Subject: Re:American spoilers
From: higham@waikato.ac.nz
Date: 1991-10-08, 13:34
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

> >When I was reading through all the newsgroups, I noticed that there was a
> >newsgroup called Alt.Tv.TwinPeaks, so I immediatly start reading all the
> >messages.
> >At first I was delighted that there were more fans of Twin Peaks throughout
> >the world, but after reading a letter from an American user I was shocked !!

> >   WHY oh WHY do you stupid Americans have to spoil it all for the European
> >   viewers of Twin Peaks.

> >You tell us about the ending, while we are just watching episode nr. 5 of
> >the first year.
> >That's just like you are at the movies, and the person next to you tells the
> >plot, just at the point that it's getting exciting 

I disagree entirely with this, despite the fact that America has 
already had Twin Peaks screened and as such can discuss aspects of the plot
most people put Spoiler warnings on screen before they do. I have no 
complaints whatever regarding this, in fact, its great that so many true 
fans appreciate the crucial importance of not spoiling for others. In 
New Zealand, a great number of my friends were told aspects of the plot 
by people who'd seen it in Australia, luckily I wasn't one of those, one 
radio station in Auckland even broadcast the killers identity. Those are 
the true spoilers!

By the way, why haven't we heard back from that guy claiming to have 
David Lynch all set to answer questions from the group? Maybe he's busy
right now on the new movie.

Tom Higham.
Radiocarbon Dating Lab.
Waikato Univ, Hamilton. NEW ZEALAND>
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