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'''[[wikipedia:David Lynch|David Lynch]]''' is a filmmaker known for works involving surreal visuals and dreamlike, nonlinear narratives. His body of work has been referenced throughout [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], often cited by [[Strong Sad]] as an inspiration.
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'''[[wikipedia:David Lynch|David Lynch]]''' was a filmmaker known for works involving surreal visuals and dreamlike, nonlinear narratives. His body of work has been referenced throughout [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], often cited by [[Strong Sad]] as an inspiration.
== References ==
== References ==
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===Twin Peaks===
===Twin Peaks===
[[Image:Marzipan LogLady.PNG|thumb|150px|"The Log Lady, huh? Maybe you should get together with [[the Poopsmith]]!"]]
[[Image:Marzipan LogLady.PNG|thumb|150px|"The Log Lady, huh? Maybe you should get together with [[the Poopsmith]]!"]]
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''[[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]]'' is a mystery drama TV series, co-created by Lynch, that ran in 1990 and 1991. It spawned a prequel film, ''[[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me]]'' in 1992, and aired a [[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks (season 3)|revival season]] in 2017. The series was well-known for its surrealism and offbeat humor.
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''{{w|Twin Peaks}}'' is a mystery drama TV series, co-created by Lynch, that ran in 1990 and 1991. It spawned a prequel film, ''{{w|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me}}'' in 1992, and aired a {{w|Twin Peaks (season 3)|revival season}} in 2017. The series was well-known for its surrealism and offbeat humor.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] — For his post on March 13, 2003, Strong Sad is listening to the "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" Soundtrack.
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*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} For his post on March 13, 2003, Strong Sad is listening to the {{w|Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (soundtrack)|''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me'' soundtrack}}.
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses up as The Log Lady, a character from ''Twin Peaks''.
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses up as the {{w|Log Lady}}, an eccentric woman who carries around a log.
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*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] and Email [[alternate universe]] — The surreal [[Coach Z]] idea, which later appeared as an Easter egg in "alternate universe", is an homage to a famous scene from the show. The background for the scene featured red drapes, and the starring character, Dale Cooper, spills [[coffee]] on himself, represented here by Coach Z's streaming hat of coffee. The unusual speech that was used by [[Homestar Runner]] in "alternate universe", meanwhile, was the hallmark of the scene; the actors actually spoke their dialogue backwards, and the recording was then played in reverse, so that the words were heard by the audience in their proper order (though they still sounded unusual and contorted, just as Homestar sounds). It seems as though [[Matt Chapman]] faked this technique, rather than actually recording his lines backwards. Additionally, the phrase "I'm not at liberty to discuss [...]" is a direct lift from the lines of Major Garland Briggs, a character who is often unable to talk about what he does for a living.
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*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] and Email [[alternate universe]] {{--}} The surreal [[Coach Z]] idea, which later appeared as an Easter egg in "alternate universe", is an homage to a famous scene from {{w|Episode 29 (Twin Peaks)|the twenty-ninth episode}} of the show.
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*[[DNA Evidence]] — The opening titles and ending in which Strong Sad laughs maniacally and appears in a window, on a roof, and behind the cleaning supplies is a direct reference to Killer BOB, the mysterious antagonist of Twin Peaks. The character was created because of a happy accident in which crew member Frank Silva was caught in frame during shooting of the pilot, thus explaining the unwieldy positions in which Strong Sad appears.
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**The scene took place in {{p|l=https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Red_room a red-draped room}}.
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*Email [[underlings]] — The "Stink's Reach" promo parodies the opening from ''Twin Peaks''.
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**Leading character {{w|Dale Cooper}} spills [[coffee]] on himself, represented here by Coach Z's streaming hat of coffee.
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*Email [[fan club]] ([[fan club#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike Chapman]] makes reference to the Man From Another Place, a character on ''Twin Peaks''.
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**The unusual speech used by [[Homestar Runner]] in [[alternate universe]] is "reverse-speak", as seen in the show: the actors actually spoke their dialogue backwards, and the recording was then played in reverse. This resulted in the dialogue ultimately being understandable (though subtitles were still used) but having an unusual, contorted sound to them (just as Homestar sounds). It seems as though [[Matt Chapman]] faked this technique, rather than actually recording his lines backwards.
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*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] — [[Strong Bad]] dresses up as Bob, and [[Homsar]] appears as the Man From Another Place in an Easter egg, again featuring the red draped background and backwards recorded speech.
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**The phrase "I'm not at liberty to discuss [...]" is a direct lift from the lines of Major Garland Briggs, a character who is often unable to talk about what he does for a living.
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*[[DNA Evidence]] {{--}}
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**The opening soundtrack {{--}} a mixture of ambient synthesizers and snappy jazz cues {{--}} is reminiscent of the {{w|Music of Twin Peaks|music of ''Twin Peaks''}}.
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**The ending montage in which Strong Sad laughs maniacally and appears in a window, on a roof, and behind the cleaning supplies is a reference to Killer BOB, the mysterious antagonist of ''Twin Peaks''. The character was created because of a happy accident in which crew member Frank Silva was caught in frame during shooting of the pilot, thus explaining the unwieldy positions in which Strong Sad appears.
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*Email [[underlings]] {{--}} The ''Stink's Reach'' promo parodies the opening of ''Twin Peaks''.
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*Email [[fan club]] ([[fan club#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] attempts to rapidly switch between two character voices at once, resulting in strange-sounding speech. [[Mike Chapman]] remarks that Matt sounds like {{w|The Man from Another Place}}'s distinctive reverse-speech.
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*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}}
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**[[Strong Bad]] [[Haunted Photo Booth costumes|dresses up as]] BOB. He repeats the line "How's Annie?" from {{w|Episode 29 (Twin Peaks)|the ending of the show's original run}}.
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**[[Homsar]] appears as The Man From Another Place in an Easter egg, again featuring the red-draped background and talking in reverse-speak.
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*[[Halloween Hide & Seek]] (introduced in v2.0) {{--}} When [[Halloween Hide & Seek Responses#This tree...|asked about Homsar's whereabouts]], Strong Sad sings a relevant fragment of the song "{{p|l=https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Sycamore_Trees Sycamore Trees}}". Homestar thanks him for the "{{p|l=https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Garmonbozia garmonbozia}}", then briefly talks in reverse-speak.
===Other===
===Other===
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*The term "[[Wiktionary:Lynchian|Lynchian]]" (used to describe surreal, dreamlike works relating to or evocative of David Lynch) is used on occasion:
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*The term "[[Wiktionary:Lynchian|Lynchian]]" (describing surreal, dreamlike works relating to or evocative of David Lynch) is used on occasion:
**[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Strong Sad describes his storyboards as "Lynchian" due to its ''Twin Peaks'' influences (discussed above).
**[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Strong Sad describes his storyboards as "Lynchian" due to its ''Twin Peaks'' influences (discussed above).
**[[boring (really)]] ([[boring (really)#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Matt describes a visually jarring shot as "very David Lynchian" and suggests that Strong Sad would like it.
**[[boring (really)]] ([[boring (really)#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — Matt describes a visually jarring shot as "very David Lynchian" and suggests that Strong Sad would like it.
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — The Poopsmith dresses up as Feyd-Rautha, as portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Sting (musician)|Sting]] in Lynch's [[Wikipedia:Dune (film)|1984 film adaptation of ''Dune'']].
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — The Poopsmith [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks costumes|dresses up as]] Feyd-Rautha, as portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Sting (musician)|Sting]] in Lynch's [[Wikipedia:Dune (1984 film)|1984 film adaptation of ''Dune'']].
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*[[Later That Night...]] — [[The Cheat]] dresses up as the titular dog from Lynch's comic [[Wikipedia:The Angriest Dog in the World|The Angriest Dog in the World]].
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*[[Later That Night...]] — [[The Cheat]] [[Later That Night... costumes|dresses up as]] the titular dog from Lynch's comic [[Wikipedia:The Angriest Dog in the World|The Angriest Dog in the World]].
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== External Links ==
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186/ David Lynch] on IMDb
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**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098936/ ''Twin Peaks''] (1990{{-}}1991) on IMDb
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**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105665/ ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me''] on IMDb
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**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4093826/ ''Twin Peaks''] (2017) on IMDb
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*[https://twinpeaks.fandom.com/wiki/Twin_Peaks_Wiki ''Twin Peaks'' Wiki] on Fandom
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Current revision as of 19:02, 19 January 2025

