Northern Exposure
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in SeriesStrange Things Done in the Midnight Sun: The Setting of Northern Exposure
I live in a city where for almost six months out of every year the weather could literally kill me. The darkness of winter nights here in Alberta stretch from 3pm one afternoon to 9am the next morning. The mercury falls to 20 below as often as not, colder than that if the wind begins […] More
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Population: 815 — The Quirky Townspeople of Northern Exposure
In the first two seasons of Northern Exposure, the quirky supporting cast of characters largely play second-fiddle to the goings on in the doctor’s office. Often, these supporting characters and their pratfalls ended up being more interesting, more endearing, and they definitely help flesh out the general setting of the story, as we learn not […] More
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Northern Exposure: Meet Dr. Joel Fleischman
Northern Exposure ran from 1990 to 1995 and featured the classic fish-out-of-water story of Dr. Joel Fleischman, who has been forced to relocate to the small town of Cicely, Alaska and to operate his practice for a basic income in return for the state footing the bill with his medical school tuition. It’s a fantastic […] More
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Northern Exposure: Welcome to the Alaskan Riviera
“So we’ve decided to set you up in Cicely, situated in the area we Alaskans refer to as the Alaskan Riviera…” Set in Alaska, but actually filmed not far up the road from where Twin Peaks‘ exterior locations were shot, Northern Exposure was initially often compared to Twin Peaks, arriving a mere three months after […] More
