Was ‘Twin Peaks’ Ahead of Its Time? Let’s Look Back and See

“Twin Peaks” is coming back. Maybe you’ve heard? Or have you been trapped in an other-dimensional waiting room with a dancing dwarf?

David Lynch and Mark Frost, the creators of the profoundly strange and influential 1990-91 series on ABC, have made an 18-episode sequel that begins Sunday, May 21, on Showtime. The New York Times television critics James Poniewozik and Mike Hale, using torn stationery and letters pulled from beneath their fingernails, discussed the show’s far-reaching legacy.

READ IT HERE and see the illustrated glossary