I’ve always heard the Twin Peaks Pilot Episode was available in the United Kingdom market and select other countries long before the episode aired in the United States on April 8, 1990. This article continues my in-depth examination of home video releases and attempts to solve the mystery of this particular VHS cassette release.
My analysis on Twin Peaks on home video continues with a look at the Laserdisc release of the International Pilot in the United States. Like their close cousins vinyl album covers, Laserdisc cover artwork offered a fantastic canvas to present some stunning artwork. This may be one of my favorite packaging designs from all of the…
If there is one Twin Peaks home video set that’s near to my heart it’s the 1993 release from Worldvision Home Video. This special collectors edition set was the first time that all 29 episodes (minus the Pilot) were available on VHS. It’s also how I got to see Episodes 2001 to 2012, which I…
The archival of all things Twin Peaks continues with a look at The Television Collection set released in late 2019 and early 2020. This set was a slightly smaller version of the incomparable Twin Peaks – From Z to A Limited Edition Blu-ray collection. Let’s take a look at the announcement, worldwide packaging and artwork…
Being a completist, I loved the much anticipated Twin Peaks – Definitive Gold Box Edition DVD set, Released on October 30, 2007 in the United States, this set contained a wealth of never-before-scene treasures from my favorite television show including the broadcast version of the Pilot episode. If all the gold nuggets weren’t enough for fans, the…
With the passage of time, I grow concerned about losing the history of Twin Peaks. That is one reason I continue documenting everything I can about this show I love so much. After publishing Dugpa’s “The History of Twin Peaks on Video” article, I felt inspired to explore the home video releases in depth. For…
I’m continuing a look back at historical articles from the now dormant Dugpa.com. This fan site was first launched in 1999 and provided a wonderful meeting spot for Twin Peaks fans for years. I’ve been given permission to archive some of the stories from the site including this one published on February 8, 2008. It contains…
August 28 is a special day in the Twin Peaks universe. On this date in 1992, David Lynch’s theatrical masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, was released in the U.S. The film had debuted earlier that year in Japan and at the Cannes Film Festival. While initial screenings didn’t thrill audiences, the passage of…