I received word that the studio is bringing back the original cast for the revival. I am completely stunned and honestly this belongs entirely to you for speaking up. Please keep a close eye on the official announcements because we clearly proved that our love for this show matters.
February 6, 2019
Final supporters
As most Northern Exposure Fans know by now, there has been talks about a Northern Exposure 'Reboot' for the past few years. These talks came to a head at the ATX Television Festival in June 2017 where the cast and writers (Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Joshua Brand, Cynthia Geary, Adam Arkin, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, and Michelle Bloch) came together for the first time in over 20 years. After the ATX Panel, they appeared on The Today Show where they were asked if they would be interested in rebooting the show which they replied they would, which in turn drew an international spotlight to the idea.
Not much else was heard for a while until a couple of months ago in November when Rob Morrow (who played Dr. Joel Fleischman) announced that he was working with CBS as executive producer to get the ball rolling, it was also reported that the original creators Josh Brand and John Falsey were on board. However, a day after the announcement, Barry Corbin (who played Maurice Minnifield) had this to say: "To all Northern Exposure fans: I am just as surprised as you are to hear about a Northern Exposure reboot. It’s a shame they don’t plan on using the original cast. I have spoken to several other members of the original NE cast and they have not been contacted either. Thanks for all your support over the years, and Happy Thanksgiving to y’all".
Being so early in the process and without even a script to go by or a Green Light from the network, suffice to say one would think they just haven't made it that far to consider casting and that the pieces would fall into place as progress takes hold.
That is until today when Janine Turner took to social media to let everyone know, it's official, she wouldn't be returning to the show as conveyed here:
"It's official - I, "Maggie O'Connell," am not in the Northern Exposure
reboot. They want to go "younger." I am shocked. A new generation is
fine, but why wipe out the previous? I
question why it's ok to bring back a 56-year-old man, Fleischman/Rob
Morrow, but not a 56-year-old woman, Maggie O'Connell/Janine Turner."
This petition is a testament to what the original cast of characters and the talent that portrayed them mean to all of us fans. If the powers that be have heard the requests by the fans to revisit this great show, then hopefully they will follow through with the requests from the fans to bring back as many of the original cast as possible, (Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, Rob Morrow, Darren Burrows, Cynthia Geary, John Cullum, John Corbett, Elaine Miles, Bill White, Adam Arkin) if the project is indeed a reboot, then these key players are necessary to maintaining the Northern Exposure standards that the fans have loved for going on 30 years now, without them you have a 'remake' and will not only probably fall flat, but taint the magic of the original.
---- North to the Future
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 13, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 12, 2018
226 Comments
As many of the original cast members will need to be in this project to ensure its success. I trust Rob Morrow at his word, I just don't trust Universal after how they treated Darren Burrows and their false accusations against him.
I fully supported efforts toward the NX reboot, until I learned "Maggie" will now be "younger!" than the original "Joel." So wrong on several levels. How could these "powers" believe that angering the massive fan base would support viewership.
Here was a show that had deeply layered characters. We, the audience thought we were just being entertained, but, we were in on the characters' journeys. They and the writers taught us about ourselves! Keep the original cast as the journey continues. We deeply care!
There will not be enough viewership to keep it going past the first half-season if production moves forward without the original cast members. One of the best things about NX was that it wasn't just about Joel. It was about ALL of the characters: the whole community of Sicily and beyond
They'd better not dumb it down to appeal to "today's audience", they need to maintain the philosophy, the wit, and the wisdom. In these days, we're in desperate need of intelligence in American television and this show provided that in abundance.
I would love to see this show revived. How incredibly shortsighted to not think the original cast is what made the show so great. If the original cast is not involved I wouldn’t watch it.
The world needs this. Especially the USA need this. The sooner, the better. It would most definitely save minds and most probably save lives.
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I received word that the studio is bringing back the original cast for the revival. I am completely stunned and honestly this belongs entirely to you for speaking up. Please keep a close eye on the official announcements because we clearly proved that our love for this show matters.
