#NorthernExposureReunion

So great to hang w/my old friends and reminisce. Thanks to @Vulture

[@JamesMandolare]

I would add that Northern Exposure was ahead of its time on issues of women, spirituality, native, race, and gay rights decades before other shows were socially conscious.

[@lory2videos]

100 percent right!!!!

[@ericscottstevens]

Broke the third wall also. A no no in the TV industry, but really they could push it to that threshold with the cast they had. It got producer Josh Brand in trouble with the network but he did not quit, but was approved to stay as long as he did not demand a pay raise.

[@pamelamartin8464]

was in my 20s when I watched the show. At 60, I can honestly say that after watching the episodes several times, it changed me. Northern Exposure is a part of who I am today. I am so grateful for everybody who participated in making that show. Thank you.

[@BitsAndPiecesPicCo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@user-xi7lf4ou7r]

I miss it so much! It was RICH.

[@user-xi7lf4ou7r]

Thank you SO MUCH for doing this! Northern Exposure was a DREAM of a TV show....I never managed to see that many episodes even though I loved it due to household TV choice heirarchies...but now I have the ENTIRE SERIES ON DVD waiting for me to get my 50 inch 4KUHD TV out of storage....and just soak in it!

[@oweunuffin2252]

Same❤

[@3581tossit]

I feel the same. I'm 57 and this show gave me a license to celebrate my quirky and eclectic tastes and in turn celebrate each character on the show. I loved them all. Best of all, a couple of years ago I moved from Grosse Pointe, Michigan to the Italian version of Cicely, in San Fedele Intelvi. It's a great mountain town between Lake Come and Lake Lugano with an interesting cast of characters to keep me entertained. I now feel like I've joined the cast of NX.

[@nc9831]

Love how John wore the cut off shirt and bandana. Still adorable. My favortite show back then and remained all these years. Available for streaming finally! with original music from the show which some was taken out of DVD's. I wish they'd gotten Elaine Miles (Marilyn) and Darren Burrows (Ed) to join in.

[@davecassady7468]

This show is literally a national treasure, & it's nearly impossible to describe in words how brilliant this show was. If television is an art, Northern Exposure is a masterpiece. My gratitude goes out to the creators & the entire cast for giving us this beautiful gift.

[@simplyDiann]

I sm 71 and have spent the last month watching Northern Exposure for the first time. What a great show!

[@jaytoday10]

What John said at the end is correct. It leaves you in a good mood with a good feeling, ready for the next adventure. I absolutely love this show. Thank God it is finally on a streaming network at Prime!

[@posseeANNA]

I loved Northern Exposure and all of the cast. I’m 65 and still have that warm homey feeling when I watch the reruns.

[@timlavance867]

It's on Amazon prime now..been watching a few episodes every day..great show..watched it in the 90's when I was a teenager now I'm 45..love it!!! Seinfeld and Northern Exposure are my favorite shows

[@dukefan37923]

We're in the same boat lol. I'm 46 and I just started the final season. It's a fantastic show! I don't know if you've gotten this far yet, but the conversation Chris (John Corbett) and Maggie (Janine Turner) have when Chris is installing that washer/dryer at her cabin. OMG, the writers nailed it back in 1994! That is exactly what we're dealing with today! Also, Janine Turner was/is a stone cold stunner. What a beauty!

[@Mr2blue2]

I live a couple hrs. south of the filming location in Washington. My wife and I stopped in a couple years ago and had lunch at the Roslyn cafe. It re-kindled all the good memories of watching those first episodes. We are re-watching the the entire series. So much richer all these years later. We will return to "Sicily" Alaska again this summer and stop in at the Brick. We will wander the streets and say hello to the characters that we came to love. I think the over powering feeling I get from the show is acceptance of each person for who they are and a group of people striving, in their own imperfect way, for the common good. I grew up in towns or 350 population and 1400 population in rural Eastern Oregon. This show perfectly captured the spirit of a small town community. Thank you to the cast members for taking time to do this interview. Just a wonderful way to spend an hour.

[@modaljazz59]

I agree. This show had such great characters and allowed for growth of background characters into central characters as well. It eventually seemed that at any time, a character that had been on the periphery might become an episode where they had the lead. Twin Peaks, the obvious sister show, may have more hip cultural cache, but Northern Exposure earned a great deal of value on its own.

[@RoxanaToledo-pk8te]

I'm 61 yrs old, and for me Northern Exposure is the best TV show EVER. Quirky, original, wonderful characters, beautiful scenery, really funny but with a lot of heart. Extremely well written. Never boring. And, even though the characters were very complex, it wasn't as convoluted as today's shows, so it was easy to follow the stories.

