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Southland: The Complete First Season

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Excellent show, ... and although NBC dropped the ball by cancelling it, TNT has purchased all the shows and will start showing them on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. starting Jan 12 (that's what it says on the TNT website! Yay! Starts in January ... and goody, we can also purchase the DVD here in January!

I am truly shocked that no one else has written a review for this show. It is.. in a word.. AMAZING! The characters are believable. The stories are true to life. This show exposes a realistic view of Los Angeles, from the unsavory (and savory) people to the corrupt (and uncorrupt) police to the fearful residents to the vigilantes. This show really has it all! Find a way to relate... or just shut up. Because whether you want to admit it or not, you have been in at least one situation that is true to life that appears on this magnificent show.

This is an amazing show, real, gritty, true to life. Sadly, NBC has decided to cancel the 2nd season which was due to start airing 10/23. 6 episodes are already filmed and ready for airing. NBC has given conflicting reasons for canceling. Please, email NBC, Warner Brothers, anyone you can think of to save this wonderful show. Hopefully another network will pick it up.

Southland: The Complete First Season (Uncensored)

To all of the fans who like "Ryan Francis Atwood" from "The O.C."
(The American television series),
you gonna loooove this one!
After I became addicted to "The O.C",
I looked for another T.V series that Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan
(Ryan Atwood), an amazing actor to my opinion, would play on.
So I bought the complete first season and became impressed again.
I have to say that the service that I got from Amazon was so wonderful,
as always!!
The product was packed so well
and the attention from the service department
was so kind and helpful.

This set consists of the 7 episodes from season 1. The remaining 6 episodes not included in this disc set are technically a part of season 2 (which never aired on NBC) which is likely why they're not included. TNT acquired the rights to air S1:E1-7 and S2:E1-6 but they have haven't confirmed producing anymore episodes. I absolutely love this show and I hope NBC, TNT, whoever will realize what a mistake it was to cancel Southland and breathe the life back into it. The episodes are very easy to watch and accurate within the police field in my opinion. I find it fascinating that all the crimes were based off real events. I'm not sure what to make of the complaints about this show being "too dark". Serving as a police officer will expose you to the ugly in this world, so what else would you expect in a police drama? In short, check it out, it's good.

I am disappointed that the "Southland" is NOT closed captioned! It is a gift for my husband whom is deaf and depends on that service for understanding and enjoyment. He did not want to send it back but I certainly would have rather had the CC.

This show is realistic and yet subtle at the same time. I feel invested with all of the characters and it's truly difficult to pick a "favorite" because it's an ensemble cast. I want to see Emmy nominations soon or else there is no justice in this world! This show is a welcomed relief from all of the reality shows and typical comedy sitcoms. The story line between John (Michael Cutlitz and Ben (Ben McKenzie) is particularly fascinating and Lydia's (Regina King) character is one of the few multi-dimensional female characters on TV. I highly recommend people watch this show so they can say they loved and watched Southland before it had a cult following.

Great cop drama series. Just wish there were more episodes and that the next season (2) was available on DVD.

This is a phenomenal show for fans of stuff like The Wire or The Shield. Though season one isn't on par with either of those shows, it showed a lot of potential for greatness and had more than its share of very memorable moments. It also boasts one of the flashiest documentary-style looks of any drama on television, which doesn't sound like a big deal but really gives the show a unique visual appeal. Season one is full of great episodes and you can read my full review of the first episode of the new second season here: [...]

The first season was great, unfortunately it was cut short, the second season just finished, again great season. I really hope TNT renews this for a 3rd season. It seems each season thus far has been too short. With all the action/drama that goes on I look forward to getting more. I've already watched this 1st season a few times through, the extended scenes are a nice touch, although they usually don't explain anything extra. Actors are great and seem to really fit their roles. Everything is filmed to give you a more "real" experience. ( IE. the camera man actually runs with the actors, sometimes the view is grainy like a home video camera, etc..) Supposedly the stories are based all on real events, some funny, some dramatic. Great series and I hope it continues on.