Subject: Ceiling fans and traffic lights
From: johnson@news.colorado.edu (JOHNSON ALEXA C)
Date: 1991-08-26, 11:59
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Reply-to: johnson@tramp.Colorado.EDU

I'm not so sure about the signifance, but a typical Lynch technique
seems to be focusing in on inanimate objects for a few seconds (eg.
Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart, Eraserhead).  There may not be any significance
at all, Lynch just thought those were interesting objects to shoot.

Then again, here's a potenial explanation for the traffic lights.  If
you think about what the colors mean (green=go, red=stop), the lights
often fit into the storyline.  For example, if I remember the first 
episode correctly, shortly after the discovery of Laura's death, we
see a red traffic light, indicating the desire for all the craziness to
stop.

So much for my two cents worth!

Alexa Johnson
johnson@tramp.colorado.edu