Twin Peaks: Classic or Dud?

Lucy is in a Burger King tv ad I keep seeing.

That's who that is. I kept thinking, "Man, Victoria Jackson must've had a lot of plastic surgery."

you guys know shelly is on this season of damages right???

Lucy is in a Burger King tv ad I keep seeing.

― congratulations (n/a), Monday, March 8, 2010 1:49 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

yeah i spotted that. glad she's getting work. her interviews on the series DVD set are great--she's completely no-nonsense.

mädchën amïck is on a lot of series TV, she somehow looks both more traditionally beautiful and less distinctive (i.e. hot) than she did 20 years ago.

wow yr right shes been in everything

i think she just got older and gained weight, right?

no, she's no bigger than before, just different. maybe a nose job? her face seems less angular.

maybe youre right -- looks like it coulda been a chin/nose job actually...

that would be a shame, she did not need it

buy Laura Palmer's house:
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Monroe/534-S-Lewis-St-98272/home/2450728

That's incredible...Can you imagine living in there? I wouldn't be able to function--I'd be checking for Bob behind every couch and around every corner. If you click on the interior thumbnails, though, it looks very different. I was hoping see that staircase that Mrs. Palmer keeps running down in slow motion, with the overhead fan, but it's not there.

Finally, a UK release of season 2: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Twin-Peaks-Definitive-Gold-Version/dp/B0030IM458/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1269007906&sr=8-1

Anyone know why this took so long?

Ha, clemenza, I just said that if I lived there, I would have nightmares forever. I would definitely have to remove anything that was floral or pink or any ottomans. David Lynch is amazing; he can make a fucking pink upholstered footstool seem like the most menacing and evil thing ever.

(We're watching Twin Peaks for the first time and we're on episode 14, I think, the one after the episode where *****SPOILER****** Bob goes to town on Maddy and I cannot believe that aired on broadcast TV! That was fucking brutal and awful and I could never live in that house, shit.)

I cannot believe that aired on broadcast TV!

I know what you mean. On Lynch's birthday, I always show my grade 6 class Cooper's first dream, the famous one. (A regular such-and-such-was-born-or-died-on-this-day thing I do in my classroom. Usually it's Einstein, MLK, etc.) I show it for the weirdness; it's basically pretty innocuous. A couple of years, I've thrown in a second clip, the sequence where Ronette Pulaski comes out of her coma. Watching it this year I thought, "That's the last time for that." A big part of my rationale has been that it was a network TV show that aired in prime-time 20 years ago, but that's not good enough. That sequence is just too intense--and, same point, I can't believe it aired on broadcast TV.

Oof, yeah, good call on Ronette's awakening. I could see that being pretty upsetting/potentially trigger to some kids. Shit, to some adults.

I absolutely love that you celebrate David Lynch's birthday with your sixth grade students, though. That is totally awesome.

I cannot believe that aired on broadcast TV!

yeah this was genuinely shocking when it aired.

and its funny because there isn't anything in it that's particularly censor-worthy - there's no nudity, no gore, no swearing. but the WAY in which the attack is shot and the context for the action make it totally horrifying

Yeah. Absolutely the most horrifying broadcast television scene I've ever seen.

btw I heart my local video store - next weekend they are having a Twin Peaks marathon starting Saturday at noon and going through Sunday night (they encouraged people to bring sleeping bags lol) I am thinking of stopping by with some coffee and donuts

Just finished watching the whole thing since first seeing it in college. Gotta share some thoughts. First - I love that it ends with Bob-in-mirror/graphically bloody 'Coop' cliffhanger - PERFECT! It just sticks with ya. I mean think about it. When Coop goes into the Sycamore circle and into the 'black lodge' curtain - who is called / brought to Major Briggs in the diner to communicate what is happening in the black lodge? - why none other than Sarah Palmer! Here's my theory - the evil goings on of the black lodge are an infinite loop in the Twin Peaks community. Dale Cooper sees (possessed doppelganger) Leland in the Black Lodge - just as he sees a doppelganger of himself. I believe that once upon a time Leland saves Sarah from the black lodge in the past and that is why she can still communicate with its goings on when Coop is present there. Leland may have saved Sarah only at the expense of Laura/Maddy - just like Coop saves Annie only at the expense of being co-opted by 'Bob' and the assumptive future action of possible killing while being possessed by 'Bob' ... I need to find some good books and/or internet write-ups on all things Twin Peaks - any suggestions?

