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Twin Peaks?

posted 14 years ago by thefortysixand2
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Is it just me or does DCTT seem strikingly similar to David Lynch's classic Twin Peaks. Apart from the series being based on a murder in a small town, filled with humor and surrealism, I suppose the similarity ends. DCTT not only has a much darker tone than the majority of KITH's work (which was often quite dark) but a lot of the humor is much more subtle, with the writing focusing a bit more on the drama of the plot.

I'm not criticizing KITH if they are in fact influenced by Lynch (which I know for a fact, McCullogh is), just merely pointing out an observation.

[–] Robbmonster 14 years ago

Some of the old KITH skits were rather 'Lynchian'. I never got to see all the episodes, but I remember 'Love and Sausages' (a Bruce effort, I believe) in particular being EXTREMELY similar to Eraserhead.

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[–] Xerces88 14 years ago

The League of Gentlemen might have also be a source of inspiration.

[–] faceeater 14 years ago

By the end of the first episode I said the exact thing to my wife, and she agreed.

[–] Manfrombelmonty 14 years ago

If we are gonna say ot similar to Twin Peaks beacuse it features a death in a small town then it's logical to make the assumption that's it's 'strikingly similar' to Murder She Wrote too.

Silly comparison.

[–] popzeus78 13 years ago

Well, Bruce does have an ode to Eraserhead on his solo album.