Official Twin Peaks featurette tracks its origins and initial success

By Damion Damaske

Posted 9 years ago

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

I was two years old when TWIN PEAKS first hit the airwaves, so I’ve never actually really lived in a world without its influence. I mean, you can see it in everything from X-FILES to LOST to STRANGER THINGS. The idea of having such an auteur vision on television was a new thing then, and especially as cinematic and idiosyncratic as it was. But now – with people like Vince Gilligan and Bryan Fuller – it’s much less of a novelty. And the fact that it’s not a novelty anymore is only a good thing.

Anyway, in preparation for the new TWIN PEAKS revival, Showtime has released a new series of featurettes, tracing the production and reception of the original show. The first one, titled “The Phenomenon”, focuses on its origins and its initial – unprecedented – success:

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