- Actors were given their lines only. Actors on the show have revealed that they were given their individual lines only instead of complete scripts. This means they were completely unaware of what their co-stars were going to say and of the things that happened in scenes they were not in.
- Network executives thought the show was too rural. In the original opening credits, the population of Twin Peaks was 5,120. However, ABC executives believed that viewers weren’t drawn to shows that took place in rural areas, so they added an extra digit onto the end of the population, increasing it to 51,200.
- The character of Laura Palmer was just a still photograph and a dead body. David Lynch wanted to hire an actress from Seattle to pose for the still photo and play the body of Laura Palmer. He cast Sheryl Lee in the role. Later, he found that Lee was actually a good actress, so he created the role of Maddy Ferguson, Laura’s cousin, so Lee could become a regular cast member.
