Northern Exposure (TV Series)

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Original title: Northern Exposure (TV Series)
Year: 1990
Running time: 45 min.
Country: United States
Director: Joshua Brand (Creator), John Falsey (Creator), Michael Fresco, Nick Marck, Rob Thompson, Michael Katleman, Michael Vittes, Jim Charleston, James Hayman, Bill D'Elia, Daniel Attias, Michael Lange, David Carson, Sandy Smolan, Dean Parisot, Stephen Cragg, Peter O'Fallon, Steven Robman, Patrick McKee, Oz Scott, Lorraine Senna
Screenwriter: Joshua Brand, John Falsey, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider, Mitchell Burgess, Jeff Melvoin, David Assael, Sam Egan, Jeff Vlaming, Barbara Hall, Henry Bromell , Stuart Stevens, Ellen Herman, Geoffrey Neigher
Music: David Schwartz
Cinematography: Gordon Lonsdale, Frank Prinzi, James Hayman, Scott Williams, James A. Lebovitz
Cast: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum, Darren E. Burrows, John Corbett, Cynthia Geary, Elaine Miles, Peg Phillips, Don McManus, William J. White, Moultrie Patten, James L. Dunn, Earl Quewezance, Teri Polo, Adam Arkin, Anthony Edwards, Graham Greene
Producer: Universal Pictures (Broadcast by: CBS Productions)
Genre: TV Series. Drama. Comedy | Small Town Life (North-american). Nature. Medical. Friendship
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (1990-1995). 6 Seasons. 110 Episodes. Northern Exposure is a series about a young Jewish doctor (Rob Morrow) from New York City who is obligated to practice in Alaska. Dr. Joel Fleischman was promised a comfortable position in a large hospital in the state's largest city, but he was too trusting. When Joel arrives in Alaska, he learns that he has been assigned to run a one-doctor clinic in Cicely, a tiny logging village filled with odd inhabitants and even stranger happenings.

Awards: 1994: Emmy: 4 nominations, including Best Drama Series

1993: Golden Globes: 3 nominations, including Best Drama Series

1993: Emmy: 16 nominations, including Best Drama Series

1992: Golden Globes: Best Drama Series. 4 nominations

1992: Emmy: Best Drama Series. 16 nominations

1991: Golden Globes: Best Drama Series. 3 nominations

Show 8 more awards

1991: Emmy: 3 nominations, including Best Drama Series

1991: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series

1993: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director in Comedy Series

1992: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director in Drama Series. 2 Nominations

1991: Directors Guild of America (DGA): 2 Nominations for Best Director in Drama Series

1994: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Screenplay in Episodic Drama

1992: Writers Guild of America (WGA): 2 Nominations for Best Screenplay in Episodic Drama

1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Critics' reviews

"[Season 1 Review]: Like Joel, a good many viewers may discover that the characters kind of grow on you. A first-rate cast makes it all the more easy. As Ed says to Joel about the gamey mooseburgers, you'll get used to it."

John J. O'Connor: The New York Times
"[Season 1 Review]: Some spots are noticeably rough and unfinished, with several lapses into clicheland, and occasional bumps where the need to set the series' premise knocks against the wish to do good, episodic storytelling."

John Engstrom: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"[Season 1 Review]: The show's quirkiness is neatly mixed with a familiar fish-out-of-water theme, and its sensibilities are nicely in touch with soft humanity. It's delightful."

Rick Kogan: Chicago Tribune
"[Season 1 Review]: The only major kink in 'Northern Exposure' is its tendency to have Fleischman and the others expose their flaws only to finish each episode by doing the good and right thing, as if guided by some invisible magic wand. Otherwise, this is magical stuff that deserves a permanent spot on the CBS schedule."

Howard Rosenberg: Los Angeles Times
"[Season 1 Review]: My fear is that the show may be too Alaska. TV is not ready yet for Nanook of the North, even if he has a New York accent."

Marvin Kitman: Newsday

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