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Southland

Tim DeKay as FBI Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as conman Neal Caffrey in White Collar

White Collar, Justified, and Southland: Toddlers Staying Up Til Ten!

By Crime HQ

January 17, 2012

Tonight, we will be reminded what conflicted, miserable lives we all led before DVR’s.  Tonight, a trio of toddling young crime shows, all Seasons 3 or 4, return simul-freaking-taneously at 10-danged-o’clock, so even with dual tuners, we may still have to ask a friend to babysit one on their tuner or even to watch one…

Lucy Liu on set in Southland

Lucy Liu Works Blue in Southland

By Clare Toohey

December 24, 2011

The Daily Mail has the scoop about action star Lucy Liu’s stint filming Southland on location in Los Angeles, decked out as LAPD (note the vest’s bulk beneath her shirt) and cruising the streets with partner Michael Cudlitz (most recently seen in Silent Witness): After spending a day cruising through the crime-infested South Central part…

Colin Campbell at a crime scene as SOCO, back in the day!

Forensically Speaking: The Nonsense Effect

By Colin Campbell

November 2, 2011

We’ve all seen this one, or read it.  Detective assigned to the case visits the crime scene after forensics and photographers and search teams have conducted their examination of the location.  He wanders around soaking up the atmosphere and getting his head around the evidence.  Then something catches his eye.  A glint or a twinkle…

Kevin Alejandro of Southland and now the TNT mystery movie Hide

Lisa Gardner’s Hide Scores Southland Star

By Clare Toohey

September 2, 2011

We were just talking about the mystery movie and crime series line-up for TNT, and suddenly there’s more news!  Hide, based upon Lisa Gardner’s novel, was already set to star Carla Gugino as Boston PD Detective D.D. Warren.  However, now Mark-Paul Gosselaar (of the late legal comedy Franklin & Bash) and Kevin Alejandro (Jesus…

The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh

From The Choirboys to Southland – Uniform Cops Hold The Line

By Colin Campbell

June 2, 2011

“Oh honey. You got balls like an elephant and a whang like an ox.” Words to live by if you happen to be well endowed, but more importantly an example of the superb dialogue that makes Joseph Wambaugh’s novel, The Choirboys, such a treat.  That, plus the fact that it shines a light on the…

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