David Lynch Was a Legendary Filmmaker. With ‘Twin Peaks’, He Left His Mark on Television
Stepping into the realm of small-screen storytelling has become commonplace for renowned filmmakers these days – but it’s still a sight to behold when a visionary like David Lynch strides in after “Blue Velvet,” shaking up the prime-time TV landscape with his unique brand of narrative. Before we saw the likes of Park Chan-Wook, Alfonso Cuarón, or Hirokazu Kore-eda gracing our screens with their television series one after another, before the creative freedom that cable and streaming networks offered became the norm, Lynch paved the way. And he did so as a true maverick, bucking all conventional TV trends by crafting works that were lyrical rather than logical, visually striking instead of verbally driven, and impressionistic rather than strictly linear.