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Welcome back to Cicely, Alaska, where whimsy and magical realism are always in season. While Northern Exposure's heart is as big as all outdoors, its charms are starting to wear a little thin in its penultimate season, particularly John Cullum's New Age-y DJ McDreamy, Chris (one longs for that season 1 episode in which he lost his voice). But there is compensation in such sweet, unexpected moments as the one in "A River Doesn't Run Through It," in which bush pilot Maggie O'Connell (Janine Turner) finds the tape recorder of Dr. Joel Fleishman (Rob Morrow), who is out in the field, and, missing his voice, sits down to listen to one of his tapes. The long-awaited thawing of what Joel calls their "bizarre" relationship is this season's biggest development. Their efforts to "go out" and be nicer to each other are frustrated by such nuisances as a dust-mite allergy ("Mite Makes Right"). Another blessed event is the birth of Shelley's (Cynthia Geary) so-called "Little Pooper," but not before she freaks at impending motherhood ("Baby Blues") and has a series of laundromat encounters with her future child at different stages in her life, from Barbie-playing adolescent to aspiring Dallas Cowboy cheerleader ("Hello, I Love You"). Aspiring young filmmaker and shaman Ed (Darren E. Burrows) finds himself at a crossroads in "Rosebud," one of his better episodes, in which he is charged with organizing a film festival to put Cicely on the map. Peter Bogdanovich, as himself, regales one and all with his Orson Welles stories, and encourages Ed to finally make a movie. A quintessential love-it-or-hate-it Northern Exposure episode is "Mr. Sandman," in which the Northern Lights cause the residents to swap their dreams. The season ends on a heartwarming grace note with "Lovers and Madmen," in which Joel, who has always kept himself aloof from the close-knit community (in "Rosebud," he resists joining the volunteer fire department), at last accepts that he has become a "Cicelian," after discovering a frozen wooly mammoth. Too bad the series couldn't have ended here before finally jumping the caribou in its last season. --Donald Liebenson
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Despite this being the fifth series of NX, there are no signs of contempt or staleness creeping in. This marvellous series continues to charm us with excellent and unusual plotlines, brilliant acting and breathtaking scenery. If you're a fan, then you'll already know this, if you aren't, I suggest that you shell out a tenner for series one, then collect them all in sequence.
I for one can't wait to add series six to my collection as well. This is the only show I've gone to such lengths to watch again so many years after it was originally aired. It hasn't dated a single bit, I'm elated that they've all been released to DVD.
I for one can't wait to add series six to my collection as well. This is the only show I've gone to such lengths to watch again so many years after it was originally aired. It hasn't dated a single bit, I'm elated that they've all been released to DVD.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
My husband and i had forgotten all about Northern Exposure until he bought me series one last xmas, then we remembered how funny it was and have been hooked ever since now onto series 5 which is just as good as those before. Unfornunately there were only 6 made so we are getting near the end. Much better than most things now on TV
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I loved this series when it was originally broadcast and must have mentioned it enough for my daughter to remember from he early childhood, she bought me Season 2 on DVD and I have since then bought one season almost every month since. It is a great programme with some really great characters and storylines A great blast from the past. My duaghter who was too young to stay up and watch it when it was originally broadcast has really enjoyed watching it too and introducing her husband to the wonders of inhabitants of Cicely Alsaka
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good but no subtitles
I ordered season Northers Exposure Season 5, but I received a different box of dvd, a serie I did not know and did not order. I had to sent it back and it cost me 6 euro postage. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Rieki
Northern Exposure in total
Original, funny, moving, thought-provoking, wonderfully acted and every episode was a joy. Nothing can compete.
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by C. L. Ashdown
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