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Southland is a great show. Those two characters I discussed were quite possibly, some of the most inconsistently written characters I'd ever seen. The only characters who stay consistent are Lydia and Dewey.

The show is a little like The Shield, but it stays a bit more consistent with its storytelling throughout its run, whereas The Shield cratered after the Armenian Money Heist nonsense and got lazy. It was just a dead horse that was beaten too long. Some say it's realistic, but I have my doubts. You only see cops call for back-up when suspects start shooting guns, but I've had a couple incidents at my house in the past and they will call for everyone over absolutely trivial stuff, especially if you start arguing with them.

They're also not reasonable guys either who let things slide like you see on the show, had one other incident that was absolutely silly that they wanted to turn into a major felony. I couldn't stop laughing because I thought these guys had better things to do but they apparently do not. One more thing I will add, people who aren't cops don't tend to make friends with them. They know all your business and love to gossip.

Couple that with hypocritical, entitled, self-righteous attitudes that many of them have, which even their non- police family members have, and it tends to make them pariahs in their own community. Aside from that, the show kept me watching and I had a great time with it. Southland is everything you would look for in a truly great television drama - varied crimes and investigations, detailed character development, and a brilliant look at the depths of LA.

These factors all blend together perfectly, creating a more vivid city that most cop shows never begin to scratch the surface of. One of the best aspects of the show is the range of the LAPD it shows: nobody is safe from the law nor from danger , plus giving the perspective of both detectives and patrol officers allows several stories to intertwine.

As you associate with the characters, their emotions and decisions begin to make more sense, showing the fallibility that everyone can fall victim to - even those enforcing the law. Not everything is serious either, as Southland does an excellent job of mixing in lighthearted stories with the more serious cases.

Regardless, no tension is ever left unexploited, and this show allows you to appreciate the police in a way it is difficult to appreciate if you're watching from afar. I would even go as far as to say some of the scenes in Southland are some of the best television has to offer. Br4ve-trave1or 5 December This is my favorite cop drama ever!

I think the best is the wire but this is my favorite and ranks second on the all time best cop shows. It's so raw and in your face. The directing and execution is perfection. My only complaint is it didn't last a little longer. It's absolutely captivating and engrossing. The characters are casted perfectly. I love the Camera shots through the on foot chase scenes adding to the realism which this show really feels like..

I'm possibly in the minority I don't like a procedural, I favor serialized cop shows better. It gives for more character development and better focus on story arcs and sub plots and this is the case with southland. I love each and every season. It's very gritty and sometimes dark. You feel as though your responding to a call alongside them and are there on the scene up close and personal. It's truly groundbreaking. This is a must watch and extremely brilliant.

The writing is consistently incredible as is the stories throughout the seasons. For an incredible cop show look no further but this one is not like one you've seen before. Prepare yourself for a truly unique experience.

Like the wire their hasn't been a show like this since. Obviously a tv show will have some dramatic elements, but overall this was one of the most accurate cop shows made at that time.

I have retired and I suspect the job isn't as enjoyable as it was in the 80's through early 's, but the creators got this show right. The themes, the attitudes, personalities and overall feeling of the job are very well done. Southland and Bosch do a great job of getting the details right when it comes to police stories. Just finished watching the last episode of season one. Good TV shows like this don't seem to last for long.

We need more. Update after nearly finishing all episodes: Now I understand why it was cancelled - they ran out of content. The main recurring theme is partnership, trust, or lack thereof when some cops make mistakes either intentionally or not. It became tedious by the 4th season.

It never evolves to other types of crime like corruption or premeditated murder, or whatever. Basically it is too dull to get the attention and when its not like that police station shoot out they don't give it enough story ended up to be just a random guy.

Wait, what?! You wasted a good story bois. It was good while it lasted. Auf Wiedersehen. It is also, arguably, the most underrated. It flourished creatively, in its 4 seasons there, but never found it's audience.

If this show had been on HBO, I think more people would have found it and sung its praises. Even Emmy didn't see what an incredible cast the show had and what brilliant writing it employed.

