Subject: TP- Spinoff Mania! A New Treat just for you from David Rind & Myself From: maus@Morgan.COM (Malcolm Austin) Date: 1990-11-15, 10:05 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks Well, now that we all know who killed Laura Palmer (uh-huh), ABC can finally remove TWIN PEAKS from its schedule without fear that its executives will be (dare I say) "lynched" by angry mobs. It may be gone by Christmas. So what do we, the loyal fans, have to look forward to? Spinoffs! That's right, new shows to take advantage of TWIN PEAKS, err, popularity, while returning to a more conventional television format. So David Rind and I decided to raid to computers in ABC's program development department. We discovered the following treatments, plus some rather embarrasing corporate memos which we are reserving for our own use. (You'll be hearing from us, Mr. Koppel.) David Rind did all the illegal breaking-and-entering; I just transcribed what he found. That's Dee-Ay-Vee-Eye-Dee Arr-Eye-Enn-Dee, pronounced like it looks. He's at rind@hscfvax.harvard.edu [I *told* you you'd get full credit, David!] Here are some of the shows we can expect to find on ABC's schedule next fall: ----------------------------------- TWIN PEAKS, R.F.D. Small-town humor with Sheriff Harry S. Truman and his hapless deputies in the rural Northwest. Tonight's Episode: Andy (Harry Goaz) quietly tries to find his lost gun, while Lucy (Kimmy Robertson) has surprising news for her mom. ----------------------------------- BELTONE FORCE Having resigned from the F.B.I., Agent Gordon Kohl (David Lynch) recruits a special team of operatives to deal with unusual crimes no one else will handle. Tonight's episode: Kohl sends Coop and the Man From Another Place (Michael J. Anderson) to rescue Agent Audrey from the Columbian coffee cartel, while, in Tibet, Agent Albert (Miguel Ferrer) faces trumped up assault charges. ----------------------------------- PUMPED UP with NADINE HURLEY Morning execise show for the truly committed. Today's show: The full refrigerator workout. ----------------------------------- THAT GUM YOU LIKE Sheryl's identical cousin Sherilynn moves from Missoula, Montana to stay with her big city cousin. Madcap misadventures ensue. Tonight's episode: The twins' plans backfire after Sherilynn takes Sheryl's place during a drug buy. ----------------------------------- COOKING ADVENTURES with JERRY HORNE Master Gourmet Jerry Horne takes us around the world to sample exotic dishes from several lands. Regular feature: Desserts of the Pacific Rim, with Norma Jennings Today's show: Jerry prepares Minced Crow a la jayembee ----------------------------------- TWIN PEAKS HIGH Hilarious hijinks of wacky teens in America's strangest high school. Tonight's episode: Donna (Lara Flynn Boyle) is jealous as James befriends the mysterious new girl (Fumiko Yamaguchi), and Bobby and Mike scheme to obtain the answers for their history midterm. ----------------------------------- NEW SHOES A moving story of love and courage as ex-waitress Shelly Johnson (Madchen Amick) learns to cope with her new life as devoted nurse to her consciousness challenged husband Leo. Tonight's episode: Facing serious money problems, Shelly considers taking a part-time job at a local department store. ----------------------------------- RUNNING IT INN TO THE GROUND Family fun as the Horne family inherits a large inn in Washington State. Tonight's episode: Trouble develops as Uncle Jerry (Dave Kelly) books a SwedishMeatball Contest opposite Sylvia's church meeting, Audrey tries to fix the plumbing, and Johnny discovers an Indian burial ground in the basement. Anyone know what the other networks are planning?!? (hint, hint) -- =============================================================================== Malcolm Austin -- maus@fid.morgan.com #include "disclaimer.h"