Twin Peaks: Classic or Dud?

I always thought that was part of the point. You have to remember this came on toward the end of the primetime soap era (Dallas-Dynasty-Falcon Crest). I remember an interview where Lynch, typically deadpan, said he didn't see why people thought it was weird, it looked just like a regular TV show to him. A lot of people took that as a put-on, but I think he was just acknowledging how weird "normal" TV shows really are.

Here's the latest DVD news from www.lynchnet.com

"It's almost the end of 2004 and the big question everyone is asking is, what's up with Season Two of Twin Peaks on dvd? Well, here's the latest. Our sources within Paramount say it's almost a sure thing that you'll see Season Two, as well as a re-release of Season One with the Pilot included, released by Paramount as soon as the rights revert back to them around September 2005. The current rights holder, Lion's Gate (formally Artisan) has no plans to further exploit Twin Peaks or any of it's Spelling Entertainment titles due to the short time frame they have before the rights are lost. So it's all up to Paramount now. Our sources also tell us that part of the reason for the delay of Season Two in other international regions is to have one big release worldwide around the same time in every country, US included. So for you folks overseas, you're also being affected by the rights issue here in the US. The other, though somewhat lesser reason for the delay is to allow more time to work on bonus features. But Paramount is committed to TV on dvd in a big way, and is eager to exploit all the Spelling holdings once they get the rights back, Twin Peaks and Beverly Hills 90210 being the first two they are planning on releasing. Keep in mind that none of this constitutes an official announcment, so these plans are always subject to change. But it looks like there's a good chance we'll finally get to see Season Two on dvd in 2005."

That being said: one of the best shows on American TV ever, period. We will never see anything this weird and idiosyncratic on network TV ever again. The fact that it got made and broadcast at all is a minor miracle.

Albert is likewise hilarious.

Also:
God, how hot was Madchen Amick?

i love those parts. where he fucks with scene duration. a scene in which nothing happens plotwise will take 5 minutes (an eternity in tv time). the best example is the "playtime" homage in the final episode, where the old codger takes what seems to be a full hour getting from one end of the bank to the other. also the very beginning of that episode, with sherriff truman and andy as audience surrogates, anxious waiting for cooper to come out of the black lodge, and IIRC discussing coffee (naturally).

Nice. I'm glad I've held off all this time on the DVDs, patience has its virtues...

- the two-hour pilot
- six episodes of the series (including, i believe, one two-hour episode at the begining of season two)
- "twin peaks: fire walk with me"
- "the twin peaks holiday special" (hosted by lou diamond phillips and featuring the animated dwarf and giant vaudeville duo)

"February 15th 2004
Latest Rumor for Release Dates of Twin Peaks Season 2 in Europe Region 2
Leonard Krantz sends me an email today stating that Paramount will be releasing the Twin Peaks Season 2 DVD set split up into two box sets containing 4 discs each. The first to be released on September 22nd, 2005, and the second half on October 20th 2005. The set is supposed to contain new video transfers, 5.1 newly re-mastered audio, and extras to be announced. I'm looking into this rumor, but so far, it sounds pretty dead on. Eventually a US release will follow."

also

"February 4th 2005
New Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Documentary In the Works
A new documentary based on the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is in the works. If you or anyone you know were on the set during filming and have any stories or photos that you would like to share for possible inclusion in this documentary, please send an email to the following address: fwwmdoc-submit@yahoo.com. More details shortly."