Redlambs
Creator of the Caftards comics
I'm in two minds about this, but with Lynch and Frost at the helm, it's definitely exciting.
This is a good day.
Aaah yeah, all flooding back now. Slightly concerned about Coop being in it, for reasons that will be clear to those who watched it to the end.
Yeah but... CoopWell, just a few weeks ago there was a photo of Kyle Maclachlan meeting with David Lynch. I'm sure he'll be there. Unfortunately we have a slight problem with Bob. He's dead.
It's excellent. Avoid all talk of Lynch though, just watch it for what it is.
I'm a fan of his, but I think people have a tendancy to really overdo it with the praise for what he does.
I'd agree with this. Not least because Mark Frost actually wrote far more of it than Lynch, which is often forgotten (thought tbf, writing wasn't it's strong suit.) It's certainly the original template for fans overanalysing every bit of happenstance or eccentric whimsy as symbolic brilliance. Lynch, lets not forget, decided on the killer because a set decorator accidentally got in shot, and introduced a superfluous identical cousin character because he thought a corpse had star appeal.
I also like Lynch fwiw, but in doses, and I'm skeptical of this. It fell apart after the Palmer story was done because Lynch and Frost were making it up as they went along, not because the evil network asked them to (quite reasonably) have an end to their story. If it had gone on for 3 or 4 seasons it would've devolved into a LOST like mess of indulgent whimsy anyway, and it's cult appeal may have sullied somewhat.
It was equal parts groundbreaking brilliance and absolute cod nonsense. But it's time and place in television history was very important. Also Cooper was a great character.
Yeah. Loads of it definitely is. I don't think Lynch is particularly coy about admitting that either. He deals in "scenes" more than anything else. As you said in that post, if you enjoy it, you enjoy it for what it is. But there's little point examining it. It's always amusing watching people try though.
It's interesting where they'll go with it though. Whether they follow on from the film, and all the demon possession/Black Lodge/creamed corn nonsense (which was nonsense) or pick up some existing character plots 25 years later, or anchor it all around a new mystery. None of those seem hugely alluring to me tbh. But it's interesting none the less.
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How do you know that lodges and garmonbozia (creamed corn) are nonsense? Is it not possible that their appearance has some kind of significance and meaning regardless of how strange and indiscernible those ideas might be to the general viewer? I don't mean that in a pretentious or disparaging way. I believe they have meaning in a certain context.
I can't wait for it to return. In the meantime, if anybody here is a fan of the series but hasn't seen Fire Walk With Me I'd recommend looking into Q2's fantastic fan edit of the original film. It incorporates the deleted scenes alongside the original film, and as a result it improves the film and makes certain sequences and actions easier to comprehend.
Everything has context if you make up the context. It obvioulsy has some daft reasoning within the show but it was pretty silly. Twin Peaks worked brilliantly when it was a drip feed of weirdness. The second season went to pot because people expected bonkers every episode (the first season, by contrast, didn't even get that werid until the end of the 3rd episode) My worry with this is that it'll end up being a parody of itself, because the cork can't be put back in. Lynch is a very interesting visual director, but I don't think he's a philosophical genius. His fans are often too keen to conflate the two.
David Lynch has confirmed he will not be directing a sequel to the cult series Twin Peaks after a disagreement over money with a TV network.
The film-maker and co-creator of the original 1990’s show said on TwitterSunday: “After one year and four months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I felt it needed to be done.”
Lynch added that TV network, Showtime, “did not pull the plug on Twin Peaks” and the revival may continue without him. He has begun calling actors involved to inform them of his decision.
“I love the world of Twin Peaks and wish things could have worked out differently,” he tweeted.
Scripts for all nine new episodes have already been penned by Lynch, along with original co-creator Mark Frost. Lynch was originally set to direct as well.
Showtime appear to be maintaining hope Lynch may reverse his decision. In a statement sent to media, a Showtime spokesperson said:
We were saddened to read David Lynch’s statement today since we believed we were working towards solutions with David and his reps on the few remaining deal points. Showtime also loves the world of Twin Peaks and we continue to hold out hope that we can bring it back in all its glory with both of its extraordinary creators, David Lynch and Mark Frost, at its helm.
In January Showtime confirmed Kyle MacLachlan would reprise his role as FBI agent Dale Cooper, with production to begin this year. The show was scheduled to air in 2016, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original finale.
At the time, Showtime’s president, David Nevins said having Lynch on board to direct was seen as crucial by the channel.