David Lynch was a filmmaker known for works involving surreal visuals and dreamlike, nonlinear narratives. His body of work has been referenced throughout Homestar Runner, often cited by Strong Sad as an inspiration.

Contents

[edit] References

[edit] Twin Peaks

"The Log Lady, huh? Maybe you should get together with the Poopsmith!"

Twin Peaks is a mystery drama TV series, co-created by Lynch, that ran in 1990 and 1991. It spawned a prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me in 1992, and aired a revival season in 2017. The series was well-known for its surrealism and offbeat humor.

  • Strong Sad's Lament — For his post on March 13, 2003, Strong Sad is listening to the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me soundtrack.
  • 3 Times Halloween Funjob — Marzipan dresses up as the Log Lady, an eccentric woman who carries around a log.
  • Sbemail 150?!? and Email alternate universe — The surreal Coach Z idea, which later appeared as an Easter egg in "alternate universe", is an homage to a famous scene from the twenty-ninth episode of the show.
    • The scene took place in a red-draped room.
    • Leading character Dale Cooper spills coffee on himself, represented here by Coach Z's streaming hat of coffee.
    • The unusual speech used by Homestar Runner in alternate universe is "reverse-speak", as seen in the show: the actors actually spoke their dialogue backwards, and the recording was then played in reverse. This resulted in the dialogue ultimately being understandable (though subtitles were still used) but having an unusual, contorted sound to them (just as Homestar sounds). It seems as though Matt Chapman faked this technique, rather than actually recording his lines backwards.
    • The phrase "I'm not at liberty to discuss [...]" is a direct lift from the lines of Major Garland Briggs, a character who is often unable to talk about what he does for a living.
  • DNA Evidence —
    • The opening soundtrack — a mixture of ambient synthesizers and snappy jazz cues — is reminiscent of the music of Twin Peaks.
    • The ending montage in which Strong Sad laughs maniacally and appears in a window, on a roof, and behind the cleaning supplies is a reference to Killer BOB, the mysterious antagonist of Twin Peaks. The character was created because of a happy accident in which crew member Frank Silva was caught in frame during shooting of the pilot, thus explaining the unwieldy positions in which Strong Sad appears.
  • Email underlings — The Stink's Reach promo parodies the opening of Twin Peaks.
  • Email fan club (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman attempts to rapidly switch between two character voices at once, resulting in strange-sounding speech. Mike Chapman remarks that Matt sounds like The Man from Another Place's distinctive reverse-speech.
  • Haunted Photo Booth —
  • Halloween Hide & Seek (introduced in v2.0) — When asked about Homsar's whereabouts, Strong Sad sings a relevant fragment of the song "Sycamore Trees". Homestar thanks him for the "garmonbozia", then briefly talks in reverse-speak.

[edit] Other

[edit] External Links

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