I'm Watching The Shield for The First Time. My only problem is the Black Characters.

[Mandarin Duck]

It's a pretty good show, I just noticed the black characters have the same issues most shows from the 2000's outside of The Wire had.

The black characters have no real depth. I am on season 1 so I'll give it some time but I noticed black characters in 2000's shows don't even need names. They might as well be called
"Angry black man 1"
"Silly black gangster 2"
"Secret gay black character 1"

 

[Da Jungles]

Spook Street!

 

[re'up]

I forget her name off top, but the female detective is an absolute force as a character and actor. Anthony Anderon and Forrest Whittaker have very in depth roles too.

but yes, those shows existed in a place and time where things where changing, but it's not like now, where some of that would be unacceptable, for the most part.

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Claudette is one of the GOAT characters ever though bro

 

[Bryan Danielson]

It's a pretty good show, I just noticed the black characters have the same issues most shows from the 2000's outside of The Wire had.

The black characters have no real depth. I am on season 1 so I'll give it some time but I noticed black characters in 2000's shows don't even need names. They might as well be called
"Angry black man 1"
"Silly black gangster 2"
"Secret gay black character 1"

From a @Gizmo_Duck to a @duck DUCK


keep watching…. You have a long way to go Bird breh

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

They get slightly better as the show goes along especially when Forrest Whittaker shows up

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Almost all the black characters get treated like shyt or portrayed as pieces of shyt. Show was pretty blatant with its biased takes. That included the latino characters too.

 

[Black Hans]

what about CCH Pounder's character? And wait under Forrest Whitaker joins the show