Some of you may be wondering what my forum avatars and other related posts are about. It all boils down to the television series:
Created in 1990 by noted director
David Lynch, creator of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and other surrealist films, Twin Peaks is a strange mash of various elements and genres. Spanning two seasons and a film, on the surface it is a mystery show that parodies the rampant soap operas that were playing on daytime TV at the time. The veil of the mystery is thin, however, as Lynch immediately set to work on creating an artistic, surreal environment that is laced with true horror. The TV series has gone on to be a great influence in media like Silent Hill, the X-Files, and all other 'cinematic' television to come, such as Breaking Bad and The Killing.
It is a series that a lot of time, care, and dedication were put into, and it shows. Anything from flickering lights, the odd expressions characters give, or how donuts are arranged in stacks of two across a table, Twin Peaks is full of depth and immersing elements. Characters were meant to 'overact' in some scenes, as soap opera actors were often to do, but to the point in which it is polarizing. There are long scenes that aren't meant to be engaging or interesting, only to keep building up tension or snap into a point of oddity or horror. The series is quirky without being forceful about it, or artistic just for artistic sake. David Lynch is a masterful director of the series, so much so that you can easily not care about what is happening in one moment, and be captive and mesmerized in another. The cast choices were perfect, and they all work together in such a way that you cannot help but keep watching. Although it has 'aged' somewhat since airing, it isn't enough to complain about. The series is listed as the 27th best TV show on IMDB, and continued to have a cult following that strongly exists to this day, 25 years later. Both the cast, community, and Netflix (which the entire series is on), have expressed interest in picking the series up once more.
Twin Peaks is an epitome of surrealism. It can only be truly described and appreciated by watching. Floating on the right is the pilot and first episode of the series. If you find yourself somewhat interested, continue watching onto the third episode to see if you're hooked. Surrealism is meant to be polarizing, either you
get it or you don't. It is art, and an example of excellent cinematics. If you appreciate a good television series, you owe it to yourself to see where it all began.
If you watch it, please post about what you think, good or bad. I created this topic to expose people to a series they might not be aware of, but should be all the same.
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