Do you think Twin Peaks will still have a cult following in say 50 or 100 years and there will still be festivals, websites, products, etc. or do you think after our generation "moves on" that it will be buried in some vault forgotten somewhere forever?

Oh jesus, I really hope there's no festival in 50 years. LOL

I think as with anything else, Twin Peaks will eventually slide to the wayside. I mean, you still have legions of people who adore I Love Lucy, Bonanza, and M*A*S*H and will collect things relating to those shows and attend gatherings based on them. But over time as younger generations come up behind us and have new decades of material on which to obsess, you'll see the heavier interest in these older shows, Twin Peaks included, trickling away. That's not to say that younger generations won't gain interest in these shows, but my guess is it won't be anywhere near the same level older generations have had. And a hundred years from now? TP will probably be nothing more than something collecting dust on someone's bookshelf. I'm OK with that.

I think it will still be in play in fifty or even a hundred years, if general conditions permit it.  It is unique enough to draw in a small but dedicated cadre of freaks over the course of time.  But then again when I saw the trailer for Ace Ventura Pet Detective I thought 'what a total piece of crap, this thing is going to flop like a bad quarterback' after which I was supposed to stop trying to predict the whims of American popular culture.

That brings a question to my mind; is there anyone on here that was born after the series went off the air?

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That brings a question to my mind; is there anyone on here that was born after the series went off the air?

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Sorry, I saw the pilot when it aired.  But since my name was invoked...

TP fandom just had a resurgence because of the Gold Box, as it did when it was syndicated on Bravo. When the Gold Box goes out of print, I imagine fandom will slowly die out (as it had been, if Festival attendance numbers were any indication.)   

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If this is true, this makes me very sad.  Rarely is art produced in the medium of TV and I think it should be preserved and viewed by future generations much like people still read classics by Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, Dickens, etc.

if it deserves to be, it will be. if it doesn't, it wont. no big whoop.

Well in that sense, it's very possible that those shows that have something to be truly remembered for will indeed be preserved and remembered much in the same way that classic literature is. It sounds weird to say that because I wouldn't even dream to equate classic literature to television in any way...but the times they are a-changin' and we're in a digital era now where those visual entertainment formats are more likely to be treated like classics and treasured for decades or even centuries to come. But just like classic literature, I suspect the fan base will be limited to those with a taste for it. Not everyone likes Shakespeare. :)

We will have the Fest in 50 years & Amanda & Jared will still be running it, & I STILL will never get 1st prize in the costume contest.( And Cherry Bomb will be revealing the mystery of the very rotten egg)

If cherry bomb is still alive in 50 years, please kill me. Please.

If cherry bomb is still alive in 50 years, please kill me. Please.

 Only if We can keep your head alive in a jar, as the style will be at the time.

Internet, DVDs, Blu-rays and all that technology may give TP a longer life among the fanbase... I'm a fan since the show first came to Spain, but until very recently it was sort of a thing that I saw once, loved it and remembered it. DVDs made possible to me repeated (and geeky) viewings, Internet made me discover this place and people who loved it as much or even more that I did... Until then I felt alone...

Right now, a "newbie" can learn that the show exists and he can buy the Gold Box, register here, etc. inmediately. As technology progresses those people new to TP and Lynch have easier ways to watch it, the quality increases... So there will always be new fans, not necessarily the kind that dress like Lil or that debate endlessly if Coop killed Annie (I miss good ol' BOB1), but that love the show. Period.

That brings a question to my mind; is there anyone on here that was born after the series went off the air?

 I was born after the pilot first aired, but before the series ended.

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Nooo kidding. Can we lose the giant infant, please? Correct. I was too young to *get* the pilot, but I remember being interested in the dead body. I wondered if all dead bodies were blue.

i remember my folks liking the show, and i remember every human being on the planet talking about laura palmer, but i was probably into ninja turtles or something in 1990. at some point, i asked my dad who killed her, and he said "her dad" and i dont think i said anything to him but that freaked me the fuck out. when i eventually watched the series i went into it going "well, i know who killed her, i hope i can still enjoy this...." so the bob twist was extra good, because it subverted expectations i'd had for like 10+ years

That brings a question to my mind; is there anyone on here that was born after the series went off the air?

One Suave Dugpa is pretty close to that description.
 

Her and PF are just about tied as the youngest fans I know at the moment. I can't recall PF's actual age, but Rach was 2 1/2 when the series premiered.

I was born in '88. I can almost be considered a 2nd generation Peaks fan, as my mom was really into it when it first aired. Too bad she sold all of her memorabilia before I discovered my obsession. I, on the other hand, will try to hold on to all my stuff so I can perpetuate the fandom.

Well in that sense, it's very possible that those shows that have something to be truly remembered for will indeed be preserved and remembered much in the same way that classic literature is. It sounds weird to say that because I wouldn't even dream to equate classic literature to television in any way...but the times they are a-changin' and we're in a digital era now where those visual entertainment formats are more likely to be treated like classics and treasured for decades or even centuries to come. But just like classic literature, I suspect the fan base will be limited to those with a taste for it. Not everyone likes Shakespeare. :)

This is awesome AManda.  I love the fact that you said this.....yes, I hope shows like Twin Peaks will be viewed as literature for the screen, and are seen the same way we see plays.  It will no doubt be observed in film schools, as much older movies are so cherished. 

Will the fan base be the same?

....no...but as far as the future of the fan base....

I personally hope the fest makes it to the 25th year.  I hope that because something was hinted to happen in the 25 year mark during the show itself...and haveing the fest last that long would be a milestone of achievement.  I bet even Lynch himself would take notice.

  AFter that....I am not sure...unless Lynch and Frost decide to actually show us more....who knows? 

I wondered if all dead bodies were blue.

Violet Beauregarde taught me all I needed to know about dead bodies, first you turn blue then your body gets bloated and then the oompa loompa coroner takes you away for the autopsy.
With the squeezing process being the embalming process, naturally.

I was born in '86 so was 5 when the pilot aired.

To be honest, I got into Twin Peaks in a kind of non conventional way..

My favourite band Deftones used to play Laura Palmers Theme before they came onstage during a tour and I was curious as to where the piece of music came from. Found out it was Twin Peaks, then remembered my mum playing the main theme on tape quite a bit during my childhood. I asked my parents about TP and my dad goes 'I liked it because of the music.. then it got too weird so I stopped watching it.' Haha, that's my dad for you.

Anyway, skip a year and I went to uni where I took full advantage of their dvd library, I took out Season 1 and got hooked.

Let's hope they keep those dvds in that uni library and the word will keep on spreading...!

Oh and here's a link of Deftones coming on to Laura Palmer's theme...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2agUfTc4MuI

This is a really good thread. As a baby boomer fan I have noticed over just the last couple years a new reason to be a PeaksFreak. Nostalgia. Now with almost 20 years since the series was made I notice a new or added interest in the the series, It provides a window back to the early nineties which was a great period for me personally. The link to Twin Peaks resurrects that time period. My original TP viewing was done with a small fantastic group of people- it was always a party get together each week. When the series was shown on Bravo in 1996 it was enjoyable. And then again with Bravo in 2002 we now all had the internet and  DVDs and that is what led me to the TPG. The current fandom, websites will continue for I would guess another 5 years- that 25 years later thing. After that it will continue in what form I don't know.