DVDs are cool, especially for TV shows. We watched the first season of the Sopranos this spring; it was cool to see them all at once, but the violence and language eventually made us tune out. And later we rented a few episodes of Six Feet Under and Sex and the City. Not our cup of tea either, but still a nice way to watch HBO without cable.

So yesterday, we saw Twin Peaks: First Season on the DVD shelves, and thought we'd try it out. I remember being back in junior high when it was on TV, my art teacher was obsessed, and was really trying to figure out the secrets. I've always wanted to see it and know what the hype was about. To make sure we started at the beginning, we checked out episodes 1 and 2 . . . and boy are we lost.

Nothing makes any sense; the first episode has a "previously on twin peaks" intro section, and we found out later that we totally missed the pilot! Apparently it's about two hours long, issued separately, and not part of this edition. We'll see if we can find the pilot, and maybe things will make more sense . . .