With Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones on break, and with Treme not quite here yet, I've started watching The Shield which I've heard good things about. While The Shield pales in comparison to the likes of The Wire and Treme in terms of portraying crime and law enforcement in an urban city, the individual cases and the over-arching storyline of police brutality and corruption are still pretty entertaining. It's an enjoyable show if you approach it with the appropriate expectations.