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A thank-you post

It's somehow been seven weeks! We got over 200 contributions, which is crazy! And that's just counting tumblr—I know some of you must have been doing your own thing elsewhere.

❗30 Below is never over. The AO3 collection stays open, and I'll keep sharing your contributions—so I encourage you to keep going.

30 Below wouldn't have been possible without @stanfordsweater, who held my hand and taught me the ways of modding; @nigeltde-fic, who got me into due South and is there for me in all my efforts; the dS discord gang, who cheered me on starting from the very first idea; and every single one of you who joined the fest by creating, commenting, spreading the word, or just following along. It's been a joy I can't begin to describe—seeing your enthusiasm and community spirit.

If you liked 30 Below, check out other dS things you can do:

🐢write some snippets

🐢join the @duesouthbigbang

🐢come hang out on discord

You can always get hold of me @flownwrong/emotionalrisotto on discord/flownwrong on DW. I hope to see you all around for other shenanigans!

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#massive thank yous all around! can't believe we made this happen #I'd say more but it's either this or 8 teary paragraphs #and i think you all get it. this has been one the best things in my life for the last seven weeks #or generally even #bc it's the first time ever i participated in fandom on this scale/in this quality #I've come a long way from a gal who was too shy to leave comments on fic #let alone actually make something and talk to people #and it means so damn much to me #and i made so many friends! and saw so much love my broken heart over being so late to this fandom healed a little #it's been amazing #yeah #gonna go cry a tiny bit now #due south #ds30below

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I love this little moment in The Ladies Man. They are so in sync. Fraser having Ray's back.

#yeah this is what i mean. look. see? 10/10 #due south

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Love classic gaming

#disco elysium #<<< prev fair

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I love this little moment in The Ladies Man. They are so in sync. Fraser having Ray's back.

#the moment that comes to mind and makes me insane every time i see shit like this #is that mutual lean-in in bdth. ''partners‚ fraser. partners'' #they just got like that immediately. beautiful #fraser/rayk #due south

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Ray Kowalski never would've survived Ian MacDonald

#due south #rayk #absolutely #interesting about the gto although i think i agree #but also vecchio's hating things and wanting to go home is on a whole other level #kowalski is not comparable. he's angry in a completely different way that has little to do with long-suffering/being put upon #so he'd be fine. what is he gonna do “home” anyway lol

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#oh wow didn't expect to see them here #then again why not #weird stuff. i like it #sound #dawn of midi

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Tracklist:

Kangaroo • Song To The Siren • Holocaust • FYT • Fond Affections • The Last Ray • Another Day • Waves Become Wings • Barramundi • Dreams Made Flesh • Not Me • A Single Wish

Spotify ♪ YouTube

#oh good reminder #sound #this mortal coil

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yes weird german man whisper softly and mysteriously straight into my ear

#yes weird german man please do #ende neu #sound

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woof 🐺

#!!!!! #woof #babies #due south #art

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"Make it look like a freak lighting accident"

It’s been years since I’ve revisited Due South, but the @ds30below event sparked my interest again, and I decided to watch a few episodes with my bud @flownwrong  to celebrate. We watched three episodes that stuck in my mind the most over the years after being absent from the show for so long: Bird in the Hand, Eclipse, and The Ladies’ Man, and I found all three to be a very rewarding rewatch, even though my memory of the rest of the series is a bit hazy.

Bird in the Hand: 

When we started our mini marathon, I didn’t realize that this was the only ep of the three where Fraser’s dad plays a role, and I forgot how solid Pinsent was at pulling comic relief duty. The scene where he popped up demanding that Fraser murder Gerard immediately after Gerard was droning on about how Robert’s dogged nobility was his ultimate downfall had me rolling, as did the bit where he—probably correctly— asserted that Ray would shoot Gerard for him if Fraser really asked him to (aww). One thing in particular about his character  that struck me while watching this episode were the moments where he actually interacted with the environment around him in a way that impacted people other than Fraser by implanting the idea to retreat in McFadden’s mind and having Gerard attempt to grab his hand while dangling in the air. In my memory, it was a lot more ambiguous whether Robert was actually a spirit or a figment of Fraser’s imagination, so that ended up being kind of a fun twist for me. 

