# Finally! Twin Peaks on DVD! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989 "2001-09-16T17:33:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/1 "2001-09-16T17:33:10Z")
Well, the title says it all. Scheduled release date is December 4th. I’ve already pre-ordered. Woo-Hoo! ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/2 "2001-09-17T11:46:42Z")
Woohoo!! There is a God!! Thanks for passing on that fantastic news! ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/3 "2001-09-17T12:33:12Z")
All right! Thanks for the heads-up! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/4 "2001-09-17T13:36:55Z")
I’ll be placing an order. Thanks for the info. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/5 "2001-09-17T15:48:56Z")
The two-hour pilot **will not** be included. I don’t know the details but there is some argument over the rights to it. It’s a shame, because the pilot was quite possibly the best movie, theatrical or TV, that came out that year. ---
**Author:** ![Avumede](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/avumede/32/7235_2.png) [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/6 "2001-09-17T17:22:58Z")
Is Fire Walk With Me on DVD yet? ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/7 "2001-09-18T00:04:25Z")
Yay! Now I can retire my poor quality VHS box set. Can someone who knows more about film/video transfer than I do explain how exactly this tape set looks so bad? It’s not just my copy, everyone I know who has one reports the same thing. It’s grainy, and everything looks orange. How can a company release such a poor quality _and not very cheap_ video set? Also, any reports of special features on the DVD? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/8 "2001-09-18T00:20:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tretiak \* > \*\*The two-hour pilot **will not** be included. I don’t know the details but there is some argument over the rights to it. It’s a shame, because the pilot was quite possibly the best movie, theatrical or TV, that came out that year. \*\* I just checked out the major DVD review sites and, boy, does this suck. Patience. We’ve waited this long… ---
**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/9 "2001-09-18T01:14:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by delphica \* > \*\*Yay! Now I can retire my poor quality VHS box set. > > Can someone who knows more about film/video transfer than I do explain how exactly this tape set looks so bad? It’s not just my copy, everyone I know who has one reports the same thing. It’s grainy, and everything looks orange. How can a company release such a poor quality _and not very cheap_ video set? > > Also, any reports of special features on the DVD? \*\* I was going to buy the boxed set some time back, but every review I read complained about the poor quality. I assume a big part of it is that the tapes are probably recorded in EP mode, to cram so much footage onto the 4 or 5 tapes present. I missed this series when it was first shown, saw the pilot, read up on it, and have been wanting to watch the whole deal for some time now. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-twin-peaks-on-dvd/81989/10 "2001-09-18T02:55:29Z")
occ, be prepared to say the following line A LOT after nearly every episode: “What the hell WAS that?”