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From: mann@vis.toronto.edu (Richard Anthony Mann)
Subject: Number theory
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:40:10 GMT

A good idea to have a math-girl, but why not some substance rather
than this pseudo scientific stuff about pi?

Comments?

Richard
From: newton@convex.com (Vicki Newton)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: Sacrilege!  Blasphemy!
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:53:04 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1992Oct13.135449.16177@zia.aoc.nrao.edu>,
lbrother@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Larry Brothers) writes:

...

> But to push a Harley off a cliff?  Sacrilege!  Blasphemy!  When she
> said, "But you love this.", he should have said, "I love you, too!"
> and thrown *her* off the cliff.

the thing that got us was that aside from trashing a good bike, there
was no regard whatsoever for the total littering of that beautiful
valley below.  if you launch a cow, eventually nature will take care
of it.  but that harley will be there forever.

and yes, i realize this is just a tv show but still...
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From: toten@bourbon.ee.tulane.edu (Derek Toten)
Subject: Re: O'Connell and Fleischman
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-16754]: bourbon
Organization: E.E. Dept., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:02:04 GMT

In article <HRP.92Oct9102756@pecan03.cray.com> hrp@cray.com (Hal Peterson) writes:
>I've been hearing a lot of speculation about those two getting
>together, and the show certainly did spend a lot of time building up
>to it in the first couple of seasons.  But didn't they resolve that
>whole plot line at the end of last season?  Now that they've resolved
>the standard sitcom problem (how to get the stars in bed together) in
>a nonstandard way (they don't), they can move on to cover new ground,
>exploring the other possibilities in the relationship.

	Actually, I would say that absolutely NOTHING was solved last
season regarding the "Will They or Won't They" question.  Sure, Joel
made his empasioned plea for them to end their constant bickering
as well as put their sexual tension on hold, but Maggie wiped the
whole thing away with her comment about Joel's kissing.  And despite
Joel's pontifications only moments before, he responds to Maggie's
doubts with a doubtful look of his own.  Neither one truely believed
anything Joel said.  I'd say the torch is still burning with the
same intensity we've seen all along.

						Derek

Derek Toten
From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: Fluffy Badinage?
Keywords: Civil Wars, Criticism
Date: 15 Oct 92 18:45:08 GMT
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

In article <1992Oct15.145252.20972@tessi.com> george@tessi.com (George Mitchell) writes:
>
>If any of you watched "Civil Wars" last night, there was a hilarious
>pop analysis of all of the "Northern Exposure" characters by an ex-
>client of Eli (the slightly off-center lawyer).  But she seemed to
>think that Shelley was married to "Hollings."
>
>Oh, and she briefly dispatched "L.A. Law" and a couple of other
>shows along the way.          -- George Mitchell (george@tessi.com)

yes.  i saw that.  civil wars is an ok show.  but i am having more trouble
staying awake for these shows( NExp, CivW ) than i could have guessed.

fluffy badinage i am dumbly ignorant about - is that like crane sandwich?
-er, i mean, main bandage? - er, i mean brain damage??  god i hope so....

- nate
From: cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Sex appeal of PI
Date: 13 Oct 92 05:19:16 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering


I'm impressed.  Never before tonight have I heard a monologue on PI turned
into such an arousing, totally sexy event!

My hat is off to the writer(s) -- and to Amy (whose real name I missed
on the credits).

Once again, NX comes through!
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From: hmc6442@ultb.isc.rit.edu (H.M. Chau)
Subject: Roslyn & Filming Thanksgiving Ep. mild spoilers
Originator: hmc6442@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 16:23:01 GMT



lopresti@henson.cc.wwu.edu (lopresti robert) writes:
>Yesterdays newspaper (Thurs OCt 8 Bellingham Herald) had a lengthy
...
>The article, by reporter Gail Stark, says the bands are part of a
>parade which (in the show) is part of the Native American's
>traditional Thanksgiving celebration of the dead.  Therefore all
>the marching musicians are wearing masks (one of them is shown
>in a skeleton mask).

