Online only: Lynch takes TV to another level

Some fans who remember the short-lived slice of TV heaven that was "Twin Peaks" will fondly recall the exhaustive search for Laura Palmer's killer and all the detours along the way. Others just remember a mush-mouthed dancing midget and a cryptic-slogan-spouting giant. Regardless of what images one associates with David Lynch's and Mark Frost's enigmatic series, there's no denying it was one of the most memorable works of scripted television drama in the last couple of decades.\n"Twin Peaks" is equal parts tongue-in-cheek melodrama and pathological, setting-driven murder mystery, but don't make the mistake of thinking that the point of Lynch's and Frost's tale lies in solving the mystery. Just like most of Lynch's films, the substance lies in the long and winding journey, not the eventual destination.\nAside from the mega-event of having Season One on DVD for the first time in ages, the supplements on this set make it worthy of a purchase. Both the original and extended versions of the pilot are here, along with lost promotional material and even an interactive map of Twin Peaks that points out where in Washington state to find iconic locations from the show. "Secrets from Another Place" is an excellent full-length documentary on the making, impact and decline of the series, and "A Slice of Lynch" is one of those extremely rare moments that presents a director (this time Lynch) in a personal light in which he's rarely glimpsed. Rounding out the bountiful supplements are a pair of hilarious "Saturday Night Live" skits from "Peaks"' heyday, and, for the first time, the complete set of eerie Log Lady episode introductions.\nThe fitting thing about the show's decline in ratings and popularity in the middle of Season Two is how the less control over the show Lynch and Frost maintained, the further it flew off the rails. It's another lesson of how artistic integrity trumps network focus groups and corporate meddling any day. "Twin Peaks," in spite of the network doing all it could to kill the series by answering questions that were never meant to be answered and generating love interests that were never meant to be generated, remains a fascinating but all-too-brief moment in television history, documented perfectly in this set.