loved it!

I was a huge NYPD BLue fan and was so sad when it went off air. This show gave me that same feeling i got when Rick Shroder started his first season on NYPD. He seemed too young and boy like but i tell you he really fit in quick and made that show great again. Having experienced that once i went into this new show feeling optimistic as Benjamin McKenzie is even younger. It was a believable start to the series and look forward to this weeks show.

From:http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/nbc-reportedly.html



'Southland': NBC reportedly picks up 13 episodes for fall
May 2, 2009, 12:42 PM | by Tanner Stransky

Categories: Television

According to reports in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has picked up the John Wells cop drama Southland for 13 episodes, likely for a spot on the network's fall schedule. The drama has averaged 9.2 million viewers in its Thursday at 10 p.m. timeslot since debuting April 9. Next fall it will likely make the move to the 9 p.m. hour (not necessarily on Thursday night, unless NBC dismantles its comedy block) to make way for The Jay Leno Show, which will air Monday through Friday at 10 p.m. NBC execs are prepping for their "Infront" presentation this coming Monday, when they'll reveal their fall schedule to advertisers in New York. Because of that, news about several other on-the-bubble NBC shows -- like Chuck, Medium, Law & Order, My Name is Earl, and Parks & Recreation -- will be forthcoming.

I really love this show as well. Can't stand the acrobatic camera movements. We don't view things that way in real life. Why do we have to put up with it during a show???

Am I in the minority? Or maybe my A.D.D. is sneaking out!

I've started noticing this more the last couple of show's and it's getting annoying for me as well. Every other show on TV now seems to be doing this. I can understand the effect they're going for, but when it starts to distract you from what's happening on screen, it's too much. I guess they figure if a little shaking conveys excitement, then a lot of shaking must make it really exciting.

Amazing Season Finale, anyone else catch it? I was quite surprised at the end. I would say this is me and my wife's favorite show right now, great script, cast and depth of characters.

I was surprised at the ending as well. I guess we will find out this fall if the cop survives or not.

I'm sure he will. It's way too early to kill off a primary character.

Agreed though, that was a pretty intense finale.

sniff sniff... this show got cut... i guess its great reviews where not enough to keep it going a second season

The remaining unaired 6 episodes will be seen on TNT in the US starting on March 2, 2010 (NBC canceled the series after airing only 7 of the first 13 episodes). New episodes may be ordered if the series does well in the ratings. Maybe a Canadian channel will pick it up, or it can be downloaded with bittorrents.

If its was called Law & Order: Southland, chances are it would still be on. :confused:

IMHO, this is one of the best police dramas that has been aired in the past few years. It's too bad that networks no longer will let such a show take some time to find an audience.

I think the reason NBC didn't give this series a longer run was the poor economy which led to their brilliant idea to run a cheaper show in the same time slot (Jay Leno).:rolleyes: If the economy wasn't so bad when ER ended, Southland would have easily gotten decent ratings in the 10PM Thursday slot.

With Leno canceled, they may bring it back especially in the May sweeps.

They really should bring it back - it was excellent. Having said that, so was a show that Southland really reminded me of, Homicide: Life On The Street (another NBC property) and it was never given its fair due either. :eek:

You can't swear on network television at all, can you, no matter what time a show airs at?
Where does that leave Spartacus?

Spartacus is on Movie Central where swearing is allowed.

I just heard that season 2 of Southland is premiering tonight in the states on TNT...

Is this going to be available on any canadian stations? I definately don't get TNT here

I saw a preview while I was down in Florida and it looked pretty good. It's too bad that TNT is not available here.

Superchannel in Canada has the rights and will premiere it March 15th

I've watched the first 3 episodes and it's pretty good. Considering it's on network tv, not bad. Sort of has the same feel as "The Shield", without the dirty cop twist of course.

I'm still looking af filling the void left in my life after The Wire ended. Nothing holds a candle at that show as far as police dramas go and if anybody has anything to suggest I could watch on DVD or elsewhere, I would appreciate knowing about it.

Superchannel in Canada has the rights and will premiere it March 15th
Makes me wish I had Superchannel...as I like this show.

Perhaps now they won't beep out all the language...