The N.K.C. Tribune is a newspaper out of Cle Elum (/Clee-el-um/) Washington
which is about 2 miles from Roslyn.  They are the closest paper to Roslyn
that has Roslyn news.  Whole paper typically runs about 18 pages.

In Thurs Sept. 17, '92, N.K.C. Tribune, front page of the second section,
There was an article titled "On Location with 'Northern Exposure': Lets talk
about the Emmys." There were two photos with the article.  One whose caption
read "John Ferro, Roslyn Fireman, had a role in the parade staged by Northern
Exposure in Roslyn last week.  Ferro drove the fire truck.  In order to hold
the parade, Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to traffic for 24 hours.  The
Skeleton man is visible walking in front of the fire truck.  The other
picture say "A backhoe became a dinosaur in the Northern Exposure parade."
and the "dinosaur" is shown.
The article talks about how the show where the old man told the story of
Cicely and Roslyn and the town in the beginning was submitted for Emmy
consideration, and all the nominations.

Last week's paper had a half page "thank you" from the makers of NX to the
town of Roslyn for their contribution to the Emmy won by NX.

Remember this was posted for:
AAron@sun.soe.clarkson.edu

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From: radioman@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Y.S. Chang)
Subject: Re: Where's Adam and Eve...
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 18:44:24 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.144057.381@midway.uchicago.edu> xklh@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>Speaking of Adam and Eve.  I posted this question a couple weeks ago
>but I never got a response from anyone.  Does anyone remember how many
>paper doves Adam and Eve had hanging in the church when they got married?
>I remember Marilyn saying that there had to be XXX amount of doves
>to bring Adam and Eve good luck and a happy life and so on.  Does
>anyone remember?
>
>Krista

I'm pretty sure it was a thousand. Almost certain.

The actress who played Eve was also in this series called "The Powers That Be."
Not as complex as NX, but pretty snappy stuff. Anybody else see it?

Dave
From: firenza@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Timothy Mark Collins)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Macs and NEXP revisited
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:08:04 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu


  I guess this episode answers which platform is the choice of the show. 
It looked like an Apple dealer inside the mathematician's house.  I saw a 
Powerbook, a SE/Plus/Classic type, and what appeared to be an LCII or IIsi.  It
may have been a Performa 400, but I couldn't tell.  I didn't notice a IBM in 
bunch.
  I just love such flagrant displays of loyalty.

firenza@wpi.wpi.edu
Proud owner of a Macintosh SE 4/40 with 25MHz accelerator
From: kbarger@cellar.org (Kyle Barger)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: continuity lacking
Date: 11 Oct 92 16:49:07 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

dmarner@nusdecs.uucp (Dan "Marmoset" Marner) writes:

>    But paddling up the river was a different sort of help. He was doing
> his job, and doing what most decent human beings would do if they knew that
> only they had the ability to (potentially) save someone's life. 

And that is in keeping with Joel's character.  He can be strident and
obnoxious at times, and has been know to complain about the lack of
excitment &/or money available to him in his medical practice, compared to
his med school classmates.  But once he is dealing with a sick patient (even
if it is Maggie), he seems very professional and cares a great deal about
getting the patient well again.


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From: toten@bourbon.ee.tulane.edu (Derek Toten)
Subject: Re: Episde 10/12 and other stuffclose
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-25298]: bourbon
Organization: E.E. Dept., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 00:19:35 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.163640.1@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu> bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole) writes:
>
>And did anyone else notice that it seemed like they've gone from video tape
>to film for some of the shots?  The beginning especially looked like a 
>"movie of the week"...
>
	Huh?  "Northern Exposure" is now, and always has been FILMED.  Video
cameras and videotape has never been a part of NX production.  Even Ed's
home movies are really that.  MOVIES, not VIDEOTAPE. 

