Twin Peaks Catch All

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...

Apparently a book is going to come out, prior to the new series, that will reveal what's up with the characters after the events of TP season 2.

dRailer wrote:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...

Apparently a book is going to come out, prior to the new series, that will reveal what's up with the characters after the events of TP season 2.

Awesome, because I just finished watching the show for the first time and am eager to find out what happens next.

If I want to watch the original series, what's the best way to go about it these days?

netflix for me, its also on amazon streaming.

Cobble wrote:

netflix for me, its also on amazon streaming.

Oh nice, I have both of those. Thank you!

Demyx wrote:

If I want to watch the original series, what's the best way to go about it these days?

Netflix and Hulu still have the lot of it, IIRC.

Definitely on Netflix (just finished watching the other day). Doesn't look like Amazon Prime has the series, but it is there for rent.

Only problem now is finding the movie. I think it was on Netflix at one point, but doesn't seem to be up there, anymore. Looks like the only option is Redbox Instant-- but who even has a subscription to that? I didn't realize until just now that Redbox even has a streaming service!

WipEout wrote:

Only problem now is finding the movie. I think it was on Netflix at one point, but doesn't seem to be up there, anymore. Looks like the only option is Redbox Instant-- but who even has a subscription to that? I didn't realize until just now that Redbox even has a streaming service!

They do? Awesome. I just got some redbox rentals on McDonald's monopoly game and didn't know what to do with them.

Yellek wrote:
WipEout wrote:

Only problem now is finding the movie. I think it was on Netflix at one point, but doesn't seem to be up there, anymore. Looks like the only option is Redbox Instant-- but who even has a subscription to that? I didn't realize until just now that Redbox even has a streaming service!

They do? Awesome. I just got some redbox rentals on McDonald's monopoly game and didn't know what to do with them. :)

lol just went to the website... Looks like you just missed your chance

I saw on CanIStream.it that Fire Walk With Me was only available through Redbox Instant Streaming, which I'd never looked into until just now. Sorry

I convinced my wife to give this a shot. We started watching it on Netflix over the weekend. I warned her it's weird before we started. I'm not sure she really got the level of weirdness I was talking about. Three episodes in, she's starting to catch on. I'm honestly not sure she'll make it through to the end, which I wasn't sure about before we started. She doesn't like open ended questions or not knowing what's going on, and hoo boy.

I was also sad to find out that the Netflix version doesn't include the Log Lady intros. Then I looked it up, and discovered that those were only added after the original airings, so they weren't originally intended to be part of the show. But they were written and directed by Lynch, so it's not like they aren't cannon. Haven't decided if it's worth it to switch to watching my DVD copies to get the intros, or Netflix for convenience and picture quality, but without them.

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

Chaz wrote:

I convinced my wife to give this a shot. We started watching it on Netflix over the weekend. I warned her it's weird before we started. I'm not sure she really got the level of weirdness I was talking about. Three episodes in, she's starting to catch on. I'm honestly not sure she'll make it through to the end, which I wasn't sure about before we started. She doesn't like open ended questions or not knowing what's going on, and hoo boy.

I was also sad to find out that the Netflix version doesn't include the Log Lady intros. Then I looked it up, and discovered that those were only added after the original airings, so they weren't originally intended to be part of the show. But they were written and directed by Lynch, so it's not like they aren't cannon. Haven't decided if it's worth it to switch to watching my DVD copies to get the intros, or Netflix for convenience and picture quality, but without them.

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

Funny thing is, it's one of the least weird things David Lynch ever made

WipEout wrote:
Yellek wrote:
WipEout wrote:

Only problem now is finding the movie. I think it was on Netflix at one point, but doesn't seem to be up there, anymore. Looks like the only option is Redbox Instant-- but who even has a subscription to that? I didn't realize until just now that Redbox even has a streaming service!

They do? Awesome. I just got some redbox rentals on McDonald's monopoly game and didn't know what to do with them. :)

lol just went to the website... Looks like you just missed your chance :P

Boooooooo:(

Chaz wrote:

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

The main theme never bothered me, but I definitely wanted to strangle the "James on his motorcycle" theme.