[@lyndarossi933]

Watching the series again with my husband...Amazing because so much better than many shows on tv today....awesome! And great to see them again here...

[@lhurst9550]

thankyou! Last year I bought the box set on dvd, it was not streaming anywhere at the time.

[@TiffinyHarrington]

Same - my husband & I watch it every night before bed:)

[@cacoughlin2408]

My mother adored this show. Vaguely recalled watching it with her as a kid, something we always wanted to stream as the age of streaming came on, it was always the biggest absence. Cancer took her, quickly, just before the show appeared on Amazon. Stunning how much this show shaped me even as a child watching in retrospect. Blown away by the show, saw a clip of this somewhere and spent some time looking for it in full-thank you so much.

[@lindawiegering6398]

I was hooked on NE from the beginning. Now in 2024 I’m binging on watching all the episodes again. One of the very best sitcoms ever!

[@sandytherry8647]

This is so cool. Thanks for organising the catch up. My local tv channel in Perth,Western Australia is showing reruns of the show at the moment and I’m really enjoying watching them, even though it’s at 4am in the morning. It was such a great, quirky show.

[@christopherpardell4418]

The show shone with genuine humanity. A deep optimism in the human capacity for kindness and the importance of community. I keep thinking of that one scene when Ruth-Ann quotes Terentius, “nothing human is alien to me.“ The show was everything that is noble in art.

[@birsay123]

Oh please. 🙄

[@x2bate]

The bond between these folks only reinforces why this show was (is) great. Re-watching on Amazon now. We are limiting ourselves to 2 episodes each night, stretching out the enjoyment. This was a great interview.

[@Mr_PNW]

I’m 65 and live near Olympia WA. Back just after NE ended my mother came up and wanted to see Roslyn since she was a big fan. I didn’t watch much TV back then so I didn’t understand all the things she was talking about. I only knew the town for its beer. This year I finally got to watch it on Prime and am now in season 5. Now I know what all the fuss was about, what an outstanding series and what a great interview this was. Thank you for putting it together.

[@user-om5rg3pd9b]

Watching it now on Prime. Many years ago we also bought the DVD collection. Still a fantastic show!

[@erikdolnack846]

Northern Exposure will always be one of the best TV shows of all-time. I am thrilled that N.E. was released on blu-ray in Region 1 for the first time recently, all six seasons in one box set. Watching Northern Exposure today takes me back to the early 90s even more than listening to Seattle Grunge Rock. That show defined an era and was a cultural moment in time. I cherish it! Seeing these great cast members share stories together today is so awesome. Thank you for posting this!

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Cynthia Geary is still gorgeous 30 years later.

[@randymillhouse791]

How about the fact that Covid is not such a damn thing anymore folks? Seeing these remote type of interviews is only just now beginning to blow me away that we lived through the pandemic.

[@modaljazz59]

Truly one of the great TV shows to stand out from the multitude. Amazing to see this dialogue with thw actors. For me, I remember watching sporadic episodes, we were not a TV Guide household, and liking them, and they made an impression, I liked the stories, and the characters, and the setting, etc. All the things we loved about the show. I've been collecting DVDs and a few years ago I found the entire 6 seasons in the used bins for $1 each. Based on my memory of a few episodes from 30 years ago, I figured I'd spend the $6. Wow. I sat down with Season 1 and couldnt put em down until the end of the last episode (might have taken a month). Great great show. I should just pin this in my forehead as I go about in response to the inanity of the world we find ourselves today. Talk to the hand? Ok. Talk to the moose. Better.

[@babylonian.captivity]

This show was formative to me. Back in college. It really set the tone for the nineties. That indy aesthetic. I was a New Yorker who went to Iowa for college so needless to say, the show really resonated with me. In so many ways. I'm so glad it's finally streaming. I've been wanting to watch it again for years!

[@dianeovercash6739]

I am at the moment rewatching NE and thoroughly immersed. There is no other show like it.

[@maxmoszkowicz8296]

Been watching every morning from the start with my wife,made it a current ritual with coffee.Got a few to go.Seen it all in the 90s.Love it.

[@jon545]

There are shows that can literally become gold and to me this one is it . Me and a buddy that's passed on used to watch Northern Exposure every day when it came on . I love the characters which are very talented actors and actresses and will watch the show time and time again because you just can't wear it out lol . Make a comeback ya'll and I'll watch those too . I been hearing rumors about a reboot so bring it I'm ready :)))

[@markd2209]

I am over the moon that it’s FINALLY on streaming!!! My wife never watched it originally. She’s blown away at what a special, wonderful show it is. I hope the cast knows how much happiness they produced in the hearts of countless.

