Shawn Ryan + James Ellroy = ?

Shawn Ryan, the creator of my favorite TV show, The Shield, is collaborating with one of my favorite authors, James Ellroy, on a new TV show to air on A&E.  The new drama called "The Lead Sheet" features investigators trying to catch the Hillside Strangler, with each episode focusing on a single lead.  

I love The Shield for the same reasons I love Ellroy's books - complicated, tightly knit plotlines which are at the same time outrageous and completely believable.  This pairing might actually be too good to be true.  And it's on A&E, not F/X as was The Shield.  I'm curious to see how they will handle the violence and raw issues the show will most likely touch upon.