New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... at Twentieth Century Fox Television. Salke cited a handful of examples. One is a new comedy from Shawn Ryan, the creator of two gritty one-hour dramas, "The Shield" for FX and "The Unit" for CBS. His proposed new comedy is called "The Millionaires' Club," and concerns "a group of working-class people who get together and pool their cash" for a series of business ventures. Another...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
As the FX show enters its seventh and final season, producer Shawn Ryan talks about sacrifices along the way. THERE were times several months ago, when the writers strike was roaring, that Shawn Ryan was channeling Vic Mackey. Ryan, who created TV's ferocious, all-in-one good-cop-bad-cop, isn't anything like the lead character of "The Shield." But, as Mackey has proven...
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... others, the letter is signed by Alan Ball, Marc Cherry, Tina Fey, Bill Lawrence, Shonda Rhimes, Shawn Ryan and Amy Sherman-Palladino. They don't come right out and call him an asshole, but they do say that these shenanigans "are simply not acceptable" and call for him to reinstate the writers and get into a deal with the WGA. Good on them. But I'll take it a step further -- Tyler...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Creator Shawn Ryan would only say that “the last 13 episodes, and especially the last few, are very, very true to the show. We don’t shy away from hitting things head on and I’m thrilled with how the episodes ended ... more than happy.”
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... to do on tonight’s episode, I’m still not sure how it fits into the big picture. If I know Shawn Ryan as well as I think I do, we won’t hear anything about it for weeks, only to have him revisit the subplot later down the road. Whether or not we get any sort of conclusion from that case doesn’t really matter, though, because Ryan and Co. are really grooving with their main...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
Fans of CBS' The Unit are gearing up for September 28, when the series comes back for its fourth season. The show, which stars 54-year-old as Sergeant Major Jonas Blane, follows a group of counter-terrorists as they risk their lives going into missions that take them undercover in various parts of the world.The operative group is led by Blane, and is composed of Colonel Tom Ryan (), Mack Gerhardt...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
... "We were one of many shows that didn't come back for additional episodes," said Shawn Ryan, executive producer of " on CBS. "So, as we were out there waiting for a pickup, I thought that I wanted to find a way to put the women at the center of an ongoing story line rather than just dealing with what it's like to be an Army spouse."Enter creator David Mamet, with an idea to uproot...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
News: Fox Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Unit Season 3 on 20th October 2008. From Shawn Ryan and David Mamet, The Unit moves into its third season and once again focuses around the men and wives of a top secret conting...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Now that The Shield has kicked off its seventh and final season, fans have only one question on their minds: How will it end? While details on how Vic Mackey's story ends aren't being disclosed, series creator Shawn Ryan promises...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
HOW many plot twists can you fit on the head of a pin? If you're Shawn Ryan and the rest of the producers of "The Shield," the answer is quite a lot. It's a gross understatement to say the plot thickens in the final season of "The Shield." In...
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Shawn Ryan says the past will finally catch up to Vic Mackey in the final season
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... for Vic, he won't be munching on onion rings in a roadside diner as the screen goes blank. Creator Shawn Ryan is promising a much more definitive finale — and one that stays true to the form of the show. "It will feel like the 'Shield' universe," he told reporters at the recent TV critics press tour. "It will feel completely appropriate, and we hope that you'll be knocked over by...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
The Shield - Season 7Starring: Michael Chiklis, CCH Pounder, Benito Martinez, Jay Karnes, Walton Goggins, David Rees Snell, Michael Jace, Catherine Dent, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, David Marciano, Paula Garces, Autumn Chiklis, Laurie Holden, Frances FisherCreated By: Shawn Ryan Premieres: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:00 PM ET on FXI remember way back when FX’s The Shield began and...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
TV News: Cop drama allowed FX to ramp up originals -- Ryan Murphy should take a moment to thank "The Shield." As should the Kessler brothers and Denis Leary. Their respective skeins -- "Nip/Tuck," "Damages" and "Rescue Me" -- might've ended up homeless if Shawn Ryan's gritty cop drama "The Shield" didn't take off from the get-go and single-handedly help launch FX as a home for...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
TV News: Rape, murders all part of rising realism levels -- For Shawn Ryan, the time was right. "NYPD Blue," arguably the best copshow on air, had lost some of its edge; over on HBO, "The Sopranos" had transformed TV drama; and the real-life Louima and Rampart scandals had badly shaken the public's faith in big-city police departments.
