From the moment I first saw Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me in fall 1993, Walter Olkewicz, who played Jacques Renault and later Jean-Michel Renault in Season Three, left a lasting impression on me. I don’t know what it is about that “creepy Jacques,” but Walter played him exceptionally. With word of his passing on April…
In 2011, Twin Peaks fandom felt like a secret society. A new generation was only beginning to discover the show on Netflix. Besides the 2007 Gold Box DVD release, there simply wasn’t much going on aside from a couple of blogs and forums dedicated to the show. Twin Peaks felt dead as a doornail outside…
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.
The original airing of Twin Peaks in 1990 captured the attention of the world, television critics included. While researching about my favorite series, I discovered Walt Belcher, former TV critic for The Tampa Tribune, who not only loved the show but also orchestrated a look-a-like contest in August and September 1990. Here’s a look back at…
With a look for every occasion, Dr. Jacoby is objectively Twin Peaks’ snappiest dresser. He debuts one of his most memorable ensembles early in the first season. The outfit is something of a tropical Zoot suit, featuring high waisted pants held up by suspenders, a long wallet chain, a pineapple shirt, and a tuna fish…
One of the more subtle items in Shelly and Leo Johnson’s extensive collection of dog-themed kitsch is a black poodle figure that spends most of Twin Peaks’ first two seasons in their kitchen.
The first character seen on screen in Twin Peaks is Josie Packard, who is sitting at her vanity applying makeup on the morning Laura Palmer’s body was discovered by Pete Martell. The scene is supposed to take place in her bedroom at the Blue Pine Lodge, home of the Martell’s and the widow Mrs. Packard. Thanks to the…
To kick off Twin Peaks month in February 2021, I’m exploring the location of the Palmer house in Monroe, Washington. The home’s exterior was seen in the first two seasons of the show, and looks completely different than the interior and exterior of the Palmer house in Everett, Washington. Thanks to some encouragement from fellow…
While recently researching images for the Costuming Peaks article about Shelly Johnson’s outfit from Season 1, I became enamored with her robe. It first appears in the Pilot Episode and would be carried over to other scenes in the first two seasons. I wondered just how many robes were seen in Twin Peaks. Good news…
One of my favorite set pieces in Twin Peaks’ first season is the ceramic dachshund serving platter displayed above the stove at the Johnson house.