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- NBC
- Jan 17, 2012
- NBC
- Jan 17, 2012
Summary This drama puts the spotlight on the lives of police officers living and working in Los Angeles. Southland stars Kevin Alejandro as Det. Nate Moretta, Arija Bareikis as Officer Chickie Brown, Clifton Collins Jr. as Det. Ray Suarez, Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper, Shawn Hatosy as Det. Sammy Bryant, Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams,...
- NBC
- Jan 17, 2012
- NBC
- Jan 17, 2012
Summary This drama puts the spotlight on the lives of police officers living and working in Los Angeles. Southland stars Kevin Alejandro as Det. Nate Moretta, Arija Bareikis as Officer Chickie Brown, Clifton Collins Jr. as Det. Ray Suarez, Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper, Shawn Hatosy as Det. Sammy Bryant, Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams,...
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Like "Justified," it's impossible to point to one element as the primary reason it works so well.
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8.4
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 69 User Ratings
8.4
90% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
10% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
The fact that NBC canceled this show a few years ago pretty much tells you all you need to know about network television. Southland easily ranks among the best TV Cop dramas of all time. In fact I would put it right at the top. How Regina King has avoided an Emmy nomination is a mystery and C. Thomas Howell rendition of the damaged officer Dewey Dudek has made me re-assess my previous opinion of him. Fantastic show.
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SEASON 4
It's a bloody good, gory hour, and I don't know how Southland will top this. But I can't wait to see what's around the corner.
More and more, this series is looking like a minor classic, which I mean as a major complement. [20 Jan 2012, p.70]
It's the most engrossing cop series since season one of NBC's Homicide, and maybe the most raggedy and real.
This is Southland, where the emotional underpinnings of the main characters give the show its outstanding grace and depth.
It's a reliably engrossing hour of television, capable of switching gears from relaxed banter to shocking violence in a split second.
Not sure I would describe this show as gritty. What this show is about is portraying the lives of the police officers -- on and off the job. On the job, some of them really want to do good but they're up against the system and the show portrays their struggles. Off the job, cops are real people with real problems. At times the show is funny, at times it's sad but it always leaves you thinking wow. The show is equally great at filming action scenes (see Regina King defend a girl with a shotgun as gang members invade her home) as it is in delicately peeling the onion on Lucy Liu's character. A+!!!!
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SEASON 4
This might be the best drama on TV right now, thanks to it's acting, and grittiness. The chaos that happens in this show you really almost never see coming, but when it hits, it hits hard. The best thing about it is the characterization and how realistic the show really is.
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SEASON 4
After watching Southland for four seasons now, i can't understand the hype anymore. It seems like the show has lost it's real, gritty feel. The thing that worked so well for Southland in it's freshmen and sophomore seasons was that it separated itself from your typical cop drama. Now, I can't help but feel like its the same as everything else in its genre.
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