Forward Spin: Mar. 15, 1993

The dramatic rescue of five skiers in Aspen, Colorado, continues to grab headlines and the attention of producers and agents. How TV might portray the story:

ASPEN'S TWIN PEAKS (ABC): Limited-run series. In the two-hour premiere, a lost skier, played by Kyle MacLachlan, goes for help, leaving his companion (Lara Flynn Boyle) in a cabin with only doughnuts to eat. She spends the next seven episodes hallucinating about a dancing dwarf (Jason Alexander). Directed by Jennifer Lynch.

ASPEN: SAFE UNLESS YOU'RE STUPID (PBS): Documentary on the safety and beauty of the Aspen area. Narrated by Charlton Heston, with major funding by...

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