Northern Exposure - The Complete First Season

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Summary: Worth every penny!
Review: Awsome! Do not listen to anyone if they say this dvd is a let down. It is incredible. Northern Exposure Rocks harder then ever on DVD!

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Summary: Where's the Beef?
Review: Norther Exposure is probably one of the best cast, best written, & best Location-scouted TV shows ever aired. My wife & I eagerly awaited for the show's arrival to DVD. When we purchased the show--for an outrageous $50.00--we were shocked at what we received. Yes, the innovative packaging was fun, but it hid the fact that there was nothing inside. As others have noted, the price is horrible when you realize that there were on 8 episodes! What makes it worse is that there is absolutely no information included. No booklet with stills from the show, no list of episodes, nothing at all. On top of that, they do not even give you multiple discs, they give you cheezy 2 sided discs with 2 shows on each side. What were they thinking? Others have noted that seasons 1 & 2 should have been combined. I agree. If you are a fan of the show & want the episodes from season 2, you'll get reamed gain... there are only 7 episodes!

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Summary: may 10th!!!!!
Review: looks like season 3 is coming....may 10th...26 episodes or something like that...(dont quote me on that..but somewhere in that area)...cant wait...watched the other seasons a few times now and my girlfriend is getting pissed.!!!!! anyway...thought you all might want to know...

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Summary: Short on episodes because it was a summer filler show
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Okay, so it's really expensive, and there's only a few episodes, and the special features suck. Plus, for some ridiculous reason, the original music has been changed.

But it's Maggie, and Joel, and Chris, and all the rest of the amazing cast. If you're really a fan, you'll probably splurge anyway, like I did.

FYI however, the first and second season only have 7 or 8 episodes because it was a "summer filler" show. All the rest of the seasons have about 24 episodes (and they better release them all on DVD, or else I really will boycott it)

I heard a rumor that the third season is also coming out in May 2005. Can anyone confirm?


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Summary: Price TOOOO High
Review: I love Northern Exposure. I watched it many times while it was on A&E channel. I fact I have recorded every episode on video tape. I would love to buy the DVD's but the price is TOOOO HIGH!!
I passed on the DVD's of another favorite, X-FILES, because the price is ridiculusly high. Lower the price (NE by $10 and X-FILES by about $80) to a reasonable level and I would buy both. satman

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Summary: Northern Exposure Season One
Review: To watch the episodes of Northern Exposure was, and now is again, the basic reason for living in this age of entertainment. There is nothing greater. Period. To the distributors, please keep the next seasons coming out on dvd as fast as you possbily can. Please. And Thank You.

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Summary: Several times made this and Season 2 memorable
Review: The first time I watched this DVD, I was a little annoyed with Doctor Joel Fleischmann's whining, and the blatant mistakes in depicting true Alaskan life.
However, after watching it two more times (I was bummed because there aren't many episodes in the set), I started to really appreciate what the whole show was trying to say. I started to really love all the characters who appeared shallow the first time and started to show more depth the more I watched each episode.
By the time I got to the season finale of the 2nd season, I was laughing so hard I almost fell out of bed.
I would certainly recommend this to anyone who likes watching shows about Alaska or just outdoorsy type shows.
I didn't much care about what else was on the set. The episodes were enough.

Lynne
Chugiak, Alaska

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Summary: better than the reviews suggest
Review: I briefly hesitated before getting this DVD, because the reviews posted here have been mixed. But I got it for Christmas and I've been delighted. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I don't really have a problem with the 2-sided DVDs. The episodes are all there in good quality sound and picture. The extended and deleted scenes are sort of superfluous and not very interesting, and will probably disappoint most people. They may interest only the most diehard NX fans. If you loved the series and can spare the $44, you should get the DVD. The first three seasons are the best writing ever on television, so you should add this to your DVD collection if you can.

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Summary: Best show ever on tv
Review: A lot of the other reviews have a point, the dvd itself does not have much to offer for extras, but the show makes up for it. My biggest disappointment was that there was not more episodes (considering how much it costs). I would love to get my hands on more Northern Exposre!

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Summary: Northern Exposure/conflicted
Review: OK -- I'm like the rest of the NX junkies.

I cried like a hurt kid when they played Iris Dement's "Our Town" at the end and I knew I'd never share more new times with the characters and town I'd grown to love. So yeah, if they were charging $75 for the thing, I'd buy it.

But come on! Even at the Amazon discount, $45 for eight episodes with no interviews with the actors, writers or producers? No discussions with TV or social critics? OK, some outtakes and a few deleted scenes, but good grief. Yes, the cutesy little snow jacket is nice; but I had to toss it so the DVD would fit on the shelf with my others.

Sorry, but I'm knocking it down by two stars for packaging at the sake of substance and a high price. But yeah, I'd buy it again.

Why oh why oh why can't there be more shows like this? No disgusting canned laughter; plenty of quirky characters who tug at your heart? Life outside the hotbeds of urban density? Chris in the Morning?

It was just four (good) seasons, but we all shared some great times.