Northern Exposure
Shares rank 17 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Loved for memorable characters, music and human moments that hold up well; some find it dated, and Region 1 DVDs swap the music.
Loved for memorable characters, music and human moments that hold up well; some find it dated, and Region 1 DVDs swap the music.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 10 years
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Deep personal favorite show
“one of my favorite episodes of television. great show.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “it is easily my favourite show ever”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “Region 1 DVDs have replacement music for licensing reasons, and it changes the show for the worse.”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” Holds up well over time
“the show holds up surprisingly well when you stick with it”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “Great show that mostly still held up over the years.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “it really stood the test of time if you ask me”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” Memorable characters and human moments
“It was mainly character driven, and those characters were very memorable”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “the human moments were unique to this show”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” Comforting, makes viewers happier
“I was just a little happier after having watched most episodes.”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “Hits the same comfy note just at the opposite spectrum.”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Feels alien and dated today
“I enjoy rewatching Northern Exposure, but it's sometimes disturbing how alien it feels today.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” “It's too alienated from the modern world”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Northern ExposureThis page | 18 | 2 | 90% | 1 | 10 yrs3 owners | — |
What people said
20 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of my favorite episodes of television. great show.”
“Great show that mostly still held up over the years.”
“It got dramatically better again when he had to wrap it up.”
“the human moments were unique to this show”
“the show holds up surprisingly well when you stick with it”
“it is easily my favourite show ever”
“I enjoy rewatching Northern Exposure, but it's sometimes disturbing how alien it feels today.”
“It's too alienated from the modern world”
“My dad enjoy it especially credits with moose.”
“This show's use of music really made it magical”
“it really stood the test of time if you ask me”
“It was mainly character driven, and those characters were very memorable”
“its an intelligence that struggles to escape very typical network sitcom trappings”
“Hits the same comfy note just at the opposite spectrum.”
“One of my favorite shows.”
“Region 1 DVDs have replacement music for licensing reasons, and it changes the show for the worse.”
“very fond memories of watching it on Irish tv as a teenager”
“it really stuck with me all the way through being an important part of my college thesis basically”
“I was just a little happier after having watched most episodes.”
“I love this clip from the 90's TV show Northern Exposure on the same subject”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.