World of Blue - Archived Forum 2007-2022

Jonah wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:14 pm I'm not sure discussing diversity in terms of casting is necessarily political though, is it? I know a poster made it political by discussing "the left", but everyone else pretty much kept it to diversity. I stayed out of it apart from posting one post a couple of pages after it had died down, but while it was going on I saw others saying they didn't want the conversation to go in a political direction, that they weren't American and it didn't apply to them. I'm pretty sure we can discuss diversity or the lack thereof in the casting and other stuff like that. By discuss, I don't mean the thread should detour into pages and pages of that kind of thing like it did - but if we mention it or topics like that from time to time (in a respectful way, of course), I imagine that would be okay? Is it Jerry? I mean, I don't consider that political stuff - though probably it's also best to keep it to a minimum or threads that are focused on that topic in particular.

(I never understood why certain topics - race, even face masks, etc. - tend to veer into politics. No offense to my American friends, but is it more of a US thing? Or just an internet thing? )

Mr. Reindeer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:19 pm I think the question of Lynch and race is a discussion worth having, and an interesting one—and I agree with Jonah, I don’t think it’s an inherently political topic at all. I’m pretty sure I’ve also brought it up in the past. Unfortunately, tensions are just too high on racial issues right now, at least in the US, and every time this conversation happens on here, it inevitably gets politicized very quickly. I learned to just steer clear of it. More’s the pity, because as I said, I do think there is some great discussion to be had and it’s certainly a nuanced and fascinating part of his canon. But probably not worth even trying, in my experience. (Not pointing fingers at anyone; just a general observation after seeing this topic crash and burn repeatedly whenever it’s brought up on here.)

Metamorphia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:31 pm

Jonah wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:14 pm I'm not sure discussing diversity in terms of casting is necessarily political though, is it? I know a poster made it political by discussing "the left", but everyone else pretty much kept it to diversity. I stayed out of it apart from posting one post a couple of pages after it had died down, but while it was going on I saw others saying they didn't want the conversation to go in a political direction, that they weren't American and it didn't apply to them. I'm pretty sure we can discuss diversity or the lack thereof in the casting and other stuff like that. By discuss, I don't mean the thread should detour into pages and pages of that kind of thing like it did - but if we mention it or topics like that from time to time (in a respectful way, of course), I imagine that would be okay? Is it Jerry? I mean, I don't consider that political stuff - though probably it's also best to keep it to a minimum or threads that are focused on that topic in particular.

(I never understood why certain topics - race, even face masks, etc. - tend to veer into politics. No offense to my American friends, but is it more of a US thing? Or just an internet thing? )

I wasn't sure if posts had been deleted that were more overtly political? But discussion about presentation of race in Lynch's work is surely just as valid as talking about gender, just not in this thread ideally! Apologies if I in any way stoked the flames by replying to one of the early comments - at the time talk about Netflix production practices possibly at odds with Lynch seemed relevant, but the conversation was always dangerously close to boiling over into being something else and I'm assuming it did so.

Metamorphia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:31 pm
Anyway, back to those pesky pink flowers...

Jonah wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:14 pm I'm not sure discussing diversity in terms of casting is necessarily political though, is it?

enumbs wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:40 pm Lately I’ve been wondering the extent to which this new project (if it is in fact Twin Peaks related) will feel aesthetically and tonally similar to season 3. I’d always assumed any new season would be a radically different beast; perhaps shorter and focussed on a smaller number of characters. Like a lot of people I’d envisioned a kind of continuation of Part 18 in some respects, but I also expected the overall approach to feel as dissimilar from season 3 as that season did to the original series. But with people like Amy Shiels and Balthazar Getty hinting at their involvement, I’m starting to wonder if a fourth season will continue the fragmented narrative approach of its predecessor, jumping between the stories of Red and Shelley, the Mitchums, Janey E and the new Dougie etc.

Could this new series effectively be season 2 of The Return, and if so, would that be a disappointment? As shocking as the slow pace and otherworldly elements of the season 2 premiere were to viewers at the time, it was still largely a continuation of season 1’s approach to mood and storytelling, as one would expect from the sophomore season of a network drama. Is it too much to expect a new season to feel like another Lynch movie entirely, with its own approach to visuals, pacing, and structure? Or would anything less than a total departure be out of character for Lynch at this point in his career?

madeleineferguson wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:58 pm I’m hopeful that the Reber post means Lynch will again film at the Palmer House in Snoqualmie. Although I wouldn’t put it past him to fly her to LA for filming instead.

Jerry Horne wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:57 pm Anyway, back to Wisteria, Unrecorded Night and Twin Peaks Season Four.