Is It Future, Or Is It Past?
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:06 pm
Greeting and salutations, all--
I've been a lurker on dugpa and lynchnet for years; it takes an awful lot of something for me to actually participate in ANY bb discussion, but after reading all the responses and speculations on the TP season 2 soundtrack thread, I couldn't resist dipping my toes in. However, what I wanted to say kinda grew and jumped several tracks, so I thought it more appropriate to give it its own thread....
I was inspired by the question of "what's left in the vaults" after Soundtrack Vol. 2 and the Gold Box DVD? What is the future of TWIN PEAKS after that? What do we as fans have to look forward to, beyond, we can hope, the FWWM deleted scenes...
I have some thoughts on that.
Things cycle generationally. Something as big as say, Star Wars was from 77-83 went through a fallow period where you couldn't GIVE the merchandise away. Then as that generation gradually assumed control of society, its profile and stock rose again...
Brand names and cultural institutions don't die; they may go away for a while, then they transform and reincarnate. A la the Abrams Star Trek.
(Not that I'd want to see TP "rebooted", or given an Abrams/Lucas facelift, nor turned into a franchise...but what form a future incarnation would/could/should take is a whole other topic.)
Shortlived though it was, TWIN PEAKS' impact was inestimable. And as we approach the generational milestone of 20 years since its release, I think it's inevitable that there IS a future of some kind for the show. Something that had that much influence is a brand name, whether we want to think of it as such or not; and if those who own it don't see its long term potential, they're crazy. (I can only imagine for example the stock that BABYLON 5 will have in the next few years, as its long term influence is finally felt.)
And indeed, when I saw Catherine Coulson's appearance in Tucson last year--this was reported on dugpa.com, though I've been bad and haven't sent (yet) the video clips as promised--she reported the following:
"When I ask David if we're done with Twin Peaks, he just smiles and says, 'There are still stories to tell'."
I'm an optimist, so I am hopeful that this isn't then end. Rather than clearing out the vaults once and for all to make the fans happy (and get their money), I think--I HOPE--that this is the beginning of the next iteration or manifestation of our favourite show, much as STAR WARS publishing in the early 1990s gradually led to the special editions and finally the prequels (and next, TV series)--no quality jokes needed, please!
I'm not saying I think it's LIKELY, just that I think it's POSSIBLE. If this IS it (again, barring the deleted scenes), then I'm glad we have it. But I am hopeful.
After all, we're only a few year's away from Cooper and Laura's real-time meeting in the red room "25 years later".
And incidentally....if they wanted to be REALLY smart, their next step would be to republish Laura's diary (perhaps with the dating corrected and the extra pages from the show?), and sell it exclusively through Hot Topic. I've loaned my copies out to some younger "goth" friends of mine, and I can tell you that without ever seeing the show or the movie, that book resonates with THIS generation of teenagers (especially girls) all on its own.
So, I've said my piece; if anyone has anything to add, I'll be happy to read it. Back to lurker-land for now, though--
Sweet dreams & erotic nightmares
Matteo
myspace.com/morphiaflow
I've been a lurker on dugpa and lynchnet for years; it takes an awful lot of something for me to actually participate in ANY bb discussion, but after reading all the responses and speculations on the TP season 2 soundtrack thread, I couldn't resist dipping my toes in. However, what I wanted to say kinda grew and jumped several tracks, so I thought it more appropriate to give it its own thread....
I was inspired by the question of "what's left in the vaults" after Soundtrack Vol. 2 and the Gold Box DVD? What is the future of TWIN PEAKS after that? What do we as fans have to look forward to, beyond, we can hope, the FWWM deleted scenes...
I have some thoughts on that.
Things cycle generationally. Something as big as say, Star Wars was from 77-83 went through a fallow period where you couldn't GIVE the merchandise away. Then as that generation gradually assumed control of society, its profile and stock rose again...
Brand names and cultural institutions don't die; they may go away for a while, then they transform and reincarnate. A la the Abrams Star Trek.
(Not that I'd want to see TP "rebooted", or given an Abrams/Lucas facelift, nor turned into a franchise...but what form a future incarnation would/could/should take is a whole other topic.)
Shortlived though it was, TWIN PEAKS' impact was inestimable. And as we approach the generational milestone of 20 years since its release, I think it's inevitable that there IS a future of some kind for the show. Something that had that much influence is a brand name, whether we want to think of it as such or not; and if those who own it don't see its long term potential, they're crazy. (I can only imagine for example the stock that BABYLON 5 will have in the next few years, as its long term influence is finally felt.)
And indeed, when I saw Catherine Coulson's appearance in Tucson last year--this was reported on dugpa.com, though I've been bad and haven't sent (yet) the video clips as promised--she reported the following:
"When I ask David if we're done with Twin Peaks, he just smiles and says, 'There are still stories to tell'."
I'm an optimist, so I am hopeful that this isn't then end. Rather than clearing out the vaults once and for all to make the fans happy (and get their money), I think--I HOPE--that this is the beginning of the next iteration or manifestation of our favourite show, much as STAR WARS publishing in the early 1990s gradually led to the special editions and finally the prequels (and next, TV series)--no quality jokes needed, please!
I'm not saying I think it's LIKELY, just that I think it's POSSIBLE. If this IS it (again, barring the deleted scenes), then I'm glad we have it. But I am hopeful.
After all, we're only a few year's away from Cooper and Laura's real-time meeting in the red room "25 years later".
And incidentally....if they wanted to be REALLY smart, their next step would be to republish Laura's diary (perhaps with the dating corrected and the extra pages from the show?), and sell it exclusively through Hot Topic. I've loaned my copies out to some younger "goth" friends of mine, and I can tell you that without ever seeing the show or the movie, that book resonates with THIS generation of teenagers (especially girls) all on its own.
So, I've said my piece; if anyone has anything to add, I'll be happy to read it. Back to lurker-land for now, though--
Sweet dreams & erotic nightmares
Matteo
myspace.com/morphiaflow