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[edit] Introduction

Due South was in its first run on television from 1994 to 1999.

[edit] The Show

Due South was about a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman (or Mountie) who was exiled to Chicago to work in the Canadian embassy there. He is accompanied by his deaf wolf, Diefenbaker. Constable Benton meets Det. Ray Vecchio on a case regarding a Canadian tourist. After that, Frasier and Vecchio are unofficial partners. After two seasons; the actor who played Ray Vecchio; David Marciano; left the show. In the show's canon; Vecchio has gone undercover for the FBI targeting a Mafia figure. To show that Ray Vecchio never left Chicago, another police officer; Stanley Kowalski takes over his name, etc. The show lasted just one more season with this premise. Slash fan fiction tend to be either Fraser/Vecchio or Fraser/Kowalski. In either case, the deaf wolf is problematic for writers and the deafness is usually ignored.

[edit] The Cast

Paul Gross - Constable Benton Frasier

David Marciano - Ray Vecchio

Beau Starr - Lt. Harding Walsh

Camilla Scott - Inspector Meg Thatcher

Ramona Milano - Francesca Vecchio

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.

Duesers refers to fans of Due South.
to swing both Rays refers to liking characters Ray Vecchio and Stanley Raymond Kowalski equally.

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of the Due South fan community.

[edit] 1994

On April 23, 1994, the pilot originally aired on CBS. [1]
On September 22, 1994, the episode Free Willie originally aired on CBS. [2]
On September 29, 1994, the episode Diefenbaker's Day Off originally aired on CBS. [3]
On October 6, 1994, the episode Manhunt originally aired on CBS. [4]
On October 13, 1994, the episode They Eat Horses, Don't They? originally aired on CBS. [5]
On October 20, 1994, the episode Pizzas and Promises originally aired on CBS. [6]
On November 3, 1994, the episode Chinatown originally aired on CBS. [7]
On November 10, 1994, the episode Chicago Holiday (1) originally aired on CBS. [8]
On November 17, 1994, the episode Chicago Holiday (2) originally aired on CBS. [9]
On December 1, 1994, the episode A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby originally aired on CBS. [10]
On December 15, 1994, the episode The Gift of the Wheelman originally aired on CBS. [11]

[edit] 1995

In 1995, Seah founded the Due South Fiction Archive. [12]
On January 5, 1995, the episode You Must Remember This originally aired on CBS. [13]
On January 19, 1995, the episode Hawk and a Handsaw originally aired on CBS. [14]
On February 2, 1995, the episode An Eye for an Eye originally aired on CBS. [15]
On February 9, 1995, the episode The Man Who Knew Too Little originally aired on CBS. [16]
On February 16, 1995, the episode The Wild Bunch originally aired on CBS. [17]
Between March 1 and March 16, 1995, Tara O'Shea and Perri created the "Due South Drinking Game." [18]
On March 8, 1995, the episode The Blue Line originally aired on CBS. [19]
On March 30, 1995, the episode The Deal originally aired on CBS. [20]
On April 13, 1995, the episode An Invitation to Romance originally aired on CBS. [21]
On June 2, 1995, the episode Victoria's Secret (1) originally aired on CBS. [22]
On June 2, 1995, the episode Victoria's Secret (2) originally aired on CBS. [23]
On June 9, 1995, the episode Letting Go originally aired on CBS. [24]
On June 16, 1995, the episode Heaven and Earth originally aired on CBS. [25]
In November 1995, alt.tv.due-south was created. [26]
On December 8, 1995, the episode Vault originally aired on CBS. [27] It marked the start of season 2.
On December 15, 1995, the episode Witness originally aired on CBS. [28]
On December 22, 1995, the episode Bird in the Hand originally aired on CBS. [29]

[edit] 1996

On January 5, 1996, the episode North originally aired on CBS. [30]
On January 12, 1996, the episode The Promise originally aired on CBS. [31]
On January 19, 1996, the episode Mask originally aired on CBS. [32]
Around January 21, 1996, William and Elyse's due South Page was created. [33]
On February 2, 1996, the episode Juliet is Bleeding originally aired on CBS. [34]
On February 9, 1996, the episode One Good Man originally aired on CBS. [35]
On February 16, 1996, the episode The Edge originally aired on CBS. [36]
On February 23, 1996, the episode Starman originally aired on CBS. [37]
On March 1, 1996, the episode We are the Eggmen originally aired on CBS. [38]
On March 29, 1996, the episode Some Like It Red originally aired on CBS. [39]
On April 5, 1996, the episode White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions originally aired on CBS. [40]
On April 12, 1996, the episode All the Queen's Horses originally aired on CBS. [41]
On April 26, 1996, the episode Body Language originally aired on CBS. [42]
On May 3, 1996, the episode The Duel originally aired on CBS. [43]
On May 24, 1996, the episode Red, White or Blue originally aired on CBS. [44]
On May 31, 1996, the episode Flashback originally aired on CBS. [45]
During June 1996, alt.tv.due-south.creative was created. [46]
On September 30, 1996, due South Fiction Resource Site! was last updated. [47]

