Twin Peaks: Ten Unpublished Photos Surface Online

The terrific fan site Welcome to Twin Peaks has just released a set of ten production photos taken by Richard Hoover, the series's production designer, and previously unpublished outside of Hoover's personal website. Here's how the photos are described:

I just stumbled upon 10 beautiful photographs of some original Twin Peaks sets, shot by the show's very own production designer, Richard Hoover. I don't believe they've been published elsewhere, except for his own portfolio website, so allow me to classify them as rare… at least for now. These authentic photos give you an idea of how it must have felt like being a crew member walking around the iconic sets of The Great Northern, The Blue Pine Lodge (the Martell residence), etc. Richard has since been responsible for many other production designs, including more recently Enlightened starring Laura Dern, the Entourage pilot as well as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which he worked on together with another Twin Peaks production designer, Patricia Norris.

, of course, is the horror/drama from the early '90s that catapulted back into the entertainment press recently when the series became available on Hulu, prompting speculation that showrunners David Lynch and Mark Frost had struck a deal with NBC to reboot or continue the long-cancelled cult classic. It turned out to be unfounded speculation, but the buzz around it did convince network executives that maybe they needed to explore the possibility. The rights situation on the property is described as "complicated," and neither the creators nor the network appear able to move forward without the other's blessing. When the series was released on DVD a few years ago, a tentative "season three" graphic novel was to be included, with art by Matt Haley. While concept sketches were done and Haley worked on an outline for the story with one of the former Twin Peaks writer, co-creator David Lynch rejected the idea and it never got off the ground. Of course, it doesn't take much to bring "return" talk back. Credited with changing television forever and leading to the creation of series like The X-Files and Lost, Twin Peaks has never entirely left the public consciousness.