2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Production company
Opening theme
"Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)"
Composer
Angelo Badalamenti
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
30 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
Mark Frost
David Lynch
Production company
Lynch/Frost Productions
Propaganda Films
Spelling Television
Distributor
Republic Pictures
CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel
ABC (1990–91)
Audio format
Dolby Surround 2.0
Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD)
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (Blu-ray)
Original run
April 8, 1990 – June 10, 1991
Revival: 2016
Created by
Mark Frost
David Lynch
Running time
47 minutes
94 minutes ("Pilot" & "Episode 8")
50 minutes ("Episode 29")
5. genre
• Genre
• Serial drama
• Drama
• Mystery
• Psychological thriller
• Supernatural
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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
11. 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.
