TWIN PEAKS

  On 11/10/2019 at 5:45 PM, goDel said:

keep with it. in the end the puzzle largely fits like a glove. too much is in plain sight for it to be nonsense. and it also 'gets' all the stuff which previously made no sense. even from the cone flicks perspective. and this is basically where its strength is. it's an all encompassing theory which can explain anything.

I'll try. I'm worried it'll kinda ruin Twin Peaks for me though. I like having my own idea of what it's all about.

in the end you could either discard it. or use this perspective to enrich the experience.

it's a new perspective on the show. although it's going to be difficult to unsee it, i'm guessing. but as far as im concerned, that's a good thing. that's my thing though. i had some grapes with stuff in tp3 being too inconsequential or deus ex machina. that kinda ruined my experience of the 3rd season. this perspective gives a bit more debth. which helps for me. otherwise it's just like watching clouds in the sky and trying to see stuff in it. again, that's me.

My thoughts/opinions are easily colored by other people's opinions so I think I'm gonna stop while my own thoughts are intact otherwise I won't be able to watch Twin Peaks through my own lens.

So, I made it through the whole 4.5 hours or whatever. A high degree of respect for this guy, for doing some very in-depth research, and putting together a very complicated take on the series. It's set forth like a decent academic paper, and I appreciate his approach - like any good academic piece, it has a thesis and then introduces evidence to support it, tries to address points that may be contradictory, and is willing to acknowledge (some) areas that the author is unclear on. 

However:

  On 11/12/2019 at 5:45 PM, T3551ER said:

The idea that Twin Peaks is a show that is focused on finding beauty in the mundane, in contrast to the horrors of violence feels spot on - in my current re-watch, I've found that my desire on first viewing for Dougie to just "WAKE UP" and be Coop has been replaced with an appreciation for the beauty and simplicity of the character

Nice. I've watched the series twice so far, might go in for round 3 next year, but I loved Dougie from the first watch, the way that he gets by in life by just repeating the last thing that his conversation partner says was hilarious, especially when the mafia brothers are about to kill him and he has the cherry pie in the box, a timeless moment. I haven't checked out this 4.5 hour interpretation, but from what people have been saying about it, it sounds interesting and worth the time. I agree with you too that one of Lynch's brilliant points is in generating great empathy and interest in characters when the world in which they live is bewilderingly unclear, uncertain, and seemingly incomprehensible. 

  On 11/12/2019 at 10:41 PM, Drum Up said:

Nice. I've watched the series twice so far, might go in for round 3 next year, but I loved Dougie from the first watch, the way that he gets by in life by just repeating the last thing that his conversation partner says was hilarious, especially when the mafia brothers are about to kill him and he has the cherry pie in the box, a timeless moment. I haven't checked out this 4.5 hour interpretation, but from what people have been saying about it, it sounds interesting and worth the time. I agree with you too that one of Lynch's brilliant points is in generating great empathy and interest in characters when the world in which they live is bewilderingly unclear, uncertain, and seemingly incomprehensible. 

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Ahh, yeah, the cherry pie moment is great! A lot of joy in the Dougie sections . . . if you let yourself enjoy it ^o^. By the way, if you haven't seen it, Being There w/ Peter Sellers is a good touchstone for the origins of the Dougie character. A great movie in general, but particularly good if you liked Dougie. 

4.5 hr video is great - definitely opened me up to seeing things differently, which is hard, because I'm old and stagnant. Don't think it's nearly as definitive as it makes itself out to be, but def some good work/interesting stuff in there!

agree with the above. can't escape the feeling that he sometimes really does see what he wants to see. regardless, what an effort. almost worth watching just for the sake of watching somebody putting this much work into something. 

also (spoiler alert):

Just posted. I final Corn pone flicks on TP 3rd season.

He's a bit salty in this one. hehe

i guess the 4 hour other one was a bit too much for him  

https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/news/the-elephant-man-4k-uhd-bluray-studiocanal/

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  On 2/20/2020 at 8:13 PM, Nebraska said:

 

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Is this legal?

Just started watching "The Return" again, binged episodes 1-4 the other night and I REALLY loved it.  The awkward bits felt even more awkward, the funny bits made me LOL IRL and the freaky bits still made me feel uneasy.  The call back to the first 2 series also hit home in a harder way.  Great tv.  Cannot wait to carry on watching it. 

Oscar for Michael Cera

lynch did a short on netflix that's not bad. what did jack do?

https://www.netflix.com/title/81226955

lost my mind and bought this region free, i don't even own a bluray player...

lol

: )

  On 2/29/2020 at 10:27 PM, Gocab said:

lol

: )

any recommendations? have no idead which specs to have in consideration when buying one, except that i want region free...

  On 2/29/2020 at 11:00 PM, Stickfigger said:

@Tim_J check the avatar from T35513r who started this thread 

i did before, he has it for a long time... we should all have it to commemorate twin peaks day, it was on the 24th...

  On 2/29/2020 at 10:49 PM, Tim_J said:

any recommendations? have no idead which specs to have in consideration when buying one, except that i want region free...

Just buy a console. Double the fun!

  On 3/1/2020 at 8:43 AM, Squee said:

Just buy a console. Double the fun!

Yeah, a PS3 is dirt cheap on Ebay.

Also... the 2 guys responsible for the excellent podcast "Twin peaks Unwrapped" have just released a book, and it looks quite interesting.  I will order a copy if any get shipped over here to the UK, carriage makes it quite pricey.

https://www.bluerosemag.com/?product=twin-peaks-unwrapped-book

  On 3/1/2020 at 9:15 PM, Soloman Tump said:

Yeah, a PS3 is dirt cheap on Ebay.

is it region free? now i'm confused if it's the player or the disc itself that need to be region free...

  On 3/1/2020 at 10:04 PM, Tim_J said:

is it region free? now i'm confused if it's the player or the disc itself that need to be region free...

Yes, PS3's are region free players, they play everything.

DVDs are a bit trickier and can be regional only - but blu rays should be absolutely fine.  You can buy a 2nd hand Ps3 with a whole load of games for about £60

  On 3/1/2020 at 10:58 PM, Soloman Tump said:

Yes, PS3's are region free players, they play everything.

DVDs are a bit trickier and can be regional only - but blu rays should be absolutely fine.  You can buy a 2nd hand Ps3 with a whole load of games for about £60

awesome show, great job!

PS3 is awesome, still use mine :)