WHERE'S ANNIE?

Geez, you could really go to town with that...I think I'd drop by the store dressed up in one of Windom Earle's get-ups, drop a big side of lamb on the counter Jerry Horne-style (or whatever kind of meat it was he brought back from one of his trips), flash the secret One-Eyed Jacks handsign, and finish off with a little Lelandesque dance.

lol yeah I should just find the biggest sandwich I can and bring that

put a dish of creamed corn on the formica table

murder a teenager and wrap her in plastic

ha...ho?

too much is said about coffee and cherry pie and not enough is said about putting four-dozen donuts in a neat grid across an entire table

Ha! I just noticed for the first time of many viewings that when Cooper is waiting at The Roadhouse for Sherriff Truman to accompany him to 1EJ's to deliver the ransom for kidnapped Audrey, he has a neat pyramidal pattern of peanuts and peanut shells laid out in front of him on the bar. I'll try to find a screencap for you sexyDancer.

in polethine, iirc

and finish off with a little Lelandesque dance.

jerry's accompanying dance during "little lambs eat ivy" is A+++

yes! jerry and ben do a little pas de deux iirc

fuck cherry pie! What about that candied boar's head that Jerry goes off on ... or those brie and butter baugettes?
Also -- not enough is said about Jeffery Beaumont's uneaten grilled cheese sandwich ... but maybe that's off-topic.

candied boar's head = smoked cheese pig iirc

i love the scenes where ben and jerry bond over food. such a great double act

i've nearly finished this btw, about 6 episodes to go

man i hope catherine martell gets it

when the show originally aired i belonged to a twin peaks "discussion group" that met in a small local bookstore. we would watch episodes, pass around copies of sherilyn fenn's playboy pictorial, discuss the symbolic significance of owls, all while eating donuts and cherry pie. no brie sandwiches though.

when complete you should pause for about one month and then proceed directly to Fire Walk With Me.

actually you should rewind the world by about two years and THEN watch the film.

CUT TO:
INT. BENJAMIN HORNE’S OFFICE - DAY
We FOCUS on a CLOSE-UP of two green books vertically propped open on the floor with the binding up. We PAN UP to JERRY HORNE who is squatting on the floor near the books. JERRY holds a smoked cheese, in the shape of a pig, clenched in both hands along with a knife in his right hand. JERRY savoringly looks over the smoked cheese pig.
JERRY
      Brother Ben, we’ve got two ledgers and one smoked cheese pig. Which one do we burn? 
We FOCUS on a WIDE-SHOT of the office, BENJAMIN HORNE, holding a cigar, sits next to JERRY on the floor. Behind BEN and JERRY is a small fire in the fireplace. JERRY turns to BEN.
JERRY
      And it ain’t gonna be my pig. 
JERRY starts to naw on his cheese pig. BEN taps his index finger on the green ledger closest to him.
BENJAMIN
      The real ledger shows the mill slowly seeking into bankruptcy, masterminded by Catherine. The one she faked, for public consumption, shows the mill turning a healthy profit. 
JERRY
      So which one do we burn? 
JERRY returns to chewing on his cheese pig.
BENJAMIN
      Catherine’s dead. We put all of our money on Josie. Catherine takes the fall for the fire. Josie profits the insurance money, sells us the mill and the land and ... nah, wait a minute. 
BEN snaps his fingers.
BENJAMIN
      First she has to get dear Pete to sign on the dotted line. 
JERRY
      Why does Pete have to sign? 
BENJAMIN
      Andrew’s will calls for Catherine or her heirs to approve of any sale. 
JERRY
      So which one do we burn? 
JERRY returns to eating his cheese pig.
BENJAMIN
      Once Josie sells us the mill we could get a better price if it appears to be more profitable. 
JERRY
      So we burn the real one. 
BENJAMIN
      On the other hand, the real one would hold up under any future scrutiny. 
JERRY
      Depending upon on how one looks at the situation it appears ... they both have merit. 
BENJAMIN
      I know. 
BEN looks at JERRY.
BENJAMIN
      Maybe we should burn both of them. 
Smiling, JERRY looks at BEN.
JERRY
      (amused tone) It looks like we are one hundred percent certain that we’re not sure. 
BENJAMIN
      Jer, obviously something requires burning ... and since we don’t want to set fire to your smoked ... cheese ... pig. 
BEN stands up, pats his brother on the back and moves to his desk.
BENJAMIN
      Why don’t we uh ... 
BEN opens a drawer of his desk.
BENJAMIN
      ... try these? 
BEN lifts up a bag of ...
JERRY
      (excited) Marshmallows! Ben, where are those hickory sticks?! 
FADE OUT

The show came on the air at the exact time when at 19yo I was leaving Minnesota for the first time to move to the Northwest; it was some nice dovetailing.

