Twin Peaks

Last night I watched an epsiode of the old Twin Peaks TV show on DVD. I've got a box set of the first seven episodes plus the feature length pilot episode. I hope they bring out the rest of the show sometime. The show ran from 1990 to 1991 and is set in the small town of Twin Peaks just on the Canadian border, which is thrown into turmoil when the body of local prom queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) is discovered wrapped in plastic in a river. An eccentric FBI agent, Dale Cooper (Kyle McLachlan) is called in to solve the crime. As he digs deeper into the lives of the townspeople, Cooper soon discovers the dark secrets that hide behind the town's pleasant facade. At the time it was really kind of a new thing, and it became a massive hit. Before long it was followed by shows such as Wild Palms, Northern Exposure, The X-Files and American Gothic.

On my way into work I got a copy of Total Film magazine. It came with a free copy of the book GoodFellas by Nicholas Pileggi, which was adapted into the classic movie by Martin Scorsese. I have read it before about thirteen years ago.

It was another really dull day at work. One good thing was that I did manage to get a ticket to see Richard Price and Clockers next month. Also my headache is better now.