How Twin Peaks Changed TV Forever - Top Tower Review

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Today, we are discussing TWIN PEAKS, a cult-classic murder mystery/soap opera hybrid TV series from 1990 and 1991. Let us take a deep dive into Mark Frost and David Lynch's masterpiece, and explore how it made permanent changes in the television medium.
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[@morgothbauglir5054]

Started watching Twin Peaks this year and my obsession and devotion feels 30 years old. A masterpiece!

[@TeresaZaunig]

Same here.

[@coopdville855]

I feel old having read this comment. I feel like I've been devoted to Twin Peaks for 30 years too. But only because it will actually have been 30 years in a few short years. And it had already been cancelled for several years at the time my obsession with this show began. I hope you young 'uns appreciate how well you have it with that third season that aired on Showtime in 2017. For years and years I thought that Agent Cooper's story would forever be left with the real Dale in the Black Lodge (write it in your diary) and Bob/Evil Cooper/Mr.C roaming free out in the world. ....Lynch largely denied us our Agent Cooper proper,and Dale may actually still be in the Black Lodge. But with so little Cooper,we got a surprisingly large dose of Kyle McLaughlin. Several,in fact.

[@raymondsims7042]

You really think it’s a “masterpiece” though mate?? With that third season🤔

[@zach7042]

​@@raymondsims7042third season is great except what they did with Audrey annoyed me

[@SamM_Scot]

Greatest TV show ever made in my opinion :-)

[@TopTower]

I would have to agree with you, it is definitely up there!

[@scramblesish]

Hands down 👌👍

[@raymondsims7042]

@@scramblesish not even close!!! This show made absolutely zero sense

[@duyanhng8430]

​@@raymondsims7042loads of people loves it because it is so open to interpretations. Which is not everyone's cup of tea.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@duyanhng8430 “open to interpretation” is one thing being completely retarded is another😂I like your positive spin on the return. But naw it was just complete garbage.

[@mitch89014]

It’s hard for a lot of viewers now seeing this iconic show to truly understand how unique and exciting this show was when first aired I at the time and now a big Lynch fan, I watched every episode when originally aired at the time and even though season 2 has some not so great episodes, it still was the best thing on TV back then The thing most reviewers fail to mention is how great the acting was, what a truly talented cast, pretty much all around Thank you for a very wonderful look at this amazing show

[@Vlad__b1401]

He wasn’t on most of the episodes on season 2.

[@mitch89014]

@@Vlad__b1401 I was not referring to Lynch, I was stating the cast

[@TerraRubicon]

Back in 1990 this show was mindblowing, ahead of its time.

[@wvu05]

It's still ahead of its time.

[@TerraRubicon]

@@wvu05 David Lynch is working on a new tv show, Unrecorded Night. Can't wait to see it.

[@Brandon0844]

@@TerraRubicon WAIT REALLY

[@TerraRubicon]

@@Brandon0844 Yes really Brandon. Different era, long before you were born.

[@Deadforge]

It's crazy to see the influence of stuff like this. I love things way older than myself, older, or whatever point in history. I've always had a deep appreciation of film, TV, and games. Books and other art forms I love as well.

[@scramblesish]

Great work - been obsessed ever since I watched it when it first aired aged 13 - I think it affected my whole world view and view of film and tv

[@CavHDeu]

I was 11 when it aired and still obsessed too.

[@mariaassunta7237]

The original "binge-worthy" tv show. I recall reading all about it in the paper, this short limited series, so I decided I would record the whole thing and not even start to watch it until it was finished. Loved it. Still some of the most memorable scenes of any series.

[@abigailobrien2711]

If I wasn’t already planning on watching, this 100% convinced me!

[@elsebastiano5789]

every time I hear the intro I get goosebumps

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Looking back at the time when you couldn't just watch whatever you wanted whenever you wanted, when you had to make sure your life schedule didn't clash with the TV network's schedule... Honestly, it's weird to think about. It doesn't even feel like that long ago. But seems so much more primitive than what we have now.

[@lisazdvoru1660]

Like having an appointment... with a TV show.

[@ashleymarie804]

Yes! Thanks to online streaming I got to watch this during the pandemic 😊 I’m so glad I did!

