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‘Twin Peaks’ Co-Creator Mark Frost Still Believes Laura Palmer’s Murder Was Solved Too Quickly: ‘This Should Go on Forever’


'Twin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost talks about his collaborations with David Lynch, the show’s unlikely champion Bob Iger, and its complicated legacy.

Encapsulating three seasons, a theatrical feature, at least six official books and almost endless speculation from its fiercely dedicated viewership, Mark Frost and David Lynch ’s “ Twin Peaks ” has maintained a stranglehold on popular culture for almost 35 years. Unfortunately, solving that murder 10 episodes into Season 2 only hastened the demise of the show, especially after executives for Capital Cities, the then-parent company of its network partner, ABC, developed an intense dislike for the idiosyncratic series. Mark Frost originally spoke with Variety for a sponsored editorial series exploring real-life “Twin Peaks” location the Salish Lodge, which inspired the show’s Great Northern Hotel.

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