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!