Do you ever get so excited about something that you want to present it to the general public in excessive detail regardless of popular interest? I guess that's what geeking-out is.
Let me preface my confessed geek-out by saying, David Lynch is somewhat of a hero to me, and I attribute Twin Peaks to the creative awakening of my teen years and beyond. Seeing Twin Peaks opened my eyes to a world where scary, creepy, awkward, and ominous were valued attributes of legitimate art.
Over the course of 3 days and a bad cold, I re-watched all 30 episodes of Twin Peaks on Netflix. I hadn't watched them in about 10 years, since I originally spent my winter break of 9th grade viewing every episode of the VHS box set I got for Christmas.
A fun side effect of the time in between viewings was recognizing actors I never realized were in Twin Peaks. It was the knowledge of ten extra years of movies and TV added to my internal IMDB. There were some connections between actors I already knew about, like how Russ Tamblyn (Dr. Jacoby) and Richard Beymer (Ben Horne) were both in 1961s West Side Story, or how Billy Zane and Heather Graham may be two of the most famous actors to come out of Twin Peaks, or how Jack Nance (Pete Martell) has a role in pretty much in every Lynch movie. But there were some connections that kind of blew my mind.
Like how the actor who played Luther from The Warriors (David Patrick Kelly) was also 90's shirt wearing icon, Jerry Horne.
Is that shirt real? |
Being an obsessive organizer, my interest in the comparisons and connections inspired me to make an infographic. I wanted to make something that would map out all the connections I thought were fun and informative.
It's still a work in progress, but below is a sneak peak at the format.
One fragment of my Twin Peaks infographic. |
There were a majority of actors who paired off on various projects, or happened to be on the same show but at different periods of time. I labeled all instances of two actors in a show or movie under gold, for the aforementioned heart necklace. This is in reference to a plot point in season one where finding the other half of the necklace was imperative, thus 'Find the Other Half'. Part of this choice was made because there were too many TV shows and movies and not enough contrasting color combos to make a coherent chart identifying all of them individually. Also giving the viewer a challenge makes the infographic more interactive. Since all the pairs are identified under the one color, it causes the viewer to search for the commonalities on their own.
Another fragment |
Let me do that.
When the project is completely done, I will post it here and anywhere that will take it.
Hi Laura, I'm currently writing an article on trees in Twin Peaks for this journal: http://blog.enjoy.org.nz/occasional-journal/. Any chance I could use your photo of the VHS box set? My email address is solaytv@yahoo.com.au
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