[edit] 1997

On September 20, 1997, the episode Burning Down The House originally aired on television via syndication. [48] It marked the start of the third season.
On September 23, 1997, the episode Eclipse originally aired on via syndication. [49]
On September 30, 1997, the episode I Coulda Been A Defendant originally aired on television via syndication. [50]
On October 7, 1997, the episode Strange Bedfellows originally aired on television via syndication. [51]
On October 14, 1997, the episode Seeing Is Believing originally aired on television via syndication. [52]
On October 21, 1997, the episode Bounty Hunter originally aired on television via syndication. [53]
On October 28, 1997, the episode Mountie and Soul originally aired on television via syndication. [54]
On November 4, 1997, the episode Spy vs. Spy originally aired on television via syndication. [55]
On November 11, 1997, the episode Asylum originally aired on television via syndication. [56]
On November 18, 1997, the episode Perfect Strangers originally aired on television via syndication. [57]
On December 30, 1997, the episode Dead Guy Runnings originally aired on television via

syndication. [58]

[edit] 1998

In 1998, Seah left the Due South Fiction Archive and Elaine Walker took over the archiving responsibilities. [59]
On January 6, 1998, the episode Mountie on the Bounty (1) originally aired on television via syndication. [60]
On January 13, 1998, the episode Mountie on the Bounty (2) originally aired on television via syndication. [61]
On January 27, 1998, the episode Dr. Longball originally aired on television via syndication. [62]
On February 24, 1998, the episode Easy Money originally aired on television via syndication. [63]
On March 3, 1998, the episode A Likely Story originally aired on television via syndication. [64]
On March 20, 1998, the episode Odds originally aired on television via syndication. [65]
On March 27, 1998, the episode The Ladies' Man originally aired on television via syndication. [66]
On April 21, 1998, the episode Mojo Rising originally aired on television via syndication. [67]
On April 28, 1998, the episode Mountie Sings the Blues originally aired on television via syndication. [68]
In May 1998, alt.tv.due-south discussed slash. The discussion quickly degenerated into a flame war over issues relating to homosexuality. [69]
On May 5, 1998, the episode Call of the Wild (1) originally aired on television via syndication. [70]
On May 12, 1998, the episode Call of the Wild (2) originally aired on television via syndication. [71]
"On June 1, 1998, it was announced that Telefilm Canada was investing $4 million into a 5th season." [72]
On August 8, 1998, the Due South mailing list serge was created. [73]
On November 2, 1998, the episode Dead Men Don't Throw Rice originally aired on television on TNT. [74] It marked the start of the airing shows on TNT.
On November 7, 1998, the episode Good for the Soul originally aired on TNT. [75]
On December 9, 1998, the episode Say Amen originally aired on TNT. [76]
On December 10, 1998, the episode Hunting Season originally aired on TNT. [77]

March 25, 1999 - RedSuitsYou was moved over from Onelist to YahooGroups. http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/RedSuitsYou/

[edit] 2000

The 2000 Due Credit awards had "1000 nominations in 29 categories." [78]
In 2000, Anagi left the Due South Fiction Archive and Nord took over the archiving responsibilities. [79]
On April 7, 2000, the Bindlestitch mailing list was created. (Marythefan: [80])
On April 24, 2000, the Due South mailing list DSstoryfinders was created. [81]

[edit] 2001

In 2001, Nord left the Due South Fiction Archive and Merry Lynne took over the archiving responsibilities. [82]
In January 2001, Marsha Ann Tate and Valerie Allen published/posted their paper on-line, "Duesers: A Case Study of the Due South Cyberfandom." [83]
On January 13, 2001, due Slash was founded. [84][85]
On April 15, 2001, the Due South mailing list diefenbaker was created. [86] It was for German speaking fans.
On June 22, 2001, the Due South mailing list dueSouth_slashfic was created. [87]
On December 13, 2001, the family friendly Due South fan fiction mailing list duesouthfamily was created. [88]

[edit] 2002

On February 22, 2002, the Due South mailing list DSSVS_News was created. [89]

[edit] 2003

In 2003, Merry Lynne left the Due South Fiction Archive and Speranza took over the archiving responsibilities. [90]
On April 12, 2003, the LiveJournal community ds_flashfiction was created. The community was originally a themed challenge requiring story responses of 1000 words. [91]

[edit] 2004

On August 3, 2004, the LiveJournal community ds_noticeboard was created for announcing DS stories, sharing DS news, and making DS recs. [92]

[edit] 2005

On March 1, 2005, the multifandom cop show themed LiveJournal community copshows was created. It represented several fandoms including this one. [93]
On July 22, 2005, the Due South LiveJournal community ds_closet was created. [94]
On August 29, 2005, the LiveJournal community ds_slash was created for Due South slash. [95]
On August 29, 2005, the LiveJournal community ds_ficfinders was founded as a way to find Due South fan fiction. [96]

[edit] 2006

On June 30, 2006, the LiveJournal community ds_ficexchange was founded as a way a Due South fan fiction community. [97]
On July 21, 2006, the Due South mailing list DueSouth_SlashyFantasies was created. [98]
On July 21, 2006, the Due South mailing list DueSouthFantasies was created. [99]
On October 15, 2006, the LiveJournal community ds_harlequin was created for Due South fan fiction. [100]

[edit] 2007

Due South related chart from Blog Pulse dated April 18, 2007.

