During the first two seasons of Twin Peaks, a stone sundial is seen outside the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. This monument paid tribute to an early resident of Snoqualmie Valley who was a beloved and respected mill manager.
Award-winning actress and director Diane Keaton passed on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at the age of 79. Best known for roles in movies like Annie Hall, The First Wives Club, Something’s Gotta Give and The Godfather, Keaton has a unique connection to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television show Twin Peaks directing the second season episode #2.015 (or #22)….
In this installment of “Reviewing Peaks,” I revisit the end of the show’s second season with a review by William Grimes with the New York Times. A few months earlier, an aggressive letter writing campaign by fans brought Twin Peaks back to ABC Television following a brief five-week hiatus. But the honeymoon didn’t last long…
When Twin Peaks splashed onto television screens in April 1990, millions of television viewers tuned into the show. Viewership was measured by Nielsen TV Ratings, an audience measurement system operated by Nielsen Media Research. Measurement of viewers have changed over the years with the advent of streaming services, yet these reports and statistics continue helping networks…
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…
In Twin Peaks episode 2.018 (episode 25 from the second season), there is a brief scene of Donna Hayward following her mother Eileen Hayward as she visits The Great Northern Hotel. With the exception of an establishing shot, the scene was captured at the former City Studios (later renamed Occidental Studios) in Van Nuys, California.
Being a child of the 1980s, I remember learning how to “dare to keep a kid off drugs” through the D.A.R.E. program at my grade school. This campaign along with the iconic frying of an egg to symbolize my brain being on drugs are forever imbedded into my brain. Perhaps that is what the Partnership…
For the second season of Twin Peaks, ABC Television commissioned additional publicity photos such as these images of Joan Chen and Michael Ontkean. Based on research, it appears the image was captured on the Blue Pine Lodge set in Van Nuys, California around the time episode 2.004 was shot in August 1990.
Since David Lynch’s passing in January this year, it feels like more and more people are discovering Twin Peaks. I’ve encountered several new fans either online or at the recent Real Twin Peaks event in Snoqualmie, Washington. On June 13, even more folks may discover Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost’s groundbreaking series that changed television…
The third annual Real Twin Peaks event is just around the corner and fans from all over are preparing to celebrate the show where it all began in the scenic Snoqualmie Valley. One tradition I look forward to continuing is our yearly prop panel where fellow Twin Peaks Blog author Steven Miller and I will…