First series

• The first series of Twin Peaks aired on April 8th 1990 and ended on June the 10th 1991 on the channel ABC.

• One of the most watched shows of 1990.• Was a major endorsement for TV drama.• Was the starting point for big name directors

going into the television business.

Ratings

• With the resolution of Twin Peaks' main drawing point (Laura Palmer's murder) in the middle of the second season, and with subsequent story lines becoming more obscure and drawn out, public interest began to wane, and interest in the program seemed over. This discontent, coupled with ABC changing its timeslot on a number of occasions, led to a huge drop in ratings after being one of the most-watched television programs in the United States in 1990. A week after the season's 15th episode placed 85th in the ratings out of 89 shows, ABC put Twin Peaks on indefinite hiatus, a move which usually leads to cancellation however ABC ended up letting Lynch air the last six episodes so they could reveal who killed Laura Palmer which was a storyline that was never meant to end.

Production companyOpening theme"Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)"

ComposerAngelo Badalamenti

Country of originUnited States

Original languageEnglish

No. of seasons2

No. of episodes30 (List of episodes)

Production

Executive producerMark FrostDavid Lynch

Production companyLynch/Frost ProductionsPropaganda FilmsSpelling Television

DistributorRepublic PicturesCBS Television Distribution

Broadcast

Original channelABC (1990–91)

Audio formatDolby Surround 2.0Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD)DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (Blu-ray)

Original runApril 8, 1990 – June 10, 1991Revival: 2016

Created byMark FrostDavid Lynch

Running time

47 minutes 94 minutes ("Pilot" & "Episode 8") 50 minutes ("Episode 29")

genre

• Genre• Serial drama• Drama• Mystery• Psychological thriller• Supernatural

Plot of the pilot• On the morning of February 24, in the town of Twin Peaks, Washington, logger Pete Martell (Jack

Nance) discovers a naked corpse tightly wrapped in a sheet of clear plastic on the bank of a river. When Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean), his deputies, and Dr. Will Hayward (Warren Frost) arrive on the scene, the body is identified as homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). The news of her death spreads rapidly among the town's residents, particularly Laura's family and friends. A badly injured second girl, Ronette Pulaski, is found across the state line walking along the railroad tracks in a fugue state. Because Ronette was discovered across the state line, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate. Cooper's initial examination of Laura's body reveals a tiny typed letter "R" inserted under her fingernail. Cooper informs the community that Laura's death matches the signature of a killer who murdered another girl in southwestern Washington the previous year, and that evidence indicates the killer lives in Twin Peaks.

• It is quickly revealed that Laura has been living a double life. She was cheating on her boyfriend, football captain Bobby Briggs, with biker James Hurley and was prostituting herself with the help of local truck driver and pimp Leo Johnson and drug dealer Jacques Renault. Laura was also addicted to cocaine, which she obtained by coercing Bobby into doing business with Jacques.

• The rest of the episodes are about the background life of Laura Palmer and other story that overlap the discovery of her death.

Camera angles

• Camera Angles throughout the series are kept very basic having Mid shots whenever a person is speaking an less first meeting a new character then it turns to a Long shot.

Editing techniques

• Editing techniques (like camera shots) are kept very minimal being from the 90’s the technology for special effects wasn’t as advanced as it is now.

characters• Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper• Michael Ontkean as Harry S. Truman• Mädchen Amick as Shelly Johnson• Dana Ashbrook as Bobby Briggs• Richard Beymer as Benjamin Horne• Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward• Sherilyn Fenn as Audrey Horne• Warren Frost as Will Hayward• Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings• James Marshall as James Hurley• Everett McGill as Ed Hurley• Jack Nance as Pete Martell• Joan Chen as Jocelyn Packard• Ray Wise as Leland Palmer• Piper Laurie as Catherine Martell• Kimmy Robertson as Lucy Moran• Eric Da Re as Leo Johnson• Harry Goaz as Andy Brennan• Michael Horse as Tommy "Hawk" Hill• Sheryl Lee as Laura Palmer/Madeleine "Maddy" Ferguson• Russ Tamblyn as Lawrence Jacoby• Kenneth Welsh as Windom Earle

Distributer

• Republic Pictures

• CBS Television Distribution

How the characters are shown

• The Characters are shown as the story goes on in a way that makes you use your imagination as you have to find out who they are as the story goes on there is o direct approach to who each character is. For Example we find out after everyone in Twin Peaks finds out about Laura’s death how much of an important person she was and not just a normal teenager.