re: Twin Peaks...tv show

Twin Peaks was the first series that I watched live each week and never missed a single episode. There was one episode that was delayed due to other programming, and I think I had to VHS that one. The good thing about that one delayed episode was that ABC didn't talk over the credits promoting their shows, so we got Lynch's extended footage of a kid playing the piano over the credits. Very odd.

There was no cheese when it first aired. It was all extremely stylish and weird and awesome. No other series came close to having that subdued, strange mood. Now we're used to it, since Twin Peaks was so heavily sampled by Northern Exposure, X-Files, and other intentionally odd series.

The weirdness wore a little thin towards the end, but we stayed through the whole series.