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The Groundbreaker: Shawn Ryan Searches for the Truth

Who would have guessed the man who created Vic Mackey began his career on My Two Dads? Shawn Ryan went on to create CBS' The Unit, and is now the executive producer of Fox's Lie to Me. But his biggest gift to television has been The Shield, which set the standard for basic cable drama and proved cable dramas could be not just as good as network shows, but better. The Shield paved the way for Mad Men, Damages, and Battlestar Galactica's basic cable-success, but Ryan insists that if his show hadn't, another would have. "Cable TV was ready to explode like that," he says. Ryan, one of the influential television industry players interviewed for TVGuide.com's Best of the Decade section, talked with us about The Shield's influence, the cable-drama boom, and how TV audiences have changed forever.read more

Shawn Ryan Tells the Truth About Reinventing Lie to Me

Lie to Me's surprise midseason success last year has been attributed to its compelling leading man (Tim Roth) and its unconventional approach to the cop procedural.

So when Shawn Ryan (The Shield, The Unit) was brought in to co-executive-produce the show (with Samuel Baum, the show's creator) this season, he wanted to maintain those two elements.

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"There were a lot of things that worked well about the show last year, primarily Tim Roth," Ryan says. "He's one of the premier actors in the world. The show had a lot of strengths. I have just been trying to refine it, add a little adrenaline, add some deeper character work and dig really deep into who these characters really are."

Ryan's higher-octane imprint has already been felt. In the second-season premiere ... read more

Fall TV: Fox Renews Lie to Me, Sets Sights on Human Target and Sons of Tucson

Fox, which is set to announce its complete fall plan at its May 18 "upfront" presentation and just recently renewed Fringe, has proactively filled in a few more blanks.

The network on Tuesday ordered a second, 13-episode season of the midseason entry Lie to Me, starring Tim Roth and Kelli Williams.

Lie to Me will undergo one change for its sophomore run ...read more

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Season 1, Episode 28: Film students interview Shawn Ryan, Creator/Executive Producer/Writer of the FX series "THE SHIELD".
Free | Hulu
Length: 29:09
Aired: 8/24/2008
Shawn Ryan talks about his writing of the show and how it was impacted.
Free | FX
Length: 03:26
Posted: 9/16/2008
Shawn Ryan
Free | FX
Length: 09:58
Posted: 11/3/2008
Shawn Ryan
Free | FX
Length: 29:10
Posted: 11/3/2008
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Lie to Me (Executive Producer) 2009 TV Show Series
The Unit (Executive Producer) 2006 TV Show Series
The Shield (Creator) 2002 TV Show Series
The Shield (Executive Producer) 2002 TV Show Series
Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (Remarks by) Episode

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The Shield: A Postmortem with Creator Shawn Ryan

By now you've seen how The Shield took its final bow. [And if you haven't and don't want to know what happened on the series finale just yet, you shouldn't read any further. This story requires one big SPOILER ALERT!] Corrupt cop Vic Mackey got his immunity deal, but it came with several justice-serving, tragic trade-offs. Shane, his former Strike Team comrade, killed himself and his family. Ronnie, who was left out of Vic's deal, was arrested. Vic's family entered the witness-protection program without telling him. And that cushy job offer from the Feds turned out to be a workaday desk job. No more action for Vic! After so many startling developments, we had to talk to series creator Shawn Ryan about his last creative choices for the show, what he thinks its legacy will be and what he'll work on next. (Hint: It's a sitcom!)

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I am a huge fan of The Shield ...

Question: I am a huge fan of The Shield and cannot wait for the last season to begin. I was shocked to see, though, that Shawn Ryan — the creator and showrunner for all six seasons — would not allow himself to edit the final episode because of the strike. How seriously do you think this will affect the finale, and how soon would the strike need to end to allow him to return? Answer: As bittersweet as it was for the final episode to proceed without the participation of its passionate creator, I'm betting Shawn Ryan's absence won't have that much effect in what we see on-screen. Besides, we don't even know yet exactly when The Shield is going to return, FX's schedule like so many others being affected by strike disruptions. Once the strike is over, if The Shield has yet to air the finale (which is entirely possible), I imagine Shawn Ryan will be able to go into the editing room and work his magic. The good news is that the season was able to be completed. Personally, I can't wait ... read more

I never watched the CW before ...

Question: I never watched the CW before this year, but suddenly I'm finding myself watching shows that have been running for a while. Some of them I didn't know I was missing (Everybody Hates Chris, Beauty and the Geek and Supernatural), while others have only just started (Reaper, Gossip Girl and Aliens in America, definitely the funniest new show of the year). Am I a statistically insignificant anomaly, or do the ratings indicate that this will be the breakout year for the CW (or would have been if not for the strike)? On another note, I'm curious how the strike will affect certain cable shows. I don't know how much truth there is to this, but I've heard that some cable series typically have their entire season's worth of episodes produced far in advance of when the season starts. I'm particularly interested in learning the status of the final seasons of The Shield, The Wire and Battlestar Galactica. Do we know when they'll be airing and how much of their final seasons are in the can? ... read more

A Deadly Reality Check for The Unit

Any TV drama that deals with military heroism must eventually also confront the enormity of tragic loss. With that said, consider this a spoiler alert regarding the next two episodes (tonight and Nov. 13) of CBS’ underrated The Unit, in which this covert Special Forces team takes a fateful, fatal hit.The network and the show’s production studio have been urgently promoting these episodes (so much for keeping this twist under wraps), and while they’re uneven, they’re very much worth watching. There’s undeniably a bit of a sweeps stunting at play here, but I’m willing to take executive producer Shawn Ryan (The Shield) at his word when he says, in a cover letter attached to the screeners I received, “For three years, we’ve wanted to tell this story, but couldn’t until now. We needed the audience to know and love our characters for it to have the impact we knew it deserved.” He adds: “In the current war we are fighting, military dea... read more

Batgirl Gets Naked, Grey's and More Short Cuts

Alicia Silverstone is not clueless but shoeless (and shirtless and pantsless... ) in a new promo for PETA. Watch the not-entirely-safe-for-work video here.... TNT's Saving Grace ended its freshman season on Monday with a series low of 4.2 million viewers.... The Shield creator Shawn Ryan has inked a new three-year deal with 20th Century Fox. Among his new projects is the supernatural Fox drama The Oaks, on which he will serve as showrunner.... Jimmy Kimmel will repeat as host of the American Music Awards this Nov. 18, on ABC.... The Grey's Anatomy Season 3 DVD set last week bumped The Office S3 from the top of the sales charts. Blades of Glory was the No. 1 rental.... DVD releases have been set for I Love New York: The Complete Unrated First Season (Oct. 2) and American Pie Presents: Beta House (Dec. 26). read more

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