Why “Southland” Is So Good
by Morris W. O’Kelly
“Southland” is quite possibly the best cop action drama in a generation. It’s not hyperbole when it’s true.
The ethnic and gender diversity of its cast is equally complemented by the diversity of its writers. The authenticity of its presentation of life as an L.A. cop is no doubt buoyed by diversity of its creative team and technical advisers. In some ways, the reboot on TNT offered a blank canvas with a wider palette of color, hue and texture. The imagery became more graphic, the dialogue more raw and both were undergirded by an overall more daring brand of storytelling. There are just some stories better told amid the freedom of cable, not constricted by the confines of network television. Southland challenges you to like and loathe each of its supposed protagonists, each of them fabulously flawed in his/her own way.
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Now in the midst of its fourth season, the Southland team recently gathered for a minute to mingle and mix with one another and a few from the media. Despite the hustle and bustle of The Foundry in Hollywood, I was able to get a few moments with some of the members of both cast and crew to hear what has made the series so successful and their collective expectations for the future of the show.
