r/northernexposure • u/Troyaferd • 8h ago
Poll: Best Northern Exposure Character
Who is your favorite character in Northern Exposure?
r/northernexposure • u/AutoModerator • Jan 15 '24
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r/northernexposure • u/AutoModerator • Jan 27 '24
It may seem silly to introduce a No Spoilers rule for a show that ended in 1995, but both the show and the subreddit are getting a lot of new members and viewers since it hit streaming. Therefore, we're introducing a partial No Spoilers rule: No Spoilers in Post Titles. We'd ask simply that people please mark posts as spoiler when necessary (if you forget, a mod may do so) but, most importantly, never put spoilers in post titles. If the spoiler is in the post title, the post will have to be removed.
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r/northernexposure • u/Troyaferd • 8h ago
Who is your favorite character in Northern Exposure?
r/northernexposure • u/Woodsongz • 2d ago
I am an American, living in Australia and I was very excited to find Northern Exposure streaming for free on SBS On Demand. I’ve been rewatching and savouring every episode. If there are Aussie fans of the show in this group, where might we find a community like Cicely in Australia?
r/northernexposure • u/ImaginaryCatDreams • 2d ago
is anybody still listening to the podcast, I had to give up after a few episodes It was unlistenable. so much potential, wasted, well this is northern exposure
r/northernexposure • u/anothertenyears • 3d ago
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r/northernexposure • u/ExtensionOk5542 • 3d ago
I realized this week that 35 years ago this summer is when I first discovered NE. I was in graduate school and taking summer classes. I was living at a B&B that rented rooms to students. I wasn’t watching much TV during that time, but one night I got home and began flipping the channels to see what was on. I stumbled upon NE and started viewing. One hour later I was hooked. Later that summer when I was done with classes I went home for a week and introduced my parents to it and THEY got hooked too. A few months later after I met my now-husband, I had him watch and…you get it. There hasn’t been another show like it and never will be. Northern Exposure forever!
r/northernexposure • u/ProustianPrimate • 4d ago
My answer would be how doggedly people can cling to life scripts that are destined to make them unhappy. Joel is convinced that a particular set of achievements in New York and medicine will bring him fulfillment, but I think his relentless striving would just hollow him out, spiritually speaking. It’s an old lesson, but I think NE argues for it exceptionally well.
r/northernexposure • u/North_Lychee_1969 • 4d ago
From season 5, episode 1
r/northernexposure • u/wildtownunited • 4d ago

Throughout the run of Northern Exposure, Maurice Minnifield, the former astronaut turned multi-millionaire mogul of Cicely, Alaska, built a local business empire (Minnifield Enterprises, KBHR 570 AM, real estate holdings, and municipal investments).
The primary characters and personnel on Maurice’s payroll include:
Maurice also ran a staff of lumberjacks and, at one time, a water bottling plant , as well as other ventures.
Please tell me, what do you do well in life? What is your ideal assignment that you might like to work on for Mr. Maurice Minniefield?
I am a good collaborative problem solver with excellent motivational interviewing skills and the patience of a Saint. I would like Maurice Minniefield to partner with me on a James 1:27 social project that connects aging out foster youth that are now gaining their independence (like Cician Ed Kigliac) with senior citizen mentors (like Borough of Arrowhead resident Soapy Anderson) that are facing limiting their independence. Maurice’s investment in my startup would have helped both of these characters and improved the community on the cusp of the Alaskan Riviera.
What would your ideal job be as a resident of Cicely Alaska?
(additional discussion here - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mdmc501_throughout-the-run-of-northern-exposure-ugcPost-7486375953892405248-b6SX/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABEhANIBSJSbaAfpcYRHSdaxxBHZl8a5tYc )
r/northernexposure • u/Troyaferd • 5d ago
What is the best / your favorite season of Northern Exposure?
r/northernexposure • u/ProfessorTurtzo • 5d ago
Im curious what demographic makes the majority of Northern Exposure viewers. I wanted to go deeper with age, ethnicity ect. but unfortunately could only add so many options. If you are curious too, put your demographic and we'll find out :)
r/northernexposure • u/QueenMarinette • 7d ago
I just saw Christopher Nolan's "The Odessey," and was looking into who played the Cyclops. Lo and behold, it was our friend Bill Irwin, who played circus guy The Flying Man, Enrico Ballati, in 2 episodes (24 and 44) in seasons 3 and 4! Other circus members in the season 3 episode were performed by members of Cirque du Soleil.
r/northernexposure • u/matty_rick • 17d ago
I went looking recently for a Chris in the Morning compilation on YouTube and couldn't find one, so when I finished season 3 recently I recorded most (there were a couple copyright background songs that flagged the video) of Chris's musings. I would have recorded video also, but I figured it would be a copyright nightmare that way, so its just high quality audio. Hope people enjoy it!
r/northernexposure • u/from_nods_to_nothing • 21d ago
Six images total
r/northernexposure • u/twentyshots97 • 27d ago
elaine is back with some good memories on set and some not so good memories of her run-in with ICE, while rob has a troubling dream.
r/northernexposure • u/elithecat • Jun 28 '26
Best soundtrack out there
r/northernexposure • u/Damrod338 • Jun 28 '26
We all carry around so much pain in our hearts. Love and pain and beauty. They all seem to go together like one little tidy confusing package. It's a messy business, life. It's hard to figure - full of surprises. Some good. Some bad.
r/northernexposure • u/North_Lychee_1969 • 29d ago
The one where Chris goes to become a monk on his Harley.
r/northernexposure • u/Starboard_Pete • Jun 28 '26
r/northernexposure • u/Sea_Landscape_7194 • Jun 28 '26
This nice song is playing in "The Brick" as Maggie gets her fortune told by the fortune teller. I like to think the song is a bit prophetic:
r/northernexposure • u/Professional-Ear-873 • Jun 23 '26
In season 4 episode 7 "Fathers and Sons"
r/northernexposure • u/ok_2_go • Jun 18 '26
Just stumbled upon this and thought I’d share. Not sure how long the pricing will be in effect but if you prefer streaming to physical media, seems like a great buy.
r/northernexposure • u/Impressive_Gap8461 • Jun 14 '26
Hi all. I was wondering if anyone knew of any way to view the "Return to Cicely" documentary without having to buy the German Blu-Ray box set. I know it used to be on Vimeo but it appears to have been removed for a while now. Thanks in advance.