Series cast summary: | |||
Barry Corbin | ... | Maurice J. Minnifield / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
Janine Turner | ... | Maggie O'Connell / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
John Cullum | ... | Holling Vincoeur / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
Darren E. Burrows | ... | Ed Chigliak / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
John Corbett | ... | Chris Stevens / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
Cynthia Geary | ... | Shelly Marie Tambo / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
Elaine Miles | ... | Marilyn Whirlwind / ... 110 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
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Peg Phillips | ... | Ruth-Anne Miller / ... 107 episodes, 1990-1995 |
Rob Morrow | ... | Dr. Joel Fleischman / ... 102 episodes, 1990-1995 | |
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William J. White | ... | Dave the Cook 48 episodes, 1991-1994 |
Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) is fresh out of medical college, and fresh out of luck. Failing to read the fine print in his scholarship conditions, he finds he has no choice but to move to the remote and somewhat eccentric town of Cicely, Alaska. Once there, he is welcomed by the peculiar locals who are not keen to see him go, most especially Maurice J. Minnifield (Barry Corbin), the ex-N.A.S.A. astronaut. Despite Joel's adamant denials, one gets the impression that he enjoys life in Cicely more than he admits. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I am currently reviewing the episodes on Hallmark. This show is actually better the second time around! I had always believed that this was a 'smarter than the average view' kind of show as few people seemed to understand the subtle humor evoked from the characters and Alaskan setting. Alaska is, perhaps, the US of A's final frontier as we seem to have given up on our manned conquest of space. The Cold War was over, and we (at that time) seemed to harbor no serious threats - we embraced the Russians and Chinese, learned that we were a funny conglomerate of diverse identities making an attempt at universal peace and understanding. The characters were believable and the acting inspiring! After ten years I still feel the magic!
This will be a classic - if only in TV/Psych 101....