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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Filmmaker Frank Darabont of "The Shawshank Redemption" fame has been dazzled by "The Shield" since it began in 2002. He finally took action — or more specifically, he shouted "Action!"
Invited by series creator Shawn Ryan to direct an episode of the dark and wrenching police drama, Darabont jumped in. His work on Tuesday's episode, "Chasing Ghosts," cemented Darabont's admiration for TV in general and "The Shield" in particular.
"It starts with the writing," Darabont said. "I've never seen a show that takes the kind of chances this one does. It's swinging for the fences all the time, and there's not been one iota of slacking in the tension and quality of the stories they're telling."
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