werent u bothered when they replaced Ray?

I was bothered that the actor left - at the time I didn't know if it he was fired or if he had better offers. I tend to automatically think that the problem is the actor's ego, but I've been wrong before.

However, in this case, if you look up Trivia on the "Due South (1997)" page you'll find: "David Marciano opted not to return to the spin-off after a contract dispute with Alliance Atlantis, the production company."

[So there!]

I like both Rays equally.

And u gotta admit, the way they replaced original Ray, David Marciano was really cool and I suppose some what original by recasting the role, yet have the new actor be impersonating original Ray instead of just having Callum Keith Rennie playing original Ray.
Chon Wang

I thought it ruined the show.

I definitely liked the old Ray better, but I give them all the credit in the world for the way they handled the transition. I thought it was creative and about as satisfying as possible, given the circumstances.

At first, but the second Ray grew on me.

Old Ray was good but the actor left for another role.

Its that man again!!

I was. I feel that Ray K and Fraser didn't have the same chemistry (for lack of a better word) as there was w/ the real Ray and Fraser. The real Ray grew to understand and respect Fraser's way of doing things; Ray K just seems more consistently annoyed by him. Plus he's a lot rougher on people.