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First Look: Southland

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:30:23 -0700

One of the Spring shows many of you said you'd check out is Southland, a new police drama on NBC that will take over ER's time slot when that show retires in April. The show actually shares some producers with ER; could it be NBC's next long-running Thursday drama?

Southland centers on a group of LAPD cops, notably The OC's Benjamin McKenzie as rookie Ben Sherman. Sherman's taken under the wing of a seasoned officer, John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz), and immediately starts to question whether he really has what it takes to be an LA cop. Other cast members include Regina King as Detective Lydia Adams, Tom Everett Scott as Detective Russell Clarke, and Kevin Alejandro as Detective Nate Moretta.

From the promos, Southland strikes me a little as cop-show-by-the-numbers, but I'm hoping the storylines and characters reveal more depth when the series premieres April 9. Are you curious to see how this one turns out? To watch a couple of promos, just read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 8/22

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:32:49 -0700

CBS's summertime series Swingtown is being shopped around to potential cable buyers in case network does not renew it for a second season. - Broadcasting & Cable
Nicolas Cage will join Christopher Mintz-Plasse for Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the comic book Kick-Ass. - ComingSoon
Warner Bros. has confirmed that they are planning to do a total reboot of the Superman franchise. - ComingSoon
Benjamin McKenzie (a.k.a. Ryan from The O.C.) is in talks to join the NBC drama LAPD. - Zap2It
Rihanna's "Disturbia" has managed to stay at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, edging out David Archuleta's "Crush." - Reuters
James Cromwell will join Christian Slater in NBC's Fall drama My Own Worst Enemy; meanwhile Blythe Danner will guest star in an episode of Medium. - EW
MTV aims to create another reality show, this time for girls who want to be models, but who have to lose 30-80 pounds first. - ABC News
Mary J. Blige and Robin Thicke will tour together, starting Sept.13 in Charlston, S.C. - Billboard

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Do You Still Follow TV Shows When They Switch Networks?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:44 -0800

It's official: Southland is saved! TNT issued a press release this morning announcing that the cable network is resuscitating the cancelled NBC cop drama starting in January.

While this is obviously good news for Benjamin McKenzie fans, I'm still approaching it with moderate skepticism. The series may be alive and kicking, but if the numbers from other swapped shows are any indication, Southland may be in for a struggle. Take, Project Runway: After moving from Bravo to Lifetime, it took off like ratings gangbusters, but has since faced a decline. Or there's my favorite old-school example: Roswell. It used to air on the WB (in its pre-CW days), but after it failed there, it got bounced around to UPN - where it was cancelled again.

Obviously some viewers drop off when a show changes channels, but what about you - do you still follow TV shows when they go under a new network? Or do you lose interest?

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