Sheryl Lee did an exception job playing two parts in Twin Peaks – Laura Palmer and her cousin, Maddy Ferguson. In early May 1990, Lee was interviewed by several newspapers and television programs like Good Morning America. As part of the show’s publicity, a photo slide was circulated containing images of Lee’s characters.
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…
During production of the first season of Twin Peaks in late 1989, a second-unit crew returned to Snoqualmie Valley to capture additional establishing shots seen throughout the series. These shots were peppered throughout the show including one scene found in episode 1.006. Leo Johnson is seen running from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department after eliminating Waldo…
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…
My examination of “TV Guide” magazines published during the first season of Twin Peaks continues with the May 12-18, 1990 issue. This issue was a Mother’s Day special and featured a review of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television series along with one black and white advertisement for episode 1.006.
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.
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.
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…
Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington served as the exterior location for the Martell family’s Blue Pine Lodge in the first two seasons of Twin Peaks. While researching the Thunderbird totem pole that briefly appears in the series, I discovered the artist behind the tall “story pole” used as an establishing shot in episode 2.014 from…
In a fictional world as rich and mystifying as Twin Peaks, it’s easy to take the practical details for granted. While some featured props and decorations had to be both memorable and believable, others simply had to be present because their absence would be distracting. I recently acquired a small collection of screen-used odds and…