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Summary: Northern Exposure the complete first season
Review: This is a great DVD. I missed the first season. The Astronaut wants to adopt Chris? The foundations of The Dr. and Maggie, and so much more. If you loved the series, this is a must have.
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Summary: Stellar Television - A Must Have!
Review: Perhaps I am one of the first true NX diehards to review this DVD. I have owned it since the day it was released, and have watched it multiple times. The bottom line is Northern Exposure represents a zenith in television writing and storytelling. DVD simply brings all the richness and texture this wonderful niche of life deserves. NX is a vacation from the sham and drudgery of our daily lives, and should compel us all to demand more from today's television. After all, isn't that why we watch?NX gave us 5 years of complex characters and witty banter that is as close to theater as TV can come. Speaking of demanding, I strongly recommend buying this DVD, but also suggest writing Universal about improving production. There have been multiple complaints, so I went back and reviewed my original CBS series VHS tapes versus the DVD. Here is what I found: 1) The music is all original (Kudos Columbia)
2) No scene's are missing, though some Intro scenes have been moved after the title song (Boo Columbia)
3) The DVD's are mislabeled, and no liner notes (Boo Columbia)
4) Original credits font changed (???)
5) Dobly Surround 2.1 (Boo - c'mon and make this 5.1 if your paying all the royalty fees for the music) The next DVD can be perfection with a modicum of production improvement. Let me just say that diehards really want the original preserved just as it was, with no changes. Just like classic cars! LET THE SERIES ROLL!
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Summary: 2 stars because the DVD format needs work...
Review: I loved this show and the DVD's do give that to me. However I hate 2 sided discs, it's kind of pricy for the minamilistic extras and only 8 shows. Hopefully Universal will stop being so greedy, or at least give us something that warrants the cost.
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Summary: Great
Review: I love the fact that Nothern Exposure is finally out on DVD. I hate two sided DVD's so the jury is still out on that one but I hope to see more to come...
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Summary: poor treatment for such a fantastic show
Review: just my $0.02 worth... first off i sincerely hope that the suggestions made here in these pages actually reach the folks who are in charge of Universal. some real problems i have with the the treatment: flipper (2-sided) DVD's
confusing labeling as to which side is which on the disc itself
nothing in the way of numbering each episode...
no episode summaries, original air dates, written/directed by... i didn't exactly expect commentary, but it would have been a nice extra. the menus are not user-friendly, in my opinion. after watching an episode, it takes you to the deleted scenes menu, instead of the episode menu. no biggie, but its a bit like going around the elbow to get to the arse. the parka is a nice novelty. but it's just that: fluff.
i hope they do the succeeding seasons justice. it's a shame they did such a slip-shod job on the first one.
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Summary: GREAT, GREAT SERIES...CRAPPY DVD'S
Review: Northern Exposure is on my shortlist of greatest television shows ever (the other shows on the list being MASH, The British Robin Hood series that starred Michael Praed, The Simpsons, Six Feet Under, and the Simpsons). Therefore I am very happy to finally have the first season on DVD. One only wishes that this great show could have gotten the treatment that its superior quality deserves. To begin with...even though the first season only comprises eight episodes. And despite the shoddy way the DVD's are put together, this set still warrants acquiring (even if Universal does not deserve money for the product). Northern Exposure is a series that was "on" from the beginning. The Caricaturization so often found in first seasons is almost completely lacking. The plot picks up and takes off. Most of this is due to one of the greatest ensemble casts of all time (John Cullum and John Corbett lead a long list of my favorites). This cast, wedded with excellent writing, made Northern Exposure a truly transcendent show from the very beginning. Why then the crappy treatment? I don't mind the parka-packaging. However, I would willingly trade it to not have to deal with flipper discs and previews I am forced to fast-forward through rather than skip. It is even more annoying that there is not a printed list of which episodes are on which discs (this could confuse some--particularly with the flipper discs). Sixty bucks is a bit much to shell out for something as poorly put together as this DVD set. Yet, the episodes are worth acquiring--any way you can. I recommend these episodes. I also heartily recommend someone at Universal pull their heads out of wherever they stuck it. This series deserves more.
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Summary: Just Glad It's Finally Here!
Review: Okay...would I have been happier if this set had included more than eight episodes? Definitely! Would I have preferred a better price? Absolutely! But finally seeing these early episodes again with digital quality was certainly worth all of the aggravation. Besides, having a Costco membership helped the bitter pill go down a little easier ($34.95 Wink, wink). Would have liked to see a little more in the way of special features beyond the typical deleted scenes and outtakes, as well.
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Summary: A Rip-Off
Review: $41.99 for 8 episodes. What a Rip-Off. The Dukes of Hazard is $27.99 for its 13 episode first season. M*A*S*H is $27.99 for a 26 episode season (30 minutes per episode). By this cost method episodes cost about $2.00 each, whereas Northern Exposure is $5.00 per episode. This is WAY out of line.
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Summary: Great show, but Universal Sucks¿
Review: Arguably one of the best shows to come to television, Northern Exposure has finally made it to DVD. But here's the problem: The idiots in marketing at Universal have royally screwed the fans of this wonderful show. First, they're asking $60 for just eight episodes. I realize that's all there was for the first season, but gimme a huge break! Not when other shows like, say, 24, are charging around the same price for three times as many episodes! Second, they only give you two poorly labeled discs, no insert or booklet about the show its creation, or at least the chapter breaks, nothing! Third, the alleged "hours of extras" which are said to contain deleted scenes and hilarious outtakes are lumped together per episode, with no indication of what it contains. It's obvious to me that the idiots at Universal spent more time and thought on designing the lame little orange parka that contains the discs than on the presentation of the discs themselves. I have seen $9.95 anthologies of Beverly Hillbillies that looked far better and give much more to the buyer than this pathetic mess. I can only hope that in future season releases, the brain trust at Universal will pay attention to content instead of silly packaging and give the show and its fans the respect it deserves.
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Summary: Fabulous at any price!
Review: The best television show is now finally available on DVD. Great writing and acting. Great music. Spiritual. Modern day fables. I'd buy it at any price! I can't wait for the remaining episodes. I wish they had given us more, but I'm still in heaven. Thanks Universal!
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