These Shows Are Considered the Greatest Television Series of the 21st Century

The Shield

The Shield is a major component of the golden age of antihero dramas. Along with The Sopranos, The Wire, and Deadwood, this series showing the nitty-gritty of likable, corrupt cops broke the mold for risky television.

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