During my quest to archive and document David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, there is no greater joy than finding a rarely seen artifact. I recently acquired a memo from Phil Marella with Worldvision Enterprises, Inc. that contained a character relationship chart circulated at ABC Television in April 1990. The memo was issued on April…
I recently created a dedicated page for my ever-grown postcard collection. As a Deltiologist (someone who collects and studies postcard), I particularly enjoy finding postcards from the real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. A popular subject from this region is the magnificent and sacred Snoqualmie Falls. This postcard published by C.J. Johnston Company using…
I”ve enjoyed finding rarely seen treasures from Australia about David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. I acquired a binder full of clippings that a fan saved more than three decades ago. One of those clippings comes from TV Hits Australia sometime in either late 1992 or in 1993. Dana Ashbrook, who played Bobby Briggs, spoke with…
Following its United States television network debut on April 8, 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. Countries around the world aired the series including Italy. On January 9, 1991, Mediaset’s flagship network, Canale 5, broadcast the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer under the title, “I Segreti Di…
Decades after Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me blazed through theatres, I’m still discovering new things about my favorite David Lynch film. Recently, I purchased a one-page advertisement for the North American release of this masterpiece which debuted on August 28, 1992. It’s beautiful, simple and straightforward ad.
During my research about the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, I love discovering incredibly talented photographers who have been taking photographs of the region for decades. I aspire to be one of those photographers one day especially after seeing the works of Ed Cooper. He’s been taking images of the region for decades….
The year 2007 was a thrilling time to be a Twin Peaks fan. In the fall, the much anticipated Twin Peaks – Definitive Gold Box Edition DVD set was released, containing a wealth of never-before-scene treasures from my favorite television show. Fans in Japan could pick up this set starting November 9, 2007. Paramount Japan featured the set…
When Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in Japan on May 16, 1992, it became a runaway success. Japanese audiences couldn’t get enough of the story about the last seven days of Laura Palmer. Stars from the film were the subject of countless articles including this issue of Roadshow magazine from June 1992. Wearing…
In 1992, Twin Peaks mania swept Japan with the release of David Lynch’s masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. I recently acquired a sticker sheet from Japan manufactured by Gendai that was part of promotional products created for the film. These themed stickers include iconography and phrases from Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange…
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…