David Lynch’s journey to TWIN PEAKS started long before Agent Cooper ordered his first slice of cherry pie. In this episode, we dig into the origins of the landmark pilot — from Lynch’s post-BLUE VELVET career crossroads to his unlikely partnership with TV veteran Mark Frost, and how they came together to create one of the strangest, most influential shows to ever hit network television.

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Andy Lancaster | Benjamin Yates | curtcake5k | Elton Novara | Jvance325 | MagicBloat | Nate Izod | Nathan Kelley | Robert Stinson

Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop & Todd A. Davis.

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