Best Television Show Tournament Round 1b: The Shield (9) vs Roseanne (120)

[Chris]

The Shield
Plot: Drama series following the lives and cases of dirty cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt LAPD unit under his command.
Genres: Crime drama, Serial drama, Action, Police procedural, Tragedy
Created by: Shawn Ryan
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Kenny Johnson, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez, CCH Pounder, Glenn Close, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, David Rees Snell, Paula Garcés, David Marciano
On-air: March 12, 2002 – November 25, 2008


VS

Roseanne
Plot: The story of a working-class family struggling with life's essential problems - marriage, children, money, and parents-in-law.
Genre: Sitcom
Created by: Matt Williams
Starring: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Natalie West, Sarah Chalke, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey
On-air: Original series: October 18, 1988 – May 20, 1997
Revival: March 27– May 22, 2018​

 

[Y2Jayne]

The Wire is gone already so The Shield'd better not go that soon

 

[Professor Booty]

Shield by gd mile

 

[Keith]

I do need to give Roseanne a proper watch at some point, some many people swear by it. The Shield is very good.