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RCW 139 UPDATES
February 05, 2008 - The RCW 139 committee has confirmed guests David Marciano and Camilla Scott, with very poisitive interest from other cast members including Tom Melissis, Tony Craig and Jim Bracchitta, along with Jay Semko (music) and Kathy Slevin (executive producer).

They are filling up on the allocated discounted rooms in the hotel, so if you are planning on staying, reserve your room soon!

Pricing for the convention has been announced and you can find payment details in the online store section of the RCW 139 Convention website. Supporting Memberships are also available!

Head on over to http://www.rcw139.org for more information!

Special thanks to John for this news!

LINCOLN PASSES AWAY
December 04, 2007 - Reports are circulating that Lincoln the Siberian Husky who played the donut snatching wolf Diefenbaker in the first two seasons of the show passed away in September 2007. After Due South, Lincoln retired and spent his time running and playing around his home.

Special thanks to http://www.rcw139.org/ for this news!

RCW 139: TORONTO HOLIDAY FAN CONVENTION IN 2008!
November 12, 2007 - Fans of the show are organizing a new RCW 139 fan convention scheduled for August 15-17, 2008 in Toronto! For more information, please see their website: http://www.rcw139.org/.

Special thanks to William V. for this news!

RCW 139 FAN CONVENTION FOR 2008?
August 26, 2007 - Fans of the show are starting to organize a new RCW 139 fan convention scheduled for next year in Toronto. The RCW 139 conventions were a series of fan-run gatherings from 1996 until 1999 where Duesers from around the world converged on Toronto to talk about the show, participate in auctions for show memorabilia, meet some of the cast, and generally have a good time. The conventions were named for a license plate that tended to show up quite often in the show.

Special thanks to Stephane for this news!

AUSTRALIAN SEASON 2 DVD SET SCHEDULED
July 23, 2007 - The season 2 DVD set of the series is scheduled for release in region 4 on September 12, 2007. Please see our Merchandise page for more information.

Special thanks to Michael for this news!

GORDON PINSENT GETS STAR
June 19, 2007 - Gordon Pinsent received his own well-deserved star on Canada's Walk of Fame on June 9th. He was inducted at the Hummingbird Centre in downtown Toronto and was honored by his daughter Leah Pinsent.

Special thanks to Krystle for this news!

CAMILLA SCOTT AND PAUL EVES PERFORM TOGETHER
June 8, 2007 - Camilla Scott and her real-life husband, Paul Eves, will be performing together at the Class Act Dinner Theatre in Whitby, Ontario July 4 - 15! The couple are scheduled for a limited run of 10 shows of A.R. Gurney's play "Love Letters". The theatre may be working on a deal with the nearby Holiday Inn in case any out-of-town guests would like to inquire.

Special thanks to Glenn for this news!

CHARMION KING-PINSENT PASSES AWAY
January 6, 2007 - Charmion King, the wife of Gordon Pinsent for 44 years, passed away peacefully today. She was 81. Instead of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Actors' Fund of Canada. A memorial is planned and will be announced later.

SOUTHBOUND GOES GLOBAL
January 4, 2007 - The ITV3 Due South documentary "Southbound" has made it's way onto the YouTube website so that fans around the world can now see what the lucky UK fans enjoyed on Dec. 30th. Just do a search on 'Due South Southbound' to get a list of all the different parts.

DUE SOUTH REUNION ON UK TELEVISION AGAIN
January 3, 2007 - The ITV Media network is going to air another Due South marathon, ending with the Southbound reunion show on Jan. 8, 2007 at 7:00 pm on the ITV3 network.

Special thanks to Jim for this news!

January 4, 2006 - A check of ITV3's schedule does not show a Due South marathon for the 8th, even though ITV's website is advertising it. An E-mail from ITV states that they have no plans to show the Southbound documentary again in the near future.

Special thanks to Amanda for this news!

DUE SOUTH RETURNS?
December 30, 2006 - Paul Gross hinted in the Southbound documentary that the time may be about right for additional Due South adventures. Could this be a hint that he's prepared to bring an older, wiser Benton Fraser back to television screens? Time will tell.

Special thanks to Raf for this news!

PAUL GROSS INTERVIEW PODCAST
December 06, 2006 - The Canadian National Arts Centre has a podcasts section on their website where they feature an interview with Paul Gross. This 'Hinterview' may only be online for a limited amount of time, so make sure you get your copy soon!

Special thanks to Martin for this news!

DUE SOUTH REUNION ON UK TELEVISION
November 28, 2006 - The ITV Media network has made an announcement that they are planning on airing a Due South reunion show called Southbound on Dec. 30, 2006 at 10:00 pm on the ITV3 network. The program is supposed to reunite members of the cast, give behind-the-scenes look at the show, visit some of the filming locations around Toronto, and look at several other aspects of the series. There are to be several interviews with the cast and crew of the show.

Special thanks to Jeff for this news!

December 16, 2006 - Southbound is now scheduled for 7:00 pm instead of 10:00 pm. ITV3 will be running a full day of due South starting at 8:00 am.

Special thanks to Jon for this news!

INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE IS RANKING EPISODES
November 05, 2006 - The Internet Movie Database is currently tracking individual episodes of the series and will allow you to rate them. Click the links below to access the episode list and click on the individual episodes to get to a screen where you can cast your vote for your favorites.

• Seasons 1 & 2
• Seasons 3 & 4

Special thanks to Flash for this news!

