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Twin Peaks Season 3 OT |25 Years Later...It Is Happening Again

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The phenomenon of Twin Peaks created Television as we see it now. Serial TV owes a large thanks to Twin Peaks to popularising the idea of long running storylines to the mainstream. People had a reason to tune in to every episode. Lynch and Frost and the rest of the creative talent also brought Hollywood quality film to TV, in a seemingly perfect merging of various elements: detective show, soap opera melodrama, horror, comedy and romantic all in a melting pot contrasted against Frost's authorship and Lynch's creative musings and directorial influence. The result is one of the best and still to this day, one of the most unique television shows out there, which has since been copied or gone on to influence other fiction both on television or in other media such as film, video games and novels.

David Lynch's work as Writer, Director and sometimes even Sound and Music Composer on feature films starts with Eraserhead. The film propelled his career into then creating various other projects which have all since gained cult status in their own way. His work has over the years won acclaim by many and he has never strayed from creating the films he wanted to. Each film tying Lynch to being one unlike any other. If you have watched a David Lynch movie, you know about it. His movies strive to be different and often dare the viewer to stare into the abyss. His movies are a journey. Twin Peaks is an epoch.

Now with 18 New Episodes Directed by David Lynch himself and Co-Writer & Co-Creator Mark Frost returning to write every episode with Lynch, as well as Angelo Badalamenti's atmosphere driven score we are really re-entering the mysterious, dark and beautiful world of Twin Peaks once more.

Air Date (Double Bill):
May 21, 2017

Where it's airing:

There have been some nation-specific threads here so far, but I'm hoping we can compile a list of all services that will have season three airing live. Here's what I know so far.

Australia: Stan
Austria: Sky
Belgium: Be TV or Play More
Bosnia and Herzegovina: HBO Europe
Brazil: Netflix
Bulgaria: HBO Europe
Canada: The Movie Network or CraveTV
Croatia: HBO Europe
Czech Republic: HBO Europe
Denmark: HBO Nordic
Finland: HBO Nordic
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky Atlantic
Greece: Cosmote TV
Hungary: HBO Europe
Italy: Sky Atlantic
Ireland: Sky Atlantic or NowTV
Japan: WOWOW
Kosovo: HBO Europe
Macedonia: HBO Europe
Moldova: HBO Europe
Montenegro: HBO Europe
Netherlands: Videoland
New Zealand: SoHo
Norway: HBO Nordic
Poland: HBO Europe
Portugal: TVCine (But not until May 28)
Romania: HBO Europe
Russia: Amedia TV or TV-3
Serbia: HBO Europe
Slovakia: HBO Europe
Slovenia: HBO Europe
South Africa: DStv
Spain: Moviestar+
Sweden: HBO Nordic
Turkey: FX Türkiye
United Kingdom: Sky Atlantic
United States: Showtime

NOTE: For countries that say HBO Europe, this is the organization CBS signed the deal with. The local HBO operator will be the one actually broadcasting the show (e.g. HBO Polska in Poland, etc.).

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The brief history of the main events in Twin Peaks goes like this...one night a young woman is found wandering the streets of Twin Peaks and taken back for medical attention, it turns out this lady is Ronette Pulaski, who witnessed the murder of one Laura Palmer, who was found ”wrapped in plastic" by the town locals. Agent Dale Cooper of the FBI turns up to Twin Peaks quickly mystified at not just the circumstances leading to Laura's death but also of the atmosphere, the people and the secrets of Twin Peaks. Along the way he teams up with Sheriff Truman and his team at the Sheriff's Office along with the occasional help from fellow FBI Agent, Albert Rosenfield, FBI Regional Chief Gordon Cole & DEA Agent Denise Bryson. They soon discover a darkness found deep within Twin Peaks which reveals itself as the Red Room. Its inhabitants including the likes of a Dwarf, a Giant, a Child and a serial killer known simply as ‘Bob'. Along the way they also discover the man with the missing arm, Mike, another mysterious resident of the Red Room. Cooper continues his unorthodox way of conducting his investigation and the wheels start to turn as those who have lived in Twin Peaks experience great change in all of their lives and the terrible secrets of the small town are laid bare for all to see.

