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Friday 19 May 2017
Kyle MacLachlan on returning to ‘Twin Peaks’ after decades

FRAZIER MOORE On Sunday, claiming its
AP Television Writer rightful place in a world
NEW YORK (AP) — In April of wildly creative televi-
1990, “Twin Peaks” arrived sion that the original “Twin
with a bang on ABC, serv- Peaks” helped spark a
ing up huge ratings for quarter-century ago, an
a saga whose weirdness 18-episode revival will pre-
made its audience’s heads miere on Showtime at 9
spin. Little more than a year p.m. EDT.
later, “Twin Peaks” was Among the many stars
canceled for low ratings. from the original series,
But TV was changed for- Kyle MacLachlan will be
ever by the vision of its cre- back as FBI Special Agent
ative partners, David Lynch Dale Cooper, who first
and Mark Frost. came to tiny Twin Peaks,

This image released by Showtime shows Kyle MacLachlan from the revival of “Twin Peaks.” The
series debuts Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT.
Associated Press
Washington, to investigate MacLachlan’s career in kept making the episodes,
the murder of high school the 1980s by starring him in but we felt like things were
sweetheart Laura Palmer. the films “Dune” and “Blue unravelling. It almost felt
This week, MacLachlan, 58, Velvet”) felt instantly like like the writing began to
told The Associated Press old times. get more desperate in our
what it’s been like to dis- “Although he still surpris- effort to attract back the
cover that, yes, he could es me, for the most part viewers we were losing.
go home again: I know where he’s going Then, in that season’s last
“Through the years I had and I know what’s expect- episode, I felt like we had a
spoken with David about ed. He’s got a sure hand, story with the power of the
reviving the show. We’re without losing the fun. He’s Laura Palmer mystery. But it
neighbors in L.A. and ev- serious, but there’s always wasn’t enough to stop ABC
ery once in a while I would a twinkle in his eye. At least, from canceling the show.
say, ‘Have you given it any that’s his FIRST approach,” “This time, we won’t be at
thought?’ He’d say, ‘Not MacLachlan said with a the mercy of a network tell-
really.’ So I was surprised a smile. ing us, ‘You’re not making
few years ago when I got “If THAT doesn’t work, the grade’ and taking us
a call and he asked me if there’s a sternness in his off the air. Hat’s off to Show-
I’d like to go back to ‘Twin eye that I’ve seen come time for committing to the
Peaks.’ I said, ‘I never left!’ out.” project and working with
And he and Mark started Reuniting with so many David to really let him do
writing the scripts — which “Twin Peaks” alums was his thing. This show is gonna
I only saw for the first time “heartwarming,” Ma- BE David — unexpected
right before we started film- cLachlan said. and mind-bending.”
ing. I was up for whatever “Many of them I hadn’t And even though this “Twin
trajectory they had Coo- seen in the meantime. Har- Peaks” has been billed as a
per on.” ry Goz. Sheryl Lee. Bless his limited series, MacLachlan
The eight-month shoot be- heart, Miguel Ferrer,” the said “I think the chances
gan in fall 2015, and initially veteran actor who was are good” when he was
MacLachlan found that starring in “NCIS: Los Ange- asked if more episodes
reinhabiting the role was a les” when he died in Janu- might follow the first 18.
challenge. ary. “Whether David and Mark
“I wasn’t the same person After the original “Twin feel compelled to write
that I was 25-plus years Peaks” solved the mystery them, I don’t know. But I
ago, obviously, and this of Laura Palmer’s killer early think he has more stories,”
wasn’t Cooper as he was in its second season, ratings said MacLachlan, quickly
then. His boyishness, his en- collapsed. adding he’s game to do
thusiasm for trees and cof- “The next mystery didn’t more: “My character’s very
fee and pie, his sense of fair have the same power, and special. He’s a lot of fun to
play and his intuitiveness, ABC kept moving us. We play.”q
those were all still part of
him. But it was in a slightly
different version now.”
On the other hand: His re-
lationship with Lynch (who
directed all the episodes,
and who had launched