Twin Peaks. Season 3.

[krisvds]

After Lynch tweeting 'that gum you like is going to come back in style' we get this:

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Lynch and Frost will write and produce nine episodes which will all be directed by Lynch himself.
For better or worse: something to look forward to.

Absolutely loved Twin Peaks back in the day and still do. Seems like we will finally find out what Bob and the rest of the black lodge have in store for old Coop.

[MinionZombie]

It'll be interesting to see how the 'in 25 years' element in the original story will now play out with a real-time interim of 25 years.

I was sooooo super stoked when I heard about this yesterday. It'll be interesting to see it - presumably - take on a darker edge like the movie, being that it's going to be on Showtime. Also it's great to see that Lynch is returning to directing in a big way (i.e. more than just some music videos/shorts in the years since 2006's Inland Empire).

I'm really looking forward to this, but oh my, 2016 ... it's a long wait, but I'm confident it's going to very much be worth it. :)

[EvilNed]

Not a huge Twin Peaks fan. Season 1 was fantastic but I stopped watching halfway through season 2.

Even so, I'm looking forward to this. Will give me an excuse to finally finish Season 2 - and watch Fire Walk with Me.

[Neil]

This should be interesting!

[krisvds]

Cooper is in:

https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/519201373209260033

Kyle MachLachlan's return is essential. The actor works so well in Lynch's world (I believe Blue Velvet, still, is his best work).


Not a huge Twin Peaks fan. Season 1 was fantastic but I stopped watching halfway through season 2.

Even so, I'm looking forward to this. Will give me an excuse to finally finish Season 2 - and watch Fire Walk with Me.

So, you're basically saying two thirds of the series is fantastic? I agree. Once the murder mystery is solved the series really slips ...
You really should try and sit through the rest of it just to reach the final episode which is brilliant. A true barrage of cliffhangers and Lynch being Lynch.

[MinionZombie]

Cooper is in:

https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/519201373209260033

Kyle MachLachlan's return is essential. The actor works so well in Lynch's world (I believe Blue Velvet, still, is his best work).

Excellent news! It was a must, really, after the end of season two you can't not do a third season without Cooper. Hopefully they can bring back as many of the old, surviving, faces as possible.

It's going to be interesting to see how they address the shedload of cliffhangers that closed out season two.

[ProfessorChaos]

i read online earlier this week that february 24th was "twin peaks" day, since that was the date laura palmer's body was found and the story begins. having never seen a single episode, the fiance and i decided we'd go ahead and give it a go, since they've recently announced a third season. after three episodes, we are both rather intrigued by the show thus far, and are going to spend the next few weeks marathoning the entire series and the movie.

it's a little premature, given that i don't know where the series wound up at after the second season, but i'm rather interested in seeing how they are work around a 25-year hiatus...and it makes me wonder if any other shows can say that nearly a quarter century passed between the filming of two consecutive seasons.

[MinionZombie]

Ooh, a strange and wonderful journey awaits. :cool:

The second season does get wobbly for about 8 episodes after a particular event (no spoilers - just stick with it), but it does rally together again for the final episodes.

In some ways the 25 year gap almost seems intentional, even though in reality it wasn't, but ... you'll understand what I mean soon enough.

[bassman]

I've got the series lined up on instant Netflix. Like Prof, I've never seen it and this announcement plus the good word of mouth around here has given me the urge to check it out.

[MinionZombie]

I've got the series lined up on instant Netflix. Like Prof, I've never seen it and this announcement plus the good word of mouth around here has given me the urge to check it out.

Just make sure you watch the TV series first and then Fire Walk With Me, because although FWWM takes place just before Twin Peaks, it's spoiler central for new viewers.

[Neil]

Lynch and Frost will write and produce nine episodes which will all be directed by Lynch himself.

Umm... No he won't - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32194193


Director David Lynch has confirmed he will not direct the sequel to Twin Peaks, citing disagreement over money.

Writing on Twitter, Lynch said he had not been given enough money "to do the script in the way I felt it needed to be done".

[MinionZombie]

FFS!!!

