenged dynamo at the dark heart of The Shield, keep getting away with it read more
Roush Dispatch | 3/10/2004
With the return this week of HBO's The Sopranos and FX's The Shield, we can officially shut the door on the TV winter of read more
Roush Dispatch | 3/9/2004
With the return this week of HBO's The Sopranos and FX's The Shield, we can officially shut the door on the TV winter of read more
The Shield's Sleuth Scoop! | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/8/2004
When The Shield comes back tomorrow night, fans will find Vic Mackey ? the shady cop with a homicidal heart of gold ? up to his old tricks. But series star Michael Chiklis gets enough attention! Here, TV Guide Online rings up CCH Pounder and Jay Karnes ? who play Dets. Claudette Wyms and Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach ? to dish their unique on-screen friendship, combating Vic's shifty schemes and some spicy Shield preview you won't get anywhere else. TV Guide Online: Thanks for doing this ... read more
The Watercooler | 11/17/2003
SUNDAY The American Music Awards All right, who had Justin Timberlake and Fleetwood Mac in your annual American Mus read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/13/2003
Shield star Michael Chiklis is jumping onto the big screen with a role in the indie working-class comedy-drama Make Some read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/26/2003
The CBS police drama Wiseguy (1987-1990) was unusually well-written and way ahead of its time. Swarthy, swoon-inducing s read more
Ask Matt | 7/28/2003
Question: Since you seem to disagree with the Emmy nods as noted in your column, what would your noms be for the big cat read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/2/2003
The entire run of the classic sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica will be out on DVD Oct. 21... David Spade has been tapp read more
Today's News: My Take | 6/18/2003
Turns out, Michael Chiklis — who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance as rogue cop Vic Mackey on The S read more
Ask Matt | 6/16/2003
Question: I'll admit right off the bat that I haven't watched much Alias. Can you explain why Jennifer Garner is a mains read more
Roush Review | 6/9/2003
Memo to Emmy voters: With the deadline drawing near to turn in your nominating ballots — Friday, June 20, is the read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/4/2003
As members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences mull over the actors they'll choose to nominate for this year' read more
Ask Matt | 4/21/2003
Question: Okay, I know I'm probably in a minority here but I got really bored with The Shield and decided to stop watchi read more
Roush Review | 4/14/2003
Forget the long vigil for Sopranos episodes. After sitting transfixed through the season finale of FX's blistering polic read more
Ask Matt | 3/17/2003
Question: Which television characters do you think are the "unsung heroes" of their shows? I am thinking of the actors a read more
Ask Matt | 3/10/2003
Question: Reading your discussion of TV's best pilots, you mentioned that it might be easy to forget some — but who read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/27/2003
When GQ invites you to the party for its annual Hollywood issue, there's pressure to look good. Damn good. Honey, even J read more
Televisionary | 2/4/2003
Question: Without hair he looks different, but didn't Michael Chiklis play a cop on another TV series? I can't think of read more
Ask Matt | 1/27/2003
Question: Amen to the Golden Globes. I was so happy when I watched the show and Monk's Tony Shalhoub won for best actor read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/21/2003
Movie-musical Chicago was the big winner at Sunday's 60th annual Golden Globes, razzle-dazzling its way to three statuet read more
Roush Review | 1/6/2003
Raw and rude in its graphic violence as it smartly spins a dense web of corruption, FX's volatile The Shield is perfect read more
Ask Matt | 12/16/2002
Question: Assuming you're right about Six Feet Under and Sopranos being locks for Emmy nominations next year, I think CS read more
Ask Matt | 10/21/2002
Question: Why is everyone so excited about FX's The Shield? I found the first episode absolutely disgusting and can't un read more
Ask Matt | 9/30/2002
Question: I've read your reactions to Jennifer Garner losing for Best Actress in a Drama at the Emmys, and I'm right wit read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/23/2002
Though Sunday marked the first day of fall, L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium faced a summer scorcher on Emmy day. Outside on the read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/23/2002
After eight years, Emmy was finally there for Friends. The top-rated NBC sitcom — which is heading into its final se read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/23/2002
So, the Emmys are irrelevant, eh? Try telling that to Michael Chiklis. A Sunday Los Angeles Times exposé read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/23/2002
You know, we're supposed to believe that watching the Emmys on TV is the next best thing to being there, but damn — read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/20/2002
After eight years, Emmy was finally there for Friends. The top-rated NBC sitcom — which is heading into its final s read more
Televisionary | 9/17/2002
Question: When is The Shield starting its second season? — Wilbert C., Endwell, N.Y. Televisionary: Look for Det. Vi read more
Roush Review | 8/5/2002
Was it something we said? After years of critics griping about the Emmy Awards process — the same TV shows and stars read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/30/2002
Hey, Michael Chiklis! You've just earned an Emmy nomination — as outstanding lead actor in a drama — for playing read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/19/2002
Turns out, Emmy voters do in fact have a pulse. Nominations for the 2002 Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/18/2002
When it comes to Emmy recognition, HBO's mortuary drama Six Feet Under is no stiff: The quirky soap scored a field-best read more
Roush Review | 6/17/2002
Watching Showtime's new drama Street Time (Sundays, 10 pm/ET), a bleak, rather dreary look inside the federal parole sys read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/4/2002
With Sopranos kingpin James Gandolfini ineligible for Emmy consideration this year, we've got just the candidate to fill read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/3/2002
It isn't a perfect world. We all know that. Our country is at war. Our stocks are tanking. And, after the Academy of Tel read more
Roush Review | 3/11/2002
What to do when your precinct's best cop is also its dirtiest lethal weapon? This dramatically tantalizing, morally per read more
Televisionary | 4/4/2000
Question: My husband and I are having a disagreement and my question is a little complicated. There is a new show on cal read more