When Northern Exposure hit the airwaves back in 1990, it was like a breath of fresh air. While I have watched my fair share of legal and cop shows, after awhile I get a little bored with them. So when a show like Northern Exposure comes along, I get very excited.
This little show was filled with quirky, but incredibly lovable and relatable characters. The main character is Dr. Joel Fleischman. In order to pay his medical school tuition, he accepts a student loan from the state of Alaska that requires him to practice in small town Cicely for four years upon graduation. Joel is the proverbial fish out of water. He is a New York City native, who misses everything about the Big Apple - bagels, the Mets and his girlfriend. The friendly citizens of Cicely try their hardest to make him feel welcome, but he thwarts them at every turn.
On the one hand I could understand Joel's feelings of homesickness. But on the other, how could he resist this town filled with wonderfully quirky and unique people? I wanted to move to Alaska and look for these people; I wanted them all to be my friends! From cinema-loving teenager Ed to ladies' man Chris to Joel's enigmatic receptionist Marilyn, they were people I loved sharing time with every week.
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Northern Exposure is not the only show that I've become quite attached to that was filled with its own cast of quirky characters. Here are a few others. Just click on any of the titles to request your copy!
Recent college graduate Jaye Tyler is working retail and living in a trailer park in Niagara Falls while the rest of her overachieving family wonders what will become of her. To top it all off, inanimate objects begin talking to her in cryptic messages and won't stop talking until she listens to them!
From the same creator of Wonderfalls, came this sweet show about Ned the pie maker who can bring dead things back to life with just the touch of his finger. If he doesn't touch them again in one minute they will stay alive. This happens when Ned's childhood sweetheart is murdered aboard a cruise ship. Now they must hide her from her loving, but over protective aunts. Meanwhile, Ned uses his ability to help private investigator Emerson Cod solve murders by asking the victims themselves!
Eureka is a small town tucked away in the Pacific Northwest unlike any other. It's filled with brilliant but, slightly odd, scientists who work for the government performing all types of experiments. Many of those experiments turn out slightly disastrous and town Sheriff Jack Carter must step in to help save the day. Eureka is a very light hearted, but fun show.
Who killed Laura Palmer? That is the key question in this cult show fave. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is sent to the small town of Twin Peaks, WA to find the murderer of high school student Laura Palmer. Along the way Agent Cooper discovers that there is more than meets the eye in this seemingly picturesque town. This highly praised series takes a stark look at what lies beneath the surface of small town life.
Who can't relate to a show set in an office environment? This comedy takes a look at the inner workings of a large, and morally suspect, corporation in their research and development division. Title character Ted is in charge of a strange little group of office drones and fussy scientists. Ted is also a single father who tries to teach his daughter about morals and doing the right thing, which isn't always easy when you work for a company like Veridian Dynamics. With sharp and satirical humor, Better Off Ted hits all the right notes.
--Post by Tracy
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