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Twin Peaks was an American television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost . The show is titled after the fictional town in northeastern Washington State wherein it is set.
It aired on the ABC network in the United States from April 8, 1990 until June 10, 1991. Some episodes were written/directed by Lynch and Frost, but most were directed by others who were invited by Lynch to guest-direct. The show was co-produced by Aaron Spelling's production company and ran for 29 episodes over two seasons.
Twin Peaks tells the story of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and his assignment of finding the killer of a young, popular local girl, Laura Palmer among the town folk of Twin Peaks. The program portrays small-town America via an imaginary tight-knit community of unsophisticates. The pilot was filmed in the real-life town of Snoqualmie, Washington, not far from SeattleSeattle is the largest city in the U. state of Washington, and in the U. Pacific Northwest, with a total estimated population of 569,101 as of 2003. It is situated between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 108 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian bor, in the foothills of the Cascade MountainsMount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of norther.
The gradual unraveling of the tale necessarily exposes each Twin Peaks inhabitant to unwelcome scrutiny from Agent Cooper and his men from the department. As with much of Lynch's other work (such as Blue VelvetBlue Velvet is a 1986 film directed and written by David Lynch. The title is taken from a Bobby Vinton song by the same name, which is sung by Isabella Rossellini's character in the film. In this deeply dark and bizarre film, Jeffrey Beaumont, played by K), Twin Peaks explores the relationship between the veneer of respectability and the seedier side of life that lies beneath it, such as in dreams. Certainly, the program borrowed generously from American soap operas in its melodramatic presentation of its character's morally dubious activities. However, like all Lynch's previous and subsequent work, there exists a strong moral seriousness that informs the totality of the production.
The series is particularly memorable for the performance by the actor Kyle MacLachlanKyle MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington) is an American actor best known for his work with American film director, David Lynch. Biography MacLachlan has worked extensively with Lynch, appearing as Paul Atreides in Lynch's epic adapta as Special Agent Dale Cooper, who had the most famous line from the series (which became a catch phraseA catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. They are especially common among TV and cartoon characters. Today, catch phrases are frequently seen as an important part): "That is a damn fine cup of coffee."