Subject: Re: Why Twin Peaks was put on Hiatus
From: czahrt@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Chad Zahrt)
Date: 1991-02-20, 09:51
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

From article <1991Feb20.070432.1277@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>, by michaell@cat55.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Lee)writes:

> One thing that I feel that the networks could learn from the Twin Peaks
> experiment is that rather then just targeting open-ended series, or one week
> mini-series, there could be a very good market for a "Maxi-Series" -- a weekly
> show, a la Twin Peaks, but something that is to end, very definitely, when the
> story line is completed. This should be planned from start to finish, at
> least generally. This allows some more freedom in television ideas, but
> doesn't force strict forms. However, there would have to be a certain level of
> commitment from the network to show the entire series.
>
>

I agree with this wholeheartedly....don't they do this in Britain? I seem
to remember someone telling me that they do...

Hurm.....

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