Kafka In Alaska

I would need all of your fingers–and mine–plus all of our toes to count the quality television shows that were influenced by Northern Exposure. But the imdb.com link directs you to a specific episode: the finale of Season Three.

CICELY, named for the Alaskan town in which the series is set, is the most historical episode of Northern Exposure.

Except for the spellbinding narrator and the founding sisters of the town–Roslyn & Cicily (sic)–all the characters in the historical sequences are regular cast members in dual roles. Foremost amongst the duality is the 1910-ish visit to Alaska by Franz Kafka. He finds both love in his heart and an insect in his brain.

Maybe I shouldn't have told you that but I will tell you this: Kafka appears about halfway through this youTube clip but it is well worth the wait.

Blogger's Note
"There are no coincidences, there are only cosmic parallels."
I quote myself only because the original broadcast date of the CICELY episode was May 18, 1992, a/k/a my 43rd birthday.
Therefore, I thank God, Godette, and their select subcontractors.