Well said.
I guess the fanbase has the right to their opinion after all this time? Which doesn't mean the series is "victimized" or that anyone declares any ownership to anything... The fans will speak out in forums & at home, that comes with the interest in the series. Things are more than black/white. The new episodes are really great in any case. Just why call it the "return" when it's not really? Why "we're back in the world of Twin Peaks"? Why so much "the original cast" when they're cameos? (I'm speaking of episodes 1 & 2). Can we forgive those who thought of TP the series and not FWWM when season 3 was announced? Judging someone who asks these questions as someone who wants a return to "Mayberry" is simplistic - I don't think people into that could have become TP fans for starters, and of course the original series was no mayberry. Being nostalgic has been a part of being a TP fan all along. That's not exactly wanting the old stories retreaded or the old characters coming up with the same stuff... (Again, opinions don't necessarily lie on extremes). So let's just appreciate the new Lynch art inspired by or taking elements from TP or what it pleases - it's surely brilliant. And let's hear the fans : )
They aren't cameos, as people have said elsewhere, you can't pass judgement on an entire film when you've only watched the first ten minutes. As I said, wanting the entire thing to be JUST inside Twin Peaks is not David's vision ( and David said FWWM is key to the new show ), it is a huge complex story and thankfully he got 18 hours to tell it. The reference to "return to Mayberry" was an analogy ( not to be taken literally ). And being nostalgic is YOUR idea of being a TP fan, not everyone's.
From an interview with David:
Given how much of the story that’s happening right now is taking place in other cities, I was curious to know if these scenes set in Twin Peaks are meant to serve more as a bass line, or at least, an indication or promise to the audience that eventually, we’ll be getting here.
No. It’s not like an anchor like that. Twin Peaks a place that is, um, super important to what’s going on. [Laughs]
I think it's a bit short-sighted to be comparing this chapter of the whole Twin Peaks universe mythos to the 'conscious mind' aspects of the original show. There's a much bigger story going on, and it's not about the jokes, the cute characters, and the (if you're very superficially viewing it) obtuse dialogue and scenes / settings.
Something happened to our planet / plane of existence, and the murder of Laura Palmer is just one - albeit important - occurrence connected to whatever is going on. This 18 hours of television is taking us deeper and deeper into that wider, and more fundamental story.
I think its a shame that people are looking at it and thinking there's not enough screen time for the original cast. That's completely not the point.
Many series and franchise are victimized by their fanbase who seem to declare a kind of ownership over the material. It immobilizes new narratives and prevents the creators from taking risks. I personally haven't seen many superhero movies of late because their stories are just cut and pasted from comic books. Anytime there's a marginal deviation from the source material, crowds of fans revolt and demand a redo.
I admire that Lynch and Frost have stood their ground on making sure this new return is completely within their control without interference from the studio. I'll admit there were times watching the new episodes and I was frustrated by what I wasn't seeing. But I had to remind myself I wasn't watching for a catch up on what all the old familiar characters were doing. This is a new continuation that means to go beyond where the original began.
Great post.
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