Sherman's Dynamic Entry into an attempted rape, after breaking a pane glass window. Chickie gets a truly awesome one in the second season finale.

Police Procedural. Rookie cop and experienced veteran opposite multiethnic detective team. Jitter Cam and Battlestar Galactica-style drama abound.

Main Characters: John Cooper, Ben Sherman, Lydia Adams, Sammy Bryant, Bill Dudek, Nate Moretta Salinger, Russell Clarke, Chickie Brown

Southland Tales is a 2007 Science Fiction/Black Comedy film from director Richard Kelly, the follow-up to his 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko.

A page for describing YMMV: Southland. Anvilicious: Practically every case that Regina comes across in Season 4 has to do with parenting or children.

A page for describing Funny: Southland. In the Season 2 premiere, Cooper and Sherman walk into a warehouse. They look up at the ceiling, and Cooper …

The Danza: Ben McKenzie as Ben Sherman. Network to the Rescue: See right below. Screwed by the Network: Due to the Leno/Conan debacle with NBC in late 2009.

Sarah Michelle Gellar cast as a porn star, Dwayne Johnson cast as an amnesiac, and very dweebish actor, engaged to Mandy Moore, playing a foulmouthed heiress.

My Headscratcher is this: 'Why isn't this show more famous? It's way more dramatic and realistic than any of the other cop shows on TV.

It's pretty much LAPD Galactica. Whereas other cop shows on TV tend to be almost like a stylish video game, Southland prides itself on being dark and gritty.