It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Special FBI
agent Dale Cooper said goodbye to his secretary Diane while talking into his
hand held recorder having solved the problems found in Twin Peaks. It’s hard to
believe that the series was only on TV for two years. And even more incredible
is to think that when it was on it became such a phenomena that people gathered
together for viewing parties in each other’s homes drinking coffee and eating
cherry pie with a log sitting in a chair in the same room.
Yes people actually did that when the show took over the
airwaves for a young generation trying something new. Director and creator
David Lynch had taken a story he had to tell and turned it into must see TV.
And then suddenly it was over. The murder solved. The mysteries around it
figured out. Interest died and the show did as well. And yet a hard core
audience remained longing for more.
Over the years various box sets have been put together for
the show offering as complete a set as they could. First they had the series
itself. Then the original pilot was included as well. Then extras were found
and added. Finally Lynch’s film FIRE WALK WITH ME, a prequel to events in the
movie was released and later added. Now all of these things have come together
and been put on blu-ray for fans to enjoy. Just in time too as the series has
been given new life on Showtime with a new series in the works.
So let’s pretend that you have no clue what TWIN PEAKS was
all about. Odds are pretty good that could be since anyone 30 years old and
younger wasn’t around to watch it when it aired. The series opened with the
discovery of a body, that of the much loved and adored Laura Palmer (Sheryl
Lee), found wrapped in plastic by the banks of a river in Twin Peaks,
Washington. The entire town is shaken to the core, some more than others, as
who is responsible for her killing as well as numerous town secrets are slowly
unraveled as the series progresses.
Investigating the murder is not only the town sheriff Harry
S. Truman (Michael Ontkean) but Special Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) as well.
Cooper is not your normal everyday FBI agent either. His methods are truly
different than most and his mannerisms are the stuff of legend. So much so that
many felt the character of Fox Mulder on THE X-FILES was a take on a similar
character. Cooper became as much the focal point of the series as the tons of
other characters in the town, and when I say tons trust me, there were a number
of characters involved in all sorts of chicanery in this town. Secret
societies, crime families, cheating spouses, one eyed women, log carrying
ladies and more inhabited Twin Peaks and we loved them all.
So why would anyone consider investing in this new
collection? What’s new? Well to being with you now have the chance to watch the
series in high definition, something that hadn’t been available before. There
is both the American and international versions of the pilot that were made.
The blu-ray debut of Lynch’s FIRE WALK WITH ME is included. There’s a new featurette
with series creator Lynch and the actors who portrayed the Palmer family.
Plenty of never before seen extra footage is on hand as well. And if that
wasn’t enough there are newly transferred introductions to each episode by the
log lady. Watch and you’ll find out who she is.
These days people talk about binge watching series, tuning
into Netflix or Hulu and watching a series from start to finish. Those who are
accustomed to this as if it’s the way things have always been will have a hard
time understanding the dedication fans had to a series such as TWIN PEAKS and
how they would tune in weekly, waiting in anticipation, recording the show on
VHS to watch over again for clues and how they would avoid friends at the water
cooler if for some reason they didn’t get to watch the episode as it aired.
Those same people can now binge watch the series in the best format possible
and find out what all the excitement was about. With the shows we watch today
it might not seem all that strange but at the time it was unlike anything ever
shown on TV. With this box set, now is the time to rediscover the town of Twin
Peaks and share with others.
Click here to order.
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