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THE FUTON'S FIRST LOOK: "SOUTHLAND" (NBC)

The Futon Critic posted the first review for Southland. Read it here (spoilery!)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id...90401_southland

Kristin Eonline Spoiler Chat

Suzanne in Hickory, N.C.: Any scoop on the series finale of one of the greatest shows of all time, ER?

Shane West told E! News, “I do know the punch line for the finale…and it’s something that everybody [should] tune in and watch. They end it very well.” BTW, the pilot for Southland (the time-slot successor to ER), starring Ben McKenzie, is awesome. You will definitely still have something good to watch on NBC at 10 p.m. after ER goes off the air.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with...l_guest_in.html

Midseason TV Preview: What Should You Watch?

SOUTHLAND (NBC) - Thursday, April 9, 10 p.m.

Cast: Benjamin McKenzie, Tom Everett Scott, Regina King, Michael Cudlitz, Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis

Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie) is a rookie cop who’s being shown the ropes by his partner, John Cooper (the great Michael Cudlitz). As he learns about the streets and struggles with a cop’s life in L.A., which includes shooting a man dead on his first shift, the audience learns along with him. As McKenzie says, “This [cop's life] is a way of being. This is a tribe you are entering, and you are going to do it for the rest of your life, or [you are going to] die doing it.”

Verdict: With this cast, a John Wells gritty cop drama in ER’s old time slot is almost an unbeatable proposition.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with...=rss_topstories

From nbc.com -- Character Profiles (spoilery!)

Ben Sherman: http://www.nbc.com/southland/video/clips/p...herman/1075797/


John Cooper: http://www.nbc.com/southland/video/clips/p...cooper/1075791/


Lydia Adams: http://www.nbc.com/southland/video/clips/p...-adams/1075795/


Ben Mckenzie on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote Southland


Ben will be appearing on The Ellen Show on Thursday, April 2.

From the show’s website:

BEN MCKENZIE (“Southland”): He was the dreamy one on “The O.C.”! Actually, that may not narrow it down, but I do know he’s handsome. Now he’s starring as a rookie cop on the new series “Southland”… from the creators of “ER”! And he’s such a gentleman! Last time he was here, he brought me some homemade guacamole! (I’ve got my fingers crossed that tortilla chips are next!) He also told about the abandoned pit bull named Oscar that he adopted — and I can’t wait to get an update!

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/thisweek/

For those of you who would like to see clips of the Southland Season Premiere and hear what the actors have to say about the series, check out Southland at nbc.epk.tv.

Thanks for posting that! It really gives you a better feel for the show!

http://southlandshow.blogspot.com/

I have started a fan blog for the show. Hopefully it will include news, recaps, photos, etc. I will try to update as much as possible according to my schedule. Any input would be appreciated. Thank You.

Great, thanks for the link, I will be sure to visit the blog often!

Here are some more interviews you might find interesting from a Police Officer Screening of "Southland" on NBC.EPK.TV. View the clips here.

My website is http://southlandforum.com . We are a small community, but I know we will get larger.

WOW ! ................ I just read the LA Times review online. Not great. I don't so much mind that the reviewer didn't care for the show. What bothers me is that they were obviously NOT paying attention. So many things she says are just wrong. If you get a chance look it up online. If you agree with me let her know. Don't be rude just let her know how you feel. This show is going to depend on people who don't watch NBC coming over and taking a peek. Reviews bring people in who might not have seen the ads. Let her know she got it wrong.

We did this kinda thing for Jericho and it worked.

Do you know if this footage from the police screening gonna be aired with the pilot or anything? This might sound silly but I'm the guy working in the dark blue shirt in concession stand in the background and I wanna know if I'll be on TV, even if it is just for a couple of seconds . I helped distribute popcorn, soda, and candy for everyone who attended. I didn't really recognize anyone (in terms of actors) since I wasn't really familiar with the show or actors, but my co-worker did recognize and point out McKenzie to me. I just watched the pilot on Hulu and I loved it

Woah that's awesome!!
Which clip are you talking about? The link isn't working for me.

You can go here: http://nbc.epk.tv/view.aspx?request=episod...owEpisodeID=629

Then under "Soundbites" there are different interview excerpts which you can click on. I saw myself in the background in the first two . I haven't checked out the other interviews though. And it looks like they didn't air this footage with the pilot tonight

Access Hollywood paid a visit to "Southland", check it out here.

