
David Lynch’s TV commercials (2017) - prismatic
https://lwlies.com/articles/david-lynch-tv-commercials/
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pmoriarty
David Lynch also made a little known TV series called _On the Air_.[1]

At its best it was full of black humor and characteristic Lynchian weirdness.

Here are a couple of my favorite episodes: [2], [3]

[1] -
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Air_%28TV_series%29](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Air_%28TV_series%29)

[2] -
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtCMq1IKYTs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtCMq1IKYTs)

[3] -
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueL4ebNq6mU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueL4ebNq6mU)

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viburnum
I haven’t seen that for 25 years. Thanks for posting. I loved it so much back
then.

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pgreenwood
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa is one of my favorites:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP-
ewdJYJc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP-ewdJYJc)

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rdtsc
The description of the train at night, stopping in Yugoslavia, was amazing. So
many details, you can almost see him imagining a movie scene right there.

"Moths were flipping and flying like frogs. Frog moths, were pulling
themselves out of the earth..."

Those who watched Twin Peaks: The Return might recognize the connection
between the 8th episode and the frog moths.

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partiallypro
The "Parisienne cigarettes" ad is near identical to parts of Twin Peaks Season
3, "got a light?"

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barbecue_sauce
Yeah, I was about to comment about this one. The set is very similar to the
"convenience store" as it appears in The Return (if not exactly the same).

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gordon_freeman
I still remember the vivid and strange experience when I watched Lynch's
masterpiece TV show 'Twin Peaks'. Just an amazing experience! I have also
enjoyed his films such as 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive'. When watching
Lynch's shows and movies I feel his creations are similar to that of Stanley
Kubrick.

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crispyambulance
Mulholland Drive, hell yes. The diner scene was unforgettable!

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UozhOo0Dt4o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UozhOo0Dt4o)

So ridiculous but so good.

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aasasd
“I think that horror following technology in its development is a dead end. We
had horror films about TV, now there are films about the web, but in fifty
years only scholars of culture will look at them. Meanwhile, people who want
to be scared will still watch the scene from Mulholland Drive with the bum
peeking around the corner. But that scene could equally be filmed in 1930 or
2030.” (Alexey Karaulov)

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jahlove
I was going to say that "Opium" wouldn't fly as a perfume name in 2019, but
apparently Yves Saint Laurent still sells it:

[https://www.yslbeautyus.com/fragrance/womens-
fragrances/opiu...](https://www.yslbeautyus.com/fragrance/womens-
fragrances/opium)

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grandsui
I own one of their Opium cologne for men. It smells _really_ nice.

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xenospn
Fun fact: George Lucas approached David Lynch to direct The Return of the
Jedi, and was turned down.

[1] -
[https://lynch.fandom.com/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi](https://lynch.fandom.com/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi)

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aazaa
> Shortly after, Lynch directed his own version of a space opera / sci-fi
> film: Dune (1984)

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codesushi42
So it was for the best.

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aasasd
Lynch's ads actually made me understand his style much better. For all his
otherworldly weirdety and teasing of Hollywood, his 90s work looks rooted in
90s tv. It's like I watch tv dramas or ads, but with Lynch's twist—just like
Pedro Almodóvar's films are 80s/90s tv with Pedro Almodóvar's twist.

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TrackerFF
A key component to the "feel" of Lynch is the music by Angelo Badalamenti. He
really ties up the work.

