Originally I planned to feature a more tangential "Twin Peaks Cinema" entry this month, but Turner Classic Movies came to the rescue by airing the 1940 adaptation of Our Town in May. Fascinated by the correspondences and differences, I just had to bump it up in my coverage and was delighted to discover soon after that Thornton Wilder is Mark Frost's favorite playwright.
On the $5/month front, the Lost in Twin Peaks rewatch embraces my favorite non-Lynch episode of the series, a real peak for Audrey in particular...
The main podcast combines the extensive Our Town overview with a look at some characters and locations tied to the pilot, and observes echoes between how the Laura Palmer investigation slowly draws us closer to Laura while The Elephant Man slowly draws us closer to John Merrick. And the Favorites re-reading reaches some of my most repeatedly viewed movies including another Lynch title. Stay tuned for the very end of the podcast where I added a special bonus clip, whose subject is related to an upcoming video (my first to be published in two and a half years)...
And the $1/month tier gains access to one of the earliest episodes of Lost in Twin Peaks, exploring the pilot of the series with an entire standalone chapter devoted to the history of its creation (this was unlocked for all patrons on the anniversary of my first Twin Peaks post many, many years ago - eleven to be precise)...
Podcast Line-Ups for:
Lost in Twin Peaks #7
INTRO
THE OPENING OF THE EPISODE
DIRECTOR/WRITER
PRODUCTION & TV CONTEXT (when it aired, ratings, surrounding shows)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT (#1 movie, world events: WHO & homosexuality, TIME cover)
MEDIA COVERAGE
FAN RECEPTION w/ Usenet quotes, dugpa forum comment, my personal reception
THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER? (new clues, the big picture)
SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY
Murder / Family / Bobby / James / Donna / Therapy / Leo / Employment / Mystery Man / Maddy
SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY
Briggs family / Ghostwood deal & Saw Mill fire / Shelly, Bobby & Leo / James & Donna / Nadine's drape runners / Ed & Norma / Hank on parole / Josie & Harry / Cooper & Audrey / Ben & One Eyed Jack's / Invitation to Love / Andrew's death / Andy & Lucy / Cooper history
LOCATIONS
CHARACTERS (introductions, first interactions, rankings)
COFFEE, PIE & DONUTS (+ other food & cigarettes) - no uncanny this episode
WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
READINGS FROM MY OTHER WORK
SHAPE OF THE SHOW & SPECULATION (later context of the show):
EPISODE RANK & MEDIA COVERAGE & FAN SPECULATION & READING FROM MY OTHER WORKS
NEXT ON TWIN PEAKS & LOG LADY INTRO
SPOILER SECTION (for future episodes):
CHARACTER MILESTONES & RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
Lost in the Movies Episode 58
INTRO
THE OPENING OF THE EPISODE
DIRECTOR/WRITER
PRODUCTION & TV CONTEXT (when it aired, ratings, surrounding shows)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT (#1 movie, world events: WHO & homosexuality, TIME cover)
MEDIA COVERAGE
FAN RECEPTION w/ Usenet quotes, dugpa forum comment, my personal reception
THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE
WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER? (new clues, the big picture)
SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY
Murder / Family / Bobby / James / Donna / Therapy / Leo / Employment / Mystery Man / Maddy
SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY
Briggs family / Ghostwood deal & Saw Mill fire / Shelly, Bobby & Leo / James & Donna / Nadine's drape runners / Ed & Norma / Hank on parole / Josie & Harry / Cooper & Audrey / Ben & One Eyed Jack's / Invitation to Love / Andrew's death / Andy & Lucy / Cooper history
LOCATIONS
CHARACTERS (introductions, first interactions, rankings)
COFFEE, PIE & DONUTS (+ other food & cigarettes) - no uncanny this episode
WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
READINGS FROM MY OTHER WORK
SHAPE OF THE SHOW & SPECULATION (later context of the show):
EPISODE RANK & MEDIA COVERAGE & FAN SPECULATION & READING FROM MY OTHER WORKS
NEXT ON TWIN PEAKS & LOG LADY INTRO
SPOILER SECTION (for future episodes):
CHARACTER MILESTONES & RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
Lost in the Movies Episode 58
INTRO
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Julie, Heidi, Ronette / Packard Saw Mill, train car / official Laura Palmer investigation + The Elephant Man
TWIN PEAKS CINEMA: Our Town
OPENING THE ARCHIVE - Continuing the Favorites
#23 MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S
#22 THE VIRGIN SPRING
#21 ON THE WATERFRONT
#20 MULHOLLAND DRIVE
#19 THE GODFATHER
#18 THE NIGHTS OF CABIRIA
#17 STAR WARS
#16 MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON
#15 THE THIRD MAN
#14 TAXI DRIVER
#13 THE MIRROR
OUTRO
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