							Derek



Derek Toten
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From: xklh@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Krista Lyn Haggert)
Subject: Re: 1000 cranes Re: Where's Adam and Eve...
Followup-To: Adam & Eve
Reply-To: xklh@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:33:37 GMT

In article <JEFFK.92Oct16093332@dosXX.med.utah.edu> jeffk@dosXX.med.utah.edu (Jeff Knell) writes:
>   >Speaking of Adam and Eve.  I posted this question a couple weeks ago
>   >but I never got a response from anyone.  Does anyone remember how many
>   >paper doves Adam and Eve had hanging in the church when they got married?
>
>  I believe the paper birds in question were cranes.
>  And as someone else pointed out, there were 1000.
>
>

THANK YOU to everyone who answered my question!!!!

Krista



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From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Subject: Re: Season's premier, loud musical score?
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 08:20:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.194014.27089@ultb.isc.rit.edu> djt2445@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>In article <1992Oct5.025244.17567@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>, sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>>
>>Well, the loud music score could be why Joel's immortal  line when he and Ed
>>find Maggie in the woods coudn't be heard right and ahs caused so much
>>confusion........
>>
>>Simon
>>
>
>
>Well, if the musical score is a problem, there may be a simple, albeit, costly
>way to determine the line.
>
>Go get a closed caption decoder. I watch the show with my decoder (I'm hearing
>impaired), and I'd swear the captions were :"I'll try not to get turned on"
>However, my memory has been slightly wiped out by the studying for a test I did
>before and after Northern Exposure, so if anyone has the tape, and a decoder,
>please check it out.
A bit off topic, but I read about a year ago that CC decoding will become
a standard feature on TV sets in the next few years.    Simon
From: tim@asylum.sf.ca.us (Timothy G. Reynolds)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: Monday's "Midnight Sun" episode.
Date: 9 Oct 92 15:06:13 GMT
Reply-To: timmi@babyoil.ftp.com
NNTP-Software: PC/TCP NNTP

>Well, I have never been to Alaska, but I can tell you that even
>if you go only as far north as Jasper Park in B.C., the nights
>get very bright in the summer time.  They do not get as
>dark as farther south.  So I suspect that in much of Alaska, the
>nights stay very very bright indeed, and it will not surprise
>me to find out that the sun does not go down.

Well, I have been to Alaska, and have a friend there now.  I'm sure
someone reading this group is in Alaska (probably at UAA).  Anchorage
will get as little as four hours of night during the middle of the
summer, and that's relatively south as far as Alaska goes.  The thing
that most bothers me, technically, about the locattion of Cicely is
that it is a town which a person can drive to, and that severely
limits its possible placement.  There really aren't very many roads
in Alaska. 
--
Timothy G. Reynolds					FTP Software
FTP Technical Support					2 High Street
timmi-etc@ftp.com					N. Andover, MA
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From: larry@b8.b8.ingr.com (Larry Billings)
Subject: Re: Sacrilege!  Blasphemy!
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:33:06 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.135449.16177@zia.aoc.nrao.edu>, lbrother@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Larry Brothers) writes:
> The ol' lady & I caught about the last half-hour of the show last
> night.  Who is the lady the DJ is in love with?  She's perfect for
> him! 
> 
> But to push a Harley off a cliff?  Sacrilege!  Blasphemy!  When she
> said, "But you love this.", he should have said, "I love you, too!"
> and thrown *her* off the cliff.
> 

I have to agree, I had planned to post this early today but have not found
time before now.  A woman can come between me and my family, she can come
between me and my friends, but she better not come between me and my BIKE!

I don't especially care for Harleys, but that was a beautiful motor.

"Sorry babe, but I've got a date with a 1200cc, opposed four!"

Larry Billings

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From: george@tessi.com (George Mitchell)
Subject: Fluffy Badinage?
Summary: Northern Exposure Cited in Civil Wars
Keywords: Civil Wars, Criticism
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:52:52 GMT


If any of you watched "Civil Wars" last night, there was a hilarious
pop analysis of all of the "Northern Exposure" characters by an ex-
client of Eli (the slightly off-center lawyer).  But she seemed to
think that Shelley was married to "Hollings."

