On the twenty-third anniversary of Twin Peaks‘s pilot debut, the popular fan site Welcome to Twin Peaks brought fans the news that auteur filmmaker David Lynch was considering a return to serial storytelling for the first time since his 2002 animated series DumbLand and to television for the first time since a failed attempt to launch a Mulholland Drive pilot in the late ’90s.The latter, of course, went on to become a critically-acclaimed feature film instead.Twin Peaks is widely regarded as one of the great accomplishments in American television, but it was short-lived; at the time, audiences weren’t really sure what to make of such an esoteric and complex series. Shows directly inspired by Twin Peaks, though, have gone on to be huge hits and mythology-building is now considered an asset rather than a liability in most hour-long dramas.Asked by a French journalist whether he’s got another television series in him, Lynch responded, “I’m thinking about it. I’m thinking about it. Television allows you to tell a story over time, something cinema doesn’t. For me, the two formats will always exist, it’s like painting in a square or rectangular.”Recent rumors that Twin Peaks was being considered for a comeback have been met with mixed responses; while Lynch himself has yet to comment, series co-creator Mark Frost seemed to suggest it was something that the pair were considering, while Lynch’s daughter has denied the rumors on more than one occasion. A network head who was rumored to be working on the series, meanwhile, denied that it was in the works but agreed it was a good idea and suggested that an e-mail to Lynch and Frost might be worth a try.