Finally the plot unravels, the killer is revealed and everything becomes compounded by the fact that another killer, former FBI agent and partner of Cooper, Windham Earle becomes trapped within the Red Room, Cooper pursues him only to find himself caught in a trap from which there is seemingly no escape. Cooper always wanted to save Laura and the people of Twin Peaks but instead becomes the small town's next victim. Losing himself to Bob, we last see Cooper laughing at himself in the mirror with Bob's reflection staring back. Audiences everywhere were shocked. Seemingly trapped in purgatory, 25 years later, we now see Cooper again, seemingly... free? What fate will the people of Twin Peaks meet next? And what has become of Cooper?

It is happening again.

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Angelo Badalamenti's beautiful score played such a large part of enveloping its audience in the atmosphere. Thankfully for us all, he has returned working with Lynch for the first time since Mulholland Drive. As has Julee Cruise to provide more beautiful vocals to the world of Twin Peaks. Along with them Moby has been hinting at contributing to the music this time around as well.

Listen to samples from the soundtrack below:

Twin Peaks - Soundtrack (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYIvbZ5MffU&t=6s

Twin Peaks Season 2 Music and More (2007):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ws1j1ddkMs&list=PLF14CC218CCF1B58B

Video of Angelo Badalamenti Explaining How He Came Up With the Twin Peaks Theme Music and Collab with Lynch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXLEM8MhJo

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Mark Frost, the Co-Creator of Twin Peaks.

Frost met Lynch when they were set to work on some cancelled projects that never got off the ground in the 80s. Eventually they found the right project for them, Twin Peaks. Frost created the characters and plotlines along with Lynch on its inception, owing much to his work as an Author, his writing laid the groundwork for Twin Peaks and is now bridging the gap between Seasons 2 and 3 with his Novels, which can be found below:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250075580/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250163307/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Frost stayed on as a writer throughout the original run in the 90s and is very much the architect in the shadows as opposed to Lynch's style of being in the limelight but much is owed to Frost as it is to Lynch, since the characters and storylines that they created together are the stuff of legend.

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Is Fire Walk With Me necessary to understand the events of this series?
More than likely since there is already a character from that returning played by Harry Dean Stanton and mysteries surrounding that movie not yet laid to rest.

Can I start with Season 3?

Anybody who is new to Twin Peaks should start from the beginning, Season 3 will undoubtedly confuse new viewers with such a rich history.

Okay then, since I'm new to Twin Peaks, where do I start?

The TV series (Seasons 1 & 2) followed by Fire Walk With Me, which after finishing, if you are after more can follow up with The Missing Pieces and The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost.

What is Laura Dern's/Naomi Watts'/Tim Roth's/Robert Knepper's etc role?

Unknown. We don't really know anything about the new cast members.

Trent Reznor? What in the...

Yup, this series has some very interesting and exciting cast picks.

What is the plot of Season 3?

Again, very little is known and they're keeping a very tight lid on the events of S3. Cooper has returned to Twin Peaks.

Did the actors who died in real life get to finish their scenes?

Unknown. They may have had to rewrite some of the scenes or they did in fact finish them but little information is out there regarding this. Best to remain optimistic.

What happened to Donna and Sheriff Truman etc?

Their fate is pretty much undetermined. All we know is that their actors are not returning to Twin Peaks.

Who is missing from this Season?

http://uproxx.com/hitfix/twin-peaks-cast-list-11-major-omissions-from-lara-flynn-boyle-to-heather-graham/

Biggest omissions: Michael Ontkean (Sheriff Truman), Heather Graham (Annie), Lara Flynn Boyle (Donna), Michael J Anderson (Man from Another Place), Eric Da Re (Leo), Joan Chen (Josie)

That's most of the notable ones. There's more at the link.

I would like a summary of the events so far as a recap?

Here you go:
https://filmschoolrejects.com/want-...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Video recap:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_64-4c_E3o

There is also a series of twin Peaks novels written by Mark Frost which will bridge the gap between Season 2 and Season 3:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250075580/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250163307/?tag=neogaf0e-20

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Twin Peaks is home to the most... interesting cast of characters ever seen in a show. Below is just a small sample of the returning characters and the new additions to the main cast can also be found in the full cast list found here:

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Dale Cooper:

”They've got a cherry pie there that will kill you"

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Laura Palmer:

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The Log Lady:

”My log does not judge"

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Bobby Briggs:

”She said that people tried to be good. But they were really sick and rotten on the inside, her most of all. And every time she tried to make the world a better place, something terrible came up inside her and pulled her back down into hell, and took her deeper and deeper into the blackest nightmare. Each time it got harder to go back up to the light. "

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Leland Palmer:

”Somebody dance with me!" *sobs uncontrollably*

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Benjamin Horne:

"Mmmmff! This bread is delicious!"