Michael McGrady 'Sal' will be on my radio show TV Talk today, Thursday April 23.

He gives us a spoiler about what is coming for his character and more..

Hope you can join us !! We start at 6pET

News that NBC has renewed Southland for 13 episodes. Link to article in Hollywood Reporter.
What great news, had been holding my breath with fingers crossed that we would get good news like this!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...9327754ccee4248

Thanks!

Maybe this will lead to a full season. In such uncertain times, 13 is definitely good news. We can still hope for great, but one step at a time.

Hopefully tomorrow (Monday) we will find out where exactly NBC plans to place Southland on their schedule and when it will start. I know 13 isn't the best but I am so relieved to hear it is coming back and will take anyting I can get at this point. I know all 7 episodes are done filming, so I am hoping Ann Biderman, John Wells and NBC take a good long look at what worked in our precious 7 eipsodes and do the right thing in getting the McKenzie/Cudlitz pairing back to center stage where they belong!

Shawn Hatosy and Michael Cudlitz..on TV Talk today at 6pET


Both of them will be on for roughly 10 minutes to talk about their roles and what's ahead for the series..

http://s7y.us/qa7 that link will take you to the radio show, thank you.

Ben McKenzie and Regina King were on "Good Day LA" yesterday morning. There are two videos available for viewing at http://www.myfoxla.com/subindex/good_day_la. Hit the "next" button in the bottom right corner to select and play.

GREAT NEWS::
Just read at the TV Guide . com siteas official that SouthLAnd has been renewed on May 2nd for 13 shows. {Amazed that I have not read that here on the NBC Official site. My error??}

NBC ANNOUNCES 2009-2010 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE BOLSTERED BY MORE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING THAN EVER BEFORE
Published: May 19, 2009

Shared Time Period Strategy Around NBC’s Broadcast of 2010 Winter Olympics Along with Jay Leno at 10 p.m. Enables Network to Broadcast Original Programming Year-Round

Network Renews Returning Series "Law & Order" and "Chuck"


NEW YORK -- May 19, 2009 – NBC announced today its 2009-2010 schedule featuring more original programming than ever before and a shared time-period strategy around NBC’s Olympics platform that, along with "The Jay Leno Show" (Mondays-Fridays 10-11 p.m. ET), allows the network to broadcast all-new content year-round.

In addition, NBC issued renewals to "Law & Order" and "Chuck" (see accompanying release) as part of its strong slate of new and returning shows announced recently at the network’s highly successful Infront.

"NBC has picked up more scripted shows than last season even with 'The Jay Leno Show' at 10 p.m.," said Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. "We’re incredibly excited about our new and returning series and have more comedy programming than anyone else, as well as two of the most buzzed about new shows, 'Community’ and ‘Parenthood.’ We can’t wait for the fall."

"We are extremely proud to introduce these strong new series to NBC's schedule next season in strategic timeslots that position them for success," said Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios. "They join some of the highest quality returning shows on television, which will serve as a strong foundation to the new schedule. I think viewers are going to be happy to see this lineup of great new shows that will truly fit the NBC legacy of quality, culturally defining shows."

NBC’s shared time period strategy will kick off this fall on Mondays with the premiere of "Heroes" (8-9 p.m. ET) continuing with all originals before "Chuck" assumes the time period after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which will be a powerful launching platform with its broad, female appeal and strong ratings as the most-watched event of the year. Using "NBC Sunday Night Football's" potent promotional platform, the new high-octane drama "Trauma" will debut Mondays (9-10 p.m. ET) with the epic event series "Day One" taking over the time period following the Olympics.

NBC’s successful "The Biggest Loser" series continues Tuesdays (8-10 p.m.) and will help launch the new Wednesday lineup this fall, with the new family drama "Parenthood" debuting (8-9 p.m. ET) and the new hospital drama "Mercy" assuming the time period post-Olympics. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will air 9-10 p.m. ET following ‘Parenthood.’

