From: H. Nunes <hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: NX goofs on enviro-babble, apologizes
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X-Xxdate: Sun, 24 Jan 93 01:11:59 GMT
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 09:10:56 GMT

Well, looks like NX has finally gotten into some trouble with this "sky
is falling" preachiness.

The following is quoted from "Entertainment Weekly," 1/22/93 edition.

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THE SQUIRT GOT IT WRONG

The aerosol industry has raised a stink over
Northern Exposure.  In the show's Jan. 4 episode,
wise child Ed (Darren E. Burrows) tried to clear
all aerosol containers from the town's general store,
saying, "Every time [you spray], you destroy a teensy
weensy bit of the ozone layer."  The Consumer Aerosol
Products Council promptly complained to Exposure
creator Joshua Brand that only a few products still
contain chlorofluorocarbons.  "We made a mistake," says
Andrew Schneider, Exposure's co-executive producer.
"We won't do it again.  We certainly don't want to put
any misconceptions out there." -Rebecca Ascher-Walsh

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Big deal.  I kinda cringed (something I did a lot during that episode,
"Survival of the Species") when I heard Ed about those aerosol cans.  I
was trying to cover for them, thinking that maybe they were old cans. 
Guess not.  Pretty much everyone knows that CFCs destroy ozone (basic
chemistry), and that for several years now, aerosol companies have
stopped using CFCs in their products.  I am surprised that know one
caught this... then again, scenes at the Store are shot on location, so
maybe they were either unable to refilm it or find something else to
replace it (such as, they ran out of female heroes for Maggie, after all,
she named so many of them).

The interesting part for me is when Schneider says "We certainly don't
want to put any misconceptions out there."  What?!?  Most of the story
lines dealing with Mike are soley based on unfounded scientific theory
and observation.  Mike's condition alone kinda blows Schneider's
statement out of the water.  Sure, they are not misleading anyone, but if
you look at the issue from another angle, I hope they they don't think
that they are dead certain on most of the stuff that spews out of Mike's
mouth.

BTW-  I watched the episode in question yet again last night on tape
(couldn't sleep) trying to find something redeming about it, and IMHO,
that was probably... no, is the worst NX episode ever... sure, it was
still better than most things on TV (not as good as any PF episodes), but
a new low (way low) for NX.  The wolf scene was great, but it wasn't
different than the scene in "Roots" where Adam 'unwillingly' becomes a
bartender and advises Maggie (the wolf dealt with sex and Men while Adam
dealt with sex and Elaine).  Really a poor episode.  I >>FWD>> through
most of Ed dealing with the environment, all of that kid story (the more
I watch it, the less I want to see of him), and a good portion of
Maggie's saga of empowerment.

BTW2-  Do you guys get the felling that something sexual happened between
Maggie and her father Frank?  I don't know why, but it seems to come up
is several episodes... just a thought as we head towards the 3/15/92
episode titled "Grosse Pointe 48230"... hey, I'm already bored of looking
towards that 2/15 episode "Ill Wind."  I need loftier goals.



hwn.