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"Shield" creator Ryan brings detective show to FX

Nellie Andreeva
Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:41am EDT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Shawn Ryan, creator of "The Shield," is back at FX with a new pilot.

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The network has given a green light to "Terriers," an hourlong comedic private-eye show from Ryan and "Ocean's Eleven" writer Ted Griffin.

The project centers on a police detective who becomes a private investigator and takes on a young partner.

The idea came from Griffin, a "Shield" fan who penned an episode of the gritty FX cop drama. Griffin wrote "Terriers" and is executive producing the pilot with Ryan.

(Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)
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