Also, unlike so many long-running series, it's final Season 5 was its best. It was not supposed to be its final Season, TNT decided to cancel it, which only goes to show the unfulfilled promise that lay ahead.

The scenes with Cudlitz and McRaney, S5 E7, Heroes, is the stuff that should be taught in acting classes and should have garnered both Emmy nominations. I've watched all five seasons over a couple weeks at maybe four episodes a night. I really like this show because it really makes the primary players seem like they're 3D instead of just one sided. After a while you almost think you know them because they've done such a good job showing them dealing with life both on and off the job.

The difference with how this show handles things is they never become a soap opera. Most other shows do. What I didn't like was the camera work. Trying to give it that "Cops" feel like a camera crew is following them often just made for bad shaky camera work. That and the way they didn't keep story lines in line. Like how Lidia dated a guy and he dumped her after they hooked up just once I think. Then she went through a couple of deceive partners, hooked up with a cop who she discovered was her female partners son.

That and she ended ended up with another new partner. All this must have been a year or two since she hooked up with the first guy. Suddenly he's a family man who is the father her child too. It just didnt make sense. Otherwise it's a really good series. It's too bad it quit when it did. The way it left things there is easily one more season to tie things up, but I doubt that will ever happen. Southland is one of TV's best. It was, when it was first broadcast ten years ago.

And, if anything, it is even better today. Certainly, with the Black Lives Matter 'movement' and Police Departments under fire, this show is even more relevant. Its fifty or so episodes follow the lives of Los Angeles patrolmen and detectives and in doing so paints as gritty and seemingly true-to-life picture as has ever been done. There are the hardened veterans, the rookies just out of training. White cops, African American cops. Asian and Mexican-American.

Honest and otherwise. From middle class backgrounds and backgrounds of poverty and abuse. A true cross section of our society. Each episode in the close-in point of view of these police. In each episode ten or more incidents unfold. But the hook, the what-kept-me-coming-back is the series-long stories of the cops, themselves. I became so involved with so many of them I felt as though my life was in danger when their lives were threatened. The dramatic arc of each of the main characters plays out over the course of the five seasons.

At the series' conclusion my one wish was for one more year. Or even, in the case of one of the characters, one more minute. Southland is not a show for those with A. It takes concentration to keep up with the events that occur, but it's well worth it. There are plenty of television series where one can mindlessly watch and be satisfied, but there are rarely shows with depth that are both excellent in quality and complexity.

The show follows different perspectives of police officers on the streets of Los Angeles and the main emphasis of the show is to depict entertaining yet realistic views of police officers and what they deal with. His acting is amazing, I'm glad he got another chance to shine on television as his talent is obvious and his character is definitely relatable.

Edit After watching more and more, I must admit that I have been feeling guilty for not mentioning the other actors.

I feel for every character, it's amazing to be able to experience such emotion for so many different characters in only 44 minutes. I hope this series does not falter, it has potential and thus far, I am amused and addicted. I'm glad TNT picked it up, but sadly the budget was significantly reduced alongside cast reduction.

So far it has been able to carry on, hopefully it continues doing so; don't ruin a good thing. I watch a high volume of movies and television, but I have to say this- Southland is one of the greatest police dramas out there. Southland explores what it's like for detectives and patrolling officers both on and off the job, and how there isn't really a whole lot of the 'off the job' part when it all comes down to it. Especially in a day and age where police officers are quite often bad mouthed by a lot of the general public, I think Southland gives a show that not only civilians can enjoy as a drama, but I'd venture to bet many police officers out there might be able to watch this and hopefully relate to some of the themes going on.

Probably one of my favourite characters of all-time on TV because with Cooper, you gradually see more and more of his personal life as the seasons go by, and from the very first episode albeit very sly we know he is gay. However, it isn't totally blatant for the first season or two, only in brief mentions.

Cooper shows how an officer or anybody for that matter doesn't need to be defined by sexual orientation. He gives a voice to the manly gay men everywhere who can't relate to foolishness like Glee. Thomas Howell as Officer Dewey Dudek. He is a great actor, but here he shines! This character was written for Howell- Dewey is a foul, loud mouthed alcoholic who eventually finds the right path through sobriety although he's still foul and everything.

