From quite a young age (thanks mostly to the influence of my older sister), I had a lot of posters on my bedroom walls. There were a few boys, mostly pretty ones like Scott Baio, Leif Garrett and Shaun Cassidy. Oh, the feathered hair. But there were more girls, of course. I'm pretty sure the first girl on my wall was Kristy McNichol, starting with her days on Family. Wasn't she a cute kid?

And talk about awesome feathered hair: … continue reading

Remember when “Who killed Laura Palmer?” was the question everyone was asking? I certainly do. It was 1990 and I was a junior in college — watching television on the little black-and-white set I had in my Resident Assistant dorm room. Now, I'm not a David Lynch fan by anyone's definition, but I was captivated by Twin Peaks, at least for a while. (Then it got too supernatural and weird for me.)

I read that the 10-disc “Definitive Gold-Box Edition” of Twin Peaks was releasing this week, and the memories came rushing back. There was the haunting Julee Cruise theme song. And the incredibly tantalizing intrigue and mystery of the murder. And, of course, the bizarre dream sequence — with the giant and dwarf and Jenny being chased at the carnival. Oh, wait ... I believe I've conflated the compelling dream sequence and the stupid.

Take a look at the promo for the DVD box set to have it all come rushing back. … continue reading