I came across Twin Peaks when my sister bought me the box set for Christmas "I'm not sure you'll like it" she said, "I got it for purely selfish reasons!" - well turns out I did.. not the sort of thing i would normally buy, since in many ways it's different to any TV show out there.
Twin Peaks is one of those masterpieces which is left unrecognised by the majority - even when it was out in the 90s, people stopped watching it and so they had to stop after the second series! how much does that suck? Bloody TV companies....
Anyway - the series starts off with a body being washed up on the shore - wrapped in plastic. This is the body of Laura Palmer, Homecoming Queen, and it is the job of FBI Agent Cooper and the local police force to find out who it was - seems like a normal murder mystery!
But no, it is not. There are some strange going on here in Twin Peaks - Dreams have to be interpreted and stuff. Things are not what they seem. Who killed Laura Palmer? Well you'd be hard-pressed to guess - and totally shocked when you eventually find out!
There is one word to describe the show easily - and that is Weird! It really is quite odd. Director David Lynch always makes really odd things.
Visually it's great - this small town, Twin Peaks, with a gorgeous waterfall and the RR Diner, a sense of small-town community that probably appeals to big city people!
I think almost anyone would enjoy Twin Peaks. It is part-comedy, part-science-fiction (but not too much!), part murder-mystery, part soap, part romance, part a lot of things!
Also, the extras on the DVD are great, including cast interviews and introductions to each episode from the Log Lady (a woman with a very wise log) and stuff.
So yes - an excellent series that I would reccomend to anyone! Only downside is that it's only Series 1, although imported copies of series 2 are available on Ebay.
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Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
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Newly Remastered High - Definition transfers of the original television programme. After ... more
the brutal killing of Twin Peaks' HOMECOMING QUEEN Laura Palmer, Agent Cooper (Kyle Maclachlan) discovers the small town is seething with deadly secrets and killer...
One of the most influential TV shows of the 1990s, the first series ofTwin Peakshas lost ... more
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First broadcast in the UK in 1990 Twin Peaks became the most talked about TV show of all ... more
time. Created by David Lynch (Mulholland Drive Lost Highway Eraserhead) and Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) the series managed to confuse bemuse and amuse Bas...
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One of the most influential TV shows of the 1990s, the first series ofTwin Peakshas lost ... more
none of its quirky and queasy power to get under your skin and haunt your dreams. Without its groundbreaking mix of convoluted plotting, complex character interact...
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Advantages: Having the episodes to watch back to back makes the story alot more understandable Disadvantages: Not a good idea to start watching unless you have the next box set.
Advantages: The best television show, in my opinion ever made. Disadvantages: Its unfortunate that this box set does not contain both series one and two.
Advantages: The best television show, in my opinion ever made. Disadvantages: Its unfortunate that this box set does not contain both series one and two.
Advantages: Having the episodes to watch back to back makes the story alot more understandable Disadvantages: Not a good idea to start watching unless you have the next box set.
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