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Twin Peaks Collector Set Vol 1-7 [VHS]

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Twin Peaks is the crowning achievement of David Lynch. If ever a television series deserved to be produced in a box set on DVD, it is Twin Peaks. The mix of mistique and the cast of "special" characters make this a unique look at reality.

First I'd like to say that I think that Twin Peaks isgreat. However, the poor picture quality that these episode collection tapes have is pathetic. They are recorded with Long Play and therefore have a very blurry/defocused picture ...

As a lover of the works of Arthur Machen I really identified this series with his work: the premise of which, evil lurking in Nature, is coupled with David Lynch's own view that we are all on the edge of insanity.

There is something strange and evil lurking in the woods of Twin Peaks. Something hidden and deadly. This strange force, call him Bob, is a Killer from Beyond. Sometimes he appears as an imaginary geek in your mirror, othertimes he is seen in the corner of one's eye or in dreams. Is he an alien, perceived as an owl like Whitley Streiber's Aliens in Communion (The Owls are not what they seem)? or is he the ancient "Dweller on the Threshold" from Bulwer-Lytton's Zanonia as the Native American Sheriff's Deputy Hawk suggests? And who is that strange talking dwarf with Laura Palmer (you will find him in Machen's The Green Round) and what does her diary tell us about her death (read Machen's: The White People for a clue).

The point of these literary references is to show that Twin Peaks is more than just the silly soap some people find it. If you've read Co-Creator Mark Frost's "The List of 7" you'll start to get a sense of the kind of subtle occultism one will find if one seeks in Twin Peaks.

Twin Peaks is above all a mystery within a mystery, often times silly and fun, but with a definite message well delivered by famed director David Lynch.

I would suggest that you start from the two hour pilot, not included in the box set, and then view each episode in order. Watch Lynch's Blue Velvet before you start, since this is really a pre-cursor to the Twin Peaks story. Check out some Bergman films if you haven't already (Through a Glass Darkly, Hour of the Wolf), read some Arthur Machen and then watch the series. You won't be dissappointed. Not to sound lame, biut each time you watch the series -- and you will watch it again -- you'll discover something new

recently, I voted a low-ball 2(two) for the videos. In actuallity, it was of other amazon issues. the videos sent from this particular seller are in Darn Fine condition. again, my apologies for the downplay of mis-addressed review.
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Welcome to Twin Peaks, a small town somewhere in the Pacific northwest where weird meets weirder in this David Lynch cult classic. The series starts out with the horrifying murder of the gorgeous homecoming queen Laura Palmer, but even after the intrepid Agent Cooper figures out whodunit, Lynch refuses to let us go. Twin Peaks swirls with strange plot twists and quirky characters that draw you in, faster and deeper, to his world. The best television ever made -- Twin Peaks is the oddest, most creative, most seductive psuedo-murder mystery I've ever seen. And because it was made for TV, Lynch is tamer than he usually is. The series has been fodder for all sorts of criticism, ranging from feminist to post-modern, so pay attention and enjoy the bizarrity that is Twin Peaks. (short list of stars includes Kyle McLachlan (sp?), Lara Flynn Boyle, Heather Graham, Sherilyn Fenn, David Duchovny -- and more).

Twin Peaks is the best series ever made... especially the end, whith agent Cooper sayng "How's Anny", "How's Anny, ha, ha" while hitting his head against the mirror... Now seriously, everything in Twin Peaks is gorgeous, the acting, the direction, environment, atmosphere, everything!