[@ironsoul80]

i was a teen when it aired and i remember it being a great show so i started watching it on prime in January 2024 my wife who is a couple of years older then me never watched it back when it was on TV she is just amazed at how much of a time capsule from the 90s this show is

[@modaljazz59]

❤❤❤❤

[@kristopherdetar4346]

I’m 62 this year. Had worked 12 hour night shifts in the hospital during the prime time airing of this show from 1990 to 1996. Only caught it once in awhile but loved the show at that time. Several years ago bought the entire DVD series to catch up now that I’m retired. I love it even more and this crazy show raises my spirits no matter how many times I’ve watched it. It truly is a network gem and gift to those of us that are fans.

[@tamifriedkin6122]

What a jewel this show was! Beautiful honest deep

[@greyeyed123]

50:54 I showed "Democracy in America" to a couple of my high school English classes years ago before elections, and I can still remember several girls swooning over him in that haircut, lol. Such a great episode.

[@karlk1004]

This show reaches every aspect of me... love it. Every human should be forced to watch it. They'd all come out a little better even if they were perfect already.

[@user-tq3rr8vy2w]

I agree with you. To me, it’s almost like Andy Griffith meets New York Jewish doctor, and both of them are the protagonists and focal points of the show. Just feel better after watching each and every episodes.

[@CSM100MK2]

Now streaming on Amazon, heads up friends!

[@debbiehall5540]

Haven't stopped watching since I found it I think on Tuesday. 😂

[@allisonmarlow184]

This was a wonderful treat! Excellent visiting all the folks again ... But it turns out, the actors are so like their characters!! It's uncanny. And this talented group isn't even aware of it. 😁 Most amazing show ever on tv.

[@Barbara-jq2se]

I’m remembering some of the scenes that they’re taking about & it’s making me chuckle. Whoo-hoo!

[@roberthummel2300]

My dad who is 95 now, kept asking me if I could find the show about 4 years ago. couldn't find it on tv show I decided to buy the whole series. And I ended up getting hooked on it and have watched the series through 4 times. I did get really bummed when Rob decided to leave the show. And see Barry Corbin on my other favorite series, MASH

[@concorde2003]

You need to get the UK Blu-Ray set. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL MUSIC.

[@gordogringo668]

Best TV series ever made .

[@annam.2899]

My favorite show ever.

[@dr.a.995]

The weirdness factor was a function of the great writing. Every episode had at least two-subplots and I was totally zeroed in. It was in the 6th season (?) that the sputtering started. Iris De Ment made the final episode. Great series overall; the all-star cast deserved another year, at least.

[@meatdog]

I drove to Roslyn, Wa and had a beer at the BRICK and it was the most wonderful experience to visit that town. The town locations were all set up like a museum and fabulous. I saw the Holling circumcised episode. It was hysterical🎉. I was so sad to see the show end.

[@modaljazz59]

Is the Brick still open? I drove from Snoqualmie Falls to Wallace, Idaho back in '21. Passed right by. Next time then.

[@danielmargolis3210]

Nice video. Love Northern Exposure!

[@obando655]

I first watched this show when I was 14, rewatching it at 42 thanks to Prime video and loving it all over again 🥰 I remember staying up real late at night to be able to watch it in the 90s 😂

[@thelibrary8878]

Between John Corbett's purloined props and mementos and Robs Photos and Dailies....you've got a potential museum exhibition, catalog & Documentary.

[@vickiross1025]

I'm a WV hillbilly as well.

[@meatdog]

I have the entire collection of the shows on DVD and they are my treasure.

[@concorde2003]

I miss Northern Exposure. It was the best series ever on TV and will remain so.

[@MRBCA500]

Love this. Thank you for sharing. Northern exposure gives such unusual joy to me and the fact that the actors are just as quirky as their characters is amazing. Can't wait to see Roslyn.

[@lynnmckenna9934]

Not weird, but creative and artistic and alive!

[@greyeyed123]

The network hated the idea of a moose walking through the credits. lol Good lord. Who puts these people in charge?

[@mawmawd627]

One of the best tv shows ever.

[@barbarajloriordan2697]

I liked this show because every character was actively investigating the meaning of life. This in the early 1990s, when investigating the meaning of life was hardly fashionable.

[@hihatjas9477]

It's like a continuation of the wizard of oz and Rob's character just wanted to go home.

[@MajikMann]

Re-watching this again on Amazon Prime for the first time since the original run. I’m thinking it’s held up pretty well compared to other shows from the era whose humor hasn’t aged well.

