Benjamin McKenzie - News and Articles #15: New show means a lot more news! - Page 3

**LoveBEN** · 04-21-2009, 03:17 AM

Thanks for all the news Hanna! I love love love that Variety article! and I love that he's doing the "Invisible Children" thing again.

Have you guys seen all the videos fans made for Ben on youtube?

**swedish_girl80** · 04-21-2009, 03:20 AM

No problem

The ones from Southland? If so yes and I love it

**LoveBEN** · 04-21-2009, 03:22 AM

No, the ones calling him to come to the "Invisible Children" event.

*wait, I'll look for it*

ETA - Here they are:

This is One: YouTube - Ben Mckenzie come to the Rescue

Two: YouTube - Ben Mckenzie Come to The Rescue

Three: YouTube - Ben McKenzie, Come To The Rescue

Four: YouTube - Ben Mckenzie come to The Rescue

**swedish_girl80** · 04-21-2009, 03:24 AM

Oh those yes I have seen those--- I thought you meant those fan videos

**LoveBEN** · 04-21-2009, 03:27 AM

How cool is that, that people made it just for him?

**swedish_girl80** · 04-21-2009, 03:29 AM

Yeah it is so cool and they really care about the Rescue project

**LoveBEN** · 04-21-2009, 03:36 AM

I'm glad Ben is going, I was hoping he will.

**swedish_girl80** · 04-21-2009, 03:39 AM

Yeah me too

krisz · 04-21-2009, 04:11 AM

That is pretty cool they made the videos. I am glad to hear he will be attending.

DeeGee · 04-21-2009, 08:20 AM

You think we will get to see some pics of the event??

Hanna, thanks for posting the new promo!

alluxera · 04-21-2009, 10:54 AM

I'm sure there will be some pictures. I'm looking forward to that.

**LoveBEN** · 04-21-2009, 08:05 PM

Lots of news today

Ben AP interview

Interview with Ben talking about going from being a teen on The O.C to a rookie cop on Southland.

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Spoiler TV: Southland: Ben McKenzie interview
Ben on Extra TV

Ben is going to be on Extra TV - hopefully they'll post the video.

WED: Madame's Claim | Extra
Breaking News - NBC'S MAY SWEEPS FEATURES LIVE SEASON FINALES OF HIT REALITY SERIES 'THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES' AND 'THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE," A CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH EPISODE OF 'THE OFFICE,' A SPECIAL FINALE OF '30 ROCK,' AN ALL-NEW 'SNL' SPECI

NBC'S MAY SWEEPS FEATURES LIVE SEASON FINALES OF HIT REALITY SERIES 'THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES' AND 'THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE," A CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH EPISODE OF 'THE OFFICE,' A SPECIAL FINALE OF '30 ROCK,' AN ALL-NEW 'SNL' SPECIAL AND GUEST STARS GALORE

In addition, NBC's popular new comedy "Parks and Recreation" (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) will continue with original episodes through April and May with its finale on May 14; the new hit drama "Southland" concludes its season on Thursday, May 21 (10-11 p.m. ET).
`Idol,' `Dancing' top ratings, but CBS wins prime-time race - The Daily Breeze

NBC was fourth for the week, averaging 6.31 million viewers. The network's most-watched program was the second episode of its police drama "Southland," which was 25th with 9.61 million viewers and first in its Thursday 10-11 p.m. time slot. "Southland" retained 97 percent of the 9.86 million viewers that watched its premiere.
'Southland' Cursing: Bring on the Bleeps

Why the new Ben McKenzie cop show will be airing bleeped-out foul language, rather than omitting it

'Southland' cursing: Bring on the bleeps | Television News | TV | Entertainment Weekly

Like most cop dramas, NBC's Southland features a predictable parade of characters, from the know-it-all badge-brandishing vets to the wide-eyed rookie. But the show's April 9 premiere did come with a few surprises — eight, to be exact. That's the number of times the execs chose to air foulmouthed characters' bleeped-out lines. And fans of the Ben McKenzie project produced by John Wells (ER) had better get used to the censoring sound effect. ''This is a realistic portrayal of police officers,'' says Mitch Metcalf, the network's chief of scheduling. ''We're not sanitizing it, but we're still making it appropriate for network TV. I think it's the right way to handle it.'' It's not like they have a choice. The Shield — FX's highly acclaimed (and unregulated) series — may have set a new standard for the police genre with its trademark gritty realism, but NBC could face FCC fines if it dares to drop S-bombs like Vic Mackey did. Though Southland airs on the coasts at 10 p.m. (considered an indecency safe harbor on broadcast TV because kids are most likely not in the audience), it's in the highly monitored 9 p.m. slot in the Central time zone. ''We don't want to be excessive about [the swearing],'' says Metcalf. ''But I think it helps to portray the real-life action while still remembering our role as broadcasters.''
Southland shooting around LA

Filming Locations for 4.21.09 | On Location Vacations

Southland is filming at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, L.A. (Thanks JT!)