Hopefully this can be sorted out ... you'd have thought that after making such a public affair of bringing Twin Peaks back - and getting fans worldwide so excited - they would have had these sorts of things figured out already! :mad:

[bassman]

I've finally gotten around to giving the original two seasons a viewing. Well...I'm technically not finished with season 2, just passed the episode where the killer is revealed, but I'm already a big fan. For the first few episodes, maybe even the whole short first season, I was a bit thrown off by the.....I guess..."lynch-ness" of the show. I've seen several of his films and recognize some of his peculiar style, but it was strange going from the what seems like a straight-forward "who dunnit" to having all these strange characters and supernatural elements thrown at you. ESPECIALLY the first dream sequence in the third episode. I felt uneasy watching that sequence, which was fantastic!

So anyway, I've still got roughly half of season two to go(sadly reading in this thread that it's going to stumble a bit :( ), but I'm already looking forward to seeing it continued in the new season. This seems to be yet another example of a fantastic series that was ended too soon, but hopefully it can be revived in a pleasing way. Heck...just seeing Kyle Maclachlan back as Cooper will make me happy. I've seen the man in many projects over the years, but he seems like he was born to be Agent Cooper.

And on a side note....I was extremely pleased when Michael Parks popped up in season two. I've always loved him and didn't know he was in this series...

[MinionZombie]

Yeah, after the killer is revealed there's a couple of solid episodes - then it takes a general trip downwards for about 8 episodes ... that said, there's still good stuff amongst the bad stuff ... so keep watching. Thankfully it picks up towards the end of season two again and goes out strong.

Be sure to watch the movie "Fire Walk With Me" afterwards - it's excellent - it's full-on Lynch. :)

And, now that the money problems have been solved and Lynch is fully back on board - roll on Season 3!!! :hyper:

[bassman]

Okay....so I've finished "the entire mystery". Awesome! Of course it's left sort of intentionally as several cliffhangers, but fom what I gather from the black lodge deleted scenes and lynch's thoughts is that Cooper is actually still trapped in the black lodge? And as Laura told him, he's got 25 years?

If that's the case, its one hell of a coincidence that the show is now returning 25 years later. I can't wait!

Now I'm off to order some twin peaks swag. Shirts with Coop drinking coffee, giving the thumbs up, and of course the log! :lol:

[MinionZombie]

Ah, a fresh and new Twin Peaks fanatic is amongst us. Welcome, have some cherry pie. :)

[shootemindehead]

Don't forget the coffee.

[bassman]

New teaser:

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I wonder how much longer we'll have to wait for a proper trailer? The premiere isn't until 2017, but they've been filming long enough to edit together a trailer...

[MinionZombie]

New teaser:

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I wonder how much longer we'll have to wait for a proper trailer? The premiere isn't until 2017, but they've been filming long enough to edit together a trailer...

Groovy tease.

Yeah, it's gonna be a long wait - but hopefully it's going to be worth it. I'm so stoked for this! :hyper: Just seeing that sign getting put up gave me tingles. :)

It's happening again...

[bassman]

Another teaser
https://youtu.be/qrxkdngyJng
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[bassman]

Another teaser:

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https://youtu.be/khwuhgxjoXU

We're in the home stretch! Soooo excited, but still insanely confused how we haven't gotten a real, meaty trailer and the premiere is only weeks away??

Please oh please let this live up to expectations....

[MinionZombie]

I'm so friggin' stoked for this!!! :hyper:

Like you say, fingers crossed it lives up to expectations - especially so after 26 years of waiting! That Season 2 finale had so many cliffhangers that need resolving somehow! :D

[Neil]

I'm so friggin' stoked for this!!! :hyper:

Like you say, fingers crossed it lives up to expectations - especially so after 26 years of waiting! That Season 2 finale had so many cliffhangers that need resolving somehow! :D

Hope it lives up to just half of your hopes! :) Could be interesting!

[bassman]

Tonight's the night! Two episode premiere.

[MinionZombie]

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In the words of Chip Chipperson - FAWK YEAH!!!!! :D

Watched the first two episodes last night and I can't tell you how happy I am that Twin Peaks is back. I watched that last scene in the Bang Bang bar three times - melancholy love songs with a dreamy-voiced singer? Oh yes, I'm back where I want to be! :hyper:

I haven't read the cast list that was published a while back, so it's enjoyable to see who pops in along the way - lot's of "oh, it's them!" moments.

