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| 26. Monday, November 22, 2010 4:36 PM |
| faceintheleaves |
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QUOTE:| QUOTE: This is clearly a matter of taste, but this is a forum dedicated to the work of the artist David Lynch - Inland Empire tosh? That's not my view. Is Eraserhead also tosh? I think IE is the cloest film in spirit to Eraserhead that Lynch has made and as an art film (which had the studio support of Canal+ because the French have a huge respect for 'auteur' cinema) Inland Empire is extremely refreshing. So, I think what we have here is a conflict of taste, Lynch had a period of 'ultra cool' movie making in the 1990s but don't forget that he started from an art school background funded by the AFI and made Eraserhead and as such he is being true to himself as an artist by making films like IE. Anyway, I don't disagree that TM for my money does not appear to be a particularly positive influence on David Lynch as a creative artist lately and I said as much recently in the closing paragraph in a blog on my site http://www.online-inquirer.com/cinema/david-lynch/ |
Exy, I am sorry but you are wrong on every count. Firstly, this site is primarily a TP fansite. Secondly, I love DL as much as you but I reserve the right to point out stinky films, fansite or not I don’t think we have any fanboys here. Thirdly, IE and EH could not be more different. I should say that I love EH. It is my favourite DL film. EH is a film (with a couple of short diversions) with a clear narrative, a small number of well differentiated characters and short. IE is exactly the reverse. IE is closest to MD, except that MD had a more obvious plot and characters one invested in more. Both MD and IE are set in Hollywood and focus on the plight of women (EH is about Henry’s troubled relationships). I know all about his art background etc. I’ll watch art films but any film that lasts as long IE is going to get treated like a feature film in terms of criticism and expectation and even allowing some artistic discretion I think IE is a mess. IE had some brilliant moments – but that isn’t enough for an abusively long, fractured film. It managed to jerk us around narratively yet was still boring – quite a feat. And because one never got to stick with and observe a character (without all the double stuff) at great length one never really cared in the way one did with EH and MD and BV. Can non-IE fans even remember character names of IE characters? Even the most extreme of IE fans must concede that the editing/narrative was obscure and the film too long – or that these criticisms have merit. I will stick with a film if I feel there is payback and that good 20min (of various parts) is not enough for me. Furthermore, I would say to IE fans: „You realise that this film you love has killed any chance of DL making another feature?“ No, I don’t want him to make a sequel or direct a franchise. I want him to drop his tics, give me some characters I care about, add a touch of magic, humour and vision and wrap it up in under 120min. He can do that and be true to himself (MD, EH, FWWM (129min), BV). And someone hide those red drapes. Please.
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I think I might be a fanboy (dives for cover).
I ran from the noise and the silence, from the traffic on the streets
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| 27. Sunday, November 28, 2010 2:10 PM |
| oldraymond |
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The Twin Peaks series was shown on cable around 1996 and again in 2002-that i know of in the states. That 2002 showing led me to this board. Perhaps with the series being available on disc for many years precludes another cable run of the series? Actually i would dig watching the TP series on cable TV, yeah, with commercials! I mean that is how it was designed. That could spike DL interest. Since DL himself currently is not spiking much interest.
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| 28. Monday, November 29, 2010 1:47 AM |
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It has been showing on a cable station in the UK and widely advertised but I'm not sure what the viewing figures have been.
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| 29. Friday, February 25, 2011 6:10 PM |
| JVSCant |
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As an advanced narcissist, I take full responsibility.

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| 30. Saturday, February 26, 2011 5:55 PM |
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Um, I don't think the board is dead at all! True I am one of the peeps who hasn't been around in donkeys but that's mainly cos of lots of Uni work and projects, NOT lack of interest or love for TP, Lynch projects or the board! And 2 I love IE I wouldn't consider it by any means a disaster. I agree with Kelly having been a longtime fan here, the board does have busy periods and quiet periods. Personally I think it just makes you appreciate the artistry more.
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| 31. Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:16 PM |
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I just want to report that per the TPG counter there are currently 1074 viewers !! I always find at least like 37 visitors to a more common 68 - 72 and often hundred pluses, but this. I'm sure Jor has right handy on top of his compute the list of ' record high visitors at one time occurrences'. A good number-the new world record ? Some good threads and postings in Twin Peaks section : Some new blood and a couple A plus cats have surfaced after years. edit Make that 1300 1418 !
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| 32. Monday, August 22, 2011 2:40 AM |
| My0wl |
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Do you know what i wonder sometimes Raymond.... "Is there venom behind those dull,monotone voices...." 

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| 33. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:41 PM |
| faceintheleaves |
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Poor, once great Twin Peaks Gazette. I miss Amanda and 12rainbow and all the other posters who used to have proper, actual, literal opinions.
Oh I know MyOwl's been fighting to singlehandedly keep the board going but let's be honest, it's all bollocks nobody reads, isn't it?
