DUE motherfucking SOUTH, bbs.
Okay. SO. The Due South AU bandom crossover got posted this morning, which has made my heart swell THREE SIZES, srsly. I am SO PISSED I'm at work right now, and not on my couch, with a cup of coffee in hand, READING THIS TREASURE.
But, anyway. This is a quick and dirty picture primer of the show of my HEART.
(I don't have the greatest pictures, so you'll just have to make do. I AM SORRY, OKAY.)
MORE IMPORTANTLY:
My HEART, you guys! ♥ ♥ ♥
Meet Ray Kolwaski of the Chicago P.D. and Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Benton Fraser first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his father, and for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, he has remained, attached as a liaison with the Canadian Consulate.
The reason I know this line by heart? Is because you hear it in every single episode in seasons 3 and 4.
Short primer of the story: Fraser, who comes from the Great White North (look at a map and SEE how far up Tuktoyaktuk is, okay? IT IS UP THERE, BY THE BEAUFORT SEA.) indeed, finds the killers of his father, also a great Mountie, in the pilot. He meets, on his quest, a certain Chicago PD officer named Ray Vecchio, and they form an odd, at first, and later, a very close kind of friendship.
THEN, the show got cancelled! OH NOES. However, the fan write-in campaign was SO GREAT, that the show was brought BACK.
Unfortunately, the actor portraying Ray (David Marciano) had already gotten into a contract for a different show.
ENTER CALLUM KEITH RENNIE.
(I'll give you a moment. I know.)
So, his character is a Polack cop named Ray Kowalski. He has been unhappy in his life recently, his beloved wife having walked out on him after years of a troubled marriage, and he's been, well, kind of lost. When Ray Vecchio goes undercover with the mob in Vegas, Kowalski - in true ridiculous Due South fashion - is asked to step in and play him. Undercover. As a cop. Named Ray. VECCHIO.
Yeah. I love my ridiculous fucking show.
This throws Fraser off COMPLETELY, because WHERE IS HIS RAY?? Well, after a while, they both warm to each other. Because Fraser? Gets some getting used to, you know. He likes to lick things? And his motto is: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.
Ray's motto is more along the lines of "KICK 'EM IN THE HEAD."
They sometimes clash.
MORE OFTEN THAN THAT, THOUGH, THEY SMOLDER.
And get in each other's spaces.
A lot.
Seriously, this happens in, like, the third episode.
They have blow-up fights, where the episode hinges on them MAKING UP. I AM NOT KIDDING, YOU GUYS.
This is them working out their shit. On a boat.
BOYS. ♥____♥
Uhm, this also happens on a boat.
LOOK AT HOW CUTE THEY AAAAARE.
PAUL GROSS, YOU GUYS.
Who??
PAUL MOTHERFUCKING GROSS. Writer! Director! Actor! Producer! A man who REALLY should have stuck to acting, but has ventured out, AND WE LOVE HIM FOR IT.
Ahem.
Back to those Due South guys.
Ray's hair was fairly unfortunate for a few episodes. But he is still pretty.
And HOT.
And HOPELESSLY in love with Fraser.
Luckily for him, Fraser loves him right back.
YEAH, SO I GOT A LITTLE OVEREXCITED. WHAT.
Due SOOOOUTH! ♥♥♥
Okay. NOW I'm working. YES.
(Plz not my icon. This happens on the FIRST DAY OF THEIR MEETING. ♥)
ETA: Because pictures don't actually do Ray Kowalski justice, lamardeuse has brought a gift which I totally forgot about, which is astolat's amazing vid Zebra.
See it. Love it. ♥
But, anyway. This is a quick and dirty picture primer of the show of my HEART.
(I don't have the greatest pictures, so you'll just have to make do. I AM SORRY, OKAY.)
MORE IMPORTANTLY:
My HEART, you guys! ♥ ♥ ♥
Meet Ray Kolwaski of the Chicago P.D. and Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Benton Fraser first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his father, and for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, he has remained, attached as a liaison with the Canadian Consulate.
The reason I know this line by heart? Is because you hear it in every single episode in seasons 3 and 4.
Short primer of the story: Fraser, who comes from the Great White North (look at a map and SEE how far up Tuktoyaktuk is, okay? IT IS UP THERE, BY THE BEAUFORT SEA.) indeed, finds the killers of his father, also a great Mountie, in the pilot. He meets, on his quest, a certain Chicago PD officer named Ray Vecchio, and they form an odd, at first, and later, a very close kind of friendship.
THEN, the show got cancelled! OH NOES. However, the fan write-in campaign was SO GREAT, that the show was brought BACK.
Unfortunately, the actor portraying Ray (David Marciano) had already gotten into a contract for a different show.
ENTER CALLUM KEITH RENNIE.
(I'll give you a moment. I know.)
So, his character is a Polack cop named Ray Kowalski. He has been unhappy in his life recently, his beloved wife having walked out on him after years of a troubled marriage, and he's been, well, kind of lost. When Ray Vecchio goes undercover with the mob in Vegas, Kowalski - in true ridiculous Due South fashion - is asked to step in and play him. Undercover. As a cop. Named Ray. VECCHIO.
Yeah. I love my ridiculous fucking show.
This throws Fraser off COMPLETELY, because WHERE IS HIS RAY?? Well, after a while, they both warm to each other. Because Fraser? Gets some getting used to, you know. He likes to lick things? And his motto is: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.
Ray's motto is more along the lines of "KICK 'EM IN THE HEAD."
They sometimes clash.
MORE OFTEN THAN THAT, THOUGH, THEY SMOLDER.
And get in each other's spaces.
A lot.
Seriously, this happens in, like, the third episode.
They have blow-up fights, where the episode hinges on them MAKING UP. I AM NOT KIDDING, YOU GUYS.
This is them working out their shit. On a boat.
BOYS. ♥____♥
Uhm, this also happens on a boat.
LOOK AT HOW CUTE THEY AAAAARE.
PAUL GROSS, YOU GUYS.
Who??
PAUL MOTHERFUCKING GROSS. Writer! Director! Actor! Producer! A man who REALLY should have stuck to acting, but has ventured out, AND WE LOVE HIM FOR IT.
Ahem.
Back to those Due South guys.
Ray's hair was fairly unfortunate for a few episodes. But he is still pretty.
And HOT.
And HOPELESSLY in love with Fraser.
Luckily for him, Fraser loves him right back.
YEAH, SO I GOT A LITTLE OVEREXCITED. WHAT.
Due SOOOOUTH! ♥♥♥
Okay. NOW I'm working. YES.
(Plz not my icon. This happens on the FIRST DAY OF THEIR MEETING. ♥)
ETA: Because pictures don't actually do Ray Kowalski justice, lamardeuse has brought a gift which I totally forgot about, which is astolat's amazing vid Zebra.
See it. Love it. ♥