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“Northern
Exposure: The Complete 3rd Season“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Dramedy
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| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
1057 minutes
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| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
6/14/05 |
| Studio |
Universal
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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“Lost Storylines” |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Deleted scenes
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| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Gag reels
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| Cast
and Crew: |
Rob Morrow,
Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum, Darren Burrows, John
Crobett, Cynthia Geary, Elaine Miles, Peg Phillips |
| Written
By: |
Diane Frolov,
Robin Green,Jeff Melvoin |
| Produced
By: |
Joshua Brand,
David Chase, John Falsey |
| Directed
By: |
Michael Vittes,
Robert Thompson, |
| Music:
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David Schwartz
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| The
Review: |
The third season was, surprisingly,
the first year that the show had a COMPLETE season (the first
two seasons consisted only of 15 episodes total). While I
miss the clever parka packaging that was a highlight of the
first two “seasons”, this set concentrates on content over
form. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow) continues to try and romance
the reluctant pilot Maggie O’Connell (Janine Turner) and deal
with the nutty characters that occupy Cicely, Alaska. ***
During season three all sorts of
interesting things occur. Maurice cheated on his taxes which
might undermine his growing relationship with Officer Semansky.
Maggie discovers that her ex-beau Rick was unfaithful so she
takes to distrusting all men and, later, comes to believe
that he has been reincarnated as a dog. Joel is forced to
become a marriage counselor for the “wild man” Adam (Adam
Arkin) and his fluky wife. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
very nice
transfer from Universal although there’s some image shimmering
and some minor edge enhancement issues but, on the whole, looks
very good. There are some issues with analog debris but it isn’t
all that distracting. The audio is nicely done as well with
the 2.0 Dolby Surround track effectively but subtly using the
effects of the format. My only issue is that some of the music
has been replacement and music was an essential part of the
series. At least it’s disclosed on the packaging now. --- |
| The
Extras: |
We’re given
deleted scenes for the series, a section focusing on bloopers
throughout the season. There’s also a featurette that discusses
a number of storylines that were dropped prior to production.
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
tracks |
| Final
Words: |
Universal
has done a nice job with the third season of “Northern Exposure”.
We get the 22 episodes of the third season with deleted scenes
for every episode as well as bloopers for a number of episodes
and “Lost Storylines” essentially a section devoted to episodes
that never made it to production. All in all a fine job from
Universal. |
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