On June 24, 2007, malnpudl made the following observation regarding slash to het to gen representation in this fandom:

A lot of it depends on the particular fandom you're talking about. For example, in the Buffyverse and in Stargate SG-1 you'll see as much het as slash, and occasional femslash as well -- while in due South it's almost all slash; het happens, but it's pretty rare -- and Farscape is heavily het. [101]

[edit] Kerfluffles

In 1995, Annie Keitz lobbied for the creation of alt.tv.due-south after several kerfluffles on Due South mailing lists over what sort of content was appropriate. Part of these fights centered around posting of material rated R and NC-17, and over other content like slash. [102]

[edit] The Ray Wars

The Ray Wars centered around the conflict between Fraser/Vecchio and Fraser/Kowalski shippers.

This section needs more information.

In February 2009, a fresh round of the Ray Wars erupted, those as typical of the fandom were conducted with extreme politeness. belmanoir made a LiveJournal post on how, as a Fraser/Vecchio fan, she felt marginalized by Fraser/Kowalski fans, who at present time (at least to her viewpoint) where the majority fans.[103] This apparently was due to a situation which occured on ds_closet, a Due South community for Fraser/Vecchio. During "Fraser/Vecchio Valentine's Month" on the community, mikes_grrl apparently made a post regarding her love for Fraser/Kowalski which was not well received, and mikes_grrl became defensive about it, claiming she did not understand the community to be Fraser/Vecchio "exclusive", that she will most likely not post her Fraser/Vecchio/Kowalski fic anywhere and will think "five times" before posting in any Due South community, effectively flouncing.[104] ignazwisdom jumps in to the fray with discussion on the fandom's over-nice tendencies, where in the comments zvi_likes_tv compares belmanoir's original post to recent race wank discussions.[105],[106],[107]

[edit] Relationship with the creators

Croatoan FanFic [108] - Where has all the Anne Rice fan fiction gone? quotes Paul Gross, the executive producer and actor who portrays Fraser as saying:

"I suppose the character is public ground. If you're willing to bring it into people's houses every week, the [fans] are entitled to certain liberties, where ever their imagination is carried by those characters." [109]

[edit] Influential fanworks

This section needs more information.

[edit] Fan fiction

By the show's end run, the fan fiction community had developed and begun to borrow practice from other fandoms. By 1999, the term betareader was being used in the Due South fan fiction community. On April 7, 2000, the Bindlestitch mailing list was created. (Marythefan: [110]) This list was influential in the community.

[edit] Pairings

Popular Due South pairings include:

[edit] Fandom Members

Below is a partial list of Due South fans.

[edit] Fandom Size

[edit] December 2006

There were 331 stories on FanFiction.Net as of December 5, 2006.

[edit] April 2007

There were 350 stories on FanFiction.Net, 26 stories on FanDomination.Net, 0 stories on FicWad, 0 stories on Quizilla, 0 stories FanWorks.Org, 25 stories on AdultFanFiction.Net as of April 19, 2007.

[edit] June 2007

As of June 29, 2007, there are 0 Due South stories on FanLib, FanWorks.Org, FicWad, Quizilla, and MediaMiner.Org. There are 18 stories on SkyHawke, 26 stories on FanDomination.Net, 25 stories on AdultFanFiction.Net and 365 stories on FanFiction.Net.

[edit] December 2007

As of December 15, 2007, there are 81 items listed on FanWorksFinder, [111], 0 stories on FanWorks.Org and 0 stories on MediaMiner.Org. [112]

[edit] External Links

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

Atherton, T. (1998, July 16). Due South fans take intense tour down memory lane. Ottawa Citizen, p. F1. Retrieved August 12, 1998 from the Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe online database on the World Wide Web: http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/ [113]

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Due South

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Contents

[edit] Introduction

[edit] The Show

[edit] The Cast

[edit] Terminology

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 1994

[edit] 1995

[edit] 1996

[edit] 1997

[edit] 1998

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] Kerfluffles

[edit] The Ray Wars

[edit] Relationship with the creators

[edit] Influential fanworks

[edit] Fan fiction

[edit] Pairings

[edit] Fandom Members

[edit] Fandom Size

[edit] December 2006

[edit] April 2007

[edit] June 2007

[edit] December 2007

[edit] External Links

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Contents

[edit] Introduction

[edit] The Show

[edit] The Cast

[edit] Terminology

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 1994

[edit] 1995

[edit] 1996

[edit] 1997

[edit] 1998

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] Kerfluffles

[edit] The Ray Wars

[edit] Relationship with the creators

[edit] Influential fanworks

[edit] Fan fiction

[edit] Pairings

[edit] Fandom Members

[edit] Fandom Size

[edit] December 2006

[edit] April 2007

[edit] June 2007

[edit] December 2007

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