Following a remark by Adam (Adam Arkin) Joel (Rob Morrow) decides he needs to host a dinner party, but it’s more work than he’s used to. Northern Hospitality was written by Barbara Hall and first debuted on 28 February, 1994. While Joel tries to tackle all aspects of a dinner party, something that is truly…
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Northern Exposure (1993) – Old Tree, and Three Doctors
The fourth season of Northern Exposure came to an end on 24 May, 1993 with Old Tree. Written by Diane Frolov and Robin Green, the final episode of the season focuses on an old tree, Vicky, that seems to be dying , everyone turns to Joel (Rob Morrow) for a diagnosis. Maurice (Barry Corbin) is…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981) – Episodes 4, 5, and 6
Douglas Adams iconic story The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy continues with Arthur Dent’s (Simon Jones) comedic and intergalactic travels . The fourth episode aired on 26 January, 1981. The gang are still on Magrathea and the reveal that mice were the ones who financed the planet Earth, and were conducting experiments there. Arthur confers…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981) – Episodes 1, 2, and 3
I feel that most of North America was introduced to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy when this version of the novel, adapted from the BBC radio broadcast, jumped the pond. I remember 1980, at Christmas the novel was under the Christmas Tree for me. I may have been a little young for it at…
Northern Exposure (1991) Slow Dance, and The Bumpy Road to Love
Slow Dance closes out the truncated second season of Northern Exposure, and also clears the path for Joel (Rob Morrow) to possibly pursue Maggie (Janine Turner) – but what about her reputation as a black widow? All of her boyfriends have died – and Rick (Grant Goodeve) is no exception… he’s killed by a falling…
Northern Exposure (1991) – Goodbye to All That, and The Big Kiss
The truncated second season of Northern Exposure got underway on 8 April, 1991 with Goodbye to All That. Written by Robin Green the show opens with Chris-in-the-morning (John Corbett) giving us the broad strokes of the series for any new viewers. Chris is living at the radio station because his trailer got pancaked by a…
Northern Exposure (1990) – A Kodiak Moment, and Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People
Northern Exposure is really finding its groove, and embracing all the eccentric personalities that make up the small town of Cicely, Alaska. Sadly, however, we are coming to the end of the first, incredibly short season. A Kodiak Moment serves as the penultimate episode of the series’ inaugural season. It was written by Steve Wasserman…
Northern Exposure (1990) – Pilot, and Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence
I adored Northern Exposure whenever I came across an episode on television, and totally dug Chris-In-The-Morning (John Corbett), but I never watched the series from beginning to end. So it’s time to dig in to the classic series. Rob Morrow stars as Dr. Joel Fleischman. He’s had his med school paid for by the state…
Love and Monsters (2020) – Michael Matthews
The charming and likeable Dylan O’Brien stars in the adventure comedy Love and Monsters which serves as a bit of a coming-of-age tale for his character, Josh. Seven years ago, Earth was able to launch enough missiles to stop an asteroid from wiping out the planet, unfortunately, the chemicals used perverted the environment and mutated…
Family Ties (1988) – The Spirit of Columbus, The Blues Brother, and Read It and Weep: Part 1
Charles J. Schlotter pens The Spirit of Columbus which first debuted on 17 January, 1988. Alex (Michael J, Fox) sees an opportunity when Nick (Scott Valentine) sells one of his pieces at a flea market for $200. However, when Alex keeps pushing him to work harder and harder to churn out more pieces Nick begins…
The Mind Reels 