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The 1990 David Lynch television series “Twin Peaks” is what inferior new series like “Lost” wish they were.
Just compare it with shows like “Lost” or “The X Files” and you will see seasons worth of similarities. The over 30 crowd is fairly familiar with the once hit show, but with a brand new DVD set out, a younger generation is getting acquainted with “Twin Peaks.”
The show centers around the inhabitants of the small fictional town of Twin Peaks. When a young girl is murdered, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) is sent in to investigate and finds that there is more than meets the eye on the small western Washington town.
The complex story line and the movie-like look and feel of the show was the first of its kind and makes for one of the best shows ever on television.
The main storyline involves the murder of Laura Palmer, but what really makes the show are the strange people living in “Twin Peaks.”
There is the Log Lady who needs no explanation, eye patch wearing Nadine who is obsessed with her silent drape runners, Laura’s parents who are indescribably crazy and many more in the insane cast of characters.
Investigating the dark side of the town is Agent Cooper, the totally sexy and completely buttoned up, pie and coffee loving FBI man whose dreams are a guiding force in his investigation.
The show was cancelled after its second season when ratings and interest dropped. This was due to the fact that the secret to who killed Laura Palmer was revealed too early due to network pressure — about halfway through the second season. But this wasn’t without a fight. “Twin Peaks” fans from all over the country started a letter writing campaign which at least got the network to complete the second season, but was not enough to earn it a third.
Around the time that the show resolved the murder mystery plotline producer and sometimes director and writer of the show David Lynch became less involved with the show. From then until the end, the quality of the episodes goes down.
This isn’t to say that the show shouldn’t be watched all the way to the end. The last episode is well worth the wait, and even after Agent Cooper solves the Palmer case there are still mysteries to be solved.
The final episode of the series is fabulous and a bit of a clue as to the darker feel that is to come in the movie “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.” In the end, the audience is left with a cliffhanger that is completely delighting and frustrating, but gives a bit of room for viewers to use their imagination.
“Twin Peaks” is probably the best show ever made, and if others would learn from the guts and imagination put into the show, TV might be in a better state today.
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