Media Reaction To Southland Cancellation – Part 3 @ matthewmilam.com
Media Reaction To Southland Cancellation – Part 3
This entry was posted by Matthew Milam on Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 at
If you aren’t familiar with NBC’s gritty cop drama Southland, now is the time to introduce your eyes to it. I know cop dramas aren’t normally my thing. I got drawn to it because of Regina King, one of the finest African-American actresses our time. The show, which is centered around Los Angeles cops, recently got canned by NBC for being too dark and in the way of the great Jay Leno Juggernaut.
That’s fair enough. This show, and it’s cancelation, have exposed just how unwilling a network such as NBC is to give a new show, with a fanbase, a chance to grow.
The following below is part three of a round-up of how the media is responding to the cancelation of the series.
I am not exactly a fan of the FOX show Glee, which is a musical show of sorts, but apparently NBC didn’t like the idea of a competing network show presenting itself on the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade and promptly took them off the float roster. Now what this has to do with NBC is very simple. In dissing a show on another network and getting bad press on the situation, the ratings for Glee will go through the roof (hopefully).
In Southland News, there are rumors that the series may go to TNT. Sadly if it does I will not be able to watch it on television given that I only have basic cable. I can always get episodes from friends if need be.
Shawn Ryan, the creator of The Shield and current show-runner for Lie To Me, has gained Twitter fame for being the first to announce the cancellation of Southland. This man, as well as other people inside the television industry, are being cited as one of the best reasons to use Twitter – to get information.
Clifton Collins Jr, who was set to be placed in Southland for it’s second season, was interviewed about the show’s future. This interview was before the cancelation.
Stay tuned for part four.
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