The world was first introduced to Julee Cruise when she performed as the “Girl Singer” in the pilot episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. As part of Julee in June on Twin Peaks Blog, here is a look at her brief but memorable performance at The Roadhouse.
Newspapers across the United States provided extensive coverage of Twin Peaks when the show debuted on the ABC Television Network in April 1990. Critics, who had never seen anything like it on television, enthusiastically reported on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece. California’s The Modesto Bee newspaper put the show’s stars on the cover of their…
Once the three screenings of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me with Sheryl Lee at the North Bend Theatre ended, I skipped over to Bainbridge Island to visit Kiana Lodge. You may recall this historic spot on Bainbridge Island served as a film location during the Pilot episode. When I visited in February…
Despite having visited a number of Twin Peaks locations, there are certain spots that I will never visit unless a time machine is created. One of those spots is from the Pilot episode where Bobby Briggs is questioned by Sheriff Truman and Deputies Hawk and Brennan in the Twin Peaks High School library. This location no…
While researching stories for Twin Peaks Blog, one thing that has continually surprised me is the number of times the Twin Peaks pilot was shown before debuting on the ABC Television Network in April 1990. From Telluride to Vancouver to Miami, here is a summary of the places throughout North America and the United Kingdom…
Despite being a Twin Peaks fan for more than 30 years, I am continually finding new details about the show. This time, I am returning to the original production of “Northwest Passage,” the original name of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s pilot episode. The crew visited Everett, Washington on March 10, 1989 to shoot scenes…
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…
From the beginning, the relationship between Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Truman was a special one. It’s best exemplified in the pilot episode when the law enforcement duo is on a stakeout at the Roadhouse. This scene was conveniently shot just outside the location in Fall City, Washington. But let’s take a closer look…
As I continue documenting and preserving Twin Peaks history, I’m sharing a GQ Style article about David Lynch’s Twin Peaks from their Fall | Winter 2014 issue. Author Tom Carson explores how David Lynch and Mark Frost’s early 1990s show influenced fashion in 2014.
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…