The TV Generation

 

Baby Boomers, also known as the TV Generation, were born between 1946 and 1964. As a group they were the wealthiest and the first generation to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time. Mark and I are Baby Boomers. We are generally optimistic and we love television.

In my last post I focused on our admiration for the 1990 show Northern Exposure. That same year another show (Twin Peaks) premiered and was also filmed in Washington state. Whether you are a fan or not, Twin Peaks and its competitor/cousin, Northern Exposure, forever altered the landscape of network television.

Twin Peaks is a murder mystery set in an idyllic Northern Pacific small town where darkness lurks beneath white picket fences and well maintained lawns. The drama follows the FBI investigation of the murder of a small town’s homecoming queen. Special Agent Dale Cooper is sent to solve the murder in Twin Peaks and though he is completely serious about solving the case he also develops an affinity for the unusually good coffee and cherry pie at the local Double R Diner.

Realizing we couldn’t walk down memory lane with one show and not the other, we took another day trip to North Bend, WA, and Snoqualmie Falls, where the show was filmed. We found the Double R Diner, now known as Tweed’s Cafe. According to Special Agent Cooper “This is where pies go when they die and you can get a damn fine cup of coffee!”