Show - Week of Sunday June 9 1991 PAGE 3 E COTE-- VIVILM sr& - 1 Twin Peaks' bids a farewell with two hour special time When 'Twin Peaks" got its artificial extension this fall it was already floundering So was most of the new seuson schedule The networks launched more than 30 new series and most were greeted with a yawn It was a fall season without one certifiable hit Not even 'Fresh Prince of predicted to be the hot newcomer stirred major enthusiasm The fact that the NBC sitcom did as viell as it did may be as much a testament to its stability than its appeal It stayed in one place which is more than can be said for the By Nancy McAlister "Twin Peaks' the series that for a spell was TV at its most creative has said a long goodbye WILLI I monody Wpm 111141 thic ABC drama bids an official farewell The two-bospecial is composed of theyseason's final two episodes the first directed by Tim Hunter the latter by David Lynch During the conclusion FBI Agent herky jerky schedule hopping of others Little wonder that viewer apathy goes hand in remote-controlha- syndrome as well The - one-tim- With the surge of popularity however came more episodes And an elusive answer to the Laura Palmer question When a solution was offered - sort of - many fans had lost interest Not surprisingly the show was placed on hiatus "Twin Peaks" would have served itself and viewers better had it opted for a brief but exemplary run During its heyday the series piqued our fancy NBC's "Shannon's Deal" and "Law & Order" and CBS's 'Northern Exposure' became other exceptions to the rule of bland prime e Thursday night series was bumped to Saturdays moved back to Thursdays and then exiled altogether When does it return? On a Monday night of course! Dorothy Swanson cofounder of Viewers for Quality Television said buryirig the show on Saturday nights was the kiss of death but its demise was as much its own fault as network bungling she said from of "thinysomething the departures "Equal Justice" and 'China Beach' from next year's lineup None of them were a ratings disaster she said Her nonprofit organization which promotes quality programs is sure to get mail from viewers about those three cancellations - she predicted 111 respond by sending out sponsors lists But as far as leading a charge and thinking we can influence ABC one little bit I don't The viewer activist calls the g dramas a death of so many hour-lon- case of the networks shooting themselves in the feet In their place are more sitcoms and reality shows which are cheaper to produce Ms Swanson said It is the dramas that draw viewers in and involve them 'What they're doing is they're dismissing the serious viewer of television and they're diminishing the value of network television It's very very discouraging" :- - 11 - 29 P rtralts of episodes as quirky original characters were woven in and around those haunting Douglas firs does place full blame on ABC fort think so" nd with channel hopping "Twin Peaks" fell victim to that knocks vie1 riiy it ari—at fl get bizarre However Ms Swanson la— yr— Bel-Ai- r' Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S Truman rush to head off evil Windom Earle at the Black Lodge Cooper must 'take a plunge into darkness" to save the life of Miss Twin Peaks In the maze of subplots Audrey Home stages an act of civil disobedience Ben Home apologizes for Itrying to be good and Nadine Hurky enrolls in the school of hard Viewers still loyal to the show will recognize the weird Lynch- inspired antics Those who left it a long time ago will remember when this TV drama from Mars first burst on the scene Daring dark and wonderfully complex it was hope last spring - along with Fox's "The Simpsons" and "In Living Color" that good TV could also be TV that didn't play by the rules But "Twin Peaks' got greedy When Lynch and his partner Mark Frost gave birth to their murder mystery the burning question was "Who killed Laura Palmer?" The mood was sustained over a number VQT offices in Fairfax VA "It became a kind of exclusive club' where you either got it or didn't From what I understand from even Now 1493 )11 4 '1 4 1 izokok - This Special Reg $199)anchides 18 Mini-PrinRight now you can get this entire 29 Portrait 5pm:el — one 8x10 two 5x7s and eigt--t wallets from one pose of your choice in the finished portrait envelcpe — all for ts plus 18 just $1495 Hurry offer expires 6115191 ts Mini-Prin- r Cottonwood Mall Cache Valley Mali - I Appointments recommended Way Photographer tor Sanely Combo tee per person pose our tale of stirs hay IseachonPresent couponst I — IAsk L'c'ne any other special offer bra yalite 1204 special otter per subject - 278-102- 0 752-252- 2 Valley 292-387- 5 Valley Fair Shopping Center Ogden City Mbil — 392-231- 2 967-938- 1 - JCPenney Portrait Studio Cr MIMI SIM 1 D18114461 1 |