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The Ready Room | Callum Keith Rennie Beams Up | Paramount+

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I use Libby, Hoopla, and CloudReader with my local library! I love these apps!

"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

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a soundtrack playlist + anniversary quiz by shade_nightwalker

shade_nightwalker compiled every song used in dS (or at least those that are available on YT) into a convenient playlist for whenever you need to return to the soundtrack.

Plus, the new quiz is up—it's 30 questions, anniversary edition, and very fun.

Enjoy!

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And I can't link the music video without linking this amazing fanvideo for Due South

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A modest entry to Canadian Six Degrees

A very small part, basically a cameo.

In Barney's Version (2010), the main character is a television producer for a Mountie soap opera called O'Malley of the North.

Guess who plays the Mountie?

I love Paul's expressions in his second scene.

The film is tragi-comic, with a heartbreaking ending. It's streaming for free on CBC Gem, which you might need to be in Canada to access.

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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!

🐢fest info

🐢all themes & prompts

🐢helpful resources

🐢navigation

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

#very much so yes

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

bonus Welsh:

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

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gleaned from Twitter

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

Thanks for sharing RetroNewsNow

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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S5E04 | Face the Strange

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You don’t trust us, I get that. And from what I know about you, I wouldn’t expect you to.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S5E04 | Face the Strange

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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 4.05 – Private School

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On my DW, I posted a very long history of my dS fannishness and how I originally got into dS. It's probably going to bore most people because I iz old. But it has links at the end of it to some early (pre-AO3) dsc6d RPS and bad!Ben pages (via the Wayback Machine), with instructions on how to bring up the pages' text (it's light text on a light background - on a laptop, Ctrl-A is your friend with these pages! on a smartphone, you have to touch and drag the entire page with your finger or stylus). Ah, fandom. Even with the unfortunate Ray Wars (I'm a veteran - no gory details), it's still my happy place... plus the war was actually a really short part of the fandom, considering how long dS fandom has been around! 30 years, I can't believe it... but here I am — and happy to be.

#ds30below #due south #benton fraser #ray kowalski #fandom #fandom is community #fandom history #bad!ben #dsc6d #dsc6d RPS

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