Oh, and she briefly dispatched "L.A. Law" and a couple of other
shows along the way.          -- George Mitchell (george@tessi.com)
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From: xklh@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Krista Lyn Haggert)
Subject: Re: Where's Adam and Eve...
Followup-To: >Where's Adam & Eve
Reply-To: xklh@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 14:40:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.141522.23310@cs.tulane.edu> le@cs.tulane.edu (Doug Le) writes:
>
>
>Where in the world are they???
>
>Are they coming back????
>
>I mean, didn't the actress who plays Eve won an emmy???

Speaking of Adam and Eve.  I posted this question a couple weeks ago
but I never got a response from anyone.  Does anyone remember how many
paper doves Adam and Eve had hanging in the church when they got married?
I remember Marilyn saying that there had to be XXX amount of doves
to bring Adam and Eve good luck and a happy life and so on.  Does
anyone remember?

Krista

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From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Subject: Re: Episde 10/12 and other stuff
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 00:07:02 GMT

In article <revillot-131092090649@mm-mac21.mse.uiuc.edu> revillot@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Judy Tolliver) writes:
>This episode was almost like watching a different show but with the same
>actors and sets.  The mathematician reminded me of Daryl Hannah in Roxanne.
> Overall, upon first viewing, I didn't like it.  Most of the characters
>seemed more exaggerated than usual.

I know what you mean.  This episode just didn't seem right.

Simon
From: waynebro@juliet.caltech.edu (Broughton, Wayne Jeremy)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: Miscellany
Date: 14 Oct 1992 00:43 PST
Organization: California Institute of Technology
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <1992Oct13.133619.25935@tellab5.tellabs.com>, michaelh@tellabs.com (Michael Hayashida) writes...
> 
>Has anyone out there read "Contact" by Carl Sagan?  This week's episode
>shared a _very_ similar subplot with this book.  I don't want to ruin the
>book for anyone in case they want to read it (it's good, BTW), so I won't
>say what the subplot was, but I was wondering if anyone else thought the
>same thing.

Yes, I have read it, and in fact I shamelessly refer to it and the 
corresponding subplot in my posting titled "Episode 10/12 or whatever
it was called", which I don't think anybody has actually read.  Gotta
keep them shorter, I guess. :-)
Actually, I didn't think the book was so great.  It started out OK,
but once they make "contact", and actually get to where they're 
going, it just got too hokey for me.  Sorry!

Wayne. 

**********************************************************************

Wayne J. Broughton                 Take the road less travelled by.  
waynebro@juliet.caltech.edu    
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech, Pasadena, CA  91125

Caltech has no idea what my opinions are;  
they think I'm working right now...
From: jeffk@dosXX.med.utah.edu (Jeff Knell)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: 1000 cranes Re: Where's Adam and Eve...
Date: 16 Oct 92 13:33:32 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Department of Genetics, University of Utah


   >Speaking of Adam and Eve.  I posted this question a couple weeks ago
   >but I never got a response from anyone.  Does anyone remember how many
   >paper doves Adam and Eve had hanging in the church when they got married?

  I believe the paper birds in question were cranes.
  And as someone else pointed out, there were 1000.


jeff

feitctaj
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From: julie@skatter.usask.ca
Subject: Re: season opener: appendicitis coincidence
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 02:27:58 GMT

From article <1992Oct8.030228.16397@athena.mit.edu>, by caw@athena.mit.edu (Catherine A Womack):

> One tiny thing that bothered me about the second episode was the following:  If
> Maggie was getting over an appendectomy, she could not carry anything heavier
> than a notebook for some time, but there she was, carrying mailbags (albeit with
> Joel's help).  I know I am being picky; the world of television allows for
> time discontinuity and miraculous speedy recoveries.
> 
> Catherine A. Womack	caw@athena.mit.edu

	Personally, I can't help thinking that these episodes were filmed 
out of order.
	
