Twin Peaks

[rich]

Fire Walk with Me was surprisingly good. didnt expect that after the
disappointment of season 2.

with that said I believe Mulholland Drive is the pinnacle of Lynch's work

rich

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 6:19 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> The first season is absolutely worth watching, only 8 episodes of ~47
> minutes (pilot is longer). Even though it paved the way for a lot of
> the 'prestige' television that has followed, there's nothing remotely
> like it.
> Season 2's network meddling saw a lot of the soap opera elements amped
> up but if you dig the first season it stills has the same moments of
> brilliance, and is necessary to get the whole elaborate cosmic mythos
> Lynch is establishing.
> Or even if you're just intrigued by the notion of a soap with a cosmic
> mythos...
> I can't imagine what it would be like to head into the new one blind!
> And I recall Fire Walk with Me as one of the more traumatic film
> experiences I've undergone, and I'm kind of dreading reaching that
> point in my re-viewing schedule...
>
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 12:00 AM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I’m starting to agree. Also, I’m not sure if it’s a Lynch thing, or just
> the
> > quality of the second season, but the fact that I’m watching it backwards
> > seems to make very little difference.
> >
> > On Jun 7, 2017, at 9:56 AM, Tofuman <slowdrop at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think the new season is a completely different kind of beast and can be
> > enjoyed without watching all the classic episodes.
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 10:30 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 1st season is watchable and impressive; second season sharp drop off in
> >> quality pbly due to Lynch distanced himself from production.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:04 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I never watch th first one.  Are they worth that investment?
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 6:57 AM John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> No love for Twin Peaks on the P-list? The new season has had me
> >>>> revisiting the original and I'm starting to think Lynch's arc as an
> >>>> artist actually eclipses Pynchon's.
> >>>> -
> >>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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