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Twin Peaks is a crime drama/mystery series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch.The series revolves around the murder of a local teenager and the subsequent investigation in the small town of Twin Peaks, Washington. Originally airing from April 1990 to August 1991 before its cancellation due to declining ratings, the series has gained a cult following and is something of a legend in the world of television and 90's popular culture. Also it's considered by some to be one of the greatest T.V. series' of all time.

Centring on everybody and yet nobody in particular, it features a wide range of characters, and as such the show stars a whole fucking lot of people. Here's a list on Wikipedia for those interested, but for everyone else, the show more or less stars Kyle MacLachlan as FBI agent Dale Cooper and Michael Ontkean as Twin Peaks Sheriff Harry S. Truman (yes, really).

For anyone familiar with the work of David Lynch, you probably have have a good idea of what to expect from this show. For everyone else, Twin Peaks is a something of a police procedural with a bleak feel to it and bit of a surreal undertone. Never expect to feel fully comfortable with what's going on, because some things are there just to confuse you. And the supernatural themes - I'm only a little bit into the series, but I think we're just supposed to go with it. Psychics exist, and Agent Dale's like, a wizard or something.

One of the first things you'll notice about the show is how dated it feels, and although I can't say much for how people received in the 90's, other T.V. shows of the era make me think that it was made this way intentionally. It's over-the-top in the same way that a cheesy soap opera is, and it's unintentionally funny at times, but there's also something about the way that it's filmed that gives off this unsettling, dreamlike feeling, the intro's a good example of the kind of the feel the show has. It walks the line between campy and disturbing in a way that only David Lynch can, and it makes for a more engaging watch than most of his movies.

So yeah, I'd recommend it. I'm only about halfway through the first season and apparently the ending's a little unsatisfying, but it continues with an prequel/epilogue film, and it's supposedly being rebooted next year with most of the crew signing back on, so now's a pretty good time to get into it.