The Twin Peaks nostalgia continues, this time with a scan of the letter from the Mayor of Twin Peaks the Honorable Dwayne Milford. This letter was sent to members of the Twin Peaks fan club along with the free Twin…
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Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
The Twin Peaks “Family Tree”
Lots of people are buzzing about the potential return of one of my favorite shows, Twin Peaks, after a couple of cryptic tweets were simu-posted by creators Mark Frost and David Lynch. “That gum you like is coming back in…
My Quora answers, Twin Peaks
There was a scene in Twin Peaks where Cooper has grey hair and a subtitle reads "25 years later." Why 25?
Why not? Here may be some reasons: The number of 25 has a lot of symbolism… Number 25 Symbolism, 25 Meaning and Numerology Or maybe it is a because it is a perfectly cromulent number: 25 (number) Whatever the reason,…
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Twin Peaks The Complete Mystery is a revelation and a must buy
WOW BOB WOW. I’ve been diving in and revisiting one of my favorite shows ever, Twin Peaks, thanks to the just released Bluray set. Titled The Complete Mystery, the set has every episode of the series, the Fire Walk With…
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Why is the Venus de Milo in the Red Room / Black Lodge?
It has many potential meanings. Laura poses like a statue at one point in the Red Room and then disappeared. The statue can reflect her “frozen” status, where she is trapped between two worlds. The lack of arms means of…
TV, Twin Peaks
My Top 10 favorite TV shows
I recently posted on Twitter that The Odd Couple was in my Top 10 favorite TV shows. In response, someone replied and asked “What are the other 9?” Which made me think for a moment. What WAS my Top 10…
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Press Release: “The Twin Peaks Gazette” highlights the classic cult TV series
It was over 20 years ago that David Lynch and Mark Frost created one of the seminal television series, a post-modern twist on the soap opera that had the whole world talking. And now, two decades later, Twin Peaks has…
Geek, Movies, Neglected Cinema, TV, Twin Peaks
It’s not Twin Peaks, but Storyville is a remarkable underrated film
“The past isn’t dead.” Revisiting well-remembered films in this Neglected Cinema series is like a crapshoot. Sometimes movies I loved on first viewing I find merely likeable, and other times I discover old favorites are, with the passage of time,…
Movies, My Quora answers, Twin Peaks
Will there ever be a Twin Peaks reboot/sequel? My thoughts…
I think so, but it may be a while… and a new “season” of Twin Peaks would be markedly different from what has come before if it ever does happen.The DVDs have been selling consistently well since the Gold Box…
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Like Twin Peaks? Then buy Mark Frost’s new book, The Paladin Prophesy!
I was lucky enough to get Mark Frost’s new book The Paladin Prophecy the day before it was officially released, thanks to the magic of Amazon. I had preordered it months ago, because I’ve been a long time fan of…
TV, Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks ads and news articles, circa 1991
Just found my file of clippings from when Twin Peaks was on, and so I decided to share with the class: [flickr]set:72157628733946739[/flickr]
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Can we ever expect a Special Edition DVD/Blu Ray of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me?
Not knowing the current ownership/rights around Fire Walk With Me, I'm pretty sure that if one man wants it released it will be. That one man is David Lynch, who has been historically opposed to the idea of a "directors"…
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What makes the Red Room work so well?
Joseph Dickerson, The owls are not what they seem. It's an obtuse question. Define "work well." Does that mean in a dramatic context? As a concept? I'll answer the former and the latter. The Red Room dramatically is a representation…
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Twin Peaks episode of Psych – All the references!
I just rewatched the fantastic Twin Peaks episode of Psych USA Network broadcast last month with my friend George. George and I are obsessive Twin Peaks fans so we made sure to note all the references we could find. We…
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Twin Peaks at 20: Still tastes like it was “freshly squeezed…”
I’ll take “News that makes me feel really old for $200,” Alex… Today, April 8th, 2010, marks the 20th anniversary of one of my favorite shows, Twin Peaks. How much of a fan am I? I’ve made a trip to…
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Video: Return to Twin Peaks
I had some down-time on a recent trip to Seattle, Washington so I decided to once again take a drive down to North Bend and Snoqualmie, two of the sites the pilot for Twin Peaks was filmed. Since I had…