Southland Still Amongst Us

I am TV obsessed.  I get stressed at the levels of my DVR, I feel obligated to watch shows I'm a fan of no matter what is going on in my life.  Trust me as someone with a full-time job, full-time college student, friends, and family this is not easy.

Lydia Looking Lovely

Fortunately for TV addicts who love Southland, it has been renewed and will continue to stress/entertain us.

TNT has ordered 10 episodes for a fifth season of Southland, scheduled to begin in February 2013.

Not only is Southland possessing a solid fan base, but it is picking up fans in the markets advertisers love.  I couldn't be happier.  This past season, Marla Gibbs of 227 fame showed up.  For those of you not from the 80s, Marla played Regina King's mother on 227.  Regina King is pictured above and plays Det. Lydia Adams.  On 227, Regina's character's name was Brenda.  Marla comes on Southland as the grandmother of a suspect and calls Regina, Brenda.  Regina corrects her and says I'm Lydia each time and Marla says "Oh, right," and such things.  This was soooo funny.  I almost peed my pants laughing especially since Marla can't act anymore and she was just having a good old time.  I love it when old people do that.  They paid their dues and don't have to worry about anything and so just do DGAF (don't give a f@#$) things.

I'm hoping the writers keep things popping and tense for the new season and drop in the funnies like they did in that episode.  Woot, Woot, Squee!!!  Here's to Season 5!

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