Twin Peaks: Classic or Dud?

im watching "may the giant be with you" for prob the first time in 15 yrs -- coop sounds like lol larry king:

At a time like this, curiously, you begin to think of the things you
regret, or the things you might miss. I would like in general to treat people with much more care and respect. I would like to climb a tall hill, but not too tall, sit in the cool grass, but not too cool, and feel the sun on my face. I wish I could have cracked the Lindbergh kidnapping case. I would very much like to make love to a beautiful woman who I had a genuine affection for. And of course it goes without saying that I would like to visit Tibet. I wish that the Tibetan government would allow the Dalai Lama to return to his native land.
Oh, I would like that very much.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dvxz0uZ-1bI/TYaCbzTRFbI/AAAAAAAAAFg/pyY7bHLeNSU/s1600/RB+TP+43.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hrq1YU3eOvU/TYaIisGtnzI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/T6lZox-X1Hg/s1600/RB+TP+15.jpg

All things considered, being shot is not as bad as I always thought it might be. As long as you can keep the fear from your mind. I guess you could say that about most anything in life. It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind.

http://inthetreesartpreview.blogspot.com/2011/03/photography-by-richard-beymer.html

Man, there's some creepy photos there.

First season? Classic. Second season? Mostly dud.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KYTqpprB7AY/TVOhbmzZD_I/AAAAAAAAAA8/M9dx9LrPltE/s1600/ConcentratingOnTheJs-copy.jpg

where is that from? I'd totally buy a print of that for my TP-crazy gf.

Now streaming on Netflix.

oh snap! xD

sorry Clay, forgot the link.
picture is from the Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition
there's also some merchandise - do not click if you are poor/weak-willed

oli fuk i want to buy all those

shockingly, i've never watched this show. really should get around to it.

i got a new shirt!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217508_10150557577610305_673235304_17772119_601911_n.jpg

^^^jealous

Thanks for the links above - Chris Mars, former drummer for the Replacements has art for sale for that anniversary exhibition and all the pieces look great.

ARGGG why didnt i think of this???

http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/black-lodge-pixel-art-785x523.jpg
http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/inspiration/twin-peaks-video-game-pixels/

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dvxz0uZ-1bI/TYaCbzTRFbI/AAAAAAAAAFg/pyY7bHLeNSU/s1600/RB+TP+43.jpg

haha i already posted that

they are very much in love/ I am watching it on netflix streaming now - I wonder how much of TP is David Frost and how much is Lynch

Lynch thought of the donuts, everything else was Frost.

just watched both seasons back to back. loved that corny soap-opera manipulation stuff. comically (and uncharacteristically?) pacey throughout. donna's immac-ed skin. andy & lucy & dick tremaine - spectacular. couldn't have cared less about old man packard and the CPU guy from tron. josie getting trapped in the doorknob was surprisingly & affectingly freaky. sheriff truman's sub-keanu acting pretty amazing in the worst way. coop & truman getting tanked up every time at the roadhouse or wherever they are meeting prior to doing some angela lansbury i-ching deduction. awful awful awful billy zane / audrey horne "romance" with scriptwriter wish-fulfiment consummation. x-files rubbish white lodge / alien abduction scooby doo nonsense. windom earl (where did they get that spelling?) amazingly hammy cartoon villain. IMO it is still, to this day unparalleled, despite flaws.

I really, really disagree that Michael Ontkean's performance is "sub-Keanu."

that's crazy, Ontkean was great in this

"uhh - josie"

"From now on, you smoke one brand of cigarettes!"

Leo is so great. I love that his rage centers around cleaning and laundry.
And that his final line before leaving Shelly to die in the mill fire is "You broke my heart!"

Leo is an all-time great villain

just zero redeeming qualities, all sub-alpha male macho rage 24/7

his unfinished house that doesn't even have walls

new shoes

Leo was one of the scariest things about the show.

Love how this scene is simultaneously scary, sexy and funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atJuCtm6kgI

sheriff truman's sub-keanu acting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oajop2DGrA8

Leland (Ray wise ) is so great at being both evil satanic villian and sad lost child all at once

classic lol

the guy who played leo was kind of awful. michael ontkean was great -- he's the forgotten man of twin peaks. he doesn't seem to participate in any of the events, DVD bonus features, etc.

ugh. Fucking JAMES

this is where we LIVE shelly

dying to get my hands on a Gold Box for under $45. Not even eBay provides anything compelling. (point of reference: I bought 3 seasons of Buffy on eBay for $18bucks!)

Anyone have any experience w/ the stand-alone season sets? lack of 5.1 sound doesn't bother me seeing that I know of no world in which I do not employ my television's speakers

the Gold Box is the one to get. The stand alone season sets are lacking some key stuff (like the pilot!)

what the hell? they actually went to publish those dvd sets and not even get their legal issues straight? i mean, there was like a 4-6 intermediary between the show's end and the advent of dvd's, right?

a friend of mine linked this on fb

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8wjjVv7iiPo/SsJtFBoEMFI/AAAAAAAAAEU/WUSg3l0T2Jo/s320/dale+cooper.jpg

just... wow

iirc UK licensing issues w the pilot (which was released there as a standalone film) were particularly messy.

xp

o god i forgot about useless james and his awful season 2 subplot i could not have cared less. not the best actor but he really did get the shit end of the stick being given painfully earnest goody two shoes no-one understands me rebel in a nice jumper to play. hardly the best role

and a kind of weird lip/face structure

wait I don't even remember james. who was james?!

i'm going to teach you a lesson now, shelly, about taking care of my property. that means making sure things aren't lost or damaged!