[@NOONE-rj1ug]

I remember watching this show after I worked an 18-hour day and I needed to relax. I was never a big TV guy but I liked the show. The funniest thing I had ever seen was when O'Connell's boyfriend (I think his name was Rick) was taken out by a satellite. when they had the funeral the casket was built around the satellite because he was apparently merged with it. That was the funniest thing I had seen since the Monty Python movies. The look on all the different characters faces when the casket came into the Church was hilarious.😂😂 I miss the show... I wish they would do a reboot and bring the characters back for another series.

[@lovesafrica111]

Oh my gosh, I'm soooo excited to find this. After 30+ years, I just found Northern Exposure on Amazon & now died & think I'm in heaven watching it once again. It is honestly JUST the best show still (with Little House in a close 2nd. Smiling). I truly forgot what a great positive feeling this show gives a person. It's literally food for the soul - all these years later. Please if they're still alive, give my respect to the writers for their amazing work. When you were filming initially, I had taken my then very young daughter up to Roslyn & watched you film & even have a picture of Cynthia & my daughter in front of Docs office. Thank you still. And while there got to thank John for his awesome portrayal of Chris, whose philosophy in life was eerily close to mine along with the Native American theme which fits my soul exactly. Then Rob M, who I was having crazy lucid dreams about though in a past life as Native Americans (who can make this stuff up) who shows up on his motorcycle to the very redwood state park (Jed Smith) my then husband & I were living in 12 hours south of Roslyn & stays for 10 days totally freaking me out after years of having the same dream, that I knew him in a past life. Honest to God & whose bday is 09.21.62 & mine 09.12.62. The makings of a NE episode for sure. If I hadn't been so pregnant & fat & true reality shock, I would have sat down to chat for the hek of it. Now, all these years later, the kids grown, even a grandson & now with my beloved gorgeous Shona African husband (from Zimbabwe) & N.E is back in all it's glory. It'll probably be the last time to enjoy such great tv with us soon to be moving back to Africa to be surrounded with culture, lots of African drumming & dancing & joy - which is why I loved N.E to begin with. To all who were a part of this show....THANK YOU HEART & SOUL. WHAT A GREAT LEGACY...I also shut off our cable after this ended cause I knew nothing could ever compare. Blessings to all. Kerrie Kanda

[@tallley6748]

Love love loved and still love this show 💞

[@michellebubbie]

So enjoyed this video even though it’s already a few years old. I’ve also appreciated how each actor has gone forward and done different roles. NX was outstanding then and it still is as I rewatch it on Prime.

[@sempercompellis]

they all look great

[@finnhoydal2028]

A belated Bon hiver everyone!

[@angiecibis]

LOL at Rob saying that John "collects" memorabilia.... er.. steals ;)

[@sleepingwithcats5121]

I long for a reunion of the Entire cast, most are living to this day! Hurry and make a series! A short series! But keep true to the characters and don't change anything. With original writers!

[@charlychips]

Love them totally.

[@sydneymommy]

It so much fun to watch it again. When the show was airing we actually went to the town it was filmed in, Roslyn, Washington. The main street was exactly the same and the sets like the radio station were there. Don't know what it looks like now. Would be interesting to see.

[@mirandaedison2433]

Bring it back!! Rob, what’s the scoop? I don’t Tweet or Facecrack. More Moose!

[@billvill61]

Cynthia is even more beautiful now. Wow!

[@denislisulknjige2110]

Nice JOOOOB! :) Thank you

[@canyondiva493]

I’ve been rewatching on Prime and find it amazing how much it continues to be relevant to the current issues of the day. Absolutely one of the best shows ever made. Loved seeing everyone.

[@blaker2g]

What an amazing cast and show you’re right it was so cinematic and shot beautifully! also schitt's creek completely took “stole” borrowed… so many notes from this show it’s unbelievable ❤

[@johnnyappleseed5029]

Waited nearly 30 years to see it again since the DVD collection was messed up without the original music....way to good a show to be lost in obscurity

[@brianmelendy1194]

I used to watch the show when it was new (and the reruns) and I have wanted to visit Alaska ever since. Haven't been yet. ONE MORE SEASON.

[@NdnUrbanCat]

Visit Roslynn, Washington. It's closer. 😂

[@user-tv7tc9xg2v]

I love Rob's comment about landscape!! It was a character which is much more cinematic or book-like. And definitely not weird. Original

[@Barbara-jq2se]

This should be quite interesting to say the least! Ahh! This is neat! So, you’ve stated their actual names. Janine Turner, Rob Morrow, John Corbett, Barry Corbin, Cynthia Geary. Where are the rest of the gang? Hey?! 🤷‍♀️

[@lhurst9550]

Has to be my favorite show of all time.

