Dishing With Diane: Twin Peaks Media Thread

[PeteMartell]

Jazz musician Jimmy Scott, who appeared in the series finale, has passed away.

 

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/06/14/jimmy-scott-obituary/

 

A snippet of an "interview" between David Lynch and Leland Palmer on the upcoming blu-ray set.

 

[alynch]

Make of this what you will. David Lynch & Mark Frost both tweeted identical messages today:

Dear Twitter Friends: That gum you like is going to come back in style! #damngoodcoffee

Naturally, everyone's theorizing about some sort of revival. I've always fantasized about them picking up after Cooper's been in the lodge for 25 years.

 

Of course, it might just be stealth marketing for some brand of gum.

Edited October 3, 2014 by alynch

[Ronin Jackson]

It would be so cruel on both their parts if this wasn't a revival.  I don't think either of them are that mean but I still don't want to keep my hopes up until there's an official announcement.

[jenrising]

My heart can't take it. I'm just repeating, "nothing to see here, move along," over and over. But... !!!!!

[alynch]

BOOM!

 

From Lynch & Frost's Twitter pages. Coming to Showtime in 2016. This seems pretty official.

 

It'll nine episodes, written by Frost & Lynch, and directed by Lynch.

Edited October 6, 2014 by alynch

[Lisin]

I think I may pass out. This makes me so happy! 

[Bella]

Oh, damn, this means I have to get Showtime.

 

Just kidding - I'm grinning from ear to ear at this news!

[alynch]

Interview with Frost. No details on returning cast, although I think we can all assume that MacLachlan will be back. Also interesting was Frost saying that he considers Fire Walk With Me canon. I interpret that as, "Hey, if Kiefer Sutherland or David Bowie are interested in coming back, we'll take them."

 

ETA: Turns out Frost went on a bit of an interview tour today. Here are some other ones I could find:

 

Deadline

Hollywood Reporter

Buzzfeed

LA Times

Hitfix

 

There are probably more.

Edited October 6, 2014 by alynch

[alynch]

Mark Frost is writing a book explaining what all happened to the characters between the end of the series and the revival. Presumably they're doing this so they won't have to dump a whole bunch of exposition into the new season and explain away any characters that aren't being brought back. Also money.

[Dusty]

Kyle MacLachlan Officially Returning for Reboot  Please let the next person be Sherilyn Fenn. Please please please!  She did the Psych tribute episode, I can't imagine her not being back for the revival.

Edited January 13, 2015 by Dusty

[Nashville]

LOVE

ew.com/tv/2017/03/23/twin-peaks-revival-showtime-cover/

Edited March 24, 2017 by Nashville

[Guest]

I love those covers, too. But what strikes me most is how old and dusty everyone looks. Oh yeah, it's been 25 years and I'm old and dusty, too -- but Lynch was always so careful to present his female leads as otherworldly beauties. I'm shocked that, of all of them, Peggy Lipton still looks like a million bucks -- she was the oldest of them all when it first aired.  Maybe it's the super harsh lighting. I don't know. I just remember everyone in that show, men included (except for James who I hated), being so sickeningly gorgeous. 

EW also has a shot of Duchovny reprising his role as Denise. 

I can't wait! (Even though I'm rematching S2 right now and oh boy, what a bunch of stinker plots they had during that season I had forgotten all about.)

Edited March 27, 2017 by Guest

[Nashville]

19 minutes ago, Giant Misfit said:

I love those covers, too. But what strikes me most is how old and dusty everyone looks. Oh yeah, it's been 25 years and I'm old and dusty, too -- but Lynch was always so careful to present his female leads as otherworldly beauties. I'm shocked that, of all of them, Peggy Lipton still looks like a million bucks -- she was the oldest of them all when it first aired.  Maybe it's the super harsh lighting. I don't know. I just remember everyone in that show, men included (except for James who I hated), being so sickeningly gorgeous. 

EW also has a shot of Duchovny reprising his role as Denise. 