	By the way, am I the only one who wasn't crazy about this week's
episode, but loved Northwest Passages?  Just wondering.  It's probably
just a matter of what different people relate to.




--
It's not that I like the Empire.  
I hate it, but there's nothing 				Jules
I can do about it right now! 
	- Luke Skywalker.
From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: Episde 10/12 and other stuff
Date: 16 Oct 92 04:28:16 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <16318@mindlink.bc.ca> Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong) writes:
>> Simon E. Booth writes:
>>
>> In article <7188@transfer.stratus.com> cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl
>> Ellison) writes:
>> >In article <1992Oct13.135853.21464@dptg.att.com> reg@dptg.att.com
>> (51351[efw]-Regina Mackiewicz(MT4799)1374MT) writes:
>> >>who wants to gamble that the "clock fixer" will stay on and make a play
>> >>for shelly?
>> >
>> >
>> >play for Ed, you mean......
>> We're not going to have another one of THOSE threads again, are we??? :-)
>> Now, if this did happen, imagine Maurice's reaction to THAT sort of thing
>> in
>> his town....
>> Simon
>
>
>Actually what I thought Rolf wanted with Ed at his cabin was Indian
>artifacts. He asked Ed if he had any artifacts. I thought Rolf was going to
>pilfer Ed's cabin.
>AHH..sorry for the misunderstanding.
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From: mhw@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mike Murphy)
Subject: Re: Midnight Sun Episode
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:29:43 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.001543.29524@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> lw2c@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Levi  Wallach) writes:
>So far just about everything that's been discussed about the Midnight
>Sun episode was of a technical nature concered with the midnight sun
>itself.  Does no one have any opinions about the episode?

I'm glad you asked that question; I had been wondering the same thing.

>  I thought it
>was 10 times better than last week's, but perhaps still slightly below
>the standards of the last two years.

I thought it was better than the first episode too.. though I couldn't place
my finger on just why.  Maybe it was because the characters returned to
"normal"--Chris was back in the studio instead of teaching Marilyn to drive...
and Bernard was there!  ALL RIGHT!!  :)  I just remember thinking while I was
watching, "Now this is more like it..."  New characters popping in that
everyone knows but have never been introduced, Joel acting just nuts... felt
like home.

I really liked Shelley's tirade and defense of cheerleading.  As much as we
may stereotype cheerleaders, and as much as we may think Shelley fits that
stereotype perfectly, her speech was passionate and sincere.  I felt it added
more depth and insight to her character.  Yeah, she's led a flaky kind of
life, but she's honest, sincere, and ready to stand up for what she believes
in.  You gotta admire that.

And then to follow that up with Shelley and Maggie's heart-to-heart in
whats-his-name's camper... Maggie going off against men who only look at the
surface of a women and not what's inside and interjecting her rampage with...
"maybe a hat... I know! some gloves..."  GOD that was funny.  It perfectly
captured the conflict so many of us are in on wanting to look good, but
wanting others to appreciate our minds more than our bodies.

I guess what I really liked about this episode was that everyone was in it. 
there was a strong sense of community in this one, even though there were many
individual subplots.  The way the writers were still able to achieve that
sense of unity even with the other subplots makes it even more amazing.  There
was the basketball game that everyone rallied around (except for maybe Maggie
and Ruth Ann), and then there was Chris at the end, bringing it all home.  and
who can forget Joel's "Casey at the Hoop" (title mine) poem... was anybody
listening at that hour??

Well, enough for now, I guess.


M.

I'm ready for Adam and Eve to return...
From: hkelly@edsr.eds.com (Kelly Shuldberg)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: What happened?
Date: 8 Oct 92 22:15:20 GMT
Organization: EDS Research

I missed the last few minutes of Monday's episode.  What happened?  I saw
the show up to where the traveling clothes salesman kissed Ruth Ann.
What happened after that?  Did the BBall team win or lose without Joel?

I hate it when that happens!

h. kelly shuldberg
hkelly@edsr.eds.com
Albuquerque, NM
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