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Audrey Horne:

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Shelly:

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Hawk:

”My people believe that the White Lodge is a place where the spirits that rule man and nature reside. There is also a legend of a place called the Black Lodge. The shadow self of the White Lodge. Legend says that every spirit must pass through there on the way to perfection. There, you will meet your own shadow self. My people call it The Dweller on the Threshold."

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James Hurley:

Just you
And I
Just You
And I
Together forever
In love
Just you (just you)
And I (and I)
Just You (Just you)
And I (And I)
Together forever
In love
In love
We go strolling together
IN love
We go strolling forever
Oh oh oh
Just you (just you)
And I (and I)
Just you (just you) And I (and I)
Together forever
In Love
Just you
And I
Just you
And I

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Dr. Jacoby:

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Gordon Cole:

”COOPER, YOU REMIND ME TODAY OF A MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA"

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Bob:
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Mike:

”Through the darkness of future's past, the magician longs to see. One chants out between two worlds... "Fire... walk with me." We lived among the people. I think you say, convenience store. We lived above it. I mean it like it is... like it sounds. I too have been touched by the devilish one. Tattoo on the left shoulder... Oh, but when I saw the face of God, I was changed. I took the entire arm off. My name is Mike. His name is Bob."

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Returning cast
* Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson
* Dana Ashbrook as Bobby Briggs
* Phoebe Augustine as Ronette Pulaski
* Richard Beymer as Benjamin Horne
* Catherine E. Coulson as The Log Lady
* Julee Cruise as the Roadhouse Singer
* Jan D'Arcy as Sylvia Horne
* David Duchovny as Denise Bryson
* Sherilyn Fenn as Audrey Horne
* Miguel Ferrer as Albert Rosenfield
* Warren Frost as Dr. Will Hayward
* Harry Goaz as Andy Brennan
* Andrea Hays as Heidi
* Gary Hershberger as Mike Nelson
* Michael Horse as Tommy "Hawk" Hill
* David Patrick Kelly as Jerry Horne
* Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson
* Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings
* Bellina Martin Logan as Louie "Birdsong" Budway
* David Lynch as Gordon Cole
* Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper
* James Marshall as James Hurley
* Everett McGill as Ed Hurley
* Walter Olkewicz as Jacques Renault
* Kimmy Robertson as Lucy Moran
* Wendy Robie as Nadine Hurley
* Marvin ”Marv" Rosand as Cook at the Double R Diner
* Carlton Lee Russell as the Jumping Man
* Harry Dean Stanton as Carl Rodd
* Charlotte Stewart as Betty Briggs
* Al Strobel as Phillip Michael Gerard/MIKE
* Carel Struycken as The Giant
* Russ Tamblyn as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
* Ray Wise as Leland Palmer
* Alicia Witt as Gersten Hayward
* Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer

New Cast:

* Alon Aboutboul
* Jane Adams
* Chrysta Bell
* Monica Bellucci
* Jim Belushi
* Ronnie Gene Blevins
* John Billingsley
* Michael Bisping
* Brent Briscoe
* Wes Brown
* Gia Carides
* Vincent Castellanos
* Michael Cera
* Richard Chamberlain
* Bailey Chase
* Candy Clark
* Scott Coffey
* Frank Collison
* Grace Victoria Cox
* David Dastmalchian
* Jeremy Davies
* Ana de la Reguera
* Laura Dern
* Neil Dickson
* Hugh Dillon
* Cullen Douglas
* Francesca Eastwood
* Eric Edelstein
* Josh Fadem
* Jay R. Ferguson
* Sky Ferreira
* Robin Finck
* Patrick Fischler
* Robert Forster
* Meg Foster
* Pierce Gagnon
* Brett Gelman
* Balthazar Getty
* Grant Goodeve
* Hank Harris
* Ernie Hudson
* Caleb Landry Jones
* Ashley Judd
* Jesse Johnson
* Robert Knepper
* David Koechner
* Jay Larson
* Nicole LaLiberte
* Jennifer Jason Leigh
* Jane Levy
* Matthew Lillard
* Bérénice Marlohe
* Josh McDermitt
* Derek Mears
* James Morrison
* Christopher Murray
* Don Murray
* Sara Paxton
* Max Perlich
* Ruth Radelet
* Mariqueen Reznor
* Trent Reznor
* Ben Rosenfield
* Tim Roth
* Rodney Rowland
* Elena Satine
* John Savage
* Amanda Seyfried
* Amy Shiels
* Tom Sizemore
* Bob Stephenson
* Jessica Szohr
* Ethan Suplee
* Lauren Tewes
* Jodi Thelen
* Sharon Van Etten
* Eddie Vedder
* Naomi Watts
* Karolina Wydra
* Charlyne Yi
* Madeline Zima

