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Part 14 of Showtime’s Limited Event Series titled “We are like the dreamer” aired on August 13, 2017. Part of fans' fun watching the series live that summer was in speculating on the meaning of the Parts' titles as they were released early on Showtime’s schedule. If Part 12, "Let's rock," had seemed to fans …
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During the initial airing of The Return, I found Part 12 to be the most disappointing. Lots of long, slow scenes; very little Kyle MacLachlan, and then the short-lived excitement of seeing Audrey for the first time turn into a big let-down. So heading into Part 13, I hoped things would get back on track. And …
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Hello Friends. As a David Lynch and Twin Peaks enthusiast I have spent the last 25 years seeking out content that engages me in the same way that Lynch's work does while waiting for him to produce more work. This searching has largely taken place in a cinematic space, through the back catalogues of historical …
(My rewatch of part 12, "Let's Rock", consists of this article as well as a short video that I made. The video comments on and relates to my writing on Part 12, and vice versa, so give it a look.) July 31, 2017. Around 3 am on a Monday morning. That's right – that is …
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Welcome back to my new monthly feature, Topics, where each month I will have a guest on to discuss a Twin Peaks related topic of their choice. This month will be Part 2 of my conversation with Lindsay and Aidan, the hosts of Bickering Peaks. If you haven't read the first part of our conversation, …
It was with great pleasure that I got together with Joel Bocko of Lost in the Movies to discuss the wider implications of Part 5 through Part 8 of The Return. Be warned: it's a long read. Our conversation took us on some weird and wonderful journeys, down well-trod paths and forging new ones, as we tried …
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews… you name it, we’ve got it. “Favorites” is our weekly series that takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, one of our writers will take you through their list of favorites – whether it’s …
"This is the water, and this is the well, drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within." Those words, now legendary among fans of Twin Peaks, in many ways the all new 'Fire Walk With Me' poem, will be dissected for years to come no doubt, and I'm …
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“My week on set for the new Twin Peaks was kind of magical and kind of beautiful in how it was sort of like a family, and it was very zen. The vibe was very zen. I really enjoyed having a completely different experience, and I learned a lot. I really just appreciated the very different tone. …
With Mark Frost’s The Secret History of Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier, and The Return, the narrative world surrounding the death of Laura Palmer expanded beyond the fictional town of Twin Peaks to include, show-wise: the fictional town of Buckhorn, South Dakota, then the very real locations of the Trinity Test Site & …
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