Interrogating The Shield

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Interrogating The Shield Television and Popular Culture Robert J. Thompson, Series Editor Other titles from Television and Popular Culture Athena’s Daughters: Television’s New Women Warriors Frances Early and Kathleen Kennedy, eds. Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader Joanne Morreale, ed. Inside the TV Writer’s Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television Lawrence Meyers, ed. Screwball Television: Critical Perspectives on “Gilmore Girls” David Scott Diffrient, ed., with David Lavery “Something on My Own”: Gertrude Berg and American Broadcasting, 1929–1956 Glenn D. Smith Jr. Starting Your Television Writing Career: The Warner Bros. Television Writers Workshop Guide Abby Finer and Deborah Pearlman TV Creators: Conversations with America’s Top Producers of Television Drama, vol. 1 James L. Longworth Jr. TV Creators: Conversations with America’s Top Producers of Television Drama, vol. 2 James L. Longworth Jr. Watching TV: Six Decades of American Television, expanded second edition Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik “The West Wing”: The American Presidency as Television Drama Peter C. Rollins and John E. O’Connor, eds. Interrogating Edited by Nicholas Ray Syracuse University Press The Shield Copyright © 2012 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2012 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3308-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Interrogating The shield / edited by Nicholas Ray. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Television and popular culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3308-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Shield (Television program) I. Ray, Nicholas, 1975– PN1992.77.S476I58 2012 791.45'72—dc23 2012028689 Manufactured in the United States of America ...