I can't wait! (Even though I'm rematching S2 right now and oh boy, what a bunch of stinker plots they had during that season I had forgotten all about.)

Moreso than the covers, even - did you catch the video clip at the top of the article?

[Guest]

49 minutes ago, Nashville said:

did you catch the video clip at the top of the article?

I did! Peggy Lipton looked better on film than on the cover. :(  And I hated Kyle's hair color and baggy suit. But I was still thrilled beyond belief to see them back in character again.

[jsbt]

I think they all look great tbh

[ShadowHunter]

As a subscriber to EW I received the cover with Lynch and the cast members. All the covers are great but since Kyle MacLachlan was also on the cover that was the one I hoped to get. It was great to too Twin Peaks in my mailbox. 

[jenrising]

New promo with faces. 

[Cigale]

Re-entering Twin Peaks: A catch-up guide to its cast and characters

[Guest]

Great info in that link! Thanks @sisterspoon!

[scrb]

So no reviews, Lynch didn't make any episodes available for reviewers.

Oh well, guess you gotta go in blind.

[Pete Martell]

Dana Ashbrook on his episode 4 scenes.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-dana-ashbrook-bobby-briggs-interview-1008307

Madeline Zima talks about her appearance, Hollywood, Lynch, etc.

http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/madeline-zima-twin-peaks-revival.html

Kyle Maclachlan on playing "bad" Cooper and filming the Black Lodge stuff and coming back to the show.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/29/twin-peaks-kyle-maclachlan-dirty-cooper/

[Pete Martell]

Nicole Laliberte (Darya) interview.

http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/twin-peaks-nicole-laliberte-darya-motel-scene.html

This is several years old but bringing it back for the new show. I got poor Maddy. I hope you have better luck...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/joannaborns/which-twin-peaks-character-are-you?utm_term=.nbX2ObOl4#.tgOrzNzaD

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Pete Martell said:

This is several years old but bringing it back for the new show. I got poor Maddy. I hope you have better luck...

 

I got Laura. So, all things considered, no better luck.

ETA: 

Speaking of Laura Palmer, EW has a good interview with David Lynch who drops a little hint (to me at least) as to the possibility of Laura returning to the show. 

Edited May 31, 2017 by Guest

[jsbt]

I think she's definitely going to play a key role, for a variety of reasons. Number one being Lynch is obsessed with her/Sheryl Lee, and Laura herself was shown to be forcibly ejected from the Red Room followed by Leland asking Coop to find her. I think she's out in the world, same as Cooper/Dougie.

[Pete Martell]

Chrysta Bell (Agent Tammy Preston). I don't follow a lot of Lynch's projects so I had no idea she was mostly a musician and he'd been working with her for years. Apparently this is her first acting role. Now some of her performance makes sense...

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/chrysta-bell#_

[Nashville]

On 5/31/2017 at 0:44 PM, Giant Misfit said:

EW has a good interview with David Lynch who drops a little hint (to me at least) as to the possibility of Laura returning to the show. 

That entire interview is excellent - definitely worth a read.

[Guest]

Vulture published an interview with Kimmy Robertson. This exchange about Michael Ontkean struck me as odd:

Quote

What exactly did David tell you in regards to Michael not returning?
I can’t say what I heard. I heard something, but I can’t say it.

The general consensus is that he just retired from acting and didn’t want to come back.
That’s one of the things that I heard, yes. That’s the one I’m allowed to say. All the other ones, the rumors, could be hearsay. I don’t know, I really don’t. I would talk to you about it, but I have no way of getting a hold of him so I can’t call him and see.

Ontkean's not returning to the series was pinned on his retirement from acting -- I never heard anything different. I wonder if there was a falling out with Lynch? Illness? Or, maybe, he's really coming back and it was kept a secret? (I know - that's just a delusion.)