NBC’s Thursday marquee comedy night will begin with the only live comedy between 8-10 p.m. on any network, "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" (8-8:30 p.m. ET), followed by "Parks and Recreation" (8:30-9 p.m. ET), "The Office" (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and the new comedy "Community" (9:30-10 p.m. ET). After "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" completes its multi-week run, "Community" will move to 8 p.m. and "30 Rock" will debut at 9:30 p.m., enabling NBC to feature more original comedy than ever before.

On Fridays in the fall, the enduring drama "Law & Order" will return for its record 20th season (tying "Gunsmoke" as the longest running drama series in primetime) and will lead off at 8-9 p.m. (ET) while "Southland" follows at 9-10 p.m. (ET), building a great crime block.

Saturdays will be a showcase for "Dateline NBC" (8-9 p.m. ET) and encore episodes of "Trauma" (9-10 p.m. ET) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 p.m. ET).

"Football Night in America" (7-8:20 p.m. ET) and "NBC Sunday Night Football" (8:20-11 p.m. ET) – the number one show of the fall -- will return on Sundays in the fall with a fan-pleasing schedule of games to round out the fall season.

Utilizing the compatible demographics provided by the Olympics, NBC will launch the premieres of "The Marriage Ref" from executive producers Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen Rakieten ("Oprah") on Sundays (8-9 p.m. ET) and the third season premiere of "The Celebrity Apprentice" on Sundays with two-hour editions (9-11 p.m. ET). In addition, the new comedy "100 Questions" will debut on Tuesdays (9:30-10 p.m. ET) following a 90-minute edition of "The Biggest Loser" (8-9:30 p.m. ET).

And coming in the summer, NBC will telecast all original episodes of “The Jay Leno Show,” "Friday Night Lights," "America's Got Talent," "Breakthrough with Tony Robbins," "Dateline NBC," with additional programs to be announced later.

To catch up on season finales, watch new "Heroes" and "The Office" web series, and more, please log onto NBC.com.


NBC FALL 2009 SCHEDULE
*New programs in UPPER CASE

MONDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Heroes"
9-10 p.m. - "TRAUMA"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

TUESDAY
8-10 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser" (two-hour edition)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – "PARENTHOOD"
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

THURSDAY
8- 8:30 p.m. – "SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY" (multi-episode run)
8:30-9 p.m. – "Parks and Recreation"
9- 9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "COMMUNITY" (moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. after multi-episode run "30 Rock" returns)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

SATURDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "TRAUMA" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)

SUNDAY
7- 8:20 p.m. "Football Night in America"
8:20-11 p.m. "NBC Sunday Night Football"

NBC MID-SEASON 2010 SCHEDULE
(2010 WINTER OLYMPICS preempt regularly scheduled programming from February 12-28, 2010)

*New programs in UPPER CASE

MONDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Chuck" (season premiere)
9-10 p.m. - "DAY ONE"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

TUESDAY
8-9:30 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser" (90-minute edition)
9:30-10 p.m. – "100 QUESTIONS"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – "MERCY"
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

THURSDAY
8- 8:30 p.m. – "COMMUNITY"
8:30-9 p.m. – "Parks and Recreation"
9- 9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "30 Rock"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
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FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"

SATURDAY
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)

SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
8-9 p.m. – "THE MARRIAGE REF"
9-11 p.m. – "The Celebrity Apprentice" (season premiere; two-hour edition)

Thanks for posting the schedule. I'm honestly not sure what to make of "Southland's" day and time right now and what that means. One of the slots M-W would have been preferrable. Then again, with no more 10:00, there are limited options. On a positive note, it wasn't given Saturday for first run episodes. Pairing it with "Law & Order" might capture some of the same audience, although even with a basic crime theme, one is more of a formulaic detective show, and the other, "Southland," is supposed to be a character driven drama.

Hopefully, there will be some great writing, a strong focus for the show, and a real show of support from the network. That can only help to build and sustain a loyal audience.

I had Ben McKenzie and Michael Cudlitz on TV Talk on Wednesday. Nothing about the finale..but some nice talk about the show itself etc..

http://s7y.us/qpm

Thats the link, thank you..

Lets make sure we all watch it tonight, DVR it and TIVO it.. It all counts..

Shaun,
This was a really good interview. It's always so much better when you can tell the person conducting the interview actually watches the show and asks interesting questions. The part about airing opposite of Medium in the fall was good and enjoyed the funny comments at Daisy's expense!

