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Date: | Fri, 23 Oct 1992 17:01:39 EDT |
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> Maggie is to me about as real as they come. She's got the whole
> independent woman-pilot-landlord-surviving in Alaska alone thing going
> pretty well. Her whole neurotic/passion without the acknowledgment or
> touch relationship with Fleshman feels like the most honest, real
> relationshipon TV. I know several devoted followers of the show who
> still can not distinguish between Northern Exposure and reality (((((ok,
> i'm one of them))))) Maggie and Ed are more concrete and emotionally
> real to me than many people I see everyday.
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Mike, that is exactly my point. Maggie is such a realistic character, as
well as being honest and good-intentioned. I like her so much, it
frustrates me that the writers -- who I do believe are among the best in
the business -- persist in writing her into all of these "almost"
situations. I thought the ep with all the dead boyfriends was clever, I
thought the ep where Rick was killed was hilarious, I thought the ep with
the bear was very original and deftly worked. That said, I would like to
see something good and real and happen to Maggie. Just once.
BTW, I often get NE mixed up with reality, too ;->
Melinda
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