JERRY

(excited) Marshmallows! Ben, where are those hickory sticks?!

ah the way he delivers this line killed me!

That's a great scene. The line I loved best was Jerry's gee-whiz excitement when he says, "It looks like we are one hundred percent certain that we’re not sure."

i was horribly sick the entire time this originally aired with stomach problems, and hospitalized twice during the run. honestly waiting for this show weekly saved my life a few times.

^^^lol for my part, I had v severe colitis all through the show's run. Finale happened shortly after my surgery iirc. It was indeed precious sustenance.

XXP Shasta:
I mean I ate it but I didn’t really know what it was. Then I read about it in this French magazine and they take the entire head and dip it in a kind of aplomage pudding. Then they roll it in oats. And stuff it full of walnuts and hot rocks and a spice cookie. They wrap it in popingnon. You seal the edges with a sugar glaze. Then you bake it under glass.

holy shit.

Doesn't that sound incredible?

For the marathon you should get some friends together and rehearse the "Just You And I" song and then come in and play that during one of the breaks.

Music: Angelo Badalamenti
Lyrics: David Lynch
Standard tuning (EADGBE low to high)
Intro :
E |--------10-8--------|--------10-8---|-------7-5-------|-------7-5---|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8------8-|-----5-----------|-----5-----5-|
G |----9---------------|----9----------|---5-------5h7p5-|---5---------|
D |-10-----------------|-10------------|-7---------------|-7-----------|
A |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
E |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
(Repeat)
Verse 1 :
E |--------10-8--------|--------10-8---|-------7-5-------|-------7-5---|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8------8-|-----5-----------|-----5-----5-|
G |----9---------------|----9----------|---5-------5h7p5-|---5---------|
D |-10-----------------|-10------------|-7---------------|-7-----------|
A |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
E |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
(Repeat)
E |-------5h6p5-----|-------5h6p5-----|-------7h8p7-----|-------7h8p7-----|
B |---6---------6---|---6---------6---|---8---------8---|---8---------8---|
G |-----5---------5-|-----5-----------|-----7---------7-|-----7---------7-|
D |-7---------------|-7-------------7/|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |--------10-8--------|--------10-8---|-------7h8p7-----|-------7-----|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8------8-|---8---------8---|-----8---8---|
G |----9---------------|----9----------|-----7---------7-|---7-------7-|
D |-10-----------------|-10------------|-9---------------|-9-----------|
A |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
E |--------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
Verse 2:
Play first 12 measures of Verse 1, then these last 4 measures:
E |--------10-8--------|--------8-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8---8---|-11------11------|-11------11------|
G |----9---------------|----9-------9-|----9-------9----|----9-------9----|
D |-10-----------------|-10-----------|------10------10-|------10------10-|
A |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge (?) the 'In love we go strolling together' part :
E |-------5h6p5-----|-------5h6p5-----|-------7h8p7-----|-------7h8p7-----|
B |---6---------6---|---6---------6---|---8---------8---|---8---------8---|
G |-----5---------5-|-----5-----------|-----7---------7-|-----7---------7-|
D |-7---------------|-7-------------7/|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |--------10-8--------|--------8-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8---8---|-11------11------|-11------11------|
G |----9---------------|----9-------9-|----9-------9----|----9-------9----|
D |-10-----------------|-10-----------|------10------10-|------10------10-|
A |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Repeat first 4 measures of the 'Bridge', then:
E |--------10-8--------|--------8-----|-------7h8p7-----|-----------------|
B |------8------8h10p8-|------8---8---|---8---------8---|-----------------|
G |----9---------------|----9-------9-|-----7---------7-|-----------------|
D |-10-----------------|-10-----------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Repeat 'Verse 1' again, then repeat the intro and fade it out ..
lyrics:
Just you And I
Just You And I
Togther forever In love
Just you And I
Just You And I
Together forever In love
In love
We go strolling together
In love
We go strolling forever
Oh oh oh
Just you And I
Just You And I
Togther forever In love
Just you And I
Just you And I
(Fade Out)