I started watching the original Twin Peaks series again (it’s on Netflix), and I forgot how good it is! I’m getting a lot more out of it the 2nd time around and seeing the new series helps explain certain things. But what’s really amazing is all of the Thimbleweed Park similarities I’m seeing!
I thought I would list some here, and see if anyone has more to add:
The opening credits has the “Twin Peaks, Population. 51,201” sign
The theme song is played on baritone-guitar (just like the TWP theme)
The R&R diner is reminiscent of the S&D Diner (especially from the outside)
The light outside the roadhouse (when Jacques Renault is in trouble). This one really blew my mind:
And even though they found Laura Palmer in the water, the place where it happened is by the railroad tracks.
And replace pillows with logs and you got yours small town industry.
The owls are not what they seem = The signals are strong tonight.
I believe I watched the entire 2 first seasons thrice and it gets really weird when Nadine gains her superpowers that have no impact on anything and are just a subplot that goes nowhere.
I did a double-take on your post, as it reminded me a LOT of the post I made a while back, for the same reason, and with an almost identical photo:
The interesting thing is, I had a hard time finding an online photo of that lamp to use, so I needed to play the episode in Netflix on my computer, pause it, and take a screen grab. Did you do the same?
Right, and Big Ed and Sherriff Truman are a lot nicer than anybody in Thimbleweed Park. But I guess that would make the game boring if everyone were as nice as Ricki.
What-ever nerds…