Twitter / got game: Southland was just filming ...

Southland was just filming in Brentwood. I mean, of course, this is the crime capital of the
From the Zap2it forum:

Effective this Saturday, April 25th, NBC's new Saturday primetime line-up will be encores of the following:

8PM ET LAW & ORDER: Special Victims Unit
9PM ET SOUTHLAND
10PM ET LAW & ORDER
Ask the Flying Monkey! (April 22, 2009) | AfterElton.com

Q: Groeten (i.e. “Greetings!”): Ever since I started to watch The OC, I was instantly smitten by the hotness that is Benjamin McKenzie. What I was wondering is: what is his stance towards the GLBT community and gay people/fans in general? -- Kevin, Belgium P.S: If you happen to have a super-special Flying Monkey magic spell to have him turn gay and fall madly in love with me, I wouldn't mind!

A: In fact, Benjamin McKenzie already has a gay partner … in his role as a cop on the new NBC show Southland where his cop-partner is a very un-stereotypical gay man.

What does he think of gay folks in real life? Well, the Flying Monkey was a little reluctant to contact Benjamin and ask, “What do you think of gay people?” So instead I researched him.

I couldn’t find any evidence of him speaking out on gay issues one way or the other, but here’s what I discovered: he was raised in Texas (could be bad); he’s the son of a strong anti-war activist, and calls himself an anti-war activist as well (could be good); he played football (could be bad); he is a staunch Democrat and campaigned passionately for Obama (could be good).

I’m aware this is a lame, unsatisfying answer. But I’ll be at an event this summer when I’ll likely see Benjamin face-to-face. I promise I’ll ask a variation of your question then.

In the meantime, I did work the spell you requested, and he’s on his way over to you now. That means I’ll probably meet you both this summer. See you then!
The Ten Best Cop Shows Currently on TV

2. “Southland”: “Southland’s” strength will undoubtedly be the talented Benjamin McKenzie. That his presence is a main reason to tune in continues a trend this spring season in TV, such as with Jeremy Renner on “The Unusuals” and Nathan Fillion on “Castle” stealing their respective shows. The shows aren’t great, but with great actors taking what they can get, we’ll have to do the same as well. Which brings us full circle. “Southland” can only represent reality as it’s deemed acceptable by broadcast networks and advertisers. It’s grittier than, say, “Law & Order,” and will be worth keeping up with for now, but we’ll watch it mainly because it’s on, and it’s one of the better cop shows airing and, well, why not? We hit the peak with “The Wire”; now there’s nowhere to go but down. — Sarah Carlson

The 10 Best Cop Shows | Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People
DVR Life: Incoming!

Southland. Episode three airs this week so the blog reviews should start flooding in. I'll just go ahead and say 'stunning'. Great new show that I look forward to weekly. Benjamin McKenzie portrayal of rookie officer Ben Sherman has been flawless and, much like Tim Roth but in a very different manner, he makes his facial expressions do most of the work. At times I have trouble watching an actor from a beloved show (The O.C.) take on a new part with out my mind unconciously melding the two characters together, but McKenzie, through sheer talent alone, managed to break that habit this time. I thought last week's episode was lacking in screen time for him, though.
Articles scans

rticles scans from; Entertainment Weekly, People and US Weekly

callieUK · 04-22-2009, 01:40 AM

Thanks for all the updates. Loving that video interview, especially the end. He is just so charming, cute and sexy.

And I am glad he is still working for Invisible Children.

fifimom · 04-22-2009, 08:52 AM

Thanks for all the news and video. Extra has posted a short video of Ben talking about his being single at their site today.

**swedish_girl80** · 04-22-2009, 09:15 AM

So many awesome news Michal

Thanks Fifimom for the info will check it out