The excitement has been palpable and widespread (especially on the Internet) since news broke earlier this week that David Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost’s cult-classic TV show Twin Peaks will return for a much anticipated third season in 2016, 25 years after the conclusion of season two. As we noted Monday, the new season will span nine episodes, and will air on Showtime.
Perhaps nowhere in Washington is the news a bigger deal than in the Snoqualmie Valley and North Bend, where much of the original show was filmed. North Bend City Manager Londi Lindell tells Seattle Weekly her town of just over 6,000 once looks forward to a return to the spotlight. “We are pleased that this series which has again selected beautiful North Bend and the greater Valley as a backdrop for many of its film locations is returning,” Lindell says.
“This television show obviously has significant staying power and impact with its fans,” she continues. “[North Bend] still has tourists who visit our town for a photo of the famous Double-R Diner [now called Twede’s Cafe]. … One of the great iconic North Bend shots is of the Twin Peaks restaurant with soaring Mt. Si in the background.”
Indeed, a piece of Twin Peaks cherry pie and a “damn fine cup of coffee” still brings many hungry Twin Peaks buffs to Twede’s, where an “Official Twin Peaks Map” of local sights is also available for a mere $2. “I probably get about at least a couple a day that have seen the show and want to try the cherry pie and the coffee,” Twede’s Cafe owner Kyle Twede told CBC Radio’s Carol Off.
As you’d expect, Lizzy Billington, the CEO and Executive Director of the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce, shares in the excitement. “Twin Peaks is one of many filming events that has been scheduled here. Many of our merchants have a history working with film crews and as a community we have welcomed the opportunities,” she tells Seattle Weekly, saying such opportunities can “ infuse our local economy.”
“It’s fair to say: yes, we are excited!” Billington concludes, stating the obvious.
Just like everyone else, it seems.
