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Ok, normally I would do a long post here, but I’m just too excited to think of one. TNT has officially picked up Southland.
It just seems right. I’m glad this show is following in Medium’s footsteps–to be canceled by NBC just to have another network fight for it (along with the fans) and win. This is fantastic.
According to the press release:
TNT has obtained exclusive rights to air all six episodes that have been shot for the second season, as well as the seven episodes from the series’ first season. SOUTHLAND will air on TNT Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), beginning with the first episode of the series on Jan. 12.
No official word that I see about whether they’ll be producing more episodes (I wonder if they’ll test out ratings first), but at least the first season and the unaired episodes of season two will live to see another day. Personally, I think this show fits perfectly on TNT, and I’m happy it has a home there.
Whew. I’m so glad my work on the Twitter #savesouthland campaign weren’t wasted.
Congratulations, Southland!
UPDATE 1: According to E!, I’m right.
A rep for TNT just told us: “As with all of our series, TNT will evaluate the performance of Southland before deciding whether to order more episodes.”
Here’s hoping we’ll get more. But either way, at least all that work and effort to produce episodes wasn’t in vain!
UPDATE 2: A new interview with Michael Cudlitz says that they might pad some of the season 1 episodes with new, unseen footage. How’s that for awesome? Plus, he has the utmost confidence that they’ll be back for more episodes, past the original 13.
“I really do feel like it’s going to do fantastic,” he says. “It may even be a bigger hit this time around.”
Oh, and if you don’t already, follow Cudlitz on twitter for more updates!
Happy, happy day. Hopefully it shows well on the network, and they can order another season.
Or finish the one they’ve started at least!