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Break the Code, Solve the Crime

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When we found out we were going to have Twin Peaks on Joost, we were pretty excited. Well, some of my colleagues, like Salil, a die-hard fan, were more excited than others - but pretty soon, even the youngest guy in the office, 21-year old Keith, was hooked.

But the response we had around the company didn't touch the response we got from Twin Peaks superfans out there. From around the country, people wrote in with their favorite scenes, trivia questions, and a guide to all the episodes in the series.

But it doesn't end there. We'll reveal more later this week, but for the time being, enjoy this special guest blog post from Mischa Cronin, author of The Twin Peaks Archive.

I'm often asked why I watch the 18 year old landmark cult television series Twin Peaks as many times as I do. Well, for one, I love the brilliant and moody score by Angelo Badalementi. The acting by the extensive cast of newcomers and film and TV veterans is certainly nothing short of a treat (especially for network television in 1990). The direction, including stints by co-creators David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet) and Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) is still a revelation, crammed full of stylistic nuances and an attention to detail that ensures multiple viewings for curious and confirmed fans alike. Twin Peaks, like other great cult TV shows through the years (The X-Files and The Prisoner in particular) still beguiles us today because it offers more clues and asks more questions then it answers. I continue to watch and love the show today because I'm still looking for clues.

The first and final scenes of the series contain characters looking at themselves in a mirror. Both of these episodes were directed by Lynch and we can certainly assume this is not a coincidence. Twin Peaks is chock full of doubles, duplicates and doppelgangers. But what do all these rhyming images mean?

During the course of investigating the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer, FBI Agent Dale Cooper himself clues us in on what we should be looking out for: "When two separate events occur simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must always pay strict attention." As someone who loves to introduce people to the world of Twin Peaks, I must admit I was excited when I learned that Joost was offering viewers a chance to watch Twin Peaks. More people to break the code. More people to solve the crime.

Posted by Kerry Vance on Jun 3, 08 |

Comments (1)

Kelsea:

I love this site and I was just wondering if anymore Hollyoaks episodes are going to be added. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but I love the show and this is the only site that will let me watch the full episodes.

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