A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former 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 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 astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
- Won 7 Primetime Emmys
- 28 wins & 89 nominations total
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- TriviaElaine 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.
- GoofsAlthough 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 versionsOnly the first season retains the Universal Television logo on its DVD release, whereas further seasons edit out the logo.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)
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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- Ausgerechnet Alaska
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- Roslyn, Washington, USA(Exterior, as Cicely, Alaska)
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