ETA: Well, I did find this from someone who had spoken to him:

Quote

So, I have a few things to say about the news of Michael Ontkean not returning to Twin Peaks: I spoke with Michael a handful of times this year on the phone. He was really excited to return as Truman, and even spent hundreds of hours in search of his old jacket, and finally reached out to me to help find it. We found a suitable replica. I bought it and sent it to him. We last spoke in August and he informed me he wasn’t going to Washington after all. I told him I was heartbroken to hear that.

Aside from being heartbroken, I am puzzled. Twin Peaks is not Twin Peaks without Michael Ontkean as Sheriff Harry S. Truman.

That gives me a case of the sads. Twin Peaks needs Harry Truman.

Edited June 6, 2017 by Guest

[jsbt]

I'm familiar with both of those statements. The only conclusion I have is that it's sadly illness - and there is rumbling that he'd like to be involved if the show should continue.

[Pete Martell]

Madchen Amick on coming back, getting emotional in the diner set, and Amanda Seyfreid as her daughter.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-madchen-amick-casting-amanda-seyfried-1010958

Chrysta Bell (you have to pay to read it all - probably not really anything worth that, just posting the link anyway)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/chrysta-bell-twin-peaks-david-lynchs-male-gaze-time-accosted/

Dana Ashbrook.

http://collider.com/twin-peaks-season-3-dana-ashbrook-interview/

[Pete Martell]

Interview with the "hit and run mother"

http://www.westseattleherald.com/2017/06/14/news/west-seattles-lisa-coronado-appearing-twin-peaks

Michael Horse (Hawk)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-michael-horse-episode-6-interview-1013513

Cactus Blossoms

http://www.argusleader.com/story/blogs/scotthudson/2017/06/13/if-you-missed-sibling-act-cactus-blossoms-twin-peaks-catch-sioux-falls-show/392398001/

Some behind the scenes footage from late season 2 courtesy of two people involved in COOP (the organization formed to make sure the entirety of season 2 was filmed and aired)

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/the-secret-history-of-coop-twin-peaks-david-lynch-1201830275/

[peachmangosteen]

Just that screen shot of Bob on that vid terrifies me.

[nkotb]

On 6/14/2017 at 5:37 PM, peachmangosteen said:

Just that screen shot of Bob on that vid terrifies me.

No joke, I literally gasped when I saw that. I love the story about how he came to be BOB on our show, David Lynch is just a master of all things production: casting, directing, writing, editing, everything. What a great, terrifying addition BOB & the actor who played him, God rest his soul, were to an already great show & cast.

[Pete Martell]

Sherilyn Fenn.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/stellar/sherilyn-fenn-were-all-just-broken-people-doing-the-best-we-can/news-story/7cd30d70ec9c2af12d85c4ba88fade93

Music director Dean Hurley.

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/twin-peaks-music-dean-hurley-interview-1202470579/

[Nashville]

Yeah, it's Buzzfeed - but it's also a good read on how Twin Peaks is actively demonstrating the growing inaccuracy and irrelevance of the Nielsen ratings system:

 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/the-twin-peaks-ratings-are-actually-good

[Pete Martell]

Kyle press conference in Monte Carlo in Amsterdam recently (that channel has a few other recent interviews with him).

 

Brett Gelman (the unfortunate casino owner).

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/twin-peaks-brett-gelman-casting-david-lynch-1201846028/

[Pete Martell]

An article with various people of color talking about why they got into the show in spite of it being heavily white and stereotypical.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/entertainment/twin-peaks-overwhelmingly-white-fans-color-keep-watching

[Ronin Jackson]

I loved the episode. I watched it twice last night and love it more the more I think about it. I'd long commented that episode 29 of the original series was the most bizarre hour of television ever made, and it's only fitting that an episode of the new series would overtake it.

 

I definitely understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea. But there are those saying Showtime shouldn't have allowed Lynch to make an episode like this. I couldn't more vehemently disagree with that opinion. I'm willing to deal with art I don't care for if it means artists have more creative freedom. The anger of the people who think this episode shouldn't be allowed to exist is delightful. Almost nothing like this is ever created and they are angry that this miraculously came to fruition? Again you don't need to like it, but if artists having creative freedom pisses you off you deserve to be angry. 

