Not every prop used in Twin Peaks steals the scene, but each one has a story. When I acquired a small collection of production-used items from prop master Jeff Moore a few years ago, some of them were a mystery even to him. This innocuous little envelope was one of those mysteries.
Special Agent Dale Cooper and Audrey Horne had a unique relationship during the first half of Twin Peaks. Naturally, they were the subject of several publicity photos captured during summer 1989 by the late ABC Television photographer Craig Sjodin. This color transparency I acquired at auction shows Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and Audrey (Sherilyn Fenn) on the…
Time for another Twin Peaks publicity photo to kick off the weekend. This time, it’s a four-inch by four-inch black and white photo of Mädchen Amick dressed as Shelly Johnson. While researching this photo, I found the newspaper where it was published on April 11, 1991.
After reading Director Lesli Linka Glatter’s audio commentary for Twin Peaks episode 1.005, I knew it was time to take a deep dive the film location for The Log Lady’s cabin scene. Thanks to long-time fan Josh Eisenstadt who first located the home, I’m happy to share some of the only photos from this Southern California…
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…
Though I’ve spent years studying Twin Peaks props and collecting replicas, the show’s wardrobe has largely remained in my blind spot. Thankfully A.M. Starr, author of the wonderfully insightful 1400 River Road blog, has a keen eye for wardrobe details and has identified several pieces I likely would’ve missed. In 2021, she identified and wrote…
I was delighted to read several new articles about Joan Chen who played Josie Packard in the first two seasons of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. She also had scenes that appeared in The Missing Pieces, deleted and extended scenes from Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. In a Vanity Fair article by…
In a few short days, fans from near and far will gather in the Snoqualmie Valley for the second annual Real Twin Peaks event. One of the things I’m most looking forward to in this jam-packed weekend is joining my fellow Twin Peaks Blog authors Steven Miller and Jason Mattson on a panel with season…
One of the more subtle items in Shelly and Leo Johnson’s extensive collection of dog-themed kitsch is a black poodle figure that spends most of Twin Peaks’ first two seasons in their kitchen.
One of my favorite set pieces in Twin Peaks’ first season is the ceramic dachshund serving platter displayed above the stove at the Johnson house.