February 6, 2019
Final supporters
As most Northern Exposure Fans know by now, there has been talks about a Northern Exposure 'Reboot' for the past few years. These talks came to a head at the ATX Television Festival in June 2017 where the cast and writers (Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Joshua Brand, Cynthia Geary, Adam Arkin, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, and Michelle Bloch) came together for the first time in over 20 years. After the ATX Panel, they appeared on The Today Show where they were asked if they would be interested in rebooting the show which they replied they would, which in turn drew an international spotlight to the idea.
Not much else was heard for a while until a couple of months ago in November when Rob Morrow (who played Dr. Joel Fleischman) announced that he was working with CBS as executive producer to get the ball rolling, it was also reported that the original creators Josh Brand and John Falsey were on board. However, a day after the announcement, Barry Corbin (who played Maurice Minnifield) had this to say: "To all Northern Exposure fans: I am just as surprised as you are to hear about a Northern Exposure reboot. It’s a shame they don’t plan on using the original cast. I have spoken to several other members of the original NE cast and they have not been contacted either. Thanks for all your support over the years, and Happy Thanksgiving to y’all".
Being so early in the process and without even a script to go by or a Green Light from the network, suffice to say one would think they just haven't made it that far to consider casting and that the pieces would fall into place as progress takes hold.
That is until today when Janine Turner took to social media to let everyone know, it's official, she wouldn't be returning to the show as conveyed here:
"It's official - I, "Maggie O'Connell," am not in the Northern Exposure
reboot. They want to go "younger." I am shocked. A new generation is
fine, but why wipe out the previous? I
question why it's ok to bring back a 56-year-old man, Fleischman/Rob
Morrow, but not a 56-year-old woman, Maggie O'Connell/Janine Turner."
This petition is a testament to what the original cast of characters and the talent that portrayed them mean to all of us fans. If the powers that be have heard the requests by the fans to revisit this great show, then hopefully they will follow through with the requests from the fans to bring back as many of the original cast as possible, (Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, Rob Morrow, Darren Burrows, Cynthia Geary, John Cullum, John Corbett, Elaine Miles, Bill White, Adam Arkin) if the project is indeed a reboot, then these key players are necessary to maintaining the Northern Exposure standards that the fans have loved for going on 30 years now, without them you have a 'remake' and will not only probably fall flat, but taint the magic of the original.
---- North to the Future
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 13, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 12, 2018
226 Comments
Please reconsider the inclusion of original cast members for the reboot of Northern Exposure. Otherwise, it's not NX. We know they are older. We know they may not play lead roles. We also know it cannot have any of it's original magic without their contributions!
As many of the original cast members will need to be in this project to ensure its success. I trust Rob Morrow at his word, I just don't trust Universal after how they treated Darren Burrows and their false accusations against him.
I fully supported efforts toward the NX reboot, until I learned "Maggie" will now be "younger!" than the original "Joel." So wrong on several levels. How could these "powers" believe that angering the massive fan base would support viewership.
Here was a show that had deeply layered characters. We, the audience thought we were just being entertained, but, we were in on the characters' journeys. They and the writers taught us about ourselves! Keep the original cast as the journey continues. We deeply care!
There will not be enough viewership to keep it going past the first half-season if production moves forward without the original cast members. One of the best things about NX was that it wasn't just about Joel. It was about ALL of the characters: the whole community of Sicily and beyond
They'd better not dumb it down to appeal to "today's audience", they need to maintain the philosophy, the wit, and the wisdom. In these days, we're in desperate need of intelligence in American television and this show provided that in abundance.
I would love to see this show revived. How incredibly shortsighted to not think the original cast is what made the show so great. If the original cast is not involved I wouldn’t watch it.
The world needs this. Especially the USA need this. The sooner, the better. It would most definitely save minds and most probably save lives.
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Please reconsider the inclusion of original cast members for the reboot of Northern Exposure. Otherwise, it's not NX. We know they are older. We know they may not play lead roles. We also know it cannot have any of it's original magic without their contributions!