[PatternRec]

Does anyone know if Lynch still shoots only on film, or does he use digital these days? 

[Nashville]

6 hours ago, PatternRec said:

Does anyone know if Lynch still shoots only on film, or does he use digital these days? 

Wouldn't be surprised one bit if it's a mixture of both, but I think the main portion these days is digital.

[Pete Martell]

An interview with Robert Broski (the woodsman)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-meet-man-behind-david-lynchs-new-nightmare-1018088

EW podcast with Robert Forster (Frank Truman)

http://ew.com/podcasts/2017/06/30/twin-peaks-podcast-sheriff-truman-robert-forster/

[Pete Martell]

More Kyle interviews.

 

[Pete Martell]

Twin Peaks mania in Japan circa FWWM era.

A video on Lynch's art influences.

[Pete Martell]

Another pretty good Kyle interview (one where he address the Dougie criticisms, somewhat).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-star-kyle-maclachlan-promises-everything-will-make-sense-1019076

[Pete Martell]

A look at Twin Peaks fandom in the beginning and in more recent years.

https://thegameofnerds.com/2017/07/09/the-twin-peaks-fandom-then-and-now/

[Pete Martell]

Ray Wise talks about various roles...and sings.  

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/07/ray-wise-revisits-twin-peaks-and-sings-mairzy-doats/

Eamon Farren (Richard Horne).

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/11/it-was-a-gnarly-ride-australian-eamon-farren-on-his-surprise-twin-peaks-role

[Nashville]

Vice article: Dougie From ''Twin Peaks" is Destroying My Marriage 

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbabqn/dougie-from-twin-peaks-is-destroying-my-marriage

[Pete Martell]

Brief comment from Trent Reznor.

https://www.alternativenation.net/trent-reznor-reveals-twin-peaks-nine-inch-nails-greatest-tv-episode-ever/

Matthew Lillard interview.

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/twin-peaks-matthew-lillard-interview

An article asking why Twin Peaks is like a '90s point and click game (I have had this same question from the getgo although it was more Phantasmagoria than Myst...). 

https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/11/15951948/twin-peaks-adventure-games-myst

[Affogato]

On 6/30/2017 at 10:33 AM, Nashville said:

Wouldn't be surprised one bit if it's a mixture of both, but I think the main portion these days is digital.

I don't have any recent information but I remember when Mulholland Drive came out he filmed it on digital and said he would never do film again because he loved the qualities of digital (not a quote but plasticity, quick turn around).

[Nashville]

4 hours ago, Affogato said:

I don't have any recent information but I remember when Mulholland Drive came out he filmed it on digital and said he would never do film again because he loved the qualities of digital (not a quote but plasticity, quick turn around).

Sounds right.  :)   The reason I left a little wiggle room for film use, though, is because Lynch is the absolute stickler to beat all sticklers when it comes to having a set / scene / effect JUUUUUUST RIGHT.  Hell, one of the reasons for Dune's delays and cost overruns was Lynch keeping the entire cast and crew standing around waiting  (sometimes for hours) while Lynch personally did things like take cans of spray paint and rework the shadings of "rocks" on the set until they were, in his estimation, perfect - for a set which might be used once in a 30-second scene, then discarded.  This "sticklerism" (is that even a word?) is relevant because effect and atmosphere tricks exist for both film and digital which are unique to their medium, and Lynch knows every one of them.  

So - much as Lynch may prefer the immediacy of digital - if Lynch wants an effect which in his estimation comes across as far superior in film than to its digital correlative, you better bet he's doing the original capture on film and figuring out a suitable transfer to digital later.

[Pete Martell]

A few more thought pieces

http://filmmakermagazine.com/102922-like-sand-through-the-hourglass-twin-peaks-the-return/#.WWnpnYjyvIU

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/arts/television/david-lynch-weaves-film-history-into-twin-peaks-the-return.html

Dana Ashbrook interview

http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/twin-peaks-dana-ashbrook-bobby-briggs-interview.html