Southland: The Complete Second, Third and Fourth Seasons

it's great -- and look at the bright side!
This show is fantastic and for all the reasons others have said.
Now with regards to packaging all 3 seasons 2,3,4 in one set,
yes our first impression is that those of us who bought season 2
are not happy with buying it again. And after waiting years for
season 3, why can't we buy it separately?

But there is another way to look at it. The first is price:
at $40, this is actually less than the price of buying both season 1 and 2.
So, we are getting an entire season for no additional charge.
Furthermore, as opposed to the DVD-R manufactured on demand character
for season 2, Warner is actually treating the series with the respect
it deserves by producing 2,3,4 in the normal way -- which, important to me,
means that it has subtitles both in English and French. (Part of the appreciated
gritty realism of the show is the on-location shooting, which loses some of the
dialog for me -- so, I want the English subtitles.)...

Southland Season 2, 3 and 4 review
This tv show is the most realistic take on an LAPD officer's daily life. The style is real and gritty. The action has a specific pace that feels real. The acting is superb! The amount of episodes are small per season, but thats what makes it worth-while! Too many episodes can make a series boring, this show keeps your interest whole. If I had to pick a favorite season, it would be season 3. If you have seen the movie End of Watch, you are not seeing a realistic take on LAPD. This is where you will find it! This is The Wire's side-kick!

Gritty, Realistic, Thrill Ride
Southland is one of the best cop shows ever to air. It's got that immediate sense of danger that comes from hand-held camera work and well-executed, fast-paced action (it's not all frenetic, head-achy camera work, though; it's used to good effect). The plots are intelligent and at times surprising and even brutal. The characters are well-developed, and their personalities, back-stories and situations will stay with you, even haunt you the way certain characters or scenes from The Shield were able to, which is probably the show I would most compare it to, though Southland is not about the anti-hero. It is similar in that it is one of the only shows that will leave you bolt-upright and riding an adrenaline rush right up to that last second--and then you can't believe you have to wait for next week (or next season) for the next episode. I think Sons of Anarchy is the only other show currently airing that has this effect to this degree. Again, though, Southland is not about the...

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