Recently, the ever-charming auteur David Lynch urged cinephiles who might seek to take advantage of new technologies to "get real" and not even consider watching movies on "a fucking phone". I can dig it, David -- a telephone is not my ideal medium for taking in a movie, either. But then again, neither is a computer, and yet, here you are, announcing that your next big project will be a web series.
That's right: Wired is reporting that, for the first time since Twin Peaks, Lynch is making a regular return to episodic network programming. Only this time out, the network in question is the On Network, a company that specializes in internet broadcasting, and the episodes will be of a new web-only series to be based on his quasi-self-help book, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity. Goodness knows whether compelling television can be made of a book that advises following the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in order to access your creative side, but if anyone is up to it, I suppose it's Lynch.
In fact, this really won't be Lynch's first foray into web programming. Hardcore fans will no doubt remember Dumbland, his series of crude online short films, and the even more bizarre web-only pseudo-sitcom Rabbits. And, given that the other major directors who have dipped into the world of online video include the likes of Black Snake Moan's Craig Brewer and McG of Charlie's Angels fame, maybe this is a step up for the medium instead of a step down for David Lynch. Related Posts:
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