[@JamesDio-yu5yd]

I was in my 20 every time it started. A warm feeling would come over me. I had to stop and watch it. l love the show .

[@user-os7ld4wq8n]

My favorite TV show of all time! Everything about this show was entertaining! An American classic without a doubt!! Great interview!!!!!!

[@geoberserker]

Thank you for this, this show was one of my all time favorite shows

[@leesagrrl]

This is wonderful! Thanx so much< I think there was another episode that was not shown in certain Red Areas. It was Ron and Eric's Wedding. And that episode's relationship between Eric and Maurice was fantastic.

[@davidkaplan2745]

It's good to Northern Exposure get some love after all this time. One of the few TV shows worth planning your day around.

[@TimC887]

I started watching NE in the 90's when it first went into syndication. 2 episodes a day on A&E. 5 days a week. Took about 3 months to watch the entire series and then it would start again. I've probably seen the entire series 3-4 times. Just loved it! One of my favorites of all time! Now that it's on Amazon Prime my wife and I have started watching the series. Still in season 1 and she loves it!

[@ruialexandre6197]

Why, oh why did I take 3 years to discover this interview??

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

One of my favorite TV shows! Glad to see reruns playing these days ❤

[@beachrose88]

I own series and rewatch all the time

[@ericscottstevens]

Cynthia was waiting tables. Got the character of Shelly who was waiting tables. Meant to be.

[@patriciamcpherson4667]

I'm watching the series again on Amazon prime. Love the show and I would love to see more shows like that. ❤❤

[@helenhines2712]

My favorite show from the 90s. I was so sad to see it end. I wished it kept going. Im happy to find out it's finally streaming on Prime. I started binge watching 24 hrs a day. Have always been obsessed with this show. Thanks for creating it!! ❤

[@GABRIEL_CRAFT]

Hi Rob, I would love to see your photo work from the show. Would you consider putting together a photo book of it?

[@xtravert2012]

30:25 I think the book that he did is where the photos come from

[@alvysfarm7686]

Love it, watching it right now!

[@Shari225]

I loved Northern Exposure, and with this reunion, I'm sure going to watch it again! My favorite, most memorable episode was the one with the piano catapulting through the air! Shocking and great fun!

[@hippydippy]

Such a great show & cast. Just started watching the reruns again on Amazon Prime. PRICELESS!

[@michaelkeith2207]

Great to see it again. Very special series.

[@buckypeterson1018]

This was fun to watch! Just like the show, I didn't want it to end.

[@THEOneAndOnlyDOCTORofHUMANICS]

Yes, as Cynthia was eventually part owner (as Shelley) of where she was waitressing this time! ;) Thanks for sharing how broke a few of you actors were in your career aspirations! Thanks for writing that book Rob, and many of you also doing such events as this one, even if no reunion show ever materialized. Martin.

[@modaljazz59]

🧚‍♂️We need a Northern Exposure feature film (in lieu of a 7th season)🧚‍♂️

[@retrogirl9089]

This was so great!!!

[@tocaticotocata]

I adore "Doctor en Alaska"!!!

[@annebeals2918]

I agree with the closing statements, and partway through my rewatch, i realized there were NO CELL PHONES!!!

[@modaljazz59]

As Ive reflected, it I ventire this show has everything I could possibly want in a show, and that is was complete fulfillment of its own potential. However, the one thing it doesn't have, is the hip factor that say, Twin Peaks, has/had. Obviously having an 'auteur' attached to Peaks makes it easier to keep in a certain segment of publics consciousness. Northern Exposure just doesnt have that. Its probably one of the best productions of corporate TV. Its goes well beyond what could have been expected, but it might be too "wholesome" for its own good. But being on streaming services now, it great to see it getting another wind. - one last thing though, that didn't help was that theast season, season 6, was a weak way, a soft, maybe even ineffective, way to end the journey. I'd love to entertain an 7th season......

[@vickiross1025]

It was weird, but great. Joel et Jules was great. Joel, Chris and Ed are my favorites. I always loved watching Chris dance & I hated the disrespect shown to Dr. Sometimes it was hard to watch.

[@midniteryder58]

Love the show then. And now. Watching it on prime. When was this reunion made.

[@brianmelendy1194]

When is it going to happen for real?

[@modaljazz59]

Of course I had a crush on Maggie O'Connell. This doesn't really make sense, but Maggie came across the way that I imaged Natalie Merchant might be like based on having only heard her voice.

[@RicoBanani]

man, if anyone could get their hands onto that 16:9 ratio footage. If I understood Rob well he said they filmed in the nore panoramic ratio but the studio wanted it cropped?