[Josh Pinder]

Well i missed half of it...but really wanted to get into the show...always in polls and a favourite in cult fandom...and has always intrigued me! and really loved what i have seen of the first episode.

So basically want to know who else loves the show? what can i expect? and should i just go all out and buy the seasons on DVD?

thanks!

[AnniesBoobs]

IMO it hasn't aged well

[mumbles26]

Brilliant series, go for it and treat yourself to a box set.

[Josh Pinder]

Yeah it looks very 90s but really has pulled me in already.

And have had a browse around, it sounds my cup of tea...know of a lot of David Lynch stuff too

should i buy this boxset?

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/13068...rlrefer=search

[Josh Pinder]

also arent there films that went alongside this show too?

[Yobaba**]

I've been watching it on netflix. It starts out great, but don't get your hopes up too much because series 2 starts to lose the plot quite a lot. Although its always kind of fun.

[Yobaba**]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

also arent there films that went alongside this show too?

I know there is at least one movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

It's a prequel about the night before Laura Palmer dies. I've not seen it though.

[Josh Pinder]

ah i see yeah just reading right now the US media backlashed against the film while British media and more worldwide reviews were positive towards it....very interesting.

And yes aparently reading at the DVDs overview season 2 has multiple plot strands to focus on.

I reckon itll be worth it £20....yeah may splash out soon really liked what i saw of the first episode

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Yobaba**

I know there is at least one movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.

It's a prequel about the night before Laura Palmer dies. I've not seen it though.

And it has this scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJUs-4z2lY in which David Bowie discusses the Wizard of Oz. Maybe.

Fire Walk With Me, dispenses with logic and throws you into a nightmare, you'd likely either love it or hate it, I loved it.

(I was amazed the bbfc lowered it's rating recently from 18 to 15. One of the scariest movies ever, in my 'umble opinion.)

[be more pacific]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

also arent there films that went alongside this show too?

The film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is a prequel to the TV series, so don't watch it first as it will spoil the central mystery of Laura Palmer's murder.

Originally Posted by AnniesBoobs

IMO it hasn't aged well

It has aged significantly better than anything else made just a year or two earlier. Twin Peaks pretty much reinvented TV drama and opened the door for The X-Files, Desperate Housewives and countless other glossy and cinematic shows.

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

ah i see yeah just reading right now the US media backlashed against the film while British media and more worldwide reviews were positive towards it....very interesting.

And yes aparently reading at the DVDs overview season 2 has multiple plot strands to focus on.

I reckon itll be worth it £20....yeah may splash out soon really liked what i saw of the first episode

Definitely buy it, there's little doubt it falls off a cliff for several season 2 episodes, but it pulls it together again in the end. And season 1 of Twin Peaks is one of the best seasons of any tv show ever.

[Josh Pinder]

Originally Posted by JCR

Definitely buy it, there's little doubt it falls off a cliff for several season 2 episodes, but it pulls it together again in the end. And season 1 of Twin Peaks is one of the best seasons of any tv show ever.

ah sweet i totally willl....reckon i will order this week, thanks guys!

and yeah i read Marc Cherry who created Desperate Housewives said Lynch and in particular Twin Peaks inspired him to make the show...i know Joss Whedon has mentioned it as an influence i think for Buffy episode Restless (season 4 finale...phenomenal!) that dreamscape/cinematic approach through minimalism...and basically Chris Carter for the X Files totally got that vibe!

So yeah i cannot wait to be consumed into the world and will buy that film after i have seen the series then

[Gutted Girl]

Rewatching the pilot tonight, I'd forgotten just how good and how revolutionary it was at the time.

[neo_wales]

Great series, I've the box set and watched it about a year ago, first time in ages. A quality production.

[MeQuake]

I've got the Gold Edition boxset of this, but only watched Season 1 before getting distracted other things, so was pleasant to see the pilot again. I'll need to watch the rest of it again, one way or another.

Cant wait until Albert turns up. Miguel Ferrer (not sure of the spelling) is awesome.

[Josh Pinder]

ordered the gold edition boxset....the film is a bit much (a tenner ffs!! haha) at the moment but the DVDs of the show i cannot wait to delve into!

[brangdon]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

So basically want to know who else loves the show? what can i expect?

It's some of the best TV ever. It's also very multi-genre, with elements of horror, comedy, SF, detective, supernatural, domestic violence, romance...

That said, some episodes are better than others, and it does wander off into the grass in the second series. (Which rarely gets shown nowadays; I doubt Horror will show it.)

[Josh Pinder]

Originally Posted by brangdon

It's some of the best TV ever. It's also very multi-genre, with elements of horror, comedy, SF, detective, supernatural, domestic violence, romance...

That said, some episodes are better than others, and it does wander off into the grass in the second series. (Which rarely gets shown nowadays; I doubt Horror will show it.)

I love multi-genre type stuff too...always great to have a mix...anything too direct i kinda get bored....but with variation mixed into one....well im in

Hmmmm i wonder if they will...regardless i reckon by Friday i will have the box set here WOOO! cannot wait....maybe we could turn this thread into a general discussion thread too

But i cannot wait.

[Gene the Cow]

Twenty quid is an absolute steal for Twin Peaks. One of the most intriguing shows ever. It does tail off towards the end a bit after the network intervention but still good. Make sure you watch the Log Lady introductions, weird.

Fire Walk With Me just got released on Blu-ray too. Might have to get myself that as I still haven't seen it.

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Gene the Cow

Twenty quid is an absolute steal for Twin Peaks. One of the most intriguing shows ever. It does tail off towards the end a bit after the network intervention but still good. Make sure you watch the Log Lady introductions, weird.

Fire Walk With Me just got released on Blu-ray too. Might have to get myself that as I still haven't seen it.

The sound is knackered on the bluray, there are occasional skips in the mix including in a key point in the final scene, which ruins it. Dunno if universal have recalled it yet, but amazon stopped selling it at one point, I returned mine. There was also controversy because it was claimed to be 1080p on the box, but the actual disc was 1080i.

In short, this release was a debacle.

Edit: amazon still aren't selling it, so I guess it is not fixed yet.

[Gene the Cow]

Then I shall continue my long wait...

[Josh Pinder]

Originally Posted by Gene the Cow

Twenty quid is an absolute steal for Twin Peaks. One of the most intriguing shows ever. It does tail off towards the end a bit after the network intervention but still good. Make sure you watch the Log Lady introductions, weird.

Fire Walk With Me just got released on Blu-ray too. Might have to get myself that as I still haven't seen it.

Yeah i though it was cannot wait...and i will watch the Log Lady introductions indeedy

And i was reading reviews of both DVD and Blu Ray of Fire Walk With Me too! So i may wait too...as its like half the price of the full series

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

Yeah i though it was cannot wait...and i will watch the Log Lady introductions indeedy

And i was reading reviews of both DVD and Blu Ray of Fire Walk With Me too! So i may wait too...as its like half the price of the full series

The reason the FWWM disc is pricey is that disc was only released on 4th June, it's only been out for a month. Though the sound is apparently knackered on that too.

[Josh Pinder]

oh i see...meh! may just buy it at a later date.....hopefully my box set will arrive tomorrow

[Josh Pinder]

Arrived!! :d