As 2019 draws to a close, I’m reflecting on an amazing year for TwinPeaksBlog.com. From returning to the Pacific Northwest after a 23-year hiatus to meeting Ray Wise and Sheryl Lee in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, this year reaffirmed why exactly I launched this Blog in February 2018. Twin Peaks is still very much alive,…
In April 2012, Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, California hosted a group art exhibition celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. The show, curated by Rob Wilson and in association with David Lynch, was a Twin Peaks fan’s dream. This Art Peaks article takes a closer look at “The Peek” by Scott…
In my quest to cover nearly every Twin Peaks film location on TwinPeaksBlog.com, I uncovered something unique about the view of The Great Northern Hotel (aka The Salish Lodge) found in several second season episodes. Unless I invent a time machine, I’ll never be able to take the exact photo of the Hotel as something is…
I pretty much love every scene with Major Garland Briggs (played by Don Davis). He delivers some of the most memorable Twin Peaks quotes from the first two seasons. For this Quotable Peaks article, I examine a brief exchange in Episode 2.020 between Windom Earle (played by Kenneth Welsh) and a drugged-up Major Briggs.
After a tip from Annie Blackburn at the Double R Diner, Special Agent Dale Cooper and the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department descend into a cool, subterranean cave in episodes 2.018 and 2.019. This “cave” in Southern California has been the setting for numerous films and television shows, including one with a famous caped crusader. So…
Descend into a cool, subterranean cave as Owl Cave from Twin Peaks Episodes 2.018 and 2.019 gets the Vacant Peaks treatment. This article showcases this southern California film location without people. Most of the action takes place in Episode 2.018 including a perturbed flying owl the discovery of the owl symbol that leads Special Agent…
With the new year (and decade) on the horizon, I’m launching another recurring series – Art Peaks – on Twin Peaks Blog that celebrates artistic creations inspired by this wonderful and strange show. First up is the art on the outside of the newly released Twin Peaks – From Z to A blu-ray collection.
In addition to the dreamy music and mysterious locales, Twin Peaks is filled with many memorable quotes. Therefore, I’m launching a new series on Twin Peaks Blog called Quotable Peaks, which turns the spotlight on some of my favorite quotes and the writers who penned them. I’ll begin with one of my all-time favorite nuggets…
In Twin Peaks Episode 1.002, there is a transitional shot of the top of a snow-covered Mount Si in North Bend, Washington. During my visit in October 2019, I took a similar shot of this gorgeous mountain overlooking the town. Here is a comparison on screen appearance from 1989 to today, with extra photos from the…
During my recent search for the Twin Peaks film location of the Glass Box Experiment from Season 3 on Showtime, I stumbled upon the location of The Farm from Part 13. Interestingly, both location are in downtown Los Angeles, California. So let’s return to “starting positions” and explore this location supposedly set in Western Montana.