Subject: Twin Peaks/Gerald's Game
From: DSF105@psuvm.psu.edu
Date: 1992-08-13, 09:31
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

Folks:

     If you don't mind a few minute's diversion from talk
of the upcoming movie, conventions, & stuff like that, here's
something that's interesting, if somewhat pointless.

     As a Stephen King fan who isn't blindly uncritical of
his stuff, I recently read GERALD'S GAME (King's latest) and
noticed a little "borrowing" from Peaks.  At least that's how
I saw it; you might read it and call me crazy.  Who cares.

     By the way, spoilers ahead.

     I know that when NEEDFUL THINGS came out, there was a
similar discussion in this group about Peaks references.  I
agree that NTs owed more to Peaks than did GERALD'S GAME,
but here are some similarities I detected.

     * Jessie, the tortured heroine, comes from a semi-
       dysfunctional home, not to mention her sexual abuse
       at the hands of her father.  (Laura Palmer?)

     * Her sister's name is Maddy.  OK, this is a reach,
       but it was just something I caught.

     * Finally, the character of the lurking, prowling,
       semi-human killer was *way* too close to BOB to
       escape my notice.  Don't get me wrong. . . King's
       treatment of the character is genuinely terrify-
       ing.  (I haven't been scared by anything he's
       written since IT.)


     Don't get me wrong. . . King has produced his own story,
one of his better ones in years.  Still, I think Lynch & Frost
deserve a nod.

     Check out GERALD'S GAME if you liked the character of BOB
on Peaks.  Maybe you'll see a little of what I mean.  If not,
I guess I wasted your time.  C'est la vie.

     In any case, I'm just throwing this stuff out to anyone
who's interested.  By the way, if anyone can get their hands
on the recent issue of FILM THREAT magazine, there's a great
12+ page article on Peaks the series, Peaks, the movies, and
all things Lynchian.  Check it out if you can find it.  Coop's
on the front.

     Well, thanks for putting up with meaningless jabber.
'Til next post,

                           -- dsf105 @ psuvm.psu.edu