I found the spin-off to be much less humorous than the original. The loss of Paul Haggis and Kathy Slevin, as well as the demotion of Jeff King, are evident in the choppy, annoying, and over-the-top plots and characterisations that flaw the twenty-six episodes of this series. The character of Benton Fraser relaxes a great deal this time, losing the stuffiness that marked his character in the original series. Ray Kowalski is an interesting character, but cannot replace Ray Vecchio from the original "Due South", which leaves a hole in this series. This is the typical last-ditch spin-off, hoping to draw viewers in by using some of the characters/actors from the cancelled show, but fails because they brought in the wrong ones. If Marciano ever saw any of the scripts for this show, it's not surprising that he chose not to reprise the role he played in the original series.
Review of Due South
