For years, I’ve been on a quest to track down every interview about my favorite television show Twin Peaks and favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s great having fellow Bookhouse Boys and Gals join in the fun. 1400 River Road let me borrow several clippings she saved which I have scanned for…
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…
While researching Twin Peaks, I love discovering early 1990s interviews with cast and crew. This time, I found a short article about Wendy Robie written by Hester Riches and published in the Calgary Herald on Feb. 1, 1991. Robie discussed her approach to playing Nadine Hurley in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show.
One of the more memorable scenes from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks pilot takes place at Twin Peaks High School. On April 8, 1990, the kid who “moonwalks” as the school bell rings danced his way into the hearts of many fans. For decades, people wondered about the student’s identity. During the Real Twin…
After the Norwegians left en masse from the town of Twin Peaks, a delegation of Icelanders, led by businessman Einer Thorson, were ready to invest in Ben Horne’s Ghostwood project. Throughout their appearances in the first season, they were heard singing Icelandic songs at all hours of the day. During a recent trip to the…
My dream of identifying all of the extras in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks is one step closer to been fulfilled thanks to a tip from Snoqualmie Valley historian and resident Bob Antone. During “Cinema Unwrapped” at the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event, Bob shared a name of the mill worker seen in the…
A little over a month after Mark Frost and David Lynch’s wonderful and strange show debuted on the ABC Television network in 1990, People Weekly magazine offered what they described as a “complete guide to Twin Peaks” in their May 14 issue. This guide contained several stories about the show’s first season, including a two-page…
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…