TV REVIEW: SOUTHLAND

I’M EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT POST. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’VE HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT YET, BUT THE NEW NBC COP DRAMA “SOUTHLAND” HAS BEEN GETTING RAVE REVIEWS, AS I WAS SURE IT WOULD. AS SOON AS I SAW AN AD FOR IT, I WAS HOOKED. THE STORY ISN’T EXACLTY FRESH, BUT THE PERSPECTIVE IS. FROM WHAT I’VE SEEN IT IS QUITE CINEMATIC IN ITS SCOPE, & I LOVE THE POTENTIAL. I CAN’T WAIT TO GET A CHANCE TO TOTALLY ENJOY THIS SERIES. I ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE. HOPEFULLY BEING ON NBC WON’T HINDER IT FROM BEING AS RAW & GRITTY AS POSSIBLE TO STAY HONEST TO THE STORYLINES. ANYWAY, ENJOY THE POST & LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS SHOW. AM I ALONE IN MY EXCITEMENT? LOL SOMEHOW I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT.

From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, NBC's "Southland" is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.

On "Southland," Michael Cudlitz ("A River Runs Through It") plays John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop, assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie, "The O.C."). Cooper's honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.

Cudlitz and McKenzie are joined by other cast members on "Southland," including Regina King ("Ray," "Jerry Maguire"), who plays Detective Lydia Adams. Adams lives with and is the primary caregiver of her mother. Her partner, Detective Russell Clarke (Tom Everett Scott, "Boiler Room") is an unhappily married father of three. Michael McGrady ("The Thin Red Line") plays Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger. Sal oversees fellow gang detectives Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro, "Drive," "Ugly Betty") and Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy, "Alpha Dog"). Arija Bareikis ("Crossing Jordan") plays patrol officer Chickie Brown, a single mom who dreams of being the first woman accepted into SWAT.

"Southland" is a John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros. Television. Wells, Chulack and Biderman serve as executive producers. Biderman is the creator and Chulack will also serve as director of "Southland."

SOURCE: POPTOWER.COM