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Southland on TNT
Let me tell you about a little show named Southland and why you should all start watching it on TNT at 9pm CST tomorrow.
Southland is a really fucking awesome ensemble show about cops and detectives in southern LA, featuring Ben McKenzie (The OC), Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers, memorable guest spots on Criminal Minds and Life) and Regina King (Badass, M.D.). It is realistic and well-written, focusing on day-to-day pressures and absurdities rather than dramarama. It has a great ensemble cast. It was critically acclaimed. It has POCs and 3-D women who pass the Bechdel test and a REALLY kickass character (who just happens to be gay). Cooper, Sherman and Lydia all took up residence in my brain even though only 7 episodes aired on NBC. So, of course, it was canceled last October before its second season even went on air, because NBC are a bunch of cheapskate morons who'd rather air a billion hours of Jay Leno than good television.
Like every fangirl's dream, TNT picked up the series, but there's a catch: they will air all the produced episodes in order, and MIGHT order more IF they do well.
So please, give the show a try! If you liked Band of Brothers or Life or Homicide: Life on the Streets, or if you like odd-couple cop partnerships, or even if you just thought Ben McKenzie was hot on The OC, I bet you'll like this show.
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Southland is a really fucking awesome ensemble show about cops and detectives in southern LA, featuring Ben McKenzie (The OC), Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers, memorable guest spots on Criminal Minds and Life) and Regina King (Badass, M.D.). It is realistic and well-written, focusing on day-to-day pressures and absurdities rather than dramarama. It has a great ensemble cast. It was critically acclaimed. It has POCs and 3-D women who pass the Bechdel test and a REALLY kickass character (who just happens to be gay). Cooper, Sherman and Lydia all took up residence in my brain even though only 7 episodes aired on NBC. So, of course, it was canceled last October before its second season even went on air, because NBC are a bunch of cheapskate morons who'd rather air a billion hours of Jay Leno than good television.
Like every fangirl's dream, TNT picked up the series, but there's a catch: they will air all the produced episodes in order, and MIGHT order more IF they do well.
So please, give the show a try! If you liked Band of Brothers or Life or Homicide: Life on the Streets, or if you like odd-couple cop partnerships, or even if you just thought Ben McKenzie was hot on The OC, I bet you'll like this show.
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