r/SouthLAndTV • u/Die_Vader • Dec 30 '17
Here's another generic. Just finished Southland post
So I just finished Southland and god I must say what a show. I'm a very picky person and I usually avoid cop shows as I find just boring procedural dramas that make the police seem flawless in every scenario, however, this show not only made me eat my words but blew my expectations.
The last cop show I sorta enjoyed was True Detective and now I can proudly add Southland to the list. At first, I was frustrated with how seasons 3 ended with them saying goodbye Sal who seemed to me had much more development and the send off of Chickie which I feel was a highly neglected character. I'll be honest in saying that I almost quit watching after season three, but with how the show stuck to a specific story made it almost seem like a movie and I feel not many shows are able to do that.
I almost find it criminal how this show was canceled, but I understand money is more important
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May 14 '18
I met Sal when I was serving tables. He was so cool!! He said unfortunately TNT went a different direction and decided to save money by cutting some characters and focus on the main four (Ben, John, Lydia and Brian)
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u/Die_Vader May 20 '18
That actually makes a lot of sense ty! It also gave me some closure regarding the characters.
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May 23 '18
Have you tried High Incident? It's an older show but it too was like Southland. It was good and could have been better had it not been cancelled. Give it a go, see what you think.
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u/broony88 Dec 31 '17
It's a great show, I've watched through it a few times now and find it gets better and better. John Cooper is one of the best 'Cop characters' I've ever watched.