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Twin Peaks Saga
ABC's Cancellation and General Treatment of the Original Series
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[QUOTE="TimG, post: 393, member: 47"] I was 13 when it aired, and yes, 14 episodes was a long time (at the time!) to reveal the whodunit. I did not mind personally but I know people who it did bother. I would like to hear more commentary from the writers about whether there was pressure from ABC post-reveal to move on asap due to the identity of the killer. Episode 16 annoys me for many reasons but 17 even more so with its botched handling of the wake and the town's reaction to Leland. Frankly, even the 4 or 5 day jump from Leland's death is jarring. It might have been nice to see the news spreading like wildfire around town and people react in horror and disbelief. It might have made for an interesting mirror image to the sequence in the Pilot of everyone learning that Laura had not only died but been murdered. As much as I'm annoyed at Frost, Peyton, Engels for the writing of Episodes 16 (way too literal) & 17 (just wretched all round), I also think Lynch deserves a share of the blame. He delivered the original show's best hour with Ep 14 and then basically buggered off. How I wish he had stayed on for the next three episodes at least and been involved in the writing of those, and the sketching out of the immediate aftermath of Leland's death. So I think the trio of Frost, Peyton and Engels must have been/were caught up in a Catch 22 situation of sorts: Lynch left because Peaks lost its allure to him with the closure of the Palmer storyline and ABC likely told them to wrap this up pronto as they had to have been inherently uncomfortable with the implications of the killer's reveal; also, Lynch's admittedly stunning and raw Ep 14 probably made ABC think "okay, this is already more than enough, we are losing our viewership". I think, in their minds, the show was dead at this point. The lack of preparation (comparative to season 1) on the writers' part for an equally gripping hook to follow Laura Palmer with just sealed it. I have to disagree with Frost by the way: Windom Earle was not the thing to get people to stay hooked. Cooper being possessed by Bob was. I don't remember right now at what point in the timeline they came up with the idea of Bob taking over Coop. Anyone know or remember? [/QUOTE]
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