In the second season opener for Twin Peaks, Carel Struycken made quite an entrance playing the Giant. He appeared twice to Special Agent Dale Cooper toward to beginning and near the end of the episode. As part of the show’s publicity, a close up photo slide of the Giant in room 315 at The Great Northern…
Floral print decor runs rampant throughout David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. From floral wallpaper found throughout the Palmer house to walls lined with flowers in Laura Palmer’s dreamworld, flowers are seen everywhere. I recently identified a floral print hanging in the Hayward’s dining room. This time, I travel across their home to look at a…
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…
Anticipation was high for the return of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks on Sept. 30, 1990. Throughout the summer, ABC Television rebroadcast the first season between August and September. The official soundtrack was released on Sept. 11, 1990 and there was even a 30-minute television special that paired the series with short-lived Cop Rock. The TV…
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…
When the Giant suddenly appears in Room 315 at The Great Northern Hotel, he tells Special Agent Dale Cooper three things that will come true. Episode 2.001 was the first episode of the much-anticipated Season 2 that aired on September 30, 1990. Mark Frost and David Lynch collaborated on the script while Frost wrote the…
Throughout Twin Peaks’ second season, a coffee cup with a blue eagle design appears in various places around the Double R Diner. This was produced by New York-based Syracuse China, who you may remember from a previous article as the maker of the airbrushed dinnerware used at the Blue Pine Lodge.
During my last viewing of Twin Peaks, I was really curious about what brand of cigarettes were being smoked by Donna Hayward as she chatted with Maddy Ferguson in the Double R Diner. Here’s a look at how I identified this prop and made replicas for my ever-growing prop collection.
After all these years of being a Twin Peaks fan, there are certain images stick out in my mind. In particular, I remember many scenes with James Marshall as Laura Palmer’s secret boyfriend, James Hurley. While some have joked about his role, he really does give an emotionally-charged and powerful performance in all three seasons plus Twin…