The original 'The Shield' -- Edwin Samuelson, dvdmaniacs.net - In 1995, Blue Murder - the most controversial series ever produced for Australian television - exploded into TV screens down under with such incendiary force that it was banned from being broadcast in the state where the events took place, New South Whales, for six years. This was due to ongoing legal proceedings involving several key figures depicted in the photoplay. Often referred to as an Aussie Godfather, it was, more accurately, 'Goodfellas Down Under' with the goodfellas being cops.