Having purchased ALL THE SEASONS of Northern Exposure on DVD about 10 years ago and then again purchased the same series to stream (last year), I am so happy to announce that the citizens of Cicely hold up so well. I'm delighted to have introduced my (media starved Amish-like) household of (newish) husband and many daughters to this wonderful show. I like how it careens around, not too concerned about continuing plot lines and character development, but with many, many dream sequences and free-form associations, set against a sometimes spectacular backdrop. Despite main character Joel's antic neuroses, it's such a relaxed look at small-town relationships. And ... bonus ... the weather and the dwellings and the vehicles (and the snow and the mud and the native citizens of Cicely) look REAL. (Hey Ty -- how about an issue devoted to other "white whale" films and TV shows that remain elusive to streaming? (ASKING FOR A FRIEND) XO
Northern Exposure is one of my all time favorites. The characters, the characters! There's a great list and description of them in Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Northern_Exposure_characters. Take Adam. (played by Adam Arkin, Alan Arkin's son), for example, "an abrasive, ungroomed, misanthropic, bilious, cantankerous and colorful "genius" gourmet chef who may or may not have worked for the CIA in the past, which may explain how he has so much information about everyone."
Ken Russell seems to specialize in movies about poor oppressed men who are persecuted by sex-starved women: not only in The Devils of Loudan, but also in The Music Lovers (Wikipedia: " Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky [ Richard Chamberlain] struggles against his homosexuality by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a nymphomaniac whom he cannot satisfy. [Glenda Jackson.] The scene of Tchaikovsky whimpering and hiding in a canal under a bridge because his wife is stalking him is one of the silliest scenes ever. No wonder Jackson turned down The Devils of Loudan.
I saw the Devils in Paris when I was just 13 (it was interdit aux moins de 18 ans, but I had a very well developed best friend and she bought the tickets. It was the LONG version. The only thing that maybe scarred me more was seeing the Exorcist on LSD when I was 14.
I heard one of the reasons Northern Exposure was hard to find was because of music copyright problems. And some of the workarounds were gruesome, like playing nothing at all. How did they fix this for Amazon Prime?
Having purchased ALL THE SEASONS of Northern Exposure on DVD about 10 years ago and then again purchased the same series to stream (last year), I am so happy to announce that the citizens of Cicely hold up so well. I'm delighted to have introduced my (media starved Amish-like) household of (newish) husband and many daughters to this wonderful show. I like how it careens around, not too concerned about continuing plot lines and character development, but with many, many dream sequences and free-form associations, set against a sometimes spectacular backdrop. Despite main character Joel's antic neuroses, it's such a relaxed look at small-town relationships. And ... bonus ... the weather and the dwellings and the vehicles (and the snow and the mud and the native citizens of Cicely) look REAL. (Hey Ty -- how about an issue devoted to other "white whale" films and TV shows that remain elusive to streaming? (ASKING FOR A FRIEND) XO
Northern Exposure is one of my all time favorites. The characters, the characters! There's a great list and description of them in Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Northern_Exposure_characters. Take Adam. (played by Adam Arkin, Alan Arkin's son), for example, "an abrasive, ungroomed, misanthropic, bilious, cantankerous and colorful "genius" gourmet chef who may or may not have worked for the CIA in the past, which may explain how he has so much information about everyone."
Ken Russell seems to specialize in movies about poor oppressed men who are persecuted by sex-starved women: not only in The Devils of Loudan, but also in The Music Lovers (Wikipedia: " Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky [ Richard Chamberlain] struggles against his homosexuality by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a nymphomaniac whom he cannot satisfy. [Glenda Jackson.] The scene of Tchaikovsky whimpering and hiding in a canal under a bridge because his wife is stalking him is one of the silliest scenes ever. No wonder Jackson turned down The Devils of Loudan.
I saw the Devils in Paris when I was just 13 (it was interdit aux moins de 18 ans, but I had a very well developed best friend and she bought the tickets. It was the LONG version. The only thing that maybe scarred me more was seeing the Exorcist on LSD when I was 14.
I heard one of the reasons Northern Exposure was hard to find was because of music copyright problems. And some of the workarounds were gruesome, like playing nothing at all. How did they fix this for Amazon Prime?
Greta juxtaposition of write ups. Now I don't have to watch "The Devils". ( I had a hard time getting through the preview)