#1x08 aurora borealis

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I knew somethin' was up by the way they played Bridge.

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THE “AURORA BOREALIS” EPISODE ALMOST DIDN’T AIR.

The episode titled “Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups” aired as the season one finale, in 1990. However, CBS execs thought the episode was “too weird” and so they didn’t want to air it. “Once we knew that people did like this episode, my partner and I turned to each other and we said, ‘We can do anything we want on this show,’ and it was incredibly liberating,” Brand told a crowd at the ATX Television Festival. “We understood that the audience was willing to go on any ride we wanted to take them... It opened up the whole show for us.”

(from 10 Wild Facts About Northern Exposure)

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NORTHERN EXPOSURE

1.08 Aurora Borealis

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Which Thunderbirds Are Go episode is better?

Vote on which episode you think is better. Episode synopses below the cut.

Recharge: High in the Arctic, a machine designed to harness the energy of the Aurora Borealis has gone haywire, and could permanently disrupt the magnetic field protecting the Earth if not repaired. Despite Virgil's insistence that they both need a break, Scott answers the call with Virgil and MAX in tow. Complicating matters are both the machine's interference with Thunderbird 1 and 2's flight capabilities (forcing Scott and Virgil to configure pods with skis to cross the treacherous ice), and Scott's alarming displays of impatience which are leading him to recklessly cast safety aside to complete the mission.

EOS: The childlike A.I. encountered in Japan suddenly takes control of Thunderbird 5, trapping John outside of it. The program, created by John as a game, believes it is defending itself from being shut down and is sending false monitor images to Tracy Island to deceive the others. Running out of air, John finds a way to reach Lady Penelope, who warns his brothers. Alan and Thunderbird 3 are soon sent to rescue John, with instructions to destroy Thunderbird 5 if the A.I. cannot be stopped.

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I don’t like people barging in on me, okay?

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You just gotta perceive 'em.

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That's Aurora Borealis, Maurice. The northern lights. What, you don't like it?

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Talk to Ed. He's a native. He's got a great sense of direction.

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When they brought you out here, I don't suppose anyone mentioned anything about Adam?

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I told you I didn't want to talk about it.

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Nice bike! New leathers, huh?

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Only a fellow prisoner of war can understand why I have spent the last 15 years of my life in the solitude of the Alaskan bush.

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Adam's a big, threatening, wild... I mean, granted, you're that, but he's not the kind of guy that stirs noodles in a wok.

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Huh... where is that on the map?

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I've never seen him. He's not a "who," he's a "what."

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Maybe we'd better ask him who's got first dibs on the dream...