Twin Peaks: Season 1

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ABC | SHOWTIME | BB2 | Season Premiere Date: April 8, 1990

Starring: James Marshall, Mädchen Amick, Grace Zabriskie

Summary: "She's dead. Wrapped in plastic."
Date: Friday, February 24, 1989:
Homecoming Queen Laura Palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic sheeting. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the murder of this young woman in the small, Northwestern town of Twin Peaks. What he doesn't know is that in Twin"She's dead. Wrapped in plastic."
Date: Friday, February 24, 1989:
Homecoming Queen Laura Palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic sheeting. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate the murder of this young woman in the small, Northwestern town of Twin Peaks. What he doesn't know is that in Twin Peaks, no one is innocent.Twin Peaks was created by TV veteran Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) and edgy filmmaker David Lynch, Academy Award nominated director of The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr. It aired on ABC from 1990 - 1991. The series, with a few exceptions, followed the interesting convention that one episode equaled one day in the town of Twin Peaks. This means that after 30 episodes, the series covers just slightly more than one month.After Twin Peaks was canceled by ABC, David Lynch went on to make the prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the story of the last seven days of Laura Palmer.… Expand

Creator: Mark Frost (I) and David Lynch and David Lynch (I)

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Episode Seven "The Last Evening" (1)
Air Date: May 23, 1990
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S1:E7. Episode Six "Realization Time"
Air Date: May 17, 1990
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S1:E6. Episode Five "Cooper's Dreams"
Air Date: May 10, 1990

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Howard Rosenberg

Feb 21, 2013

Twin Peaks teeters on the very edge of exquisite absurdity. Its genius is that it plays both on the level of subtly ludicrous melodrama and on the level of a baffling whodunit, as most lines of dialogue appear to contain a hidden meaning, most faces a dark secret. Read full review

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Marvin Kitman

Jul 12, 2013

It's stunning for a TV mystery. It's actually mysterious. The mood, the characters, the surreal quality of how the story is told, are something different. It has a slow hypnotic movement, a style like a boxer in slo-mo. It hit me with tremendous energy and made me abandon despair at the state of TV mysteries. [5 Apr 1990]

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Hal Boedeker

Feb 21, 2013

What a strange but stunning achievement Twin Peaks is... For television, Twin Peaks may be the summit of off-the- wall originality. [8 Apr 1990, p.H4]

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Ed Siegel

Feb 21, 2013

It's a riveting indication of what Lynch can do without words. Simple shots of traffic lights and waterfalls are enough to send chills up the spine. Read full review

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Ken Tucker

Jun 7, 2013

How pleasurable it is to really care about a TV series, to the point of (national) obsession. Read full review

Ron Miller

Feb 21, 2013

This show is so deliciously perverse that washing up afterward just seems the natural thing to do. [6 Apr 1990, p.75]

Rick Cogan

Feb 21, 2013

Television, for all of its frequent blood, guts and skin, is tame territory. It is so cozily familiar in its characters and characterizations, its car crashes and carnal capers, that when something as wild, weird and wicked as Twin Peaks comes along, it rattles the network landscape like a tornado in full fury. Read full review

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Dec 23, 2013

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j30

Jan 24, 2012

One of the best pilots/seasons I've seen in a long time, just a great TV show. It's too bad ABC ruined the second half of the second season. The show nearly rebounds near the end of the second season, but it just doesn't live up to the first season and a half. What could have been the bestOne of the best pilots/seasons I've seen in a long time, just a great TV show. It's too bad ABC ruined the second half of the second season. The show nearly rebounds near the end of the second season, but it just doesn't live up to the first season and a half. What could have been the best TV show ever, instead settles as one of those "what could have been" types of shows.… Expand

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brockcheese

May 3, 2016

Twin Peaks is amazing television. It is hard to even describe what makes it so good. If you like the current tv series Fargo, you will love Twin Peaks.

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LoletinAlexis

Jul 16, 2019

Twin Peaks: Season 1 is simply a marvel of the small screen, a series that will make you want to keep sitting until the end of the show, because you are simply watching something that is incredible.

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Happy252

Jan 13, 2013

If you are looking for art in such a corrupted place like television, David Lynch's masterwork is your answer.
I for one, have seen at least four times for full, without considering scenes that are stuck in my head and keep playing for the fist time I saw them. And remember, "The owls areIf you are looking for art in such a corrupted place like television, David Lynch's masterwork is your answer.
I for one, have seen at least four times for full, without considering scenes that are stuck in my head and keep playing for the fist time I saw them. And remember, "The owls are not what they seem".… Expand

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drlowdon

Mar 2, 2021

Twin Peaks centres on the events following the murder of a young woman, Laura Palmer, in a small town in the northwest of the United States. Special Agent Dale Cooper, brilliantly played by Kyle MacLachlan, is sent in to investigate but soon discovers that things are a lot more complicatedTwin Peaks centres on the events following the murder of a young woman, Laura Palmer, in a small town in the northwest of the United States. Special Agent Dale Cooper, brilliantly played by Kyle MacLachlan, is sent in to investigate but soon discovers that things are a lot more complicated than they first appeared.

Over the course of this first season Cooper used his unconventional investigative techniques to delve into the lives of the townsfolk that knew Laura discovering all manner of strange goings on in the process. During his time spent in Twin Peaks Cooper meet a huge ensemble cast of often bizarre characters all of whom were made interesting by the fantastically creative writing and drew you into this bizarre world. It won’t be for everyone, but those wanting something a bit different may want to check this out.… Expand

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Samyar91

Jul 21, 2017

The only reason that I love cinema and tv series is David Lynch's work..he is my favorite director of all time..I watched his movies many many times but I can't get enough od it..and after inland empires niw I can watch this

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

74
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: May 21, 2017
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1990
Season 1

96
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 8, 1990
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  S1:E8. Episode Seven "The Last Evening" (1)
  Air Date: May 23, 1990
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  S1:E7. Episode Six "Realization Time"
  Air Date: May 17, 1990
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  S1:E6. Episode Five "Cooper's Dreams"
  Air Date: May 10, 1990
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  S1:E5. Episode Four "The One-Armed Man"
  Air Date: May 3, 1990
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  S1:E4. Episode Three "Rest In Pain"
  Air Date: April 26, 1990
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  S1:E3. Episode Two "Zen, Or The Skill To Catch A Killer"
  Air Date: April 19, 1990
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  S1:E3. Pilot Part 2
  Air Date: September 13, 2017
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  S1:E2. Episode One "Traces To Nowhere"
  Air Date: April 12, 1990
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  S1:E2. Pilot Part 1
  Air Date: April 3, 2017
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  S1:E1. Pilot "Northwest Passage"
  Air Date: April 8, 1990