The former covered observation deck at Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington only exists in postcards from the past. Constructed in the late 1960s by Puget Sound Power, the viewing area of the majestic 268-foot waterfall makes a small cameo in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. I acquired a postcard containing a photo by Clifford…
Long before Twin Peaks: The Return aired in 2017, Showtime marked the premiere of David Lynch’s masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, with a unique promotion. Nearly a year after it’s debut in North American movie theatres, the film debuted on . For it’s arrival, the network turned to Bucky and Vinny, two cab drives-turned-movie critics,…
When Twin Peaks splashed onto television screens in April 1990, millions of television viewers tuned into the show. Viewership was measured by Nielsen TV Ratings, an audience measurement system operated by Nielsen Media Research. Measurement of viewers have changed over the years with the advent of streaming services, yet these reports and statistics continue helping networks…
Anticipation was high for the return of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks on Sept. 30, 1990. Throughout the summer, ABC Television rebroadcast the first season between August and September. The official soundtrack was released on Sept. 11, 1990 and there was even a 30-minute television special that paired the series with short-lived Cop Rock. The TV…
The Washington Post syndicated columnist Tom Shales was one of the earliest supporters of Twin Peaks. In early Sept. 1989, Shales published a positive review of the mesmerizing pilot episode, claiming it was “must see television.” A few days before the first episode debuted on the ABC Television Network, he published an interview with the…
In advance of the Twin Peaks first season finale in May 1990, the ABC Television Network created a publicity photo with images of Laura Palmer presented in miniature television screens. These smaller images gave newspaper outlets more flexibility to include photos in stories.
To paraphrase Laura Palmer, life is full of mysteries and this story contains an interesting one. As part of my continuously growing postcard collection from the real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, I discovered this black and white SceneOGraph postcard of the iconic Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie. The challenge is that little to no…
In the quest to identify all props and set decor from Twin Peaks, I sometimes get lucky with finding an item very quickly. This happened with western-themed artwork hanging above Detective D. Fusco’s desk at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Twin Peaks: The Return.
In Twin Peaks episode 2.018 (episode 25 from the second season), there is a brief scene of Donna Hayward following her mother Eileen Hayward as she visits The Great Northern Hotel. With the exception of an establishing shot, the scene was captured at the former City Studios (later renamed Occidental Studios) in Van Nuys, California.
There was much excitement in the air when Twin Peaks was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in spring 1990. Despite the buzz, not every household had tuned into David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking show, especially since it aired at the same time as NBC’s incredibly popular Cheers. As May began with the last half of…