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A True Genius Has Passed

CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:33:31 GMT

David Lynch passed away. He was a once-in-a-lifetime boldly creative Genius who gave us the most unique thought-provoking and soul-stirring visuals in film.
🎥 Can we ever forget Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet? RIP David.

Re: A True Genius Has Passed

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:45:54 GMT

His passing is currently being discussed in the TV Forum.

https://community.qvc.com/t5/TV-and-Movies/David-Lynch-has-passed-away/m-p/8716773#M646255

Re: A True Genius Has Passed

Susan Louise — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:55:42 GMT

@CaliGold67 wrote:
David Lynch passed away. He was a once-in-a-lifetime boldly creative Genius who gave us the most unique thought-provoking and soul-stirring visuals in film.
🎥 Can we ever forget Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet? RIP David.

@CaliGold67 I'm not familiar with him whatsoever. I went to wiki and viewed the list of all of his work and there wasn't a single movie/show he did that I even watched.

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Pong3 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:07:31 GMT

I loved Twin Peaks

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:13:42 GMT

@Susan Louise You missed out on some stunning and provocative content. It's never too late - the Twin Peaks 1991 tv series is available on Amazon video. I highly recommend it. Don't start with Eraserhead or Blue Velvet - Lynch is an acquired taste but like all fun habits he's provided enormous stimulation. If that's what you're after.

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Susan Louise — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:26:44 GMT

@CaliGold67 wrote:
@Susan Louise You missed out on some stunning and provocative content. It's never too late - the Twin Peaks 1991 tv series is available on Amazon video. I highly recommend it. Don't start with Eraserhead or Blue Velvet - Lynch is an acquired taste but like all fun habits he's provided enormous stimulation. If that's what you're after.

@CaliGold67 When I went through the list, none of them peaked my interest...not my taste in subject/material/genre.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:41:27 GMT

As weird as is was, we never missed an episode of Twin Peaks.

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meallen616 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:27:28 GMT

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kittycatmeow — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:32:33 GMT

HUGE Twin Peaks fan! Very controversial at the time. If I remember correctly, it was aired on FX, which was ahead of it's time and new at the time. I'll never forget the music and opening scene, "she's dead, she's wrapped in plastic". The cherry pie, the blinds being opened back and forth, the girl getting hit with a sock full of soap, the girl with the cherry in her month, the dancing drwarfs, log man! Too many to name. There was no "streaming" back then, so the anticipation of waiting for it every week (with commercials) and then, trying to make some sense of it! I came to the conclusion toward the last few episodes, that there was no script, they were making it up as they went and we were never meant to understand it!!!

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bikerbabe — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:16:35 GMT

@kittycatmeow

I’m a huge Twin Peaks fan. It originally aired on ABC. The music was haunting and Lynch was even terrific in his role.

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wagirl — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:18:08 GMT

He was a little more.....odd than I could handle/understand, I guess. Where Twin Peaks was filmed----was about an hour away from where I live. I did watch that show but was never totally captivated by it. Didn't watch any of his films but maybe would know the titles.

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Elodie2 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:48:12 GMT

Same here @JeanLouiseFinch . It was unlike anything on TV at the time. I'll admit to a crush on Kyle MacLachlan back then.

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mildoo — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:26:07 GMT

Loved Twin Peaks. Maybe with the death of David Lynch it will air somewhere again. It would be interesting to see if one held the same opinions as when originally it aired.

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bikerbabe — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:22:22 GMT

It also reminds that I miss Peggy Lipton. 🙁

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just bee — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:40:14 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
@CaliGold67 wrote:
David Lynch passed away. He was a once-in-a-lifetime boldly creative Genius who gave us the most unique thought-provoking and soul-stirring visuals in film.
🎥 Can we ever forget Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet? RIP David.

@CaliGold67 I'm not familiar with him whatsoever. I went to wiki and viewed the list of all of his work and there wasn't a single movie/show he did that I even watched.

@Susan Louise

If you ever change your mind and want to watch a Lynch film, I recommend The Elephant Man (1980).

Sterling cast and unforgettable performances (John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller and Anne Bancroft).

A bit of trivia. The Executive Producer of the film was Anne Bancroft's husband, Mel Brooks. He was absent from the credits because he didn't want anyone to think the film would be some zany comedy. And, of course, it wasn't.

He gave Lynch a fabulous opportunity and Lynch always appreciated the gift he was given. Some of the actors were skeptical (Hopkins in particular), but Brooks knew what he was doing.

Hopkins watched the film years after its release and realized Lynch's brilliance. He sent a letter to Lynch and apologized for his resistance on the set.

Really a beautiful film.

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:23:51 GMT

The musical scores were all done by Angelo Badalamenti (sp?). Talk about genius - his music sticks in your memory forever and it's part of the "Lynch Addiction" we fans have had for decades.

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:29:07 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
@CaliGold67 wrote:
@Susan Louise You missed out on some stunning and provocative content. It's never too late - the Twin Peaks 1991 tv series is available on Amazon video. I highly recommend it. Don't start with Eraserhead or Blue Velvet - Lynch is an acquired taste but like all fun habits he's provided enormous stimulation. If that's what you're after.

@CaliGold67 When I went through the list, none of them peaked my interest...not my taste in subject/material/genre.

Did you watch anything on the list? Or just read the titles? I realize Lynch is an acquired taste but his work has never been obscure or in a narrow niche of film art. That's why I recommended the OG "Twin Peaks" TV series from 1991. It's hard to form an opinion about something one hasn't seen or heard. I get it.

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:48:59 GMT

I'm lucky to have a signed poster of "Laura" (Sheryl Lee) as she was discovered "wrapped in plastic". It's dark but classic. I had a relative who worked on the set. I also have an old music CD of the soundtrack of the show. That was a momentous time in my life and I'm so glad to have kept it all. 🏔️🏔️

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:12:17 GMT

That's the key - we're NOT supposed to understand Lynch's works. We take in the images, music & dialogue on an experiential level. If one thinks about his work then we don't know how to appreciate it.

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CaliGold67 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:16:17 GMT

Go to IMDB website and find the show - the series is available on several platforms. Amazon Prime Video for one. I hope a major network will air his works this year but those pesky commercials get in the way.