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Northern Exposure - Series 6 - Complete (Box Set)
Northern Exposure - Series 6 - Complete (Box Set)
Stars: Rob Morrow, Paul Provenza, Teri Polo, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Corbett, Darren E. Burrows, Peg Phillips, Doug BallardDirector: Joshua Brand
Summary: Dr. Joel Fleischman is a New York City doctor forced to work in the Alaskan town of Cicely to repay medical school loans. Cicely is a town populated by unusual characters, including an ex-con-turned-philosopher DJ, an ex-astronaut millionaire, and a feisty pilot-landlady.
The sixth and final season of this cult series was most famous for the departure of series star Rob Morrow and the addition of his replacement, played by comedian Paul Provenza. Despite shakeups in cast, NORTHERN EXPOSURE kept the balance between comedy and drama that made it a fan favorite. Set in the fictional Alaskan town of Cicely, the dramedy's plot is driven by its well-drawn characters. Dr. Joel Fleischman (Morrow) is a New York City doctor forced to work in the northern state to repay medical school loans. Cicely is a town populated by unusual characters, including an ex-con-turned-philosopher DJ (SEX AND THE CITY'S John Corbett), an ex-astronaut millionaire (Barry Corbin), and a feisty pilot-landlady (Janine Turner). When Morrow left partway through the season, Provenza and his TV wife played by Teri Polo (MEET THE PARENTS) filled the void and the series continued for the rest of the series.
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And so, the sun sets on Cicely, Alaska. While Northern Exposure somewhat jumped the moose in its last season, there are enough characteristically "weird, almost surreal" moments to make season 6 a nice place to revisit. The auspicious season opener, "Dinner at Seven Thirty," is a typically disarming and disorienting quirk fest that recasts the characters in a parallel New York universe. Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) is married to a high society (and high maintenance) Shelly (Cynthia Geary), Maggie (Janine Turner) is their au pair, Ed (Darrin E.Burrows) is an Armani clad corporate raider, Holling (John Cullum) is a Piano Man, Ruth-Anne (Peg Phillips) is the leader of an internal medicine group, Chris (John Corbett) is an inarticulate fashion photographer, and Maurice (Barry Corbin) is the luxury-highrise doorman. "I'd rather practice medicine in some hick rural outback than stay here another minute," Joel rebels, returning things to what passes for normal in Cicely. Another early gem is "The Robe," with guest star Charles Martin Smith (American Graffiti) as no less than the Devil who tries to corrupt Shelly.
But then the series goes off the beaten path. Joel, following a bumpy courtship with Maggie, goes "Up River" to live in a remote fishing village (His final episode is the bittersweet, "The Quest," in which he departs for good for his "jeweled city"). Enter new doctor Phillip Capra (Paul Provenza) and his journalist wife, Michelle (Teri Polo), brie-eating yuppies from Los Angeles. Northern Exposure remained a fish-out-of-water comedy, but these two characters are as bland as tilapia. Though not nearly the hard cases that a resistant Joel was, they, too, succumb to Cicely's charms, and by series' end, Michelle is having hallucinatory forest chats with Joel's former New York rabbi. Happily, the rest of the characters are still good company. Between Ruth-Anne and trapper Walt (Moultrie Patten) and Maurice (Corbin) and Officer Barbara Semanski (Diane Delano), love really blossoms this season. But as Iris Dement sings in the heartbreaking lament, "Our Town," which ends this series on a lovely grace note (and is one of the few originally broadcast songs to survive the transition to DVD), "Nothing good ever lasts." Northern Exposure lasted six seasons, which is good enough. To paraphrase a postcard Joel sends to Maggie in "The Quest," Cicely is a state of mind, and thanks to DVD, there is no need to "kiss it goodbye." --Donald Liebenson
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