Northern Exposure: Season 3

We are happy to be able to see this show again, it was a favorite!

Perfect discs, early delivery.

I give this release a full 5 Stars. Thank you Universal, I have also purchased Seasons 1 & 2 and will absolutely buy Seasons 4 through 6 when they are released. This release doesn't have the cute little "Parka Pack" that 1 & 2 had. In my opinion it was cute but added little and wasn't the reason I purchased the sets. This release has three separate DVD cases that fit into a green paperboard slip case. Each DVD case includes the Episode title, Episode Number and a description of each episode including special guest stars. These are listed right on the outside of the case so you know exactly which episodes are contained on the DVD even before you open it. This was a nice feature and should satisfy the nay-sayers from the previous releases in regards to inserts, etc. I also want to say my piece in regards to the background music that everyone is griping about. I am a huge NX fan and I didn't notice any difference at all in the first two seasons and wouldn't even have been aware of the "Music Issue" even after I watched both seasons through on DVD had I not read these reviews afterward. My opinion is this. Nobody tuned in to NX in the early to mid '90s just to listen to the music and people don't still remain fans to this day soley because of the music. We are fans because of the exemplary quality of the writing and acting. I believe instead of ripping on Universal because of this licensing issue, the blame should be placed on the money grubbing musicians (and their attorneys) wanting to leverage every last cent they possibly can out of everything. Knowing that a huge audience tuned in every week and is still watching this show on reruns and buying these DVDs, I would say that any musician lucky enough to have been included on this show should be thankful for the exposure and realize that they have probably sold more CDs as a result. Case in point: I personally sought out and purchased "Robert Tree Cody's CD, Maze" after hearing a portion of "Bird Song" on one of the NX episodes. So Hint, Hint, to the musicians with music on Seasons 4 through 6, let your music be heard on these DVDs without trying to leverage Universal (and ultimately us as consumers) to the hilt and you will undoubtedly sell more music. In conclusion, I am extremely happy that this show is available on DVD, a format that will last and I will be able to watch 20 years from now. Thank you Universal and I WILL buy the rest of the seasons when available! Also thank you to Amazon for the extremely high level of customer service. I pre-ordered this DVD set and it was in my mailbox yesterday (June 14) the date it was available in stores. So I give a five star rating to Amazon as well!

First off, I gave the DVD sets a 5 star rating because of the video portion of the DVD's. The audio is where the problem lies when talking about the Northern Exposure DVD's. Whoever decided it wise wise to change the music in parts of these episodes should be fired from Universal or at least not ever be allowed to make a decision there again. The music to Northern Exposure is an essential part of the show. Some episodes revolve around the music and to replace the music that was originally in the episodes with cheap "faux" music is a rediculous attempt to make more money. I love these DVD sets, but it seems odd watching them and knowing you paid all that money for them and they aren't there in the form they were when you first watched them on T.V.. I wonder if they'll replace all of the Native Indian music as well? Like on one of the later episodes when Dr. Fleischman goes to find Elaine in Seatlle. At the end of that episode there's an excellnt native American vocal song that is my favorite song in the series. Also the song "Our Town" tha plays at the end of the very last episode "Tranquility Base" is a great song and summarizes the whole series well. But that song was done by a real artist and I wonder if that song will be changed too? It would be a travesty if it was. Someone told me you can hear all of the original music if you watch the episodes with the Spanish option on. Haven't tried it myself though. The people that released the Fraks And geeks DVD's bartered and talked with all of the bands that appeared on their show's soundtrack. It took them a while, but they got all of the to sign on and were able to include all of the music that was on the show on the DVD's and still offer the DVD sets fairly cheaply. And why is there no episode listing on the DVD's or the booklet sleeve? If you want to find a certain episode, you have to keep putting the DVD's in and out of your player to see what episodes are on what disc or what episodes are on side A and B! As for the epsides themselves they are great! It is a pleasure to be able to revisit Cicely, Alaska and be in that world whenever I want to. The episodes look good and it's nice to see the entire episodes and not have 4 or 5 minutes cut out like they do for the reruns of the show. After The Simpsons, Northern Exposure is my favorite TV show of all time. I'm glad these DVD's were released so I can watch them even 20 years down the road. I just wish the music wouldn't have been butchered.

Attention ce disque ne contient que la piste audio anglais, même pas de sous-titre anglais pour malentendant ! Merci à Amazon de rendre explicite cette information, la mention import anglais n'est pas suffisante ... les éditeurs de DVD pourraient aussi faire un effort ...

Ich musste die erste Staffel zweimal anzuschauen um ein Fan zu werden. Now I am hooked und finde die Serie klug und tiefgründig mit einem Touch Philosophie. Sie ist witzig und die einzelnen Charaktere sind Unikate. Mir scheinen die Darsteller auch sehr gute Schauspieler zu sein. Man nimmt ihnen ihre Naivität, Eitelkeit, Wichtigtuerei usw stets ab.

Ich bin froh,dass die DVD importiert wird und finde die Serie eine der besten überhaupt. Da bin ich ja nicht der einzige. Kein Problem habe ich auch damit, dass die DVD nicht mit deutscher Synchronisation erscheint, die Stimmen und Sprache im Original passen einfach hervorragend. Es überfordert mich jetzt aber schon etwas, dass ich hier keine Untertitel finde. Das ist doch ziemlich anstrengend nur über das Hören eine Folge zu verfolgen. Was machen denn gehörlose Menschen in England?Deshalb 2 Sterne weniger.

It feels odd writing a review for the third season of a television series but I will give it a stab. My BF has season one and two and I watched them for the first time this year. When Northern Exposure first aired 20 years ago, for some reason I missed it altogether and in a way am glad, as I think I enjoy and appreciate it now, 20 years older, more than I would have then. After watching the first 2 seasons, I became 'hooked' and went on to buy seasons 3-5 (BF has the last season, six). I love this series because of the multiple perspectives it explores on the various aspects of life via the cast of characters. Each character is a bit of a stereotype (the blonde bimbo, the rugged hunter, the republican capitalist, the arty-philosopher, the 'fish-out-of-water' New York physician, and so on. Set in small-town, Alaska, with several first nations characters playing large roles (example Ed, the young film director) the series has a warm and folksy feel without being sentimental. I love the way the characters, even though somewhat stereotyped, have depth and continually surprise (just like real people). The writing is intelligent, witty, the acting superb, the storylines (usually 2 or 3 in each episode) original and interesting and the general feeling I get is that I would like to move to that little town! For it's day, the series was quite progressive, including several storylines with a 'gay' theme, but in a very gentle not 'in-your-face' kind of way and again, turning the stereotypes upside-down while still preserving them. I will be VERY sorry when I have seen all of the episodes. I can't say enough about this series- mature and insightful enough in the topics it explores for the 21 Century when TV now has 'f' words, but sweet and funny and warm- an antitode to the pressures of life and a nice way to spend an evening.

Brilliant series