Movie #3270 ........................."Northern Exposure" (amazon prime) Season 1

 Movie #3270 "Northern Exposure" (amazon Prime)  Season 1 --- this is a revisit for us because we remember enjoying the show so much back in the day.  While  re-watching the pilot and first 8 episodes that constitute season 1, we are reminded of the quirkiness of the characters and their relationships with each other, starting to build to a real community of friends by the end of the show --- a community the watcher learns to care about --- there's Maurice, the head honcho always roping community members to come along with him to help with all of his big ideas , and Chris, the radio guy who plays the music HE likes rather than the show tunes the owner of the station (Maurice) would prefer, Maggie, the pilot who becomes important to the members if they need to get supplies (like bagels)  or they need to go someplace in Alaska themselves, and , of course, Dr. Fleishman, who is the center of the piece because the show starts with his entrance --- he signed a promissory note to Alaska that if they paid for his medical schooling he would give them a couple of years in Alaska  --- but he didn't sign up to be way way way out in no man's land with not even bagels! for breakfast, and Marilyn, his receptionist, who is a native american and introduces him to pow wows and other native american customs, and Holling (the owner of the bar) and his partner Shelley who is a good 40 years younger  than he, and finally Ed,  who is just Ed, who shows up at the most inopportune times, and he's the one you know least about but want to know more about.  They are great characters --- can't say a lot is accomplished in each quirky story, but it has been most enjoyable to visit these past couple of days.  Not sure if we will continue, but we know it is there and available if we ever want to continue the series.  I'd give this 4 .5 out of 5.  

"NORTHERN EXPOSURE"    amazon prime   (6 seasons,110 episodes, about 55 mins each)  1990-1995

A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small town life.

Creators:  Joshua Brand, John Falsey

Actors:  Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin