In the first Setting the Stage article, I visited the Blue Pine Lodge, home to the Packard family. That article focused on the exterior shots of the lodge from Twin Peaks. This time, I’m focusing on the giant log located on the shore also known as Laura Palmer’s Log.
In the Pilot episode of Twin Peaks, Catherine Martell is reading a newspaper in the kitchen at Blue Pine Lodge as Pete Martell tells her he’s “gone fishing.” The Blue Pine Lodge is actually Kiana Lodge located in Poulsbo, Washington. I first visited this location on August 9, 1996 when I attended the 1996 Twin…
Late in the Pilot Episode of Twin Peaks, Sheriff Harry Truman and Special Agent Dale Cooper return to the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department. Upon entering the Conference Room, they are greeted with carafes of coffee and lots of doughnuts neatly stacked in rows on a table. Cooper surveys the set up and remarks it looks…
Early in Twin Peaks Part 1 on Showtime, there is an establishing shot of the fictional town of Buckhorn, South Dakota. This episode debuted on May 21, 2017, and by June 11, I had found the location.
Today, I’m introducing a new series called “Setting the Stage” which looks at the sets and places that make up the world of Twin Peaks. I begin with a look at one of the first film locations I visited in 1996 – Kiana Lodge. It’s located at 14976 Sandy Hook Rd NE, in Poulsbo, Washington.
My work office celebrated Something on a Stick Day on March 28 (yes it’s a holiday created by some unknown mystery man). At the office, we were encourage to decorate a paint stick with an image of our face, interests or favorite food. I jumped at the chance to showcase my love of “Twin Peaks”
According to a 1991 Star Pics trading card, a Bewick’s Wren (pronounced like “Buick”) supposedly greeted viewers during each Twin Peaks episode in seasons 1 and 2. In reality, the bird was a varied female Thrush. The film location for this scene was originally identified by Charles from the now defunct InTwinPeaks.com website. It was…
Early in Twin Peaks Part 1 on Showtime, a 21 second aerial view of the New York City skyline is shown. The key to identifying the footage used for this clip was found when I located the footage used for Diane Evans’ apartment.
One of the first costume props I identified for Twin Peaks Season 3 on Showtime was Lucy Brennan’s earrings. The first publicity shots from the series were released in March 2017 and included an image of Lucy and Andy Brennan at the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department (it’s from a scene in Part 4).
Toward the end of Twin Peaks Part 5 on Showtime, there is a short establishing shot of Buenos Aires, Argentina. As it turns out, this scene has a minor connection to the exterior establishing shot of Diane Evans’ apartment.