The Alaskan Riviera

Episode: 3.10

Title: Seoul Mates

Written by: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

Directed by: Jack Bender

Aired: December 16, 1991

Log Line: Maurice, dreading being alone for the holidays, gets a big surprise when his gift is an instant family of his own. Meanwhile Maggie, dreading being with her family, gets a big surprise when her parents opt for a Caribbean Christmas without her.

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Episode: 3.9

Title: Get Real

Written by: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

Directed by: Michael Katleman

Aired: December 9, 1991

Log Line: Magic is in the air when the circus comes to Cicely. Marilyn becomes romantically involved with The Flying Man, while Holling fears his passion for Shelly may be waning when he realizes her feet are big.

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Episode: 3.8

Title: A-Hunting We Will Go

Written by: Craig Volk

Directed by: Bill D'Elia

Aired: November 18, 1991

Log Line: After grousing about the hunting frenzy sweeping Cicely, Joel sees firsthand what it's all about by outfitting himself to join Chris and Holling for the primal ritual in the wilds. Holling, however, prefers the home fires to the campfire, while, back in town, Ed fears that Ruth-Anne is being stalked by the Grim Reaper.

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Episode: 3.7

Title: Roots

Written by: Dennis Koening

Directed by: Sandy Smolan

Aired: November 11, 1991

Log Line: Joel grapples with the possibility of a new start with his old love when his ex-fiancee Elaine visits Cicely; Bernard brings Chris is inheritance from their father, giving Chris the opportunity to go to Africa, as his dreams have told him to; and Adam becomes the chef at Holling’s Bar.

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The Alaskan Riviera is branching out into interviewing Northern Exposure fans, and people who have been inspired to work on a project related to the show. We’re delighted that our first interview is with Mirpy Daniels, a transplanted New Yorker who is developing a Northern Exposure musical. You can find out more about the musical and her other projects at mirpydaniels.com.

You can also see her answers to our first Northern Exposure questionnaire on our blog.

Episode: 3.6

Title: The Body in Question

Written by: Henry Bromell

Directed by: David Carson

Aired: November 4, 1991

Log Line: A frozen body discovered in the local river could cause a world-wide historical revolution: was Napoleon really at Waterloo or was he ice fishing near Cicely and fathering a tribe of French-speaking Native Americans?

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Episode: 3.5

Title: Jules et Joel

Written by: Stuart Stevens

Directed by: Jim Hayman

Aired: October 28, 1991

Log Line: Joel’s twin brother Jules, a charming but conniving rogue, creates a stir when he arrives in quiet Cicely to visit his sibling.

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We discussed 3.4 "Animals R Us" in a previous podcast episode, which you can find here. And we wrote a blog post comparing the shooting script and the final episode, which you can find here.

This podcast episode is an audio commentary for "Animals R Us" that is meant to be played while you watch the episode. We will give you a countdown so you will begin the episode at the same moment as us. That way, we will all be in sync. As we watch the events of 3.4 unfold together, we will comment on what we are seeing; we tried to make these comments significantly different from what we discussed in our earlier podcast episode and blog post, though that was challenging. This is an experiment that was fun for us to do -- and really made sense for an episode that is so focused on cinema and even features Ed and Grandma Woody commenting on a film they are watching (Dryer's Ordet).

Sit back and re-watch this episode with us. It's not quite as much fun as if we were Ed and Grandma Woody, but it was an entertaining experience. Maybe we'll try it again some time.

Episode: 3.4

Title: Animals R Us

Written by: Robin Green

Directed by: Nick Marck

Aired: October 14, 1991

Log Line: Maggie is confronted with the strange possibility that the late Rick has been reincarnated as a dog; Maurice sees big profits in big eggs when he discovers Marilyn owns an ostrich herd; and Ed seriously considers getting out of show business.

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Episode: 3.3

Title: Oy, Wilderness

Written by: Robin Green

Directed by: Miles Watkins

Aired: October 7, 1991

Log Line: Joel is a reluctant survival student when he and Maggie become stranded in the wilderness. Shelly’s best friend Cyndy comes to Cicely asking Shelly to divorce Wayne, because Cyndy has been married to him for six months.

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