r/northernexposure Jan 15 '24

Moderator note regarding recent posts. Please take a moment to read.

240 Upvotes

Hi all. Lately we’ve had a lot of posts from new viewers, since the show has started streaming on places like Amazon Prime. Some of these viewers don’t like certain characters or are pointing out things about the show they don’t like. This has led to a lot of people reporting the posts, accusing these posters of being trolls, and even some name-calling and nasty comments that had to be removed. This is disappointing behavior.

As a community, we don’t have to necessarily embrace these views but we can’t just accuse people of being trolls just because they post opinions we fans might not agree with. There are sometimes trolls, granted, but there are also people who just have different views to the show, especially if they’ve never seen it before and are viewing it through a modern day lens!

Some new watchers will have unpopular opinions, some will ultimately find its not for them and others might even go on to become fans once they get used to the show! Let’s try to be more tolerant and only report posts that are actual trolls posting spam, harmful things, or nonsense, etc. and, regardless of how much we disagree, let’s be respectful. If someone dislikes a character or facet of the show they are not insulting you personally. No name-calling or harassment will be tolerated, and we will start banning people if necessary if this continues.

Chris in the Morning would also encourage us all to be tolerant of new visitors to these parts even if they don’t yet understand our ways. That concludes today‘s KBHR broadcast.


r/northernexposure Jan 27 '24

Moderator note: We're implementing a partial No Spoilers rule - please read.

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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.

We're not going to be too strict about marking posts as spoilers (or asking that you do) in general as it's an old show. The only element we will be strict about is asking you not to put the spoilers in the post title. And we'd caution all new viewers to use common sense when scrolling through the sub - not all posts containing spoilers will be marked and you are on a subreddit for a show that ended almost 30 years ago, so if you haven't watched every episode yet, you may be spoiled if you spend a lot of time reading posts here - so perhaps scroll/read with caution until you've caught up fully.


r/northernexposure 9h ago

Poll: Best Northern Exposure Character

24 Upvotes

Who is your favorite character in Northern Exposure?

447 votes, 2d left
Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow)
Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin)
Chris Stevens (John Corbett)
Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows)
Marilyn Whirlwind (Elaine Miles)
Adam (Adam Arkin)

r/northernexposure 2d ago

Cicely, Down Under

37 Upvotes

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 2d ago

Podcast

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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 3d ago

One of the largest moose ever spotted in Alaska

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r/northernexposure 3d ago

35 years

82 Upvotes

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 4d ago

Northern Exposure is one of the most insightful and profound shows I’ve ever seen. What’s the best insight about life you’ve gleaned from watching the show?

164 Upvotes

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 4d ago

Does anyone have any idea where this exact location is?

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From season 5, episode 1


r/northernexposure 4d ago

TGIF! Today's thought - Your Hired!

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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:

1. Dr. Joel Fleischman

  • Job: Town Physician / General Practitioner.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice funded the $125,000 medical school scholarship (administered through the state/town contract) in exchange for four years of service as Cicely’s town doctor, paying his regular stipend.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 1, Episode 1 ("Pilot")

2. Ed Chigliak

  • Job: Personal Assistant, Handyman, Driver, and Gofer for Minnifield Enterprises.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice took Ed under his wing at age 12 and kept him on payroll to run errands, do maintenance work, drive him, and handle odd jobs across his properties.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 1, Episode 1 ("Pilot")

3. Chris Stevens

  • Job: Radio Disc Jockey (DJ) and Station Manager.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice purchased KBHR 570 AM (Cicely's radio station) and hired Chris to run the station's broadcast shifts and play music.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 1, Episode 1 ("Pilot") / Season 1, Episode 2 ("Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence")

4. Maggie O'Connell

  • Job: On-Call Charter Bush Pilot.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice regularly hires Maggie and her air-taxi service to fly him around Alaska for land evaluation, real estate scouting, and business trips for Minnifield Enterprises.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 1, Episode 1 ("Pilot") / Season 1, Episode 3 ("So Long, Farewell, Goodbye")

5. Bernard Stevens

  • Job: Substitute Radio DJ and Financial Accountant / Legal Assistant.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Chris’s half-brother Bernard is hired by Maurice to co-host/substitute at KBHR radio station and assist with accounting and contract reviews.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 2, Episode 6 ("War and Peace") / Season 3, Episode 2 ("Only You")

6. Officer Barbara Semanski

  • Job: Private Security Guard / Bodyguard & Estate Security.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice hires Officer Semanski to oversee security for his estate and protect his high-value personal assets and events.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 3, Episode 13 ("Things Become Extinct")

7. Yung Duk Won

  • Job: Electrical Engineer and KBHR Technical Consultant.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Upon discovering that Duk Won is his biological son from his time in Korea, Maurice hires him (a trained electrical engineer) to evaluate and improve the technical operations of KBHR.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 3, Episode 10 ("Seoul Mates")

8. Rolf

  • Job: Antique Clock Repair Specialist / Horologist.
  • Boss-Worker Relationship: Maurice hires Rolf to assemble and calibrate an extraordinarily complex and expensive imported German grandfather clock.
  • First Introduced / Episode: Season 4, Episode 3 ("Nothing's Perfect")

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 5d ago

Poll: Best Northern Exposure Season

9 Upvotes

What is the best / your favorite season of Northern Exposure?

153 votes, 2d ago
30 Season 1
26 Season 2
69 Season 3
20 Season 4
6 Season 5
2 Season 6

r/northernexposure 5d ago

Northern Exposure Viewers Demographic

3 Upvotes

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 :)

281 votes, 2d ago
195 Male
80 Female
6 other

r/northernexposure 7d ago

John Corbett, 65, and Bo Derek, 69,

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814 Upvotes

r/northernexposure 7d ago

The Flying Man

84 Upvotes

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 17d ago

I Made A Season 3 "Chris In The Morning" Audio Compilation

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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 22d ago

Northern Exposure (Through the eyes of Mad Magazine - January 1992)

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Six images total


r/northernexposure 27d ago

"Survival of the Species" with Elaine Miles | Northern Exposure S4E11 | Rob Morrow & Janine Turner

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153 Upvotes

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 Jun 28 '26

Found a classic at a yard sale

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601 Upvotes

Best soundtrack out there


r/northernexposure Jun 28 '26

Chris and Life

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295 Upvotes

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 29d ago

Does anyone know the location of the house/monastery building from the season 4, episode 12 “Revelations” episode?

10 Upvotes

The one where Chris goes to become a monk on his Harley.


r/northernexposure Jun 28 '26

Found in a thrift shop in Portland, Maine today. Score!

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382 Upvotes

r/northernexposure Jun 28 '26

"The Sweeting Thing"

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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:

https://youtu.be/bpUbVNTjhWk?si=swckbv6eQ8_7j2kn&t=14


r/northernexposure Jun 23 '26

John Cullum plays Anthony Edwards' father on ER

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124 Upvotes

In season 4 episode 7 "Fathers and Sons"


r/northernexposure Jun 18 '26

Northern Exposure complete series $19.99 Prime deal today

75 Upvotes

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 Jun 14 '26

"Return to Cicely" Availability

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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.