‘Twin Peaks’ Returns As Showtime Limited Series

[ManOnTheWave]

 

[Set Harth]

Did they have cherry pie and damn fine coffee?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Except for The Straight Story, I have no idea what ANYTHING by David Lynch is about.

Well, Lynch is far more concerned about subtext and thematic meaning than text (I don't think there's ever been a more meticulous director when it comes to mise en scene)

I actually had to look up the phrase "mise en scene", which should be a clue as to how likely I am to understand Lynch stuff...

Oh yeah, forgot about Dune. I liked that film a lot, except for some of that sick shit about the Harkonnens.

but I've always found his work to at least have something of a defined narrative. Mulholland Drive is easily his most accessible film because it was written for television

...and that's another clue. I wouldn't call Mulholland Dr. accessible by ANY means (and those suggested discussion questions that Lynch posted, just made it worse), but like you said, YMMV.

 

[Aldo]

Did they have cherry pie and damn fine coffee?

I'm sure they had a girl named "Cherry Pie"

 

[Drone]

I wonder if anything of note about the show's original appeal or this new develpment is signified by virtue of the fact that all but 3 of the posts here, albeit an admittedly small number, are from members hailing from the admiral neighborhood or its equivalent? It definitely caught my eye!!!

Are you calling us old farts? I'd disagree but my age and flatulence would tend to prove your point.

I resent the implication that I'm old simply because I love Twin Peaks. Now get off my lawn.

Not my meaning at all, not the least of which because from what I gather I'm quite a bit older than most members here. Anyway, I really just found it interesting that the lion's share of comments were coming from folks that as veterans of the forum, are obviously hardcore genre habitues. Not that a cadet might not be one as well. I suppose a shout-out of sorts for those that, over time, have sampled and appreciated innovative and thought provoking programming in many different permutations!!!!

 

[theenglish]

Well Twin Peaks certainly comes from a moment in time. It was only truly a thing for a few months before the public realized that it was to artsy and esoteric for there tastes and they went back to watching Night Court and Cheers or whatever.

Its a shame because it was great to be able to watch a David Lynch "mini-movie" every week.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Kyle MacLachlan Set To Return As Star Of ‘Twin Peaks’

 

[urbandefault]

I didn't watch very much of the original, but I think to get the full experience you'd want the good acid.

Spoiler: Bob

Bob? Who the hell is Bob?

 

[Aldo]

Kyle MacLachlan Set To Return As Star Of ‘Twin Peaks’

Welcome back Agent Cooper

 

[wildstar]

You know last year when I was in the States, I walked into this place to eat called Twin Peaks because it reminded me of the television show. Imagine my surprise.

There's a Twin Peaks themed place in Vancouver. I'm a huge TP fan, need to find time to check it out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/05/the-black-lodge-twin-peaks-restaurant_n_3704685.html

 

[theenglish]

Kyle MacLachlan Set To Return As Star Of ‘Twin Peaks’

Welcome back Agent Cooper

That's some damn fine coffee right there!

Kyle MacLachlan is so underrated for a guy who has had such a long career playing some of the quirkiest characters ever created for the big or small screen.

 

[kitik]

BAD NEWS

It looks like contract negotiations fell apart and this thing is not going to happen now.
http://comicbook.com/2015/04/05/twin-peaks-cast-members-reportedly-say-showtime-has-cancelled-th/

 

[the G-man]

Crap. I guess I'll never see Coop get out of that damn lodge

 

[Eduardo]

Lynch has confirmed on Twitter that he has left the series:

https://twitter.com/DAVID_LYNCH/status/584855188973850624

Dear Twitter Friends, Showtime did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks.

https://twitter.com/DAVID_LYNCH/status/584855237946552320

After 1 year and 4 months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I felt it needed to be done.

https://twitter.com/DAVID_LYNCH/status/584855302513664001

This weekend I started to call actors to let them know I would not be directing. Twin Peaks may still be very much alive at Showtime.

https://twitter.com/DAVID_LYNCH/status/584855326832201728

I love the world of Twin Peaks and wish things could have worked out differently.

 

[Aragorn]

Twin Peaks hasn't been canceled... yet. Negotiations with David Lynch broke down and he walked, which still doesn't bode well for the show.

Looks like someone beat me to the punch by a minute.

 

[Aldo]

Without Lynch my interest in the show has severely plummeted.

 

[theenglish]

This is too bad. Twin Peaks is one of the few shows I would actually like to see some closure to.

 

[the G-man]

Without Lynch my interest in the show has severely plummeted.

If Lynch and/or Frost wrote the scripts I can live with Lynch not directing. After all, he only directed a handful of the original episodes

 

[theenglish]

Without Lynch my interest in the show has severely plummeted.

If Lynch and/or Frost wrote the scripts I can live with Lynch not directing. After all, he only directed a handful of the original episodes

But if Lynch is not the show runner then that is still an issue.

 

[sidious618]

All signs point to this being a negotiating tactic by Lynch, especially after Showtime put out a statement saying it still really hopes it'll end up working with Lynch.