it's not life that matters but the journey...

Unfortunately "Northern Exposure" has been aired on cable in Germany which I never had. A friend recorded a bunch of episodes and sent them to me, and I fell in love with it right away. I love shows about quirky little towns and their inhabitants, and NE was certainly among the best, at least as far as I can judge. I really need to rewatch it.
Though personally I've never been that fond of Chris. I'm a rather pragmatic and - admittedly - pessimistic person, and Chris's philosophical and often also peotic view on life just didn't go down all that well with me. Sometimes he just annoyed me, though he surely had his moments, even for me. I remember an episode where he wanted to catapult a cow or a horse. I think he was a litte crazy deep down.
Perhaps that fact that I didn't think he was gorgeous (he's just so not my type) was somewhat of a disadvantage in my perception of his merits. ;o)