CBS Home Entertainment officially announced two new Twin Peaks releases for fall 2019 on August 21, 2019. If I had a nickel for every VHS, Laserdisc, DVD or Blu-ray I own of my all-time favorite show, I’d be dead. But they know how to get me to purchase the series two more times. This article takes a look at the journey to the official announcement and will be updated once those releases arrive at my home later this year.
EARLY SPECULATION – JUNE/JULY 2019
Like a magician who longs to see, Brother Jerry from @TwinPeaksArchive first speculated on June 22, 2019 about a massive Blu-ray release from Showtime and CBS. I sort of figured there would eventually be one release containing all three seasons (The “Entire Mystery … We Promise, No Really, We Swear This Is The Final One” Edition). Jer was hoping it would be called “The Entire Mystery II.”
Then on July 26, TVShowsOnDVD posted information on their Facebook page announcing The Complete Television Collection. During my research, I learned TVShowsOnDVD was originally affiliated with TV Guide. In March 2013, CBS Interactive acquired TVGuide.com (which meant they also got TVShowsOnDVD). On May 25, 2018, the website was closed and all updated were moved to Twitter and Facebook. It would seem that the news of a new release coming from an official CBS owned entity would be official.
One July 31, artwork for the Complete Television Collection was located. News spread quickly throughout the fan community about release.
By August 1, all references to the Television Collection were removed. Fellow Bookhouse Boy Beano Rojo asked TV Shows on DVD about the removal which Twin Peaks Archive shared.
In light of the news shared on August 21, this removal makes more sense.
AUGUST 21, 2019 ANNOUNCEMENT
At 1:00 p.m. on August 21, 2019, David Lynch shared a tweet with new artwork for a boxed set. He said, “Dear Twitter Friends, “It’s yrev very good to see you again old friends.”
This line is a nod to something Mr. C says to Gordon Cole while in Yankton Federal Prison in Part 4 on Showtime (“It’s yrev very good to see you old friend”).
Here’s a better look at the box set that Lynch tweeted.
Co-Creator Mark Frost retweeted an article about the release from WelcomeToTwinPeaks.com around 2:52 p.m. (if only he would have waited one more minute!).
THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
CBS Home Entertainment hared the following press release about the new collections (Click the image above to enlarge).
DELUXE EDITION BRINGS TOGETHER ALL THREE TV SEASONS,
FIRE WALK WITH ME AND THE MISSING PIECES, A WEALTH OF NEW AND EXISTING SPECIAL FEATURES, AND EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLES IN A UNIQUE PACKAGING STRUCTURE
TWIN PEAKS: FROM Z TO A
LIMITED TO 25,000 NUMBERED COPIES WORLDWIDE, BLU-RAY ONLY RELEASE TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. AND CANADA ON DECEMBER 10
VALUE-PRICED DVD AND BLU-RAY COLLECTIONS OF ALL THREE TV SEASONS, TWIN PEAKS: THE TELEVISION COLLECTION,
TO ALSO RELEASE ON OCTOBER 15
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.(August 21, 2019) – The whole universe of the hauntingly mysterious cultural phenomenon Twin Peaks is now packaged together in one definitive, limited edition: TWIN PEAKS: FROM Z TO A. Limited to only 25,000 copies, the collection will hit shelves in the U.S. and Canada on December 10 (with international release dates to be announced at a later date).
TWIN PEAKS: FROM Z TO A includes both seasons of the original series, with the U.S. and international versions of the pilot; A Limited Event Series, Fire Walk with Me and its deleted scenes: The Missing Pieces; never-before-released behind-the-scenes footage from the making of all 18 parts of A Limited Event Series; a brand new interview with Kyle MacLachlan (Special Agent Dale Cooper) and Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer); a newly produced featurette with Harry Goaz (Deputy Andy) and Kimmy Robertson (Lucy Moran); full-length, unedited versions of a number of the musical performances at The Roadhouse Bar from A Limited Event Series; many special features from previous Twin Peaksreleases; and a 4K UHD disc of both the original pilot newly-transferred from film elements and “Part 8” of A Limited Event Series.
A 21-disc collection, TWIN PEAKS: FROM Z TO A will be housed in packaging with an exterior adorned by a wraparound vista of haunting and majestic Douglas Fir trees. Once opened, a depiction of the infamous Red Room is revealed with its brown and crème chevron floor and brilliant red curtains. Sitting in front of the red curtain will be an exclusive die-cut acrylic figure of Laura Palmer kissing Special Agent Dale Cooper. This acrylic figure comes inside a plastic display holder held in place by magnets. Fans will have the option of leaving the figure in place inside The Red Room environment or removing and displaying it elsewhere. The plastic holder can also serve as an easel to display individual images from The Red Room Gallery, a curated set of 5” x 5” printed cards depicting memorable moments in The Red Room. Each package will also contain an individually numbered collectible certificate.
“It’s yrev very good to see you again old friends,” said David Lynch.
“From Z to A is the definitive box set for avid Twin Peaks fans,” said Ken Ross,
Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Home Entertainment. “With only 25,000 copies worldwide, this is truly a must-have collector’s item.”
Newly-Produced Special Features And Unreleased Behind-The-Scenes Footage
- From the extensive behind-the-scenes footage of David Lynch making the A Limited Event Series (shot primarily by Jason S), 20-30 minute (approx.) pieces titled “Behind the Curtain” were edited and are included for each of the 18 Parts.
- A rare newly-shot interview of Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee who sit with longtime David Lynch collaborator Kristine McKenna to look back at their body of work on Twin Peaks as well as Fire Walk With Me.
- In a newly-produced featurette, fans can go “On the Couch” with Harry and Kimmy as Harry Goaz and Kimmy Robertson share fond Twin Peaks memories.
- As an additional treat for fans of A Limited Event Series, a compilation of full-length, unedited versions of many of The Roadhouse Bar musical performances.
4K Ultra HD Upgrades
Highlighting the visual artistry and sound design of two seminal episodes/parts, a special 4K UHD disc will be included that features a new ultra-high def transfer overseen by David Lynch of both versions of the 1990 Twin Peaks pilot, as well as the “phenomenal” (The New York Times) and “horrifyingly beautiful” (Vulture) Part 8 of A Limited Event Series.
TWIN PEAKS: FROM Z TO A will also include all existing special features from the previous releases of Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (including The Missing Pieces) and Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, culminating in over 20 total hours of new and existing special feature content.
TWIN PEAKS: THE TELEVISION COLLECTION
On October 15, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment will also release Twin Peaks: The Television Collection on Blu-ray and DVD. For the first time ever, these releases will present all three television seasons of Twin Peaks in one collection: Seasons One and Two of the original series and A Limited Event Series, along with a trove of previously-released special features.
Here’s a cropped image of the Twin Peaks: From Z to A Collection.
Twin Peaks Archive shared a closer look at the Dale Cooper and Laura Palmer cutout from the large boxed set.
The official Twin Peaks on Showtime Twitter account shared two tweets with links to pre-order the From Z to A Collection on Amazon. No surprise that my copy is already ordered.
I can’t wait to add these two new release to my growing collection of Twin Peaks videos. This image was before the The Entire Mystery release in 2014 so I think I need to update it.
Thank you CBS Home Entertainment, Showtime, David Lynch and Mark Frost! I can’t wait to revisit the town one more time.