Rallick wrote:

Did anyone see the 'Dual Spires' episode of the Psych tv show? It was an episode-long homage to Twin Peaks. Quite amusing if you're a fan of Psych, and possibly if you're a fan of Twin Peaks. I should really watch the show some time, though my wife and I got stuck on the first or second episode. I think I liked it more than she did.

It was a great homage. Even had a bunch of Twin Peaks cast members.

Tanglebones wrote:
Chaz wrote:

I convinced my wife to give this a shot. We started watching it on Netflix over the weekend. I warned her it's weird before we started. I'm not sure she really got the level of weirdness I was talking about. Three episodes in, she's starting to catch on. I'm honestly not sure she'll make it through to the end, which I wasn't sure about before we started. She doesn't like open ended questions or not knowing what's going on, and hoo boy.

I was also sad to find out that the Netflix version doesn't include the Log Lady intros. Then I looked it up, and discovered that those were only added after the original airings, so they weren't originally intended to be part of the show. But they were written and directed by Lynch, so it's not like they aren't cannon. Haven't decided if it's worth it to switch to watching my DVD copies to get the intros, or Netflix for convenience and picture quality, but without them.

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

Funny thing is, it's one of the least weird things David Lynch ever made

I almost want to spring Blue Velvet or Mulholland Drive on her. Almost.

Chaz wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
Chaz wrote:

I convinced my wife to give this a shot. We started watching it on Netflix over the weekend. I warned her it's weird before we started. I'm not sure she really got the level of weirdness I was talking about. Three episodes in, she's starting to catch on. I'm honestly not sure she'll make it through to the end, which I wasn't sure about before we started. She doesn't like open ended questions or not knowing what's going on, and hoo boy.

I was also sad to find out that the Netflix version doesn't include the Log Lady intros. Then I looked it up, and discovered that those were only added after the original airings, so they weren't originally intended to be part of the show. But they were written and directed by Lynch, so it's not like they aren't cannon. Haven't decided if it's worth it to switch to watching my DVD copies to get the intros, or Netflix for convenience and picture quality, but without them.

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

Funny thing is, it's one of the least weird things David Lynch ever made

I almost want to spring Blue Velvet or Mulholland Drive on her. Almost.

haha!

I know this is going to make me sound like a wimp, but upon re-watching the pilot, I realized how much harder it is to watch this show now, in my 40's with two small kids, one of whom is a daughter. I know that sounds like I mean that they gather 'round the TV with me... that's just poor wording -- what I mean is... just the depth of the sorrow that the Palmer's go through went from being a mild irritant when I was 20 or so... to a real punch in the gut now.

Chaz wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
Chaz wrote:

I convinced my wife to give this a shot. We started watching it on Netflix over the weekend. I warned her it's weird before we started. I'm not sure she really got the level of weirdness I was talking about. Three episodes in, she's starting to catch on. I'm honestly not sure she'll make it through to the end, which I wasn't sure about before we started. She doesn't like open ended questions or not knowing what's going on, and hoo boy.

I was also sad to find out that the Netflix version doesn't include the Log Lady intros. Then I looked it up, and discovered that those were only added after the original airings, so they weren't originally intended to be part of the show. But they were written and directed by Lynch, so it's not like they aren't cannon. Haven't decided if it's worth it to switch to watching my DVD copies to get the intros, or Netflix for convenience and picture quality, but without them.

She really hates the main theme music that plays all the time.

Funny thing is, it's one of the least weird things David Lynch ever made

I almost want to spring Blue Velvet or Mulholland Drive on her. Almost.

Or just Fire Walk With Me. Goddamn that movie's terrifying. Weird if you're not familiar with the story and the mythos but once you are: utterly harrowing.

I actually have that on DVD, but never got around to watching it. It'll definitely be coming out.

Anyone notice a strong Twin peaks vibe with the new show GracePoint? Its not near as eccentric but there are many parallels.

Cobble wrote:

Anyone notice a strong Twin peaks vibe with the new show GracePoint? Its not near as eccentric but there are many parallels.

