Jerry Horne wrote:I've started to wonder recently if the new series is going to change how we view the older one. If the new series is mind blowing and game changing, will the first two seasons seem antiquated and clunky?
For me, personally, the original run of Twin Peaks already is antiquated and clunky. Don't get me wrong, it has it's charms due to that, but, the inconsistent quality in the series toward the end, the 4:3 frame (when compared to Fire Walk With Me, it really emphasizes a difference), the sometimes painfully 90s visual effects, so, I'm not sure how much it'll change how I view the original in that regard, as it has always felt to me (a viewer who watched it long after it aired) as a work made in a very specific era.
My real worry is an odder one, and sort of an inevitability; when something is closed off or ended, it really makes reviewing it less interesting, as there isn't anything to speculate on anymore (beyond just analyzing the text itself). It makes me think of how routinely with movie trilogies, like Lord of the Rings, I'd wear out the VHS tape on The Two Towers while waiting for Return of the King. But, after Return of the King came out, I was far less interested simply because the cliffhanger was finally resolved. Or how aggressively I rewatched Breaking Bad leading up to the final 8 episodes .. only to have maybe rewatched it once since then. So, I wonder how the fanbase will be affected given that I'd assume a large part of it's fervour is due to the pain of the unresolved cliffhanger.