It was sad to see Catherine Coulson in such a frail state (that must have been filmed not long before she passed), but on the other hand it was great that The Log Lady was able to return to the show. And of course this'll be the swan song for Warren Frost (Doc Hayward) and Miguel Ferrer (Agent Rosenfield). Nice touch to dedicate the opening two-parter to Coulson and Frank Silva ("Bob", who passed away in 1995).

The 3rd and 4th episodes (next week's episodes) are available On Demand, so I'll be watching those tonight. I can't resist. :D

[bassman]

I'm sort of mixed on the start of season three at the moment. It's great to have the show back and it's definitely a fun watch, but maybe Lynch having complete control could be a negative mark on the season? Lynch is Lynch, so the "WTF's??" are expected, but maybe it's too much? We now have four episodes available for viewing and I feel like it didn't even begin to strike the right balance until the fourth episode, and they may completely change by next week.

I'm not saying im not enjoying it thus far, but is there a chance that that Lynch-to-standard mystery ratio is leaning too far to one side?....

[MinionZombie]

Having seen next week's episodes (eps 3 & 4) last night, I think episode 4 felt a bit too slow. A little bit like "yeah, I get the point, now let's move forward, shall we?" ... we're nearly a quarter through the season and I hope they don't dawdle. There's a lot of ground to cover, so spending several minutes watching Jacobi spray paint spades or 'Wally Brando' blather on gets a bit frustrating as it can feel like it's robbing time from all the other things we need to be dealing with. The casino stuff was good, but again it went on too long. I hope we don't lose too much running time to locations other than Twin Peaks, as well. Moderation is key - the South Dakota stuff in the first couple of episodes was very interesting to me, for example, but there's a fair amount of time outside Twin Peaks in the third and fourth episodes.

I'm in two minds about the sheer volume of familiar faces appearing in cameo roles - on the one hand it's jolly good fun to see various people pop up here and there, but on the other hand it can be distracting at times.

This all said, I thought the pacing of the first two were pretty much spot on, and I enjoyed the 'weird people in weird places' stuff in the third episode quite a bit.

So, a couple of issues at this point, but I'm still immensely happy to have Twin Peaks back.

[Neil]

Must admit... Finding the first episode hard going. Maybe just not my bag?

I was burnt by Westworld where I just kept watching in the hope it developed into something more, and by the end of the series regretted watching it... I'll give TP another hour and then decide. There's soooo much else to watch instead...

[MinionZombie]

Twin Peaks isn't the sort of show where you'll get quick answers and never has been. Lynch loves a twisted mystery.

Were you a fan of the original two seasons and movie?

[Neil]

Twin Peaks isn't the sort of show where you'll get quick answers and never has been. Lynch loves a twisted mystery.

Were you a fan of the original two seasons and movie?

I recall watching the series but maybe I just didn't dig it enough then, to dig it enough now? :)

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Has everyone in this show been involved in a car accident resulting in whiplash? Seems no one can turn to look at anyone else at anything more than a snails pace!

[MinionZombie]

So only five more episodes to go.

This'll definitely be one that I'll need to re-watch. I've gone back over a few scenes on YouTube and they make more sense, or reveal things that I hadn't noticed before. I think it'll also help to binge watch it without week-long gaps in-between episodes.

There's the possibility of another season, too, or at least the idea of having a conversation about another season. Apparently the Showtime folks are going to have a talk with Lynch after this season has wrapped up and explore options. Apparently it's done quite well, particularly on alternative viewing platforms.

Certain things have been frustrating, but other things have been absolutely glorious. The storytelling approach is different to the original two seasons, but over-the-piece it's strong. Like I said, I think it will benefit from a binge watch so you can stitch together some of the mysteries that you miss/forget about when watching it week-to-week.

[Neil]

I couldn't handle it myself, and gave up early in the series. A friend of mine is really enjoying it though!

[MinionZombie]

I couldn't handle it myself, and gave up early in the series. A friend of mine is really enjoying it though!

Well if you didn't really watch the original seasons (you said that, IIRC?), then it's hardly surprising. :D

I'm digging it. There's some things I'd want more or less of, but overall I'm excited to see each episode. :)