Right? When I hear about the state of television in that time period being average to bad (not entirely, of course, but people compare this show to the programs of the time as being much deeper), but it helps to actually see it. You’re right, when I first saw this, for some reason, I thought he was interrupting or something...nah, far from it.

It's kind of crazy how much more timid women were in interviews in the 90s. Dana almost stands up for them and gives them a voice so they don't have to risk sounding combative or self-congratulatory. Piper Laurie has a more self-assured vibe, but she's the biggest name in the cast and that's just her personality. The younger women seem as though they feel the need to be cautious in interviews though.

WTF? Really? She's amazing!

She's really freaking hot.

She is

Donahue was an awful host

yeah she was almost 60 here(58 specifically) and a rather pretty woman.

Leah Callahan same

OMFG I had no idea! I feel like my whole life just changed lol

They have the exact same smile ! Took me a while to realize they were related.

Total 90s babe

+Luke Morris very insightful question...but i reckon in reality it actually took about 20 years for the stigma to be nullified

+greatleapforwards you're right.... But I think you have to look at it as a domino effect.... Twin peaks allowed for continual serial drama stories like oz and then eventually the sopranos to be aired.... They of course led to the rise of cable..... And it just snowballs on from there. But you are right. It was a gradual shift.

So true.

@@greatleapforwards It was a gradual process but it started with Twin Peaks.

At the time, TV was a death sentence for the career of most actors. It signaled they couldn't get work in movies but were suitable for something like a soap opera. Most people at the time wanted to start in TV and go to movies. TV was literally called the "idiot box". It was considered very odd that an avant-garde and quite successful person like David Lynch wanted to make a TV show. But honestly, when this show hit, the entire nation was mesmerized. People had something out-of-this-world and intriguing to talk about. Something very similar happened when Seinfeld aired. Both shows truly revolutionized their genres in the media of TV. Now, because TV is no longer limited to a September-May season on three networks like it was 25 years ago, big-time actors/directors/writers jump at the chance to make finer and finer entertainment on the small screen.

Twin Peaks saved television...everyone needs to take heed of what David Lynch did here. And take the journey.

LOL! I was a teen in the '90s and I too recall when TV was considered inferior to film. That's why you often had actors like Shelly Long *(Cheers)* or David Caruso *(NYPD Blue)* who left their shows in a vain attempt to carve out a successful film career. Unfortunately, it didn't pan out for them like it did for, say, George Clooney *(ER).* Nowadays, the distinction between television and film is blurred and it's no longer an issue, it seems.

They're surreal

glad others noticed

Very Twin Peaksesque

Haha, I just commented about the same thing before I saw yours.

It was the father

For real they should have given her a part in the show

I'll bet she did!

That was every interview he ever did. He was exploitative. Oprah really just stole everything she knew from his format.

They almost look like twins.

was!?

Probably Lynch's idea ...