Drama Series in just six short seasons, Northern Exposure is one
of the most unique television shows of its time. Half-drama,
half-comedy, the show built itself a large cult following,
experiencing widespread critical acclaim as well as viewer
popularity. The brainchild of St. Elsewhere creators Joshua
Brand and John Falsey, Northern Exposure premiered in July 1990
on CBS, lasting only five years (cancelled in July 1995). But
the show's cutting edge wit and originality have earned it a
place among the most hallowed and venerable of TV classics…
Northern Exposure follows the exploits of recent medical school
graduate Joel Fleishman (Rob Morrow) who, failing to read the
fine print in the government papers accompanying his student
loans, is forced to practice medicine for several years in the
frozen tundra of Alaska. Even more unsettling is that he'll be
the only doctor in the small logging township of Cicely, a
place filled with oddball characters and never short of strange
occurrences. The wealthy entrepreneur, ex-NASA astronaut Maurice
Minnifield owns Cicely and is determined to turn it into an
ideal vacation paradise (with Fleishman being part of his
plan). Other notable characters throughout Cicely include
beautiful bush pilot (and Fleishman love interest) Maggie
O'Connell (Janine Turner), KBHR radio deejay Chris Stevens
(John Corbett), aspiring filmmaker Ed Chigliak (Darren E.
Burrows), and husband/wife team Holling (John Cullum) and
Shelly Vincoeur (Cynthia Geary) who run the local watering
hole, The Brick. With its classic "fish out of water" theme,
Northern Exposure provides some memorable moments as hero Joel
Fleishman learns to appreciate the finer points of rural
Alaska…
The Northern Exposure DVD features a number of hilarious
episodes including the series premiere in which the recently
graduated Joel Fleishman arrives in Anchorage, Alaska, intent
on fulfilling his contractual obligations with the government.
But when Anchorage doesn't him, Joel is transferred to the
remote town of Cicely where the residents are determined to
prolong his stay… Other notable episodes from Season 1 include
"Soapy Sanderson" in which a hermit takes Joel's advice to get
his estate in order and leaves all of his land holdings to Joel
and Maggie, and "A Kodiak Moment" in which Maurice adopts the
ex-con radio deejay Chris to be his "Minnifield heir"…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Northern Exposure
(Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 07-12-1990
Episode 2 (Brains, Know How and Native Intelligence) Air Date:
07-19-1990
Episode 3 (Soapy Sanderson) Air Date: 07-26-1990
Episode 4 (Dreams, Schemes, and Putting Greens) Air Date:
08-02-1990
Episode 5 (Russian Flu) Air Date: 08-09-1990
Episode 6 (Sex, Lies, and Ed's Tapes) Air Date: 08-16-1990
Episode 7 (A Kodiak Moment) Air Date: 08-23-1990
Episode 8 (Aurora Borealis - A Fairy Tale for Big People) Air
Date: 08-30-1990
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