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Twin Peaks

What Twin Peaks meant to 10-year-old me

What Twin Peaks meant to 10-year-old me

'Like a clearing in the woods, it had shown me, in the oddest of ways, that there was life out there and one day I would get to join it.'
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By Angela Cuming | 17th January, 2025
Contributing writer
Laura Palmer herself on Twin Peaks: ‘I have no idea what year it is either!’

Laura Palmer herself on Twin Peaks: ‘I have no idea what year it is either!’

Ahead of a visit to New Zealand from some of Twin Peaks' most iconic characters, die-hard ‘Peakie’ Angela Cuming meets three of her heroes from the series and asks what it's like to be part of a cultural phenomenon and best piece of television of the past 30 years.
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By Angela Cuming | 17th August, 2018
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The Simpsons predicted Disney’s Fox takeover in 1998

How will we remember the world of television in 2017?

At the end of every year, our Monitor columnist Aaron Yap wraps up his likes, dislikes and learnings from a shifting media hellscape. 
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By Aaron Yap | 18th December, 2017
Guest writer
‘People still watch DVDs?!’: Why the TV box set is still going strong

‘People still watch DVDs?!’: Why the TV box set is still going strong

Like books and vinyl records, DVD box sets are holding firm against the streaming tide, writes Aaron Yap.
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By Aaron Yap | 16th June, 2017
Guest writer
Behold: Ten shows for you to binge watch over Queen’s Birthday weekend

Behold: Ten shows for you to binge watch over Queen’s Birthday weekend

Inside the Lightbox is a sponsored feature where we pick shows from their extensive back catalogue that you might like to watch.
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By The Spinoff | 2nd June, 2017
Staff writers
Throwback Thursday: 10 years old wasn’t too young for Twin Peaks, right?

Throwback Thursday: 10 years old wasn’t too young for Twin Peaks, right?

Angela Cuming remembers watching Twin Peaks as a child, and the power cut that kept Laura Palmer's killer a mystery.
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By Angela Cuming | 25th May, 2017
Contributing writer
The best television soundtracks in the world ever… RANKED

The best television soundtracks in the world ever… RANKED

Pete Douglas runs down his favourite TV soundtracks of all time after killing the mood a party with some tense Twin Peaks tunes.
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By Pete Douglas | 10th March, 2017
Guest writer
Inside the Lightbox: Binge every episode from pilot to finale

Inside the Lightbox: Binge every episode from pilot to finale

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By The Spinoff | 9th December, 2016
Staff writers
Bad boss David Brent from The Office.

Monitor: A list of TV to movie adaptations that don’t absolutely suck

Aaron Yap rounds up some TV shows that managed to make it to the big screen without stuffing it up.
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By Aaron Yap | 15th September, 2016
Guest writer
Throwback Thursday: Why Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks is still my TV hero

Throwback Thursday: Why Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks is still my TV hero

Pete Douglas revisits the surreal early 90’s classic Twin Peaks and the role that made Kyle McLachlan a TV star.
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By Peter Douglas | 8th September, 2016
Guest writer
Monitor: Out with the old and in with the… old? The great reboot epidemic of 2016

Monitor: Out with the old and in with the… old? The great reboot epidemic of 2016

A brand new influx of second-hand television shows has led Aaron Yap to question whether we are suffering a reboot epidemic.
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By Aaron Yap | 25th May, 2016
Guest writer
One woman’s life-long journey to the twin peaks of Twin Peaks

One woman’s life-long journey to the twin peaks of Twin Peaks

David Lynch's iconic television series Twin Peaks first aired 26 years ago on network television. Ruth Spencer relives her endearing relationship with the cult classic.
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By Ruth Spencer | 8th April, 2016
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Pretty Little Liars: Why This Soapy Teen Thriller Can Rub Shoulders With HBO’s Big Boys

Pretty Little Liars: Why This Soapy Teen Thriller Can Rub Shoulders With HBO’s Big Boys

Laura Vincent argues why her favourite soapy teen thriller Pretty Little Liars deserves just as much attention as HBO's Game of Thrones or The Wire.
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By Laura Vincent | 24th June, 2015
Guest writer

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