Twin Peaks: An Access Guide to the Town by David Lynch Reviews

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fnoo I mean. In the abstract, I can see how Mad Men might come off as a profoundly white show -- at least until you get into what it's actually about. But I'm just reaching here. And that's mostly on the basis of my wife's commentary.

fnoo But -- yeah, it's kind of weird. Totally the opposite usual effect of name-dropping the show.

chrismolnar i'm kind of glad about that. both twin peaks and mad men are incredibly white shows, but i like twin peaks a lot better and i would hope it's popularity is based on merit!

gkruis I would have expected a different reaction based on timeliness alone. Mad Men is current, but Twin Peaks came out 20 years ago. @fnoo what was the approximate age demographic of the jury?

chrismolnar at the same time, mad men is a cable show with tiny ratings (despite the hype) whereas twin peaks was the number one show on TV in its day. it's kind of a class thing in that respect - if you have the time and interest in esoteric shows about rich people or if you grew up watching what was popular.

fnoo All good points. The ages were all over, but most seemed no younger than late 20s. One guy was maybe 45. The lady with the most pronounced reaction was kind of hip and intellectual. I think she was an audio engineer or something.