What's all this decent network telly business?

[hackthis_archive]

Dear Southland,


You made Bull Randleman gay?!!

FOR THE MOTHERFUCKING WIN! *high five*

Seriously, when I saw Bull in the bar, in his tight black tee shirt (nice guns, Michael Cudlitz!), drinking that piss, err Corona, and the second I saw Crusing!Man next to him, something pinged about what I'd heard about the series and my brain was like, "Oh, sweet baby Jesus, Bull is gay. They went there. WOW."

Show, please do not be leaving like Kings, which was supposed to be in your time slot, but you are clearly for the investment.

Also, Ryan, err, Ben, um, so Ben Mckenzie, is it just weird to share your first name with your character? Oh, who cares, you haven't aged a fucking day, and that line about Ferrari guy getting your lawyer dad to get him off? PRICELESS! *high five Southland writers*

Double high five for Ben taking a Black Studies class!

Triple high five for Regina King (227 in the house!)!

And some other stuff happened, but I couldn't tell you what, because Bull, Ben and Regina for the WIN! Real acting hooray! *\o/*

I swear I am not thinking of the story where Ryan and Seth had a horrible messy break up -- Seth always was a selfish wanker -- and so Ryan left and joined the LAPD and then he gets partnered with Bull and there is stupidly hot, filthy sex in the back of the squad car.

Okay, I lied. I NEED THAT STORY.

<3,
X

Seriously, people, watch this show!

Comments

[suaine.livejournal.com]

Southland, eh? Maybe I should check it out :)

[anywherebeyond.livejournal.com]

I watched this! It was good!

[ladyjestyr.livejournal.com]

I've heard of Southland, but I can't think what/where/how. Elevator pitch? :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Two shows I like in one week! (The Unusuals and Southland) it must be the apocalypse! *straps on helmet*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Two shows I like in one week! (The Unusuals and Southland) it must be the apocalypse! *straps on helmet* Actually, I really do need an icon of a helmet and a crop. What? It's multipurpose!

[suaine.livejournal.com]

Hehe. What's the Unusuals about anyway, I've only seen half a mention on my flist so far and don't remember it very well.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Southland (http://www.nbc.com/southland/)
NBC. Cop show. With a brain. Nothing like Law and Order. All on the street. With bad language. And dry fucked up humor. Well, as saucy as it gets on network telly. Bull Randleman from Band of Brothers. Ryan Atwood from The OC. Regina King from Ray and 227. Compelling. Engaging. And more intelligent than you'd think.

[ladyjestyr.livejournal.com]

Consider me pitched! :)

*trundles off to find a source*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Hulu.com!

[zoniduck.livejournal.com]

I SO TOTALLY AGREE! I can't even tell you how glad I am that I watched this last night and not Harper's Island, because I heard that sucked out loud.

Regina King was fucking awesome. How amazing was she in that last scene in her mother's kitchen?

And I am positively gleeful that they made Cooper gay. I thought there was something in that exchange with the two vice cops and the guy they arrested in the park, but I couldn't quite figure out what it was. When the guy sat down next to Cooper in the bar, I was like OH SHIT THAT'S AWESOME!

I can't wait to see more next week. I hope many, many people jump on this, because the fic potential is pretty amazing.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Wot I did write about The Unusuals (http://hackthis.livejournal.com/523595.html).

[suaine.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! That was you! Now I have to go check that out. I think my memory is starting to fail me again -_-

[ladyjestyr.livejournal.com]

...only works in the US, sadly.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, boo.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I'd not even heard of Harper's Island, the name alone sounds dreadful. And seriously, wasn't Regina King on fiyah! When she hit in the head, that shocked me so badly I yelped.

And Cooper/Bull is just so the very last guy you'd expect to be gay, it's perfect. Really and truly. It took me a minute, when I was watching the scene and then Cruising!Guy sat down and Coop was making like 'conversation' with him, and then I realized there were no girls at the bar and I was like HE WAS PICKING HIM UP!

I think we have a winner.

I want to write the Ben was Ryan and now he's with Bull/Coop story. Another Cooper, man, that could be some wild TV.

[ladyjestyr.livejournal.com]

That is what I say, repeatedly, because it looks like such an awesome service!

Apparently they're trying to get the legal/licensing issues sorted out for international access, but to be honest - given the entertainment industry's tendency to cling to distribution plans and the like - I ain't holding my breath.

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

Yayyyyy!! Yes! That! All that!

(and dude, I don't know if you saw, but the subtle reveal was too subtle for more than a few people on my flist, who missed it)

BUT THEY MADE BULL GAY! YAYY!!!

That made me so happy. :) As did the rest of the episode.

And while I don't ship Ben/Bull quite yet, I am sure that given another episode or two I will be SO DOWN with writing filthy squad car sex... or maybe somewhere that doesn't give them a staph infection.

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

Ahhh Bull is gay?! Srsly? I missed like, the MIDDLE of the friggin episode. But damn, Bull looked pretty amazing in that tight black tee. Nom.

[cosmic.livejournal.com]

I swear I am not thinking of the story where Ryan and Seth had a horrible messy break up -- Seth always was a selfish wanker -- and so Ryan left and joined the LAPD and then he gets partnered with Bull and there is stupidly hot, filthy sex in the back of the squad car.

I totally thought that, too.

This show is looking to be awesome. King, McKenzie and Cudlitz FTW!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

(and dude, I don't know if you saw, but the subtle reveal was too subtle for more than a few people on my flist, who missed it)


They missed it? How could you miss it?! Like all the signs where there, tight shirt, Cruising!Man, conversation with a bloody perp, a bar full of men that aren't watching sports and without even a female waitress?! Dude, the only thing lacking was a rainbow flag!

Whatever, I love Michael Cudlitz and I cannot *wait* to see what they do with this. As for the Ben/Bull, I spent the entire night staring at Ben Mckenzie's hair and how soft it looks and all I could think was 'must touch' -- I know I can't be the only one.

I am totally willing to write it, sign me up.

Icons. I needs them.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

DOOD, you missed it? I thought it was so obvious. Where are your slash googles? Give them here, obviously they need cleaning.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I swear I am not thinking of the story where Ryan and Seth had a horrible messy break up -- Seth always was a selfish wanker -- and so Ryan left and joined the LAPD and then he gets partnered with Bull and there is stupidly hot, filthy sex in the back of the squad car.

I totally thought that, too.

I want to write this. I admit it. If I ever get more than two seconds I am there. YAY SHOW! *\o/*

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

IKR? I blame it on Husband and Children - they obviously took them away and hid them somewhere, probably wherever my dvd remote is.

[zoniduck.livejournal.com]

I want to write the Ben was Ryan and now he's with Bull/Coop story.

I am fully supportive of this plan!

And yes, icons, where are they?

[cosmic.livejournal.com]

Three cheers for future porn! (And Summer's possible reaction of, "oh, so you're doing another Cooper? To get over that jerkface Cohen? What is wrong with you?")