The Showtime FYC Emmy 2018 Event for Twin Peaks was held on May 2, 2018 for invited Television Academy National Active members and a guest to an encore screening of Part 18 of Twin Peaks: The Return. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern as moderated by Andy Greenwald. The event was held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Paramount Theatre at Paramount Studios located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California (the Bronson Gate Entrance).
ADS FOR SHOWTIME FYC EMMY 2018 EVENT FOR TWIN PEAKS
The Showtime marketing team shared several ads on social media leading up to the screening.
May 1 – TOMORROW, we’ll be LIVE from the #TwinPeaks #Emmys2018 event with David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern! Follow along beginning around 9:45p ET/6:45p PT for red carpet arrivals and join us an hour later for live Tweets from the Q&A.
May 2 – TONIGHT, we’ll be LIVE from the Twin Peaks Emmy 2018 event with David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern!
May 2 – We’re just about 1 HOUR away from the TwinPeaks Emmys 2018 event!
– 6:30p Talent Arrivals.
– 7p Screening of Part 18 Stream here: http://s.sho.com/WatchPart18
– Followed by Q&A with David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern
While waiting for the live tweets to begin on May 2, I created this collage of official still shots from Part 18.
RED CARPET WELCOME FOR SHOWTIME FYC EMMY 2018 EVENT
The Red Carpet and theater are ready for the Twin Peaks Emmys 2018 Event.
Before the screening, Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan posed for a few photos on the red carpet.
Showtime posted additional photos from the red carpet welcome on the Twin Peaks Facebook page.
KYLE MACLACHLAN WELCOMES GUESTS
Kyle MacLachlan took to the stage to welcome guests to the event.
.@Kyle_MacLachlan on @DAVID_LYNCH. #TwinPeaks #SHOemmyFYC #Showtime pic.twitter.com/n62EKoT9YL
— Twin Peaks (@SHO_TwinPeaks) May 3, 2018
.@Kyle_MacLachlan says a few words before the #Emmys2018 screening of #TwinPeaks #Part18. #SHOemmyFYC #Showtime pic.twitter.com/2yOrQMnqWW
— Twin Peaks (@SHO_TwinPeaks) May 3, 2018
TWIN PEAKS PART 18 BROADCAST
At 7:14 p.m., the Showtime team shared the Part 18 broadcast was starting now.
At 9:04 p.m. the Showtime team sent a tweet with a photo of David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Darn.
PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE SHOWTIME FYC EMMYS 2018 EVENT FOR TWIN PEAKS
Following the screening of Part 18, a panel discussion was moderated by Andy Greenwald.
QUOTES FROM THE PANEL DISCUSSION
Here are a few quotes from the panel as shared by the Showtime team:
David Lynch on the passing of Miguel Ferrer: Albert has since passed away. This is so sad. And in the world of Twin Peaks, Gordon Cole is pretty much devastated.
On the return of so many characters and the new cast David Lynch says: We were so extremely lucky, 25 years after the original, so beautiful. It was like seeing family members that you love. All the new people that came, 235 actors, all of them solid gold.
David Lynch tells the audience: It’s not a tea kettle, it’s a machine he sculpted. If you want to see it as that, I’m fine.
David Lynch on bringing back Twin Peaks: Mark invited me to lunch and we talked, and I guess that talk was almost 25 years after Laura said, “I’ll see you again in 25 years.” One thing leads to another, and there it is.
Kyle MacLachlan on returning to the role: The thing that excited me the most was going back to work with David Lynch. The idea of being able to return to a version of Twin Peaks with David and Mark. To me was just, as David says, solid gold, and that’s where I wanted to be.
David Lynch on Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern: There’s a word called love. It’s a real important word to define my feelings for these people. They’re solid gold. (On Kyle) We just clicked like we’ve known each other for millions of year. Laura’s just like a family.
David Lynch on sound in Twin Peaks: Sound is at least 50% of the experience. It’s emotion. It defines spaces and moods. It’s one of the elements, like music, lighting and costumes. Every single thing is critical. A lot of experimentation. It’s a fun road to go down.
On what made David laugh while filming: (he pauses and jokes with the audience): It’s really great to be here with you all tonight. Dougie made me laugh for sure.
[Kyle] We would have fun with Dougie. David would say would say, ‘now, bite that donut.’
[David Lynch continues]: I liked it when Special Agent Dale Cooper tweaks Sheriff Truman’s nose.
Laura Dern on her feelings about Twin Peaks: I’m seeing characters I love, meeting actors I’d never met, not knowing where it was going to unfold. I remember it like so many outrageous moments working in the worlds he [Lynch] made for us.
David Lynch on bringing Twin Peaks back: For a long time, no itch. But, at the same time, there’s a thing in Fire Walk With Me where Laura is in her bed and she’s visited by Annie. Annie says, ‘I’m in the Black Lodge with the good Dale. Write that in your diary’. That little bit right there held a string of dreams.
On what would be inside if their faces swung up like Laura Palmer:
David Lynch: Total light.
Kyle MacLachlan: A bottle of wonderful Bordeaux.
Laura Dern: Given the world we’re all sharing right now, I think it would be the world he wants us to see.
The panel discussion ended around 9:30 p.m.
Thank you to the Showtime team for hosting this event! It was wonderful to follow along on Twitter. You can follow them too – @SHO_TwinPeaks and @SHO_PR.
