Twin Peaks: Classic or Dud?

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!

oh I remember james now :I

Shelly seems oddly unfazed by her abuse - like the husband is just farting or something

I don't think that's true. She's pretty clearly terrified of Leo although she might mentally check out sometimes. That's common for victims of abuse.

wtf guys, she shoots him!

or tries to anyway

spoiler! I actually know most ofthe story but in an odd twist I watched Fire walk with me first so watching season one is quite chronological for me- I love the chromaticity!

poro josie in the wood

Leo was one of the scariest things about the show.

― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:47 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I don't think that's true. She's pretty clearly terrified of Leo although she might mentally check out sometimes. That's common for victims of abuse.

― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

otm otm

from one homicidal maniac to the next with Bobby

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_JmNAyj3oCo/TYaJAZg9h9I/AAAAAAAAAHM/qSXaxR-RRkg/s1600/RB+TP+30.jpg

that is very, very beautiful

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

the iconic ones are mostly sold out, except for the genuinely scary ones. i mean who is going to want this on their wall

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lBq7qcXtreM/TYaIuTjz-5I/AAAAAAAAAGk/7cRPRhOMsFI/s1600/RB+TP+20.jpg

wearing my Packard Sawmill t-shirt today!

Lynch is working on a Maharishi doc?

I ... guess I'll see it.

would hang grace zabriskie pic on my wall tbh

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2lS5JxHYJjY/TYaB-Zuip-I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/u-qk8sA9qCg/s640/RB+TP+39.jpg

have some coffee BOB!

Leo was one of the scariest things about the show.

― ilx poster and keen dairy observer (Jenny), Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:47 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Leo was scary when he went into full-on murderous psycho mode - esp. when he woke up from his coma (that whole sequence with the scattered birthday party remnants & swinging lightbulb was freaky as shit!), but when Eric Da Re was playing it straight, his acting was so abysmal that he came across as a comic buffoon more than anything. Sure he was a total dick to Shelly, but remember that [spoiler] he ended up with a faceful of tarantulas while Shelly & Bobby were chuckling gleefully w/ Heidi the German waitress, so all was right in the end!

I think Hank is way more scary than Leo - he just seems like a totally malicious guy

bob & coffee photo is a keeper