Murakami's Writing and Twin Peaks

One of my favorite shows is Twin Peaks which was produced and directed by David Lynch. The show lasted only two seasons, from 1991-1993. The show is about the murder of the town's darling, Laura Palmer. The main character, Agent Dale Cooper, is in the FBI and comes to this small community nestled in the woods near the Canadian border to solve her murder. The show begins in the genre of fantastical realism but as the show goes on it gets stranger and stranger. I re-watched this series alongside this course- not on purpose but it ended up being a really interesting outcome.. Murakami was living in Cambridge in 1993 and I wonder if he crossed paths with Twin Peaks at all, or enjoyed any of David Lynch's movies. There are many, many similarities in tones and of characters. Twin Peaks, one could argue, is almost like a televised version of Murakami's works. It is a mystery with a detective and an everyday sheriff working side by side. There are hints of magic, aliens, and there are more than several sordid affairs. The music in the show is a haunting jazz music that would easily appear in the background of the adventures in a Murakami novel.