Subject: Re: WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
From: tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff)
Date: 1991-02-18, 23:36
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <20331@shlump.nac.dec.com> boyajian@ruby.dec.com (Cisco's Buddy) writes:
> >I, for one, am *not* going to be writing ABC -- or anyone else -- about
> >saving TWIN PEAKS, as much as I enjoy the show. It had a good run, longer
> >than some other worthy shows, but I think it's unhealthy for any show to
> >go on at length. Plots get stale, characters get stale. Camelot must
> >eventually fall.
> >
> >I *would* like to see those last six episodes, but beyond that, let it rest.

Oh, heavens, that's unexpectedly pessimistic.

Granted, Lynch's original, quirky burst of visions in 1989 -- as
embodied in INDUSTRIAL SYMPHONY #1, WILD AT HEART and the first TWIN
PEAKS season -- has "been done" and shouldn't be needlessly rehashed.
It was a special moment in TV history and you can't really go back.

However, the show today is far from stale!  It has great promise.  You
really have to sit back, disentangle yourself from year-old concerns and
expectations, and look at what they've built.  

 * The ensemble has quietly turned into one of the best in television --
each character's personality is sharply etched.

 * It's a showcase for directors and actors.  Ever notice, when you go
to the theatre, how many credits from SPENSER and ST:TNG there are?
Those shows virtually specialize(d) in developing young talent.  TWIN
PEAKS stands to do the same.  We'll be reaping the benefits for years to
come.

 * Ironically, we're just starting to see Kyle MacLachlan stretch out.
There is so much we don't know about Cooper's motivation and inner self.
When the barriers start to crumble, we're going to have some classic TV!

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The truth is, folks, that if they take it off, we're NOT going to see
anything half as good in its place.  There is no "conservation of
quality" rule in TV.  The principals will wander off to work in other
media or go back to retirement, and we can settle back to another season
of MACGYVER.  Is that really something to wish for?

NO WAY!

So I must gently disagree with Jerry.  We should try to convince ABC to
keep TWIN PEAKS on its schedule.  Even if you are personally a little
less interested than you used to be, share the benefits of your
eloquence with the rest of us!  Let them cancel WHO'S THE BOSS? if they
have to cancel something. :-)