Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6559 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-01-30
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 999 minutes

Synopsis
The 1990s comic drama Northern Exposure became a cult hit while it was airing, and has since retained a devoted following. Beloved for its strong writing, acting, and quirky characters, the program views the remote Alaskan town of Cicely through the eyes of young New York Jewish doctor Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow). Joel is forced into setting up practice in the town after failing to read the fine print on a med school grant, but discovers that the unusual townspeople are not as backwards and intolerable as he surmised.

Customer Reviews

a breath of fresh air from a place with lots of it
I love the way the episodes of Northern Exposure mix the supernatural with the natural and how unpredictable they are.But what I like most about this humorous and moving series is how the people in this part of Alaska seem so free and live out their fantasies.If only we all could do the same!

In this tiny corner of Alaska, the Human Spirit has triumphed
I have been a fan of Norhern Exposure since its first UK showing on Channel 4. However, there were many episodes that I missed first time round. Including most of this series.

The first two series of NE are excellent. This, however, takes it to a new level. Some of the bit-part characters from former episodes come more into their own. In particular, Bernard Stevens, the unexpected brother of Chris from Season 1's "Aurora Borealis", makes several appearances.

There is also more of a sense that Cicely is not just a different place, but a different. We get to know the history of this "Paris of the North", founded by the eponymous heroine and her lover Roslyn as a place where the human spirit can develop free. Cicely is the sort of place where a poetry-writing truck driver is a success, while the investment banker is a vague disappointment to his mother. The ex-astronaut often plays the bad guy, while an ex-con is the local sage. The capitalist world is turned on its head, and human values are placed on their feet.

This is a series is genuinely funny, but with greater depth than most serious dramas, touching on many issues with warmth and insight. "One day she vanished altogether... rumour has it that Roslyn went to Europe and finally died in Spain fighting the fascists as a member of the Lincoln Brigade"

Sublime
What can I say? Like all the slightly quirky US comedy series that manage to strike a chord over here in the UK, NE has deservedly built up a avid following despite not having graced our screen for years. It's timeless in it's simplicity and one of the few series I happily watch again and again. For the first time we get a decent number of episodes in the third series (20 or so as opposed to 6 in 1 &2), almost enough to tide us over till they release series 4 over here. Oh, and we pay less that the Yanks do for it!