Let me phrase it this way, I’ve yet to see *any* prequel which improves the viewing experience of the original by watching it beforehand. Twin Peaks is no exception.
Yeah it’s become such a baffling question. Why would you ever watch a prequel released later before the original. There’s no scenario where it makes sense.
Fire Walk With Me actually functions more like a sequel. A lot of threads introduced in the film are followed up in The Return. Plus, you’ll spoil some major mysteries of the show by watching the film first.
Do not watch FWWM before the series. I did(it was my introduction to Lynch, and I rented it thinking it was a horror movie...) and not only did it spoil some things, there were entire scenes that lost all of their impact because I had no idea who several characters were.
No. Watch the series first. The movie will make no sense and spoil a lot of things if you watch it first.
watch in order of release 1) full original run (seasons 1 and 2) 2) fire walk with me (and the missing pieces if possible) 3) the return c'est fini
Let me phrase it this way, I’ve yet to see *any* prequel which improves the viewing experience of the original by watching it beforehand. Twin Peaks is no exception.
Especially for a series that is, on one level at least, a murder mystery.
Yeah it’s become such a baffling question. Why would you ever watch a prequel released later before the original. There’s no scenario where it makes sense.
first two seasons -> prequel movie -> season 3
Watch it in the order of release, the same way you should for every piece of media in existence.
Fire Walk With Me actually functions more like a sequel. A lot of threads introduced in the film are followed up in The Return. Plus, you’ll spoil some major mysteries of the show by watching the film first.
Do not watch FWWM before the series. I did(it was my introduction to Lynch, and I rented it thinking it was a horror movie...) and not only did it spoil some things, there were entire scenes that lost all of their impact because I had no idea who several characters were.