He's Aidan...She's Lindsay
Together we are The Bicks, and we're here to take you through all our pop culture favourites. Join us as we train our literary lenses on the stories that shape us.
The Bicks Pod
A bickering husband and wife duo discuss their faves.
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Episodes
Friday Dec 16, 2016
Friday Dec 16, 2016
At the end of eight episodes, with a dozen cliffhangers in the air, what could be better than recapping what we've watched so far?
Links:
1989/1990 TV Schedule (Project Gutenberg)
LA Times - "TV RATINGS: 'Twin Peaks' Highest Rated Movie of Season"
Nielsen Ratings
Orlando Sentinel - "Flat Nielsen Numbers Best for 'Twin Peaks'"
NY Times - "ABC Last in 'Sweep' Rating Despite 'Twin Peaks' Finale"
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
In which the first season wraps up with, like, a gazillion cliffhangers. What's going to happen to Doctor Jacoby? What's going on at Calhoun Memorial? Will anyone survive the mill fire? What about Audrey up at One Eyed Jack's? And...most crucially...who shot Agent Cooper? Also: Andy handles his weapon! Ed keeps his wig on! Audrey picks a card, any card (but really it's the Queen of Diamonds!)Leo, Leo takes an axe and tries to give Bobby 40 whacks! And who the hell is Mimzy?
Links:
Aether (because Aidan likes to name-check classical elements to make himself sound smart)
Bubba and Mork over on the Double P Podcast Network's "Gifted and the Damned" have a fantabulistic episode about why the show was cancelled:
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Wherein Aidan and Lindsay dive into the unseemly world of One Eyed Jacks with Agent Cooper and Audrey Horne, pay a visit to the Johnson Family Farm with Bobby Briggs, and watch Donna, James, and Maddy listen to cassette tapes like any good red-blooded teenagers (only instead of the latest Fine Young Cannibals album, they get to hear their dearly departed friend admit her deepest, darkest secrets to her creepy psychotherapist...six of one, really...)
Also: Leo is angry! Catherine smells insurance fraud! Ed wears a wig! Cherry stems!!!
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Mynah birds
The opening title sequence features a Bewick's Wren (or a Varied Thrush...depends on who you talk to!) You can read more about the opening titles here
Vertical Service Codes, which are how one might access a feature like *69/1471 to call back the last number that called you, wasn't truly widely available until the 90s, so it's doubtful this could have been in use here.
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
In which we discuss the effects of sleep deprivation on Agent Cooper as he ventures into the woods for a day-trip with the boys! Meanwhile, both Norma and Shelly pull the trigger on their respective romantic entanglements. Also: The Log Lady made cookies! Maddy snoops through Laura's stuff! Ben throws a party! Audrey loses her clothes!
As the large group of insane men staying on Cooper's floor might say: "Vá! Þvílíkur dagur!"
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Wherein we discuss comedy, a smorgasboard of shots, and some of our favourite characters! Also: Norma vouches for Hank! Trooper visits the vet! Maddy and James meet! It's all here!
Tuesday Nov 22, 2016
Tuesday Nov 22, 2016
Wherein we talk about the funeral of Laura Palmer, how dreams continue taking over the investigation, and the power of music over body. Also: Bobby looks like a crucifix! A staring contest breaks out at a funeral! Cooper does a parlour trick! The Bookhouse Boys kidnap a guy! Jacoby skulks around!
Links: The history of mobile phones
Monday Nov 14, 2016
Monday Nov 14, 2016
Part two of the discussion of all things fanfiction, with special guest Alexis.
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
A special episode dedicated to fanfiction interactions in the world of Twin Peaks, and especially the 'ship we're going down with—Cooper/Audrey. Alexis (AO3: TipDorrit) joins us for an illuminating look at the world of fanfiction, the tropes we love and hate, and the way these stories inspire and engage us as viewers and creators.
Links:
Twin Peaks on the Archive of Our Own
Notable Fics: "Blue Velvet to Moon River" by Gabihime"The Dweller on the Threshold" by Nemo_the_Everbeing"Black" by katyfaise"Oh the Shark, it has such Teeth, Dear" by RedemptionbyFire (steelneena)
Lindsay is a writer and junior high school English teacher based in Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to loving Twin Peaks and Shakespeare, she is a big fan of her husband, Aidan, her three cats (Neko, Cooper, and Audrey), teaching, reading and writing, and traveling.
And coffee...you can't forget coffee.
Aidan is a writer and communications professional also based in Edmonton, Alberta. His work has been featured in several different publications, periodicals, and books. When he isn't writing or podcasting, he can usually be found attending to his second love: gaming, with a cat or two at his side.
We met when we were 18. We supported each other through university. We moved in together at and then we got married. We live in the coolest neighbourhood in Edmonton. And we record our podcast in our home office overlooking the North Saskatchewan River Valley.
Our podcast came to life in late 2016 as Bickering Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast. In those early days, we spent our time rewatching Twin Peaks and analysing the series in Season One of the podcast.
In Season Two of our show, we applied that same rigour to Twin Peaks: The Return.
Season Three saw us tackle the larger question of series co-creators' David Lynch's and Mark Frost's creative oeuvre.
We decided to take our podcast into vastly different territory for Season Four when we dove headfirst into the works of William Shakespeare.
Our slightly truncated Season Five boldly went where no Bicks have gone before...and we promise we will finish our look at the Star Trek universe soon.
Season Six is our soft reboot — a return to form and hopefully a more regular release schedule. We hope you'll continue to follow along as we tackle the pop culture stuff that strikes our fancy.
You can contact us at thebickspod[at]gmail[dot]com.