Northern Exposure - The Complete Series

Northern Exposure was the greatest show of its kind ever on commercial television; it was a superbly fine integration of plot, character, story, and music. Take away any of those, and it's not what it was, or should be. The producers of this collection have DESTROYED IT by replacing the excellent original music with absolute rubbish. Shame. Don't buy this collection, your disappointment will hurt forever.

I suspect it was done to save (read: make more) money. I'd have gladly paid the extra three dollars to keep this series as it was.

Shame, shame, and eternal shame.

Even though the original music has not been included, it does not take away from the show. It is worth buying.

This is a wonderful well-produced series !!! The quality is excellent !!! I highly recommend it!!!

I had forgotten what a great series Northern Exposure was. Great acting, great character development, quirky and always interesting! My wife and I are truly enjoying this set and it's all the more interesting because we lived in Alaska for three years while this show was on air.

I agree with the other reviews who have bemoaned the lack of original music on this show. That music was wonderful, memorable and important. It added immensely to the story and I think the series would be vastly better if it still had it. But it doesn't. That music seems to be lost and long gone.
And I just can't be unhappy with the series because it lacks one thing.
Because even without the original songs?
This is still a wonderful and unique show and worthy of viewing no matter what soundtrack it is set to.
Now, if they ever manage to recreate the original, with all the original music, I'll jump in line and be one of the first to buy it (for a second time). But, as it is, I'm thrilled just to have this series avaiable at all and encourage everyone to check it out. Just know that it's a little less than it was when it was first aired, but that it's still one of the most interesting shows ever on tv.