I’ve been on a kick lately identifying several iconic set decorations from Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. I love finding these background art pieces after seeing them during multiple rewatches for more than three decades. Today, I’m returning to the Hayward house where a beautiful illustration of roses by Pierre-Josephe Redouté created in 1821.
As part of my extensive research into Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, I maintain multiple open investigations into the details about my beloved television show. I may start a research project only to return to it years later. I’ve discovered that if I wait, sometimes the stars turn and the mystery is revealed. This…
It’s getting close to bed time so let’s all say “good night” to Special Agent Dale Cooper. This publicity photo was scanned from a photo slide I acquired via an online auction. It’s a still photo taken during Twin Peaks episode 1.002 just before Cooper’s strange dreams of the Red Room, Laura Palmer’s cousin, BOB…
While filming the first season of Twin Peaks, several actors posed for individual character publicity photos. Take Richard Beymer who played Benjamin Horne in all three seasons of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show. He’s seen posing for a photo wearing an overcoat with a red polka dot tie, a mismatched outfit from different episodes not…
The Twin Peaks – The First Season Special Edition DVD Set was released in December 2001 by Artisan Home Entertainment which included audio commentaries by crew members who worked on the show were included. The first episode had insight from Director Duwayne Dunham. For the David Lynch-directed episode 1.002, Director of Photography (or Cinematographer) Frank…
After writing about Twin Peaks found in the “TV Guide” from April 7, 1990, I acquired additional magazines from April and May that year. I figured with the popularity of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show there must have been additional articles and advertisements. Great news – I was correct in my assumptions. So here is…
Between the frequent use of diegetic music and the art department’s consistent aesthetic choices, Twin Peaks is a vintage radio aficionado’s dream. One piece that appears onscreen with some regularity is the Zenith X316 table radio at Shelly and Leo Johnson’s house.
There are many secondary characters in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Their performances add to why I have enjoyed the show for more than three decades. One character from the David Lynch-directed episode 1.002 named Swabbie was played by Charlie Spradling. While she has a minor part at One-Eyed Jacks, she is connected to…
Twin Peaks feels like home because of its believable clutter. Rich set decoration makes its spaces feel real and occupied, and the coziness of a place like the Double R Diner is palpable through the screen. To me, the giant ice cream cone displayed behind the counter is a beacon of the diner’s small town…
As frequent Twin Peaks Blog readers have surely surmised, my approach toward identifying props and set decorations is to leave no stone unturned. I may never run out of things to write about, because the Hurley house has A LOT of stones.