Since the other two episodes we watched were very Ray K centric, I’m glad we did one that had a focus on Fraser’s emotional state. The scene where he confronted Robert about stubbornly refusing help in life and  said “I never loved anyone as much as I love you” while Robert was still trying to find ways to derail the conversation is a fan favorite for a reason; it’s a rare, intensely vulnerable moment for Fraser and I really enjoyed the way that Paul Gross pulled back from it a little. In another show with another character, it’s easy to imagine a scene like this being a more blatant, emotional showstopper, with the neglected son saying this in a fit of tearful anger that’s meant to make his father rear back in surprise. Instead, Paul Gross delivers the line in an understated way that’s almost more like puzzled frustration, as if Fraser is trying to piece something together about himself instead, which I thought was a really nice touch to the scene that made it feel very Fraser. I also love the cunning way that Fraser brought it back around just a few minutes later by weaponizing male emotional repression in order to freak out everyone else in the room and gain the upper hand (as well as have an opportunity to annoy Ghost Dad by calling him short) while also delivering some genuine truths: Gerard really did break his heart. 

Last but certainly not least, I adore how Ray kept trying to take care of Fraser throughout the episode in his own grumpy, special way. Sure, trying to orchestrate some Fraser-on-Gerard police brutality didn’t end up being the most well received suggestion, but it’s sweet that he acted extra vengeful to make up for Fraser’s dutiful restraint. I also forgot that the “Mentally Deficient” sticker gag and the tape recorder conversation were both in this episode. The Bickering Married Couple vibes between them were always such a classic part of the show, so it was nice to see that on display. 

Bird in the Hand really held up strongly against my fond memories of it, and I was a little surprised at how easy it was to slide back into this world and be immersed in it after being away for so long. Sometimes I guess you actually can go back home again.  

#the last paragraph was surely written to get me right in the kokoro????? #I'm so happy you offered to do this and doubly happy you had such a good time with it. <3 #due south #ds30below

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sneaking in to the very end of @ds30below with: Fraser + RayK + RayV + text posts

bonus Welsh:

#due south #screech #yes very good selection

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Maginel Wright Enright aka Maginel Wright Enright Barney aka Margaret Ellen Wright (American, 1881-1966, b. Weymouth, MA, USA, d. East Hampton, NY, USA) - The Birds' Revenge, c. 1907, Paintings: Watercolor, Gouache

#art

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fic lists & links by viciouscats

So! Recs. We love them. @ds30below saw some wonderful lists, old and new. Here's another gem of a resource i wanted to share:

LJ user viciouscats used to keep vast and detailed masterlists of dsc6d fic, sorted by themes/tropes/characters.

masterlists: wordpress (archived) // LJ ds masterlists tag (older versions) // lists of dS authors // LJ index post (check out lists by other people at the bottom)

recs: due South // wilby wonderful

if you look at the tag index on the right of the wordpress blog, you'll find more fun stuff at the bottom, under "Links"

A lot of this stuff is no longer up, but some of it is available via Wayback Machine (prepare for a rabbithole though). Some of the fic mentioned may very well have been archived on AO3 later, so work search by title+fandom is your friend. Have fun!

#fic rec #ds30below #due south #c6d #wilby wonderful #slings and arrows #hard core logo

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#screech #irresistible google searches

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#<3 #niceness

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Just B. strolling around New York and telling about Kurt Weil.

#ende neu #kurt weill #sound

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gleaned from Twitter

, the first broadcast of Due South dates from April 23, 1993 on CBS

Thanks for sharing RetroNewsNow

Note : Other sources give April 26, 1994 as the date...

Tvguide.com

Themoviedb

#a day late reblogging but isn't this neat <3 #like in a major way. big neat. awesome #due south