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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of the best cop shows around, yet for some reason is confined to late night viewing on the minority tv channel More4. The series follows a likeable bunch of LA cops, uniform and detectives as they deal with the highs and lows of policing the both affluent and poverty stricken areas of Los Angeles. This show pulls few punches and is one of the most realistic I've seen, handheld camera work helps the viewer feel as though they;re right in the action in the same way that the excellent (yet not fully released on DVD?) Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue did, combined with the breathtaking pace of The Shield. The only downfall is the shortness of the seasons, with only six episodes per season it leaves you wanting more. Looking forward to Season 3's DVD release, which hopefully isn't too far off. If you've not heard of this show, Southland is highly recommended!
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
relentless
22 Nov 2010
When I first saw Southland I was hooked on the realism. Having spent 15years as a paramedic I look for realism in medical and cop shows. Southland is a gritty drama that pulls no punches. I like the fact that it is taken from the cop on the beat point of view; what they face every day and how they respond to the depravity of some people. From the cop that drinks on the job to the cop that abuses pain pills to the goodness and innocense of the new cop on the job;the characters are well fleshed out and realistic. An all around great show.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Southland - A realistic series
23 Sep 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a retired police officer with 25½ years of service. So, in general, I like "TV cop shows", but some a lot more than others. I can flatly state that Southland is the best of the crop. My personal opinion). Yes, it is actually an adult soap opera, in the sense that the show goes beyond the day to day action scenes, and gets in to the personal life of the characters. In the real world, most cops don't just leave everything at work and go home at the end of their shift to be Mr. Rogers in his neighborhood. I get every episode on my DVR and save it until the DVD comes out. Ever watch the show "Cops"? That is a good show, but I can assure you that most of the time the real cops on that show are playing to the camera. Good, but not 100% realistic. Ever notice on other TV cop shows that as the good guys go through a building looking for the bad guy, or execute a search warrant? Most of the time the drawn guns are pointing up in the air and when they do point it at a bad guy, their finger is alongside the trigger guard, not inside of it resting on the trigger. In real life when you advance with your weapon drawn, both hands on it, and it is pointed at the ground, not up in the air. So if you trip and fall, the gun goes off pointed at the ground, not as you fall foreward with a round accidentally going off straight ahead out in front of you. And trust me, when you are confronting a bad guy to have your weapon out, you are absolutely not standing within arms reach from him, and you absolutely/positively have your finger on the trigger, not resting alongside the trigger guard. A gritty, real life cop show/soap opera. I love it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
SouthLAnd is gritty televison drama at its very best
23 Feb 2011
I have recently hooked up with the second season of TNT's "SouthLAnd", courtesy of GEM (a digital offshoot of our National Nine Network here in Australia), and I am very, very impressed. Executive produced by Ann Biderman ("NYPD Blue"); and Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green ("The Sopranos"; and more recently CBS drama "Blue Bloods"), I hope this raw, exceptionally well written and acted series makes its way to DVD real soon. It is gritty television drama at its very best.
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