CAMILLA SCOTT CD AVAILABLE
October 08, 2006 - Camilla Scott has released a jazz CD called 'I Will' and is available from the Shaw Festival Store and Song & Script (1.888.599.9655) in Toronto.

Special thanks to Steph for this news!

LONDON, ONTARIO TO HONOR PAUL HAGGIS
September 08, 2006 - The town of London, Ontario has a special treat in store for Paul Haggis when he visits on Sept. 11. According to The London Free Press, the town will name a future park after Mr. Haggis.

Special thanks to Michael for this news!

REGION 4 DVD SET UPDATES
September 01, 2006 - The season 1 DVD set started to ship out to customers around Aug. 17th!

Special thanks to Mick for this news!

CAMILLA SCOTT UPDATES
August 02, 2006 - Camilla is currently appearing in two plays at the Show Festival in Niagra-on-the-Lake Ontario. She plays 'Tracy Lord' in High Society and 'Grace Torrance' in Design for Living. Both plays are currently scheduled to run through mid-November. Camilla's son Jack is with her at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Jack was born to Camilla and husband Paul Eves in January of 2005.

Special thanks to Krystle and camillascott.net for this update!

'CRASH' WINS HUMANITAS PRIZE
June 29, 2006 - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco won the Humanitas Prize last night for their screenplay of the Oscar winning 'Crash.' The prize is chose by the Humanitas Prize organization which is made up of other screenwriters and industry heads. The prize is given to work that helps to "liberate, enrich and unify society." The judges praised the screenplay "for its call to reach out wiht respect and compassion to all of our brothers and sisters." Paul and Bobby received $25,000 of the $145,000 in prize money.

REGION 4 SEASON 1 DVD SET ANNOUNCED
June 6, 2006 - Australian fans rejoice! A region 4 season 1 DVD set has been announced by AV Channel. The set will include the pilot and all 23 first season episodes. ezyDVD.com.au is one distributor for the Region 4 set.

Special thanks to John for this news!

EZ STREETS HEADS TO DVD
June 2, 2006 - Universal is planning on bringing EZ Steets to DVD, well part of it anyway. EZ Streets was Paul Haggis' gritty crime drama that debuted on CBS back in 1997, but got cancelled after two episodes. CBS brought it back the next spring and showed six more episodes, but yanked it again before the 10th and final episode was aired. The set was supposed to have come out on May 16th (yeah, I'm *that* far behind in E-mail) so you should be able to find it in stores! The Bravo network has been running advertisements for the show, so it may be about to broadcast a run soon.

REGION 2 SEASON 2 DVD SET TO HAVE EXTRAS
May 8, 2006 - The second season region 2 DVD set of the show will apparently contain some special features in the form of some archived interviews about the show done back in the 1990s. The DVDs are currently scheduled to ship on May 29th.

Special thanks to John, Guy, and K for this news!

DEAN McDERMOTT REMARRIES
May 8, 2006 - Dean McDermott married Tori Spelling yesterday in a private ceremony in Fiji. The couple apparently couldn't "wait another day to get married" according to Spelling, and the ever charming McDermott was quoted as saying, "I've never had as much of a desire to get married and make a woman my wife as I've had with her. The feeling is overwhelming. We're soul mates."

In other news, Dean's ex-wife and mother to his two children, Mary Jo Eustace, is reportedly looking for a publisher for a tell-all book about the end of their marriage. The book is tentatively titled "My Husband Left Me for Tori Spelling."

PAUL HAGGIS FUTURE PROJECTS
March 21, 2006 - Paul Haggis is currently in talks to produce and direct the movie, "Against All Enemies." The movie is being developed by Columbia Pictures and is based on the memoirs of Richard A. Clarke. It will focus on the handling of the al-Qaida threats before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks by U.S. President George W. Bush's administration.

Special thanks to Cheryl for this news!

SEASON 2 REGION 2 DVDs
March 20, 2006 - Play.com has the Season 2 DVD set for region 2 listed on their website with a May 8th release date!

Special thanks to Mhairi, Nik, Helen, Mark, and Jeff for this news!

PAUL HAGGIS WINS OSCARS
March 6, 2006 - Paul Haggis won two Oscars at the 78th Annual Academy Awards last night! Crash picked up the Oscar for Best Picture and Paul won for Best Original Screenplay (which he shares with co-writer Bobby Moresco). Congratulations Paul, we're glad that others are finally recognizing the talent that we have been enjoying for quite some time!

REGION 2 DVDs FOR SEASONS 2-4
February 12, 2006 - Network Videos has included information in the Season 1 DVD sets that the rest of the episodes should be released in the UK some time in 2006. Those sets should also contain some special features according to the advertisement. So those of you in Europe who have been eagerly awaiting the DVDs might not have to wait much longer!

Special thanks to Guy and Bruce for this news!

PAUL HAGGIS NOMINATED FOR OSCARS
February 3, 2006 - Paul Haggis' Crash has gathered six Oscar nominations. Paul was nominated for three Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (a nod Haggis shares with co-writer Bobby Moresco).

Special thanks to Guy for this news!

PAUL HAGGIS SERIES PICKED UP
February 3, 2006 - Paul Haggis' new series, "The Black Donnellys," was picked up by NBC for the 2006-2007 season. The show, filmed in New York, will focus on four young Irish brothers and their involvement in organized crime in New York's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.