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Twin Peaks: Summary

Airs Next:ABC at Thursday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:April 8, 1990
Last Aired:June 10, 1991
Show Categories:Drama, Soap

"She's dead. Wrapped in plastic."
Date: Friday, February 24, 1989:
Homecoming Queen Laura Palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic sheeting. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the murder of this young woman in the small, Northwestern town of Twin Peaks. What he doesn't know is that in Twin Peaks, no one is innocent.

Twin Peaks was created by TV veteran Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) and edgy filmmaker David Lynch, Academy Award nominated director of The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr. It aired on ABC from 1990 - 1991. The series, with a few exceptions, followed the interesting convention that one episode equaled one day in the town of Twin Peaks. This means that after 30 episodes, the series covers just slightly more than one month.

After Twin Peaks was canceled by ABC, David Lynch went on to make the prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the story of the last seven days of Laura Palmer. "She's dead. Wrapped in plastic."
Date: Friday, February 24, 1989:
Homecoming Queen Laura Palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic sheeting. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the murder of this young woman in the small, Northwestern town of Twin Peaks. What he doesn't know is that in Twin Peaks, no one is...

Episode Twenty-Nine (2)

Aired: Monday June 10, 1991

Agent Cooper follows Windom Earle and Annie into the depths of the Black Lodge. Big Ed and Norma get a shock when Nadine suffers head trauma. Andrew and Pete unlock Eckhardt's final box while Audrey stages her act of civil disobedience. Dr. Hayward and Ben Horne have a final confrontation. Shelly and Bobby plan their future. Dr. Jacoby and Mrs. Palmer have a message for Major Briggs. Cooper faces his destiny in the Black Lodge.

Twin Peaks - Opening Credits Sequence

The classic opening title sequence from Twin Peaks.

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Kyle MacLachlanSpecial Agent Dale Cooper (photos)
Michael OntkeanSherriff Harry S. Truman
M�dchen AmickShelly Johnson (photos)
Dana AshbrookBobby Briggs
Richard BeymerBenjamin Horne

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GotalSaiyajin
member since: Jan 27, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Classic"
A cult classic, which didn't last long ...Continue »
Twin Peaks remains ahead of its time, and perhaps this is why it failed during its original run. One of the best things about this show, is how it manages very well to combine comedy, romance and horror, creating a mysterious and bizarre atmosphere, not to mention the outstanding music of Angelo Badalamenti, that helps to recreate the motions of every single scene of "Twin Peaks". I must admit, I never liked actor Kyle MacLachlan much, but here I think he had done a fantastic job as a weird but funny agent FBI Dale Cooper. I liked Audrey Horne (Sherilyn Fenn) as a wicked girl with a lot of plans for her own future.
09/18/08 03:39am | report abuse
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AleroRatking
member since: Jan 7, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Underappreciated"
I only got into Twin Peaks after hearing it as the "father" of my favorite TV show Lost. While it has aged a bit in the past 15 years, the essence is still there and I was in no way disappointed in what I found. Twin Peaks is a show you need to see. ...Continue »
Twin Peaks had a fairly short run as it definitely died way too early. When it was originally on, I was too young and had never really heard of it. Thanks to some recommendations and Netflix I watched all the episodes on DVD and this show was definitely a classic. It was a character driven show and there were some of the greatest tv show characters in this show and it was one of the original shows to possess a true ensemble cast. It also was a mystery as you tried to solve the big mysteries of who killed Laura Palmer, and past that why she was killed and the black lodge. For 30 episodes we watched as everything unfolded and we were left with one of the largest cliffhangers to ever end a tv show on completely. However, there were a few faults. The first isn't Twin Peaks fault, but rather that it was ahead of its time. It was one of the first shows to intertwine a complex story with almost a religious/fantasy feel at times and there are points where it is very raw. Some of the scenes were not nearly as powerful as they should have been, mainly because of subpar special effects (due to the time period it was made) and the acting. However, even watching this show today it is still overall amazing and I would highly recommend it... especially if your a fan of Lost, because this is where the roots of that show came from.
05/17/08 09:50pm | report abuse
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havoc1504
member since: Jan 12, 2008
The Bottom Line: "Ahead of its time"
Twin Peaks has a bit of everything, from murder-mystery to the paranormal. If you like a series that doesn't give you all the answers, Twin Peaks is for you. ...Continue »
Twin Peaks starts off like a regular every day murder mystery. It slowly deviates from this genre and drags the viewer into a world of the paranormal and the unexplained.

One of the unique plot devices that Twin Peaks employs is that one of the main characters is dead. This works in favour of the storyline, because it encourages the viewer to imagine for themselves many aspects of Laura Palmer's personality.

Twin Peaks also manages to mix in a suitable amount of comic relief, from a cross-dressing David Duchovny, to an FBI Agent with a ridiculous hearing loss.

Twin Peaks is definitely a town where everyone has a secret, and is worth a watch.
01/12/08 04:03am | report abuse
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fathergj
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The Bottom Line: "Influential"
A strange show, but moved television to what we know it to be today. ...Continue »
This show is strange. That is the first word that comes to mind when describing this show. It is good, but first of all it is strange. At the time that this show came out, it was something new. At the time, the most popular shows on the air were family sit-coms. This dared to be different. It was completely sequential. The show required the viewer to see all of the episodes in a row and none could be missed.

While this was great for the viewer, the studios did not seem quite ready for such an adventure as the series was cut short after only two seasons. It was so character driven that the viewer really comes to know the characters...and know them well.

All in all, a good show that is very peculiar and truly sets the stage for what we know television to be today.
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Leofan7
member since: Jun 6, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
Incredible. Why can't they make shows like this anymore? ...Continue »
Twin Peaks is truly the best television series I have ever watched. ABC was incredibly foolish to cancel it after the second season. All of the characters are very personable and David Lynch's style makes you feel as if you're right with them solving the crime. Twin Peaks can go from hilarity, to sorrow, to horror, and back to hilarity is as little as a few minutes. Kyle MacLachlan is outstanding as Dale Cooper, and play off of the other characters very well. I highly recommend this series, which is available on DVD, to any fan of Lost, Heroes, or any other epic series. It's a work of art in every way possible.
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