SouthLAnd premier and what it means to me by Cathy Lipscomb

by on Jan.07, 2010, under Fan Submissions

As I sit here days before the Southland premier, I am wondering why am getting so emotional about a TV show airing. So I started thinking about the last few months and how I got to this point.
A coworker told me about Southland a cop show that was going into ER time slot. I love cop shows and decided to watch. I did and I was hooked. As the last of the 7 episodes ended, I started looking up the actors on the show to see what else they were in. I started with Michael Cudlitz since I loved his character Cooper. I found him on Twitter and started following just to see if there were any news about Southland. What I found were people like me who loved the show and he actually conversed with them about it and I couldn’t believe it. An actor who actually cares about fans – I was floored! So I started following a few more people who believed in the show.
When the show was suddenly cancelled, it was like a bomb hit me but it figures! I always follow the underdog and the teams I root for rarely win. What came about it still blows my mind. Phone numbers, websites, email addresses were posted – call, write let the network know you are upset! So I joined in never thinking it would ever come about, but power of the people! It happened – Southland was saved picked up by TNT. Some would say that it happened without any fans or ‘Cudlitz Army’ doing what we did, but that is fine. Everyone has a right to their opinion but you know what we did, it saved Southland!
Over the last few months, I have made some many wonderful friends through all of this from New York, Maryland, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and even Japan and Spain and everywhere in between. Yes, I do call you friends even though I probably will never meet any of you, but you really should never say never. Who knows what will happen in our future. But what I have discovered most is an actor who spoke out about a show that he believed in and cares about his fans. THANK YOU Michael Cudlitz, you inspired us to help save a show that we love. I wish you , the cast and everyone involved in Southland a very long and successful run on TNT.
To all the Twitters who follow Michael and Southland, thank you! Guys, we did it! We did it!

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7 Comments for this entry

  • Deb
    January 7th, 2010 on 4:47 pm

    How wonderful. Thank you for writing this. :)

  • Célia Rodrigues
    January 7th, 2010 on 6:03 pm

    Loved it! Thanks for beautiful words!

  • Maryellen
    January 7th, 2010 on 8:37 pm

    I feel as you do. I’ve made MANY friends, and yes, I do call you all friends, because of SouthLAnd. I do hope to meet some of you eventually.

    Thank you Cathy, for writing this. :)

  • alegnarb
    January 8th, 2010 on 7:40 am

    Thanks Cathy, really it is proving a wonderful experience. I love the show, the work of all in it, is the argument, photography, everything is fantastic and now I’m a fan of all actors… (and I still don’t understand English).
    Finding an actor so close and lovely as Cudlitz, not self-centered me me me, is more than I could have imagined when I arrived at his page and I was hooked on this whole story.
    The news of the abolition of the show felt like a bucket of cold water on a Friday at 6’30 in the morning, the show never come to my country. I had connected with the hope of seeing any new pics or to exchange some words with him before I go to work and instead… That was a crazy weekend and I think that no matter what anyone says, we had to do with his salvation, we are the Cudlitz Army ;)
    I also feel I have a new group of friends, my Southland Friends, and like you, I hope to have the opportunity to meet you all personally… and I trust it will be soon.

  • Juli Riegel
    January 9th, 2010 on 10:28 am

    I couldn’t agree w/ u more. U worded it perfectly! The show is amazing & so are the fans. I’m glad to know that so many people care. Mr Cudlitz is amazing as well. Especially with his fans. I love to see his tweets he can make me laugh even on the worst days! Keep up the great work!!!

  • Hinako
    January 9th, 2010 on 10:10 pm

    I totally agree with you, word by word. You wrote what I feel with these beautiful words perfectly. Thank you for writing this message. I’m so happy to find friends to share the excitement about the show.

  • gingercara
    January 10th, 2010 on 7:28 am

    You took the words right out of my mouth! I have met so many friends thru the Save SouthLAnd campaign that I will cherish forever. I actually cried as I read your story. And yes, we did it, we saved SouthLAnd.