[@pearlsherman7436]

this was excellent, learned a lot! thank you

[@golu_badbola]

David Lynch mind needs to be preserved.

[@godfather4377]

I watch all the great shows. Sopranos, GoT, The Wire, Breaking Bad, just to name a few. Plenty others, Deadwood to me doesn't get enough recognition. I kinda like Twin Peaks doesn't have this MASS following. Twin Peaks is number one, by far, for me.

[@mr.playami5514]

i just finished watching the last episode last night... now i dont know what to do with my life... thanks for this video, well made.

[@ryanbenson4610]

Great review. Twin Peaks is amazing

[@1ank1im]

Great video! Very informative and a great way to introduce people to this amazing show.

[@kizufgsfds]

13:31 hide wasn't a young girl lol he was a guitar player known both from his solo works and as part of X Japan's original lineup, unfortunately as with Laura Palmer, he passed away too young

[@hamish66]

Love this, on point. One tiny thing…TP wasn’t just huge in England, it was huge in the UK. Sounds petty, but us fans in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland were part of that too. We all can speak English, but we are not all English. Us UK owls are more than we seem.

[@Lee-fi4vo]

Interesting mix: police drama, romance, secrets, action, comedy, supernatural...

[@-david-5141]

Great video! It deserves more views

[@mercster]

Thanks for the video. Quick note... alt tv twin-peaks is not a chat room, but a Usenet group... the closest modern analogy would be a forum, message board, or subreddit.

[@mercster]

I love how goddamn stupid KZbin is, if you try to type out a Usenet group name it thinks you're advertising a web site and deletes the comment. Hear me now or believe me later... the Internet was 100x better 20 years ago.

[@armchairgravy8224]

@2:00 you forgot the multicharacter dramas such as Dallas and Dynasty which were really what Lynch and Frost were mining with Twin Peaks. I do have respect for the execs at HBO who just wrote checks and said, "Yes, Dave." Season 3 is one of my experiential high tides.

[@FluWorldOrder]

I see the scenery and teenagers in Twin Peaks has inspired "Twilight" films.

[@4dultw1thj0b]

Lol they just both take place in the Pacific Northwest

[@marvelite2354]

Amazing vid!

[@watchdog304]

Saturday's @ 10:00 lol. It's as if they wanted it to fail. What were they thinking?

[@blubeachband]

Excellent video, subbed instantly

[@bk8541]

Great review! thanks!

[@matthewigoe1431]

great vid!

[@karquin21]

Great vid. Thanks!

[@noHOPEof]

- ~ . . . *The Lamplighter Inn* ( (and bumper crop's Sir Roserfelt ~ not Sam) ) may indeed appreciate the " . . . kill ya" quote. ~ signed - - "rural knownothings ~ & ~ drunken flyfishermen" - ~ ( ).

[@neonsmoviereviews7969]

Great video

[@6WeeksTV]

great vid

[@arcuuuuuuuuu]

great video!

[@Lee-fi4vo]

Lynch on Letterman was great -- save the show!

[@phunkym8]

poor hide being called a girl

[@cdle007]

Twin Peaks the Return is when Lynch treats the characters in his story as tools to send a message from him to the audience ignoring the characters background, attitude, and quirks.

[@JunkyardHounds]

Nop, it isn't. It's just nor giving you what you want but what the story needed. TP was always groundbreaking, so The Return had to also be.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@JunkyardHounds naw mate the return was absolutely horrible. Probably one of the worst seasons of tv I’ve ever watched. Just so bad

[@vanderlei1765]

@@raymondsims7042 or perhaps you just don't care about avant garde cinema. Then you're in luck, generic trash is the norm and there's plenty of it.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@vanderlei1765 uhh no I like avant grande cinema but you have of ultimately make sense🤷‍♂️you can’t tell me twin peaks made any sense! Unless you actually can?😂😂I’m being serious what happened in the return mate?🤔

[@vanderlei1765]

@@raymondsims7042 just because you didnt make any sense, doesn't mean there isn't any. There is a pattern, like in all of Lynch's ouevre. Follow it :)

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

When will we stop overusing the word "narrative"!? It should be banned.