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I never set out to be a junkie. Nobody wakes up one day and says to themselves that a life of solitude, crime, suicide attempts, wondering where the money for your next fix—and, if you’re lucky, next meal—is going to come from. I’ve never met a person who told me their goal in life was …
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When Twin Peaks was canceled at the end of its second season in 1991, it left a void television didn’t know it would have to fill. A new audience was discovered, an audience that wanted something more than the nighttime soaps, procedurals and sitcoms they were seeing in varying forms. This new audience had a …
Welcome back to The Waiting Room, my column where I have done a little bit of everything. This week's edition is going to be another behind the scenes peak at the near and long term future of 25YL and a chance for me to ask you, the lovely people reading this what you would like …
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Welcome back to my weekly column, The Waiting Room. For those that join me every week I thank you once again and for those just popping in, I use my column to slowly study Twin Peaks' third season, examining a different topic every week. If you are interested in checking out any of my previous …
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Welcome back to my weekly column, “The Waiting Room”. For those that check out this feature weekly, I thank you, as I do anyone who supports the site in any way, shape or form. This site is truly a labor of love, not just for me but for everyone who is involved. Tonight I wanted …
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Welcome back to my weekly column, The Waiting Room. If you are a regular reader of this feature ( I thank you), you'll know that I've been slowly studying The Return, a little bit each week. There's no particular order they need to be read in but in case you want to check out the …
Welcome back to my weekly column, The Waiting Room. Over the past 3 weeks I've explored different topics in The Return in an attempt to slowly study this 18 hour work. There's been no real sequence to these topics, so feel free to check them out in any order. In case you missed them, here's …
Welcome back to my weekly column, The Waiting Room. This will be the third part in my series where I'm slowly decoding and studying Twin Peaks: The Return. If you haven't had a chance to check out the first two parts, check them out either before or after you read this edition! What Exactly Is An …
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Welcome back to The Waiting Room. This will be the second week of my ongoing attempt to better understand and decode what I believe was an 18 hour masterpiece, Twin Peaks: The Return. If you missed the last week's column, What Exactly Is An 18 Hour Film? Audrey Is The New Chet Desmond & More …
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Welcome back to "The Waiting Room", my weekly Monday night column. There's been a bit of a hiatus for this column - I posted my instant finale reactions on Sunday the 3rd instead of my traditional Monday night piece and then last week I posted The Community Speaks: A Tribute to John Thorne in place of "The …