“Welcome to Canada!” The Twin Peaks pilot episode festival tour continues with a look at the Canadian premiere during the 1989 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). This event was held a few weeks after the debut at the Telluride Film Festival in September 1989. Unlike Telluride, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece would kick off the…
For years, I’ve heard stories of how the pilot episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was screened to a variety of audiences long before it debuted the ABC Television Network in April 1990. Continuing my efforts to document the history of my favorite show, I’m revisiting the 1989 Telluride Film Festival where attendees…
On this Sunday afternoon, I am sad to report on the loss of another Twin Peaks actor who had a brief role two episodes from season two. Clarence Williams III, who played Special Agent Roger Hardy, passed due to colon cancer on June 4 at the age of 81. Here is my Love Letter to a…
My journey of exploring the film location for Black Lake Cemetery continues with a nighttime scene between Special Agent Dale Cooper and Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in episode 1003. For the longest time, this scene has confused me. Why would Cooper be hanging out in a cemetery waiting for Dr. Jacoby to show up? As it turns…
While researching the Southern California film location for Laura Palmer’s funeral in episode 1003 of Twin Peaks, I discovered the broadcasted version contained many differences compared to the script. This article joins a running list of stories about more Missing Pieces or deleted scenes from my favorite television show.
The Black Lake Cemetery in Twin Peaks appears in two episodes during the first two season of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece. Today, I’m exploring the first appearance of this Southern California film location seen during Laura Palmer’s funeral in episode 1003.
The windows of Twede’s Cafe look out onto years of history in the small town of North Bend, Washington. This location served as the interior and exterior location for the Double R Diner in the pilot episode, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and season three. For this article, I’m examining the views as seen in the…
Time for another detailed look at a set from Twin Peaks in a recurring series titled “Setting the Stage.” For this exercise, I wanted to see how the views looking out from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department changed during the series and film. The inspiration for this story came from a 1989 newspaper article which had an…
I’ve always heard the Twin Peaks Pilot Episode was available in the United Kingdom market and select other countries long before the episode aired in the United States on April 8, 1990. This article continues my in-depth examination of home video releases and attempts to solve the mystery of this particular VHS cassette release.
From the moment I first saw Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me in fall 1993, Walter Olkewicz, who played Jacques Renault and later Jean-Michel Renault in Season Three, left a lasting impression on me. I don’t know what it is about that “creepy Jacques,” but Walter played him exceptionally. With word of his passing on April…