I actually heard about it somewhere else and listened this morning before work, great way to start my day. It was nice to hear Ben alongside Michael for this interview.
Ben and Michael both gave some great insight into their own characters as well as each others. They seem to get along really well, and are truly pleased with and committed to Southland

I will definitely be tuning in tonight, as well as DVR'ing it, and the same for Saturday. I have great faith in this show to be a long running success, I just hope more people give it a chance. Not sure if NBC will rerun it over the summer, but I think they should.

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Hoping they do many more interviews over the summer hiatus. Thanks for the link.

Southland is truly worthy of all the kudos it receives. Not only is it authentic, Southland is the BEST new show of the season! There is an article about it in Variety.

Hey I was just wondering if they ever put season 1 on a dvd and are selling it because I tried searching the nbc store and they don't have it. Because I want to see episodes 1-3, at this point I'm pretty much willing to get these episodes from anywhere.

It's not on DVD, but all 7 episodes will be re-airing on NBC, on Friday nights at 8PM starting July 31st.

Don't know how to post a link to the EW.com site but Micheal cudlitz was mentioned as a hopeful for Emmy nod with Sean Hatosy. He Twittered the link. If someone knows how to do that it would be cool. Also Ben and Regina got a mention in the La times couple weeks ago. Very excited for the next season.

Vote for Ben as the Ultimate Male Crime Fighter!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20153312_2...0293646,00.html

There are several interviews as well as footage of cast members training with the LAPD on the Extra website under "Raw Video". It's all from last week. I'll post the links later but it's pretty easy to find if you want to see now. There's some great stuff there!

I'll add some more links throughout the day.
Police Drills with the LAPD
Cast gets instruction from LAPD

Just saw the raw videos of cast interviews. Michael Cudlitz & Chicki look like they are having a lot of fun. He's funny.... and she looks like she might have a crush on him... couldn't keep her hands off. LOL. All the cast looks great. And I know I, for one REALLY want this show back on the air. Thank goodness for reruns. At least there is something good to watch this summer.

NBC.COM GIVES VIEWERS A CHANCE TO PLAY CATCH-UP BEFORE THE SEASON PREMIERES OF NBC'S 'SOUTHLAND' AND 'CHUCK'

Fans Can Also Stay 'Up-To-Date' on NBC's 'SNL Weekend Update Thursday' and 'Saturday Night Live'

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - September 21, 2009 - NBC.com is giving viewers of fan-favorite series "Chuck" and the critically acclaimed police-drama "Southland" the chance to play catch-up prior to the series' season premieres with streams of previous season episodes. As an extra bonus, NBC.com is also allowing viewers to get "up-to-date" by streaming current season episodes of "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" and "Saturday Night Live."

"Southland" will include all season one episodes and will start streaming Monday, October 9. "Chuck" streaming will include the original season one pilot and rotate through season two five episodes at a time. Episodes of "Chuck" will begin streaming Monday, September 21. Both series will stream full episodes through the week of their respective season debuts.

A full list of NBC shows streaming this season follows:

"30 Rock"
"The Biggest Loser"
"Chuck"
"Community"
"Days of Our Lives"
"Heroes"
"The Jay Leno Show"
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
"Mercy"
"The Office"
"Parks and Recreation"
"Saturday Night Live"
"SNL Weekend Update Thursday"
"Southland"
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"
"Trauma"

NBC.com, the Emmy Award-winning broadcast network website, is a leading online and mobile destination for television and interactive entertainment. With both derivative and web-exclusive programming, NBC.com pioneered the "360" experience with "Heroes 360," which gave viewers a way to extend their entertainment experience beyond the broadcast, and the first weekly social networking experience attached to a primetime entertainment program with "Dunder Mifflin Infinity." The site offers full episode streaming of many NBC Entertainment shows as well as short clips, interactive games and social networking, including user-generated content. NBC.com continually develops new ways for consumers to experience entertainment content on both existing and emerging platforms. The site is the recipient of multiple Emmy and Webby awards for its content and applications. Please log on to www.nbc.com to learn more.

http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/10/02/video-t...show-community/

Fun !
He is adorable. So different from Cooper