In 1990, a new television series arrived that changed the industry forever. Quietly, the maverick filme noire director David Lynch presented his new passion, Twin Peaks, filmed in Snoqualmie, Washington and Bend, Oregon. It was an incredible break from the standard of static television shows such as Miami Vice and Beverly Hills 90210 which provided two-dimensional entertainment; they lacked spontaneity with predictable plot lines and dull visual presentation. Not surprisingly, the public reception of Twin Peaks was immense.
A spark had been thrown into the dry, narrow world of evening television igniting a fire both with its viewers and the television networks eager for a fresh business opportunity. A television series blending humour, drama and the intelligent into a cosy and peculiar package of small-town settings and memorable characters, not to mention the memorable quotes which inevitably became legendary Twin Peaks references ("There's a fish in the percolator!"). Each episode resembled a mini-film, setting an example for most television series to come (X-Files broke on the scene shortly afterwards, bearing an uncanny artistic resemblance to Twin Peaks). Easing into cult status, Twin Peaks still retains its popularity throughout the World.
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