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Northern Exposure

  • TV Series
  • 1990–1995
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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8.4/10
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Northern Exposure (1990)
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A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former NASA astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former NASA astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former NASA astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.

  • Creators
    • Joshua Brand
    • John Falsey
  • Stars
    • Rob Morrow
    • Janine Turner
    • Barry Corbin
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    905
    56
    • Creators
      • Joshua Brand
      • John Falsey
    • Stars
      • Rob Morrow
      • Janine Turner
      • Barry Corbin
    • 83User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 28 wins & 89 nominations total

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    Rob Morrow
    Rob Morrow
    • Dr. Joel Fleischman…
    Janine Turner
    Janine Turner
    • Maggie O'Connell…
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Maurice J. Minnifield…
    John Cullum
    John Cullum
    • Holling Vincoeur…
    Darren E. Burrows
    Darren E. Burrows
    • Ed Chigliak…
    John Corbett
    John Corbett
    • Chris Stevens…
    Cynthia Geary
    Cynthia Geary
    • Shelly Marie Tambo…
    Elaine Miles
    Elaine Miles
    • Marilyn Whirlwind…
    Peg Phillips
    • Ruth-Anne Miller…
    William J. White
    • Dave the Cook
    Moultrie Patten
    • Walt…
    James L. Dunn
    • Hayden Keyes…
    Earl Quewezance
    • Eugene
    Teri Polo
    Teri Polo
    • Michelle Schodowski Capra
    Paul Provenza
    Paul Provenza
    • Dr. Phillip Capra
    Richard Cummings Jr.
    Richard Cummings Jr.
    • Bernard Stevens
    Diane Delano
    Diane Delano
    • Officer Barbara Semanski
    George Barril
    • Owen…
    • Creators
      • Joshua Brand
      • John Falsey
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    • Trivia
      Elaine Miles won the part of Marilyn Whirlwind by accident. She accompanied her mother, Armenia Miles, who was auditioning for the part of Marilyn, and they cast Elaine instead.
    • Goofs
      Although Maurice is frequently described as a Mercury astronaut and talks about training with the Mercury astronauts, when a video tape of his launch is played, it shows a Gemini launch. Maurice has also stated that he wasn't one of the original seven, which would have precluded him being a Mercury astronaut.
    • Quotes

      Chris Stevens: There's a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there's a little Darth Vader in all of us. Thing is, this ain't no either-or proposition. We're talking about dialectics, the good and the bad merging into us. You can run but you can't hide. My experience? Face the darkness. Stare it down. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. So give that ol' dark night of the soul a hug. Howl the eternal yes!

    • Alternate versions
      Only the first season retains the Universal Television logo on its DVD release, whereas further seasons edit out the logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)

    User reviews83

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    8/10
    Fun show but Rob Morrow left a hole
    Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) graduates from medical school expecting to fulfill his scholarship obligations in Anchorage. Instead, ex-NASA astronaut and town big wig Maurice J. Minnifield (Barry Corbin) forces him to be the new doctor in the remote small town of Cicely, Alaska for three years. It is an eccentric town filled with eccentric characters. Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner) is the beautiful pilot. Holling Vincoeur (John Cullum) runs the diner with his child-bride Shelly Marie Tambo (Cynthia Geary). Marilyn Whirlwind (Elaine Miles) is his quiet assistant and Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows) is the film-geek sidekick. Chris Stevens (John Corbett) is the philosophical radio DJ.

    It was in the dead of winter out in the cold backwaters of Manitoba as a bunch of us mostly college kids on a 3 month job stint sitting around watching Northern Exposure. For some reason, it was fitting. And it was the first time I saw a trebuchet. This has a fun cast with Fleischman as the fish out of water character. It could have gone much longer, but Rob Morrow often disappeared in the later years. It wasn't the same show without him.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Yiddish
      • Tlingit
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Ausgerechnet Alaska
    • Filming locations
      • Roslyn, Washington, USA(Exterior, as Cicely, Alaska)
    • Production companies
      • Cine-Nevada Productions
      • Universal Television
      • Falahey/Austin Street Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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