Howell just walks and talks Dudek; he is him. There are many great actors on this show, but he holds as one of the best. They could have even used him more, however, his character arc was very satisfying.

There is a lot of solid writing on this show regardless of what other people think; it's undeniable. Every show has its faults, but I find for the better part of this show's run it has been extremely well written. The characters shine. Shawn Hatosy is also one of the best on this show!

Really great underrated actor. Highly recommended. To me this is one of the best new shows. After Lost ends I think I will be looking forward to this the most along with This show has a "fresh" feel which makes it stands out.

There is nothing like it. The first season was amazing. I'm not sure why I like it exactly but one of the reasons is that it takes CSI style cop drama and takes it a step further. Some times the subject matter and the way it is shot make it seem almost too realistic.

It almost has a horror movie effect on me. I grip the edge of my seat. I watched this with my father and neither of us cared for this debut episode. The show begins with a reference to the fact that only about 9K officers patrol the entire City of Los Angeles, but then fails to tell us which geographic area or Division the show is set and we don't really know if all the myriad characters introduced work out of the same station or what their assignment are i.

The writing is a disaster. It's trite and unbelievable. The training officer's hostility to his new charge is inexplicable and ridiculous. His job is to train and motivate the new officer, not destroy him and get him to quit and put his 6 months of expensive Academy training to work for the benefit of "Small, Safe, White Community" P. The training officer's big speech at the end was laughably over-the-top.

Also, the banter between C. Thomas Howell's character and the female officer was not realistic. LAPD is highly PC and that sort of sexist talk is simply not tolerated, certainly not in the presence of a female officer. There were other flaws, such as the shaky camera work and the silly use of "bleeps" to cut out unnecessary foul language. If the director wanted documentary-style, he should have cut out the music, slo-mo, long stares into the camera for "effect", and myriad characters, and simply followed the young rookie on his first day.

For whatever reason, producers and directors seem to have difficulty capturing the essence of Los Angeles and instead wind up with a jumbled, sprawled out mess--much like LA itself. An error has occured. Please try again. That's The Wire Richard Price. That's Richard Price who specializes in weary, broken, lonely, middle-aged cops. Soul-damaged guys who long ago gave up any hope for humanity. I'm not saying Richard Price is the wrong guy to write about idealistic young cops eager to make a difference.

What I'm saying is, I'm the wrong guy to know that Richard Price is writing about idealistic young cops. It puts me in the position of wondering whether this is a straight-up cynical money grab, a sincere attempt to concoct a no-surprises CBS cop show, or whether Price's original intent got mangled somewhere between script and screen.

But I'm still enough of a fan to hope that this series of his loses most of its budget and at least half of its cast. Eagleheart is the Southland of absurd, stoner cop comedies where cast members are regularly blown up or decapitated, only to return intact the following week. The latest in Adult Swim's triumphant assembly line of dirt-cheap minute sitcoms, Eagleheart gives cult comic genius Chris Elliott — or, as he's more commonly known, obnoxious irritant, Chris Elliott — his own Walker, Texas Ranger vehicle.

His US marshal Chris Monsanto is every s loose-cannon cop who can't play by the rules. In fact, he's even more than that: he can punch villainous druglords with such force they explode in clouds of blood.

Given the restrictions of such a truncated running time, Eagleheart is quick to set up and dispense with any notion of cop show plotting.

No matter what manner of menace Monsanto faces — over the course of two seasons, adversaries have included bad guys with their own zeppelins, marauding gangs of senior citizens, Albanian mobsters and murderous bakers — three things remain constant. Monsanto will misunderstand everything that is going on.

He will remain convinced that he is right about everything. There will be violent death and a lot of it. But the problem with watching an absurdly bloody minute parody cop show is that it makes you wish every cop show was an absurdly bloody minute cop show. There's nothing surprising or captivating about CBS's new Sunday drama, but a stripping-down might be able to save it. Southland: down these streets many cop shows must walk. Photograph: Channel 4.