#8. The Shield
FX
As Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) sees the endgame of
his corrupt police career draw closer, The Shield's sixth season focused
on the complicated friendship/rivalry between him and protégé Shane
(Walton Goggins, doing his finest work). Meanwhile, with Claudette Wyms
(CCH Pounder) rising to precinct captain, the drama has continued to be
a brilliant study of urban and ethnic politics. The drama remains a
bloody but riveting look at those, on both sides of the law, who make
the mean streets meaner.