What part the returning cast will play is a mystery.

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GIF Collective:
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Posters:

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Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsdRG0mJj-w

Teaser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRdSh-qpW0

David Lynch Shares Season 3 Secrets (trololol):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSua-b-H4yg

Twin Peaks | The Phenomenon |
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOX_THbcyrk
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLphwS1_lcM
Part 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHtSvgoHxE

Twin Peaks Cast Talk About Their Favourite Scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4WDayIXllQ

Twin Peaks Documentary Feature(EW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm_gIh_Lz1Q

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TOMATOMETER

94%

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/twin_peaks/s03
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/twin-peaks/season-3/critic-reviews

Warning: There will be open spoilers about all three Seasons, especially after each episode of Season 3 airs, so if you are new to Twin Peaks, then it would be a good idea to stay out of this topic until you have at least caught up.

CO-AUTHORED by Joqu

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Dusk Golem

A 21st Century Rockefeller
No reviews?

There was a premiere to some people yesterday (which was the first premiere), but the goal of the season is no spoilers at all. Lynch and Frost want everyone to go into the third season blind as a bat not knowing a single thing, they decided secrecy will be for the best in an era where there are no secrets.

Closest you'll get is these two ambiguous tweets from people who were at last nights premiere who saw the first two parts:

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Joqu

Member
I'm so ready.

I knew I forgot something about the OT though. Where's my darn credit!

it's okay
 

Plum

Member
Great OP!

Reading my copy of the Secret History right now. Got a free 2 months of NowTV so I can stream the first two episodes. Gonna head out today and get some Donuts and/or Cherry Pie. I'm ready!
 

Alpende

Member
I watched Twin Peaks for the first time a year or two ago but I'm still excited as hell to see what's gonna happen. The OP is godly too.
 

Jb

Member
Really beautiful OP! Thanks a lot dudes.

I'm just excited to finally get some new Lynch-directed stuff.
I imagine this will be me at the end of Sunday's episodes:

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I've stayed away from this for the last 2 years (or however long it's been since it was announced), but in the last week I've binged through everything all over again, and my hype is at max as I've been hit with the realization that we're getting 18 hours of new Twin Peaks/David Lynch material in 2017. Just crazy.

Damn fine OT. AND HOT
 

Nothus

Member
Has Lynch, or anyone from HBO etc actually come out and said that watching the entirety of all the old series and films is mandatory to understanding this?
Granted you might not get the full experience if you're not completely clued up going into this, but I will be amazed if it's completely impossible to follow and enjoy if you go in blind.

Expecting new viewers to have seen the original from over 20 years ago, in addition to all of the follow up content, is insane and commercial suicide.
 
HYPE.

I am a huge Lynch fan and I first saw the pilot around 7 or 8 years ago and was blown away.

I'll probably be posting a lot in here after each episode lol.
 
Great OP!

Can't wait to go on this wild ride with everyone. Just wrapping up my FWWM rewatch, and starting the Missing Pieces for the first time. Gonna try to blast through the Secret History book as well before tomorrow night.

It's so close!
 

vordhosbn

Banned
That cast looks absolutely insane, it will be weird seeing so many famous faces in one show. I hope it doesn't detract from the show.
 

Permanently A

Junior Member
I really enjoyed Season 1 but somewhere in Season 2 between the rich kook's war games and other nonsense I gave up. Never finished it. I think I was halfway through it. Worth finishing?
 

