A brief history of our favorite show

•     Northern Exposure is a T.V. series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey that ran from 1990-1995 lasting 6 seasons and 110 episodes. The show won 7 Emmy awards out of 39 nominations and 2 Golden Globe awards. 

    Northern Exposure is considered a 'Fish out of water' tale that originally centered on Dr. Joel Haim Fleischman (Rob Morrow), a Russian-Jewish-American native from Flushing,Queens, New York City, who agreed to practice medicine in Alaska for four years as a condition of his scholarship at Columbia University Medical School, as he claims he went through 75 scholarship applications with Alaska being the only one to say yes. Initially assigned to Anchorage, Alaska, he finds himself tied against his will to the very remote town of Cicely, Alaska, where moose wander on the main street, bagels are unknown, and golfing  isn't very practical. He will be paid $465 per month and the alternative is a $10,000 fine and 18 years in jail. 
    Though it originally centered around Dr. Fleischman, it didn't take long to get acquainted to the unique cast of characters that would envelop his life over the next 4 years. Each complete with their own stories, philosophies, and world views. So in essence  it is a tale of several fish out of water being that none (other than the local Indian tribes) are actually native to the town of Cicely,Alaska.

•       Notable sources for more detailed description and background information worth checking out for any Northern Exposure fan.

                    http://northernexposure.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
                    http://www.moosechick.com/

•     The Pilot episode. Northern Exposure began as a Summer replacement show with only 8 episodes that quickly grew to 6 seasons at roughly 20 episodes a piece.