LA Times Article : 'Southland' Brings Gritty Realism to TV Viewers

'Southland' puts viewers on L.A.'s mean streets

The gritty TNT crime series uses former gang members and off-duty LAPD personnel to bolster the reality quotient of story lines that are usually filmed on location.

Two-page article here:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-southland-20120304,0,235781.story
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-southland-20120304,0,2679113,full.story

PHOTO GALLERY:
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-0304-southland-hollywood-backlot_pictures,0,4430211.photogallery