Subject: Northern Exposure
From: mctst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Mary Tabasko)
Date: 1990-08-10, 09:11
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

Well, didja? I happened onto this by accident. It seems to be the
misadventures of a young Jewish doctor from NYC who somehow ends up
posted in Alaska (I think), in a village of Eskimos who seem largely
suspicious of modern medicine. Anyway, I was half watching it
(something about the flu and tribal remedies), when I looked up and
saw this huge waterfall. Three characters were standing on some kind
of observation deck with those mounted binoculars you see at scenic
overlooks on highways. The waterfall scene was accompanied by music
that sounded a lot like _Twin Peaks_ music. At first I thought it was
an advertisement. Then the music moves into something very much like
one of the songs Audrey was dancing to, the one with the finger snaps
in it. One of the characters on the observation deck asks the others
if they hear anything, and one responds, "Like this?" and starts
snapping her fingers. The third guy offers to get some coffee, and the
first guy asks if there are any doughnuts "or ... cherry pie". Then
the woman (I think) looks into the binoculars and apparently sees
a woman in the distance. She makes some remark and asks what the woman
is carrying. The guy who offered to get coffee said, "A log. Sorta
like a pet rock" or something pretty similar.

Anyway, I thought it was pretty funny. Does anyone know if this show
regularly does this sort of thing? I vaguely recall that ads for the
show bill it as "like _Twin Peaks_". I just figured it was an attempt
to cash in, and what I saw of the show didn't change my mind. It was
a pretty formulaic comedy. The main character reminded me more of
Myles Silverberg from _Murphy Brown_ than anyone in _Twin Peaks_.

Well, I'll shut up now. 
-- Mary


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