I’ve mentioned before that we don’t watch a whole heck of a lot of TV around here, but that I will occasionally go on “tv binges” where I get Rob to find me full seasons of certain shows, and then I watch them. Like a crazy woman. As many episodes as I can.

So far this year (since the Fall) it’s been Night Court, Golden Girls, Big Love, Quantum Leap, and now it’s Northern_Exposure.

I was a HUGE Northern Exposure fan back in the day. I loved that show. LOVED it. Which was odd enough, for a 13-year-old (that’s how old I was when it started, not when it finished). But, I realized that I never did see the final season. The final season took place in 1994/95, which was my freshman year in university. Not only was there only one TV in my dorm, it was habitually taken over by these two really creepy guys who wanted to watch Star Trek all the time, so I usually avoided venturing into the lounge.

Well. I’ve watched Seasons one through five, and they were as awesome as I remember them. And now? I’m watching Season Six for the first time.

It’s not good. I wish I could say otherwise but seriously, it’s just not good.

Characters are all weird-acting. I mean, totally different character traits. It’s a “darker” show. Everything’s depressing. Dr. Fleischman (Rob Morrow, hello handsome) has gone off to live in the bush, and they’ve brought in some horrible new doctor and his wife to replace him. Maurice is boring, Holling is boring, Shelly is boring, Ed is boring, Chris In The Morning is boring, Ruth-Anne does pretty much nothing, and I’ve only seen Marilyn for a grand total of 5 minutes so far in the season… I don’t like it. Of course I’m only up to the 7th episode, so maybe it gets better, but I really think it probably won’t. Which could be why it got canceled after its sixth season. Gee, ya think?

Okay that’s all. I just thought I’d use the old blog as a platform for complaining about a TV show that hasn’t been on the air in almost 15 years. Because, you know, that would somehow inspire Joshua Brand and John Falsey to bring the show back and FIX IT, just to make me happy. Oh c’mon, you know they totally would.

And now, for your listening pleasure, here is the opening theme of Northern Exposure. Yes, I’ve made up lyrics to this one, too. No, I won’t tell you what they are. I want you to have at least some modicum of respect for me.