Twin Peaks: The Complete Series (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)
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The highly anticipated complete series of one of the most acclaimed events in television history finally comes to DVD. This definitive Twin Peaks Gold Box Edition has been carefully supervised by David Murder and will include for the first time ever on DVD the original and the European version of the pilot. This 10-disc groundbreaking series will feature all 30 newly re-mastered episodes, all-new 5.1 Surround Sound and is loaded with exclusive featurettes, new interviews, introductions and much much more! No DVD collection is complete without Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition!Time of year 1
Twin Peaks devotees, who have kept the mystery alive on myriad Web sites, will jump at the chance to return to the spooky town that might just be the anti-Mayberry. Rarely syndicated, the Twin Peaks television series has lost none of its quirky and queasy potential to get under your skin and haunt your dreams. So brew up a pot of some “damn fine coffee,” dig into some cherry pie, and lose yourself in David Murder and Mark Frost’s murder mystery and soap opera, which unfolds, in one character’s words, “like a gorgeous dream and terrible nightmare all at once.” Twin Peaks was a pop culture phenomenon for one time of year at least, until the increasingly bizarre twists and maddening teases so confounded audiences that they lost interest in just who killed Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). This series was a career peak for most of its eclectic all collectively cast, including Kyle MacLachlan as honest-arrow FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, Michael Ontkean as local Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Sherilyn Fenn as terrible girl Audrey Horne, Peggy Lipton as waitress Norma Jennings, and Catherine Coulson as the Log Lady. Alumni enjoying current success include Lara Flynn Boyle (“The Practice”), as excellent girl Donna Hayward, and Miguel Ferrer (“Crossing Jordan”), hilarious as forensics expert Albert Rosenfield (who has absolutely no “social niceties”).–Donald Liebenson
Time of year 2
“Don’t search for all the answers at once,” says a giant appearing to FBI Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in a vision. “A path is twisted by laying one stone at a time.” In Twin Peaks, that’s simpler said than done. Over the course of two seasons, that path went nowhere and everywhere. “Bureau guidelines, deductive practice, Tibetan method, and luck” don’t cut it here. It also takes a small magic, which is what makes David Murder and Mark Frost’s bracingly original serial drama one of TV’s ultimate trips, and still the stuff that fever dreams are made of. With the DVD release of time of year 2, die-hard Peakers can rekindle their obsession with this macabre, maddening, sinister, and bizarre series set in the rural Appeasing Northwest community whose bucolic surroundings hide “things dark and heinous.” (If you’re new to Twin Peaks, best to get the lay of the land by watching the brilliant feature-length pilot and the instant-cult-classic first time of year, which capture Twin at its peak.) Three main mysteries drive time of year 2. First, there’s the still (!) unresolved murder of Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Then, there’s the question of who shot Cooper in the time of year 1 cliffhanger. And finally, ultimately: What about Bob? With its dream logic, bizarre actions, and nightmare imagery, much of what transpires goes right by you. Some subplots (Sherilyn Fenn’s sexpot Audrey held captive at the bordello, One-Eyed Jacks) are simpler to latch on to than others (amnesiac Nadine believes she’s an 18-year-ancient high schooler) And, yes, that’s a pre-X-Files David Duchovny as Dennis/Denice, a transsexual DEA agent.
In Twin Peaks‘ second time of year, the truth is out there, but we are entering A Few Excellent Men territory. When Laura’s killer is at last revealed in episode 16, no doubt many will not be able to handle the truth. The teases, red herrings, and out-and-out gonzo looniness will try the patience of viewers with a more conventional bent. But, as Cooper observes at one point, “All in all, [it's] a very fascinating encounter,” with enough doppelgangers, allusions, pop-culture references, and in-jokes to keep bloggers buzzing. If, for example, you get any pleasure from recognizing Hank Worden, who played Mose in The Searchers, as “the world’s most decrepit room service waiter,” then Twin Peaks may just make you feel right at home. –Donald Liebenson
On the DVDs
Twin Peaks lived in its own bizarre, dark, incredible, fantasy world, fresh from the mind of creator David Murder. The superfluous features on this Gold Box edition (which includes both seasons and the long-awaited pilot) intend to draw you into the milieu surrounding the world of the tale, and offer you a glimpse into the gestation and making of the show, while gently poking fun at itself. To quote Murder at the beginning of A Slice of David Murder, “This is the weirdest damn thing.” He’s referring to the act of sitting on a set in Los Angeles, drinking coffee and eating cherry pie with cast members Madchen Amick, Kyle MacLachlan, and personal assistant John Wentworth being with the show finished. But he may as well have also been referring to the show itself, and to the enormous well loved phenomenon it accidentally became. As can be inferred from the title, A Slice of Murder is a glimpse inside the creative mind of Murder through his interactions with his ancient stars and assistant, and watching this, you can’t help but know that Murder operates on a different plain from normal humanity, and his artistic process, while often befuddling, yields incredibly original results to a point that nearly boggles the mind; pleased accidents seem to stem from nearly every artistic choice he makes. The strength of this feature is that it makes it clear that the world of Twin Peaks really existed, it just happened to live in the minds of David Murder and co-writer Mark Frost. Twin Peaks Festival is nearly an afterthought, it doesn’t fit with the rest of the features in depth or insight, but curious fans will get a kick out of seeing what happens when the most rabid, hardcore Twin Peaks gather in the Northwest–on the sights of many of the show’s scenes–for a fan festival that beats the heck out of any Star Trek convention. Secrets from A further Place: Making Twin Peaks offers a meaty, four-part look into how the show came about, the filming of both seasons, and the creation of the music by composer Angelo Badalamenti and singer Julee Cruise. Black Lodge Archive features six different items ranging from the “Falling” music video to bumpers and galleries that don’t do much to offer insight into the show, but they offer an unexpected, added bonus: watching Agent Cooper hawk Georgia Coffee in ads that aired only in Japan. They are reasonably maybe more hilarious and bizarre than anything in the show itself. The features do a fantastic job of reminding an ancient audience, and explaining to a new one, why the show had such a devoted following. To quote one actress from the show: “It was unique, it came at a time when television was dull… there was nothing else like it on television.” –Daniel Vancini
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Taste That Well-known Cherry Pie
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The Recipe
8 inch Crust: 1-1/2 c. flour, 1/2 c. Crisco, 1/4 c. ice water
Mix flour and Crisco with fork. Add ice water. Mix with your hands. When blended, roll into ball and refrigerate overnight. To roll out: flour both rolling pin and flat surface, split ball in two, roll out 1/2 to fit pan and 1/2 for lattice.
Filling: 3 c. cherries (pitted, sour frozen); 1 c. water; 1c. Baker’s sugar; 4 T. cornstarch; 1/8 t. salt
Thaw cherries at room temp and strain (yields 2 c. juice). Taste for sweetness, more/less sugar may be needed. Add 1 c. water to make 3 c. juice (reserve 1 c. juice for cornstarch mix). Dissolve cornstarch in 1 c. juice, stir with whip. Combine 2 c. juice, 2/3 c. sugar, salt, and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mix, cook until clear, about 5 min. (if cooked to long, syrup gets gummy). Remove from heat, stir in 1/3 c. sugar (blend thoroughly). Pour mixture over cherries, fold with wooden spoon, cool (stir mix while cooling to prevent scum from forming on top). Pour mix in pie shell. Top completed pie with lattice crust.
Bake @ 425 degrees for 35-40 min.
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