NBC Renews ‘Southland’, Ben McKenzie Remains Arrestingly Hawt
Good news for fans of the new NBC cop drama Southland which stars Benjamin McKenzie and Michael Cudlitz … NBC has ordered 13 more eps of the midseason replacement series for airing next season. I must confess that while I’ve never watched a single ep of the show, I kinda love it because there is a main gay character (who isn’t a run-of-the-mill stereotype) and because Ben McKenzie looks great in a cop uniform. Here are a couple pics of Ben shooting new scenes on the SoCal set of Southland this week:
NBC has renewed the cop drama “Southland,” picking up 13 episodes of the series. The Los Angeles-set show, which stars Ben McKenzie, was a late addition to NBC’s midseason slate. It got off to a strong start in “ER”’s Thursday 10 p.m. slot. The ratings have since slipped, but the network brass has been high on “Southland” for its broad appeal, creative potential and producer John Wells’ (”ER”) solid track record as a showrunner.
David actually watches Southland and he loves the show cuz it’s good but as I said, I just like the uniforms ;) I suppose I should start watching the show myself … now that NBC will be bringing it back for more eps, I’ll have more time to get invested. Do any of y’all watch Southland? Am I missing out?
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May 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I didn’t like it until the second episode, it has a “crash” like gritty feel to it. I like it though and I agree Ben Mc is a very hot looking cop. Regina King is in it, and I just *heart* her!
May 5th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Ooh there is someone who can arrest me!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
You need to watch the show. It’s excellent.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
It is a great show! You should definately start watching it…I agree it is gritty, and there is an occasional swear word bleeped out!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
i really love this show.. i will be honest.. i went into this just wanting to see Ben but it has me totally hooked.. the story lines are soo good… and i love that it seems like kinda realistic
May 5th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
omg Trent – you NEED to watch this show!! it’s such a great show. theres really nothin out like it IMO. you would love it.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
plus Kevin Alejandro is in it and you can never go wrong with him :)
May 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
it’s a really good show. ditto “judy” it has a ‘crash’ feel to it. i was hooked after 1 ep.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
I didn’t even realize there was a gay character… Which one is gay?
May 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I love it! With the last episode, I didn’t even realize Ben McKenzie wasn’t in it until the end! It’s gotten much better since the first episode. Check it out!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
It is a great show, and I think with time it will find a broader audience…it is really good though!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
After the first episode I was hooked. Ben McKenzie and Regina King are so good on this show. There is a large cast with lots of stories going on. My new favorite right now.
May 5th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I was surprised that the show is so good! Regina King is amazing and Ben is so hot (and his acting is far better than in the OC).
May 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I admit that I only began watching the show because of Ben, but I was immediately hooked. It is such a great show! I have never been interested in a cop show (my favorite shows are the following: Sex and the City, Ugly Betty, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl…), but this show is awesome! WATCH IT!
and omfg at Ben’s hotness. I always look for them filming in WeHo, but no luck yet :[[
May 5th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Aww Trent you gotta start watchin!!! HOT guys – some in Uniform!! Ben is HOT…Regina King’s really good…dude from 90210 who’s the gay cop is good… and…. drum roll ******** mother f’ing Ponyboy from the Outsiders is on!!!! LOL Gotta watch it!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Good show, I’ll admit, but Regina King is NOT good. She’s a terrible actress on the show, it’s like watching a high school play. But I can willingly suspend my disbelief enough to ignore her and get into the plot.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Watch it Trent! This one is good.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Omg.. wow. I didn’t expect him to be that hot! I may not have liked him before.. but I’m totally in like with him now..
May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The only cop show that’s ever really hooked me was The Shield thx to its unrelenting brilliance with character development and storyline progression. That show was king-size, imho.
Southland… I want to watch it because it’s nearly evil how yummy he is in a cop uniform, but so far I’ve just drifted in and out of two episodes – what I saw, though, I liked.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Omg you have to it it’s sooooo amazing well the cop are the detectives are kinda of boring last week eppy sucked caused it was all about the detectives.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:24 am
It’s no Wire.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:01 am
I started watching the show because of Ben, but this show is so good!!! Although, Ben was not in last weeks episode at all… I was pretty bummed =(
May 6th, 2009 at 7:33 am
The only reason I decided to watch this show is because of Ben!!! The first show I didn’t love, but decided to give it a second chance, the episodes just keep getting better and Regina King is awesome!!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Watch this one Trent it is excellent!!! Ben is hot and Regina King rocks!!! My only quarm with the show is the bleeping out of the cursing but I am getting used to it. I love the grittyness that the show has to it. Glad it will be coming back!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Like everyone else, I started watching because of Ben but my husband & I LOVE the show! The 1st & 2nd ep were a little slow but now we’re hooked. We’re behind on our DVR and haven’t watched last week’s episode but who’s the gay character on the show? I didn’t realize there was one… maybe it was last week??
May 6th, 2009 at 10:41 am
i wasn’t sure how i felt during the first ep but once i watched the 2nd i loved it! it’s really good and i never even realized that ben’s partner is gay?! hm something new to learn everyday
May 6th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I happened to watch the first episode of this show almost on accident, but was instantly hooked! From the start, I was taken by the smart writing, great acting (especially from Regina King!), realistic story lines, interesting characters and grittiness you don’t tend see on network TV. Definitely check this one out, Trent!
May 6th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I absolutely love this show. It is my favorite new series. My hubby and I have completely different tastes when it comes to TV and movies but this is one show we can watch together and enjoy together immensely. You are definitely missing out…WATCH IT!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
To the people reading: John Cooper (played by Micheal Cudlitz) is the gay character. He’s Ben Sherman’s (Mackenzie) patrol partner/senior officer.
The fact that he’s gay is so wholly geniusly revealed in the first ep in the last scene (I don’t want to spoil), but just look closely and you’ll go: ‘Oh!’. I love that they didn’t make a huge deal of it, with a character you ‘usually’ wouldn’t think was gay, and I do hope they’ll expand on it because the character Cooper is my fav on the show (sorry Ben, but once you treat Transvestites as nicely and awesomely as Cooper, you’ll be a close second :D).