Mark Frost and David Lynch’sTwin Peakstakes a slightly different approach.
Like audiences, Cooper arrives in the strange-yet-charming town of Twin Peaks to unravel its mysteries.
However, Cooper is far from a traditional FBI agent.
Much like the people he encounters while investigatingwho killed Laura Palmer,Dale Cooper has his quirks.
Similarly,The X-Filesis another unconventional look at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its agents.
BothThe X-FilesandTwin Peaksbroke from detective fiction tropes, allowing them to create beloved, and truly singular, agents.
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It’s quite a balancing act, but it’s part of what makesThe X-Fileswork so well.
AsDana Scully says in (arguably) her best quote, “I want to believe.”
…the show isn’t afraid to present the otherworldly alongside very human horrors.
The X-files takes the police procedural formula and applies it to sci-fi mysteries. Conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder and skeptic Dana Scully team up to solve cases surrounding alien invasions and other unexplained, paranormal phenomena.
One of David Duchovny’s first major roles was inTwin Peaks.
Perhaps most notably, David Duchovny also appeared inTwin Peaks, playing DEA Agent Denise Bryson.
WhileTwin Peaksis thrilling and suspenseful, it’s also campy and melodramatic.
That’s quite a feat, especially considering just how rooted in the ’90s both shows feel.
The pre-internet age defines the series' plots.
Characters chain-smoke in diners especiallyThe X-Files' Cigarette Smoking Man(William B. Davis).
The woods, and the owls, aren’t what they seem.
Twin Peaksis streaming on Paramount+ andThe X-Filesis streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
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