I haven't hd a strong need to go back to Gracepoint because it just isn't different enough from Broadchurch to wade through the misery a second time. I think it is fine if you skipped Broadchurch, but I think a remake needs to provide a better reason for existing than American accents.

But other than it being a murder in a small town, I don't see any connections to Twin Peaks.

I had no idea broadchurch even existed.

eccentric out of town detective and local kinda bungly cop. a web of deceit among the townsfolk where noone is who they seem. The general tone of the investigation. Of course the small town murder of someone who was innocent and we slowly learn they aren't, yadda yadda

I am certainly not saying it is Twin Peaks but its definitely inspired by.

Cobble wrote:

I had no idea broadchurch even existed.

eccentric out of town detective and local kinda bungly cop. a web of deceit among the townsfolk where noone is who they seem. The general tone of the investigation. Of course the small town murder of someone who was innocent and we slowly learn they aren't, yadda yadda

I am certainly not saying it is Twin Peaks but its definitely inspired by.

Yarp; Gracepoint is the American remake of Broadchurch.

Twin Peaks is such an ur text for modern tv, it's almost easier to find a show it didn't influence in some way.

Cobble wrote:

I had no idea broadchurch even existed.

eccentric out of town detective and local kinda bungly cop. a web of deceit among the townsfolk where noone is who they seem. The general tone of the investigation. Of course the small town murder of someone who was innocent and we slowly learn they aren't, yadda yadda

I am certainly not saying it is Twin Peaks but its definitely inspired by.

Sounds like all the decor of Twin Peaks without the intention or spirit that made Twin Peaks special.

SpacePPoliceman wrote:

Twin Peaks is such an ur text for modern tv, it's almost easier to find a show it didn't influence in some way.

The funny thing about that is that Lynch and Frost took many of the soap opera archetypes and tropes that were already established, zoomed in on them, and applied Lynchian mythology and surrealism. So many TV shows were "influenced" by all the things that Lynch tried to twist on its head, without the actual twisting.

It's like when people criticize the bad or overly dramatic acting, they're kind of missing the point. They're acting as directed, as far as I've be able to understand Twin Peaks is supposed to be a haunted soap opera world.

Rexneron wrote:
SpacePPoliceman wrote:

Twin Peaks is such an ur text for modern tv, it's almost easier to find a show it didn't influence in some way.

The funny thing about that is that Lynch and Frost took many of the soap opera archetypes and tropes that were already established, zoomed in on them, and applied Lynchian mythology and surrealism. So many TV shows were "influenced" by all the things that Lynch tried to twist on its head, without the actual twisting.

It's like when people criticize the bad or overly dramatic acting, they're kind of missing the point. They're acting as directed, as far as I've be able to understand Twin Peaks is supposed to be a haunted soap opera world.

I know that when I finally watched it not very long ago, I spent a lot of time thinking "Wow, I dimly recall the styles this is obviously parodying."

But even beyond the more obvious descendents in the "small town murder" genre, it's hard to imagine shows like Lost or BSG without Twin Peaks, or the long-running serialized dramas, and when you consider how unlikely the X-Files would have existed without Twin Peaks, and how influential that show has been, you get a whole new garden of worms.

Finally picked up my boxset and once again Charles de Lauzirika does a fantastic job with the packaging and contents. Just about every boxset he has been behind has found it's way into my collection with the alien Quadrilogy and Blade Runner Final Cut boxsets being notable standouts.

I'm trying to get my wife into the show and so far she seems to be enjoying it. It's interesting to actually watch through it with someone who doesn't know anything at all about the show.

I've been enjoying the Twin Peaks Rewatch podcast from the Idle Thumbs guys. They do an episode per week and they split it between non-spoiler and spoiler sections. They just did the third episode, so its not too late to catch up. I've been watching each episode (its been years since I've seen them) and following along.

The official Twin Peaks Season Three site is now available for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.sho.com/sho/twin-peaks/home

I am so happy this is happening. I can hardly believe it is, but now it feels so much more real! Here's to hoping Showtime doesn't butcher it.