Dusk Golem

A 21st Century Rockefeller
That cast looks absolutely insane, it will be weird seeing so many famous faces in one show. I hope it doesn't detract from the show.

It shouldn't. Even at the time of the original series there were several David Lync returnees , I mean Agent Dale cooper is literally acted by the same actor Lynch casted as the main character in Dune and Blue Velvet as well. And there were a few other returnees as well.
 

Dusk Golem

A 21st Century Rockefeller
I decided to go the Hulu route to watch. Haven't done any special subscriptions through Hulu so hope it works out okay and while I know it's confirmed all four episodes will be on demand after the premiere on Hulu, I'm hoping the livecast works okay (I don't really know anything about it except it apparently exists).

I really enjoyed Season 1 but somewhere in Season 2 between the rich kook's war games and other nonsense I gave up. Never finished it. I think I was halfway through it. Worth finishing?

It's worth finishing. Season 2 after the killer gets revealed hits a rough patch, but it begins to climb back up in the last few episodes and the final episode of season 2 may be the best episode of the whole series arguably.
 

vordhosbn

Banned
It shouldn't. Even at the time of the original series there were several David Lync returnees , I mean Agent Dale cooper is literally acted by the same actor Lynch casted as the main character in Dune and Blue Velvet as well. And there were a few other returnees as well.

I don't mean the returnees, I mean all the new cast. I know like 75% of that list, and they're moderately to very famous. Just seems odd.
 
I really enjoyed Season 1 but somewhere in Season 2 between the rich kook's war games and other nonsense I gave up. Never finished it. I think I was halfway through it. Worth finishing?

Yes. The last 6 eps right the ship, and the finale in particular is one of the strangest/best episodes of TV you'll ever see. The middle of season 2 is a mess, but just get through it.
 

Dusk Golem

A 21st Century Rockefeller
I don't mean the returnees, I mean all the new cast. I know like 75% of that list, and they're moderately to very famous. Just seems odd.

I knew what you meant but I was more getting at... Well like for example David Lynch's Wild At Heart, which released at the same time as Twin Peaks, stars Nicholas Cage. The thing about Lynch as a director is the way he does characters is very bizarre compared to many other directors, in a good way. So while there may be that moment where you first recognize a face, they are in a completely different way than you usually see them so you very quickly begin to accept them as the character, at least in my experience.

I mean we won't know until Season 3 is out and people have opinions, but those are my thoughts off his previous work.
 

zoukka

Member
Jesus I saw the teaser for this in cinema yesterday... people went apeshit me included. I did not expect to see TP from a big screen!
 
I really enjoyed Season 1 but somewhere in Season 2 between the rich kook's war games and other nonsense I gave up. Never finished it. I think I was halfway through it. Worth finishing?

Are you expecting anyone in this thread to tell you no? The finale of Season 2 is worth the dip in quality. But each episode has good scenes and important plot and character moments. Even if they are surrounded by truly turgid shit.

Fire Walk With Me is incredible too. But leans heavy into the dark depressing side of the world.
 

nynt9

Member
Has Lynch, or anyone from HBO etc actually come out and said that watching the entirety of all the old series and films is mandatory to understanding this?
Granted you might not get the full experience if you're not completely clued up going into this, but I will be amazed if it's completely impossible to follow and enjoy if you go in blind.

Expecting new viewers to have seen the original from over 20 years ago, in addition to all of the follow up content, is insane and commercial suicide.

I don't think they need to be too concerned about that. It's a cult classic. And I don't think they're interested turning this into a series or anything.
 

Joqu

Member
Has Lynch, or anyone from HBO etc actually come out and said that watching the entirety of all the old series and films is mandatory to understanding this?
Granted you might not get the full experience if you're not completely clued up going into this, but I will be amazed if it's completely impossible to follow and enjoy if you go in blind.

Expecting new viewers to have seen the original from over 20 years ago, in addition to all of the follow up content, is insane and commercial suicide.

Don't have direct quotes on me but Lynch has said something along the lines that newcomers can watch, yes. But it's still season 3 of Twin Peaks + the movie.

(Though commercially speaking it sounds more like a prestige project for Showtime. Just my impression though.)
 
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