To close out this year’s “Peaksmas,” Dugpa and I are thrilled to present a diary about Kyle MacLachlan’s visit to Japan in February 1992. Dugpa found an article by Miyako Ishihara in a Japanese magazine called “Deluxe Color Cine Album 52.” Published in cooperation with the Kyle MacLachlan Fan Club, Ishihara’s article is roughly titled,…
Coca-Cola Japan Co., Ltd. located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo held a press conference to announce the production of a series “Twin Peaks” commercials for their new Georgia Coffee drink campaign on January 18th, 1993 at the Imperial Hotel in Hibiya, Tokyo. The campaign was aimed at solidifying and further developing the position of the Georgia brand,…
For many Twin Peaks fans, Takanori Higuchi will forever be remembered as Detective Ken Saito—the earnest Tokyo investigator who arrived in Twin Peaks searching for his missing fiancée in David Lynch’s surreal Georgia Coffee commercials of the early 1990s. Sharing scenes with Agent Dale Cooper, the Log Lady, and the familiar denizens of the Double…
On the week of September 21st, 1992, just weeks after the US Premiere of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, David Lynch began filming a set of commercials in Los Angeles that were somewhat… familiar. The result was quite unusual. In January, 1993, Twin Peaks flickered back to life in an unexpected place: Japanese television…
For most Americans, the name, Georgia conjures images of peaches, Coca-Cola’s home state, or perhaps a Ray Charles song. But in Japan, Georgia Coffee is something very different: a beloved brand of ready-to-drink canned coffee that has been part of daily life since Coca-Cola launched it there in 1975. Sold in vending machines, convenience stores,…
In the fifth season of Psych, the episode “Dual Spires” stands out as a heartfelt homage to our beloved Twin Peaks. Central to this tribute is the involvement of Julee Cruise, renowned for her ethereal vocals in Twin Peaks. Her participation added authenticity and depth to the episode, resonating with fans of both series.
The summer of 2002 is etched in my memory as one of those rare moments in life that felt almost unreal in its perfection. It’s been 23 years, and I still look back on that weekend in August as one of the greatest of my life. I was a volunteer at the Twin Peaks Festival…
The final audio commentary from the out-of-print Twin Peaks – The First Season Special Edition DVD set is from the series Production Designer Richard Hoover. This DVD set was released in December 2001 and contained only the first seven episodes of the series (the pilot was not included). Hoover offers insight about his work designing what show…
The now out-of-print Twin Peaks DVD set from Artisan Home Entertainment was originally released in December 2001. This multi-disc set contained the first seven episodes of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s series (minus the Pilot episode). In addition, Directors, Writers and other crew members who worked on the show provided audio commentaries. For this article about…
The transcripts of audio commentary from the December 2001 “Twin Peaks – The First Season Special Edition” DVD set continues with episode 1.005. Director Lesli Linka Glatter offers rare insights into production of the David Lynch and Mark Frost’s series. She would direct four episodes of Twin Peaks, and appear in an uncredited role as a hunchbacked…