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.
The DVD releases for the first two seasons of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks nearly mirrored the series’ release on VHS in the early 1990s. In December 2001, the first seven episode DVD set was released without the pilot episode just like the original VHS release. Despite this fact, it was an exciting time…
By April 28, 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks had aired the pilot followed by three episodes. The next one, directed by Tim Hunter and written by Robert “Bob” Engles would debut on May 3. This was right around the time of “Sweeps Week” when television networks aired episodes designed to get viewers to…
As an archivist for my favorite television show Twin Peaks, I love finding ephemera created when David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece first aired in the early 1990s. Many of these paper items were produced for a specific, immediate purpose and not much thought was given to saving them for future records. This colorful brochure was…
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.
With the passage of time, my fascination of how Mark Frost, David Lynch and the entire Twin Peaks crew created the show continues growing. I love understanding how exactly the show was assembled. Thanks to a production memo from a DVD extra, we learn which “insert shots” were captured on November 20, 1989 during production…
Norma Jennings, played by the late Peggy Lipton, looked radiant in every episode of Twin Peaks. Today, I’m turning the costume spotlight on the queen of the Double R Diner by taking a closer look at her costumes from the pilot episode through episode 1.007 from season 1.
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.
February 26, 2024 marks the sixth anniversary of Twin Peaks Blog. I’m wrapping up an amazing few days in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington celebrating with fans from all over the world in the Real Twin Peaks. While I had planned on staying an extra day in the area for visiting film locations, I was delightfully surprised…
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…