Due South: Season One (4-DVD Digipack)
by Jim Kaufman; Steve DiMarco; Richard J. Lewis; Larry A. McLean; George Bloomfield; Paul Haggis
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Actor: Paul Gross; David Marciano; Beau Starr; Daniel Kash; Tony Craig; Catherine BruhierDirector: Jim Kaufman; Steve DiMarco; Richard J. Lewis; Larry A. McLean; George Bloomfield; Paul Haggis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1082 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Due South: Season One (4-DVD Digipack)
DVD Review: Fine, funny show, poor DVD quality
Summary: 4 Stars
I was vaguely aware of this light-hearted suspense/mystery show when it was on in the mid-90s, but never watched it. The reason my wife and I picked up on it recently was because of star Paul Gross's more recent comedy, Slings and Arrrows (a work of genius, BTW, in the league of Ricky Gervais's The Office). Due South is funny, action-packed, full of delightful characters (including a deaf wolf named after a former Canadian PM), and not a little bittersweet. As suspense-mysteries go, the shows aren't bad either. One caveat, though: By jamming 6 hour-format episodes on each disk, the manufacturer has degraded the visual quality. During any action sequence there's terrible pixilation and breakup. So long as the actors aren't moving very much, it looks OK. We're willing to put up with the visual issues because we've become quite fond of the show. DVD Review: Nowhere Near Classic - But A Good Entertainment Value
Summary: 3 Stars
In the 1970s, American audiences accepted, in the spirit of good natured fun, the Canadian group Guess Who's schlock hit "American Woman," even though it was highly derivative (a sort of Led Zeppelin lite), silly and full of insecure Canadian "we are so very different from Americans" cultural jingoism. The same sort of approach - acceptance as good natured fun - is needed to enjoy Due South, a Canadian produced, "set in Chicago" formulaic buddy-cop series that veers wildly (sometimes in a single episode) from genuinely cool and slick pop entertainment to amazingly dumb and inconsistent writing, story line and production values. The main character Benton Fraser (Paul Gross) is a stiff, cartoon-like, morally pristine Canadian Mountie who can leap in front of high speed vehicles, confront a bar full of seedy and heavily armed underworld characters or jump/tumble from great heights without any sign of fear or hesitancy and, more importantly, without wrinkling his crisp Mountie uniform. All this is done while we learn that Benton can also speak Chinese, communicate almost intuitively with his deaf, lip-reading pet wolf and determine where a clod of Chicago-area mud came from simply by sniffing or tasting it (no kidding). Benton's sidekick (or co-main character) is Ray Vecchio (David Marciano), a harried Chicago detective whose cheesy exterior and gruff mannerisms barely conceal his reluctant sincerity and heart of gold. Together, these two unlikely buddies (a modern day, whimsical Holmes and worldly Watson duo) finesse, stumble and plod their way through a series of mysteries and adventures - from solving the mystery of how contaminated meat is entering Chicago-area grocery stores to thwarting vicious murderers and kidnappers. Accepted for what it is - good, clean fun with a tongue-in-cheek attitude - it is easy to overlook the deficiencies and inconsistencies in this series and, instead, focus on its merits as middle-of-the-road, albeit sometimes lightweight and amateurish, entertainment. On a more cynical note, the series is certainly worth the 20 to 30 dollar price per season - even if you just use it as video "background noise" or "filler" for other activities, such as housecleaning, reading the paper or vegging out with not-too-stimulating or challenging tv fare after a hard day at work. I don't think Due South will ever be considered among the classic achievements of television, but it is worth viewing. And, oh yeah, American audiences will have to sit through the obligatory Canadian reference to the War of 1812 and yet another "meaningful" reprise of "American Woman" in the soundtrack to the series. DVD Review: Kinder Is NIcer
Summary: 5 Stars
Due South, the only Canadian TV show that aired on U.S. PrimeTime television, came and went without most of us knowing about it. But this quirky series not only provided a cop show with interesting plot lines, it fed us characters that were likable and wonderful to watch interacting. Fraser, the RCMP Mounty, is an invariably polite, unfailingly non-violent (to the extent possible) liason to the Chicago police department's wise-cracking bad attitude italian cop Ray. What makes it truly intriguing is that most of the time, Ray gets himself into difficulty with his bad attitude and matching verbal banter, while Fraser's open, friendly politeness succeeds in getting the desired results. A really good family show that teaches younger members of the family (for example, our ten-year-old grandson) the benefits of being nice and polite instead of violent and angry. Fraser's deaf but lip-reading dog, Diefenbaker, gives you some idea of how seriously the show takes itself. I enjoyed every minute.DVD Review: Who said Canadians were boring? Not me, thank you kindly!
Summary: 5 Stars
An uptight Mountie moves to Chicago with a deaf wolf and a dead dad in tow. Might not sound like the makings for great television but this quirky show can't be catagorized. Constable Ben Frazier came to Chicago on the trail of his father's killer--as he constantly reminds any and all. The Mountie can't lie and always does the right thing much to the chagrin of his Armani-clad compatriot on the Chicago P.D. Ray Vecchio. The first season treats us to the cementing of the friendship between the street-wise cop and the snow-wise Mountie. The acclaimed Canadian actor Paul Gross carries the show and the uniform equally well. Except for some language and three extended episodes with adult content, this show is humorous and entertaining for the whole family.
DVD Review: Due South Series: It's A Must See
Summary: 5 Stars
Due South is the quintessential Canadian comedy/action/drama. This television series is chocked full of humourous Canadian stereotypes, hold-you-to-your-seat drama, awesome soundtracks that features many good Canadian musical artists, and some tissue grabbing moments. Due South series was one of THE best Canadian televisions series ever produced. Paul Gross is a very talented jack-of-all-trades...he produces, writes, sings, acts throughout this series. David Marciano is superb as Benton Frasier's American counterpart. For those who love good humour along with some great police drama, I highly recommend this series, which won a Canadian Gemini Award for best dramatic series. It is too good to be missed!
Description of Due South: Season One (4-DVD Digipack)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Dramatic Series. Featuring 24 Episodes including the 2-Part Pilot Episode. Due South is a lightning-paced action/comedy in which a quintessential, polite, by-the-book Canadian Mountie from the frozen North is teamed up with a wise-cracking Armani-clad Chicago cop with a flexible sense of morality. Brought together in the Windy City by a mysterious murder which has personal ramifications for both men, these unlikely buddies must find a common ground amidst overwhelming differences. Canadian actor Paul Gross (Buried on Sunday, Aspen Extreme) stars as RCMP Constable Benton Fraser, with David Marciano (Civil Wars, Harlem Nights) as his reluctant partner, Ray Vecchio.General DVDs
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