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Dean Valentine

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> be me

> start watching first episode of twin peaks, at recommendation of friends

> become subjected to the worst f(acting, dialogue) possible within first 10 mins

This makes me sad. Season one and the first 2/3 of season 2 were transformative and amazing for me and my nerdy college-age-at-the-time peer group. The end of that season and the followup movies were rather less so. I intellectually understand that it's no longer innovative or particularly interesting, and it hasn't aged very well either in terms of investigative technology nor mountain-town isolation and creepiness. Being local and contemporary likely helped a whole lot as well. Still, I visit Snoqualmie Falls and have brunch... (read more)