I ran from the noise and the silence, from the traffic on the streets
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| 34. Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:24 AM |
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My sentiments exactly. One of the main reasons i don't come here anywhere near as much as i used to is because i simply don't have the patience to sift through pointless, nonsensical posts to find the things that i am interested in actually reading.
And i don't post as much because it looks like nobody else has either. And who can blame them? Shame really.
Dugpa is okay, but besides the uber-geek music threads which i love, i'm not a collector nor do i live near any of the filming locations so i can't really join in on much discussion there.
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| 35. Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:39 AM |
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No, I come and can go for many,many months myself... compsared to 6 or 8 years ago though.. it`s definetly died down a lot... i`ve noticed that.... i have found a website that is absolutely `buzzing` though... so(being a keen runner myself) I`m posting on there a lot now... http://www.runnersforum.co.uk/off-topic/26651-hard-lesbian-woman-2.html#post393911
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| 36. Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:41 AM |
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well.. there and facebook...and here...and yahoo messenger... probably about 10-15 hours a day or summat at the minute...
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| 37. Thursday, August 25, 2011 5:39 PM |
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some will come, some will go, just like at The Great Northern Hotel
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| 38. Saturday, August 27, 2011 11:56 AM |
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I think you will have to go FB to find some of the folks. Flash Internet Message board Mob at the TPG Board!! and then The 2012 reunion days here. or something... Picture Barbra Streisand singing " Mammaries, of the things we used to know, " I still make my 10, now short, valueless posts per month.
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| 39. Saturday, August 27, 2011 6:52 PM |
| REBEL |
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all I have to say is stop the whining and keep posting, that's all. I Miss alot of members here as well.
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| 40. Sunday, August 28, 2011 4:03 AM |
| My0wl |
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I dont know why Lynch himself doesn`t post here himself a bit more... as it`s his forum or one devoted to him and his works anyway...
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| 41. Friday, September 2, 2011 2:42 AM |
| MargaretLanternman |
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It is a mystery....
"This is the Girl."
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| 42. Friday, September 2, 2011 6:15 AM |
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I think a lot of has to do with social media, ie Facebook. 10 years ago, message boards were THE social media. With Facebook, it really makes boards obsolete. I've noticed that several boards that I've read over the years has slowly faded away.
there is a season for everything....
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| 43. Friday, September 2, 2011 11:21 AM |
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Facebook can take over the social function. But it doesn't really give you opportunity to write good texts. Something truly interesting, in-depth, longer. It's more like chatting or like a messenger -yahoo or other). It's here and now. On a message board you can write something, a few days later add something more, and anyone who reads has time to read, then think, then create his own reply. It's a social medium (a message board), alright , but most of all it's a medium for expressing opinions, something Facebook is not.
The problem here is that the posts come too seldom and not regularly. I experience it - but I do it myself, too. I experience it, because from time to time I come and write something, which (not very modestly) I think is interesting. But I log in the next day and there has been no reply... it's discouraging. Yet I do it myself, too - I read posts of others, but I don't reply soon enough. A message board is good because you don't have to reply AT ONCE. There is no hurry, true. But if I reply ten days later, the dynamics is gone...
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| 44. Friday, September 2, 2011 1:48 PM |
| jordan |
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and all that is true and accurate. But a message board is first and foremost a community and the online community aspect has moved to social media which I think hinders the potential for discussion.
When it comes to TP, I've run some sort of site since 1995 (wow) and there's only so much you can talk about when TP is off the air and more importantly if Lynch isn't producing anything new. Ideas get stale.
so together it creates a recipe for a dead board.
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| 45. Friday, September 2, 2011 5:46 PM |
| Booth |
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| QUOTE: I experience it, because from time to time I come and write something, which (not very modestly) I think is interesting. But I log in the next day and there has been no reply... it's discouraging.
| I agree, it's downright devastating. But it is funny that this is one of the liveliest discussions going on at the moment.
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| 46. Friday, September 2, 2011 6:36 PM |
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I come here and there are like 76 visitors, as many viewers on this board as anytime past. I guess some are on series/fwwm-lynch - fiction - reviews and - project red room. It seems to be way less people posting with the same, if not more viewing traffic.
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| 47. Friday, September 2, 2011 7:33 PM |
| My0wl |
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oldmanraymond, I`ve noticed the same thing... i guess just that some people are shy and don`t like putting themselves out so much as others....
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| 48. Friday, September 2, 2011 8:52 PM |
| Booth |
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They just like to watch. Perverts.
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| 49. Friday, September 2, 2011 9:12 PM |
| My0wl |
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they`re maybe just a little bit shy booth... i`ve always been a `wade straight in at the deep-end-er` (if i`m really interested in something)
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| 50. Saturday, September 3, 2011 6:59 AM |
| jordan |
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those 76 are spiders I've learned. it's not nearly that many. :-)
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