Twin Peaks captivated audiences everywhere, including Steven Spielberg — who almost ended up directing a Season 2 episode.
Imagine doing something so innovative at work that you attract the attention of your area's greatest icon. That's what happened to David Lynch and Twin Peaks in the early 1990s, as it changed the television medium forever and captivated audiences everywhere, especially the entertainment industry. This is how Steven Spielberg came to be a fan and actually asked to direct an episode in Season 2, in fact. Series co-creator Mark Frost and writer Harley Peyton nearly got him to do it, as revealed in Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks, by Brad Dukes, but, as fate would have it, it didn't work out.
