the shield: the complete series (dvd [what, no blu-ray?] $159.95, lower at many retailers)
vic mackey isn't the first hardass cop to come down the line and smack miscreants into place, but he's definitely one of the most effective and most memorable. if you haven't had the pleasure of watching michael chiklis in the shield, then this has your name all over it. if you have ... well, your name is still on it. it's the complete series, filled with extras, and packaged to look like a nifty coffee table book, embossed with a copy of the misaligned badge logo from the opening of the show. forget everything else, this is hands down one of the best cop shows ever created, and it captures the underbelly of los angeles perfectly. some people would argue that los angeles is all underbelly. hopefully that means there's plenty of mackey to go around.