Southland

Okay so i mainly started watching this out of boredom and lack of other good TV on at the time. I later (when i saw him on the show) realized this was Ben McKenzie's next big TV show after The OC and i have to say i think he picked well. this time he is on the complete opposite side of the story, good boy from an overly rich family, and i think the uniform actually suits him. As for his partner, John (Michael Cudlitz) i am not sure, in fact i am not sure about any of the rest of the cast. they are all relatively unknown, to me anyway and seem to lack so spark but it does seem a lot more real than any of the other cop shows on TV (Cold case, CSI) and i kind of like that about it. The story lines are well written and executed, and although unknown they all seem like very good actors.
I particularly love how all the cops in the department have their own story, life, outside of the office which many cop shows rarely manage to to do well. Sometimes i would just like to see a bit more of it. For example Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro) and his daughter/ sister. I think that could have been the storyline to a whole TV show of its own but they barely managed to cram it into 20 minutes in one episode. and Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) and her mother or lack there of, we never seem to actually see it is always just a voice.
I think they should cut back on the amount of cops in the department and focus on maybe 4 or 5, i want to see more of their personal life. That is one of the things which really bugs me about this kind of show, it is all about the action and banter in the office, leaving very little room for the family drama going on at home, of which this show has plenty.

Ayway you should definitely check it out if you haven't already.
Jemz xxx