Things are about to get weird.
Very weird. David Lynch's offbeat American drama series Twin Peaks is coming back to a TV screen near you, so stock up on cherry pie and coffee and prepare to be confused.
When it launched in 1990, the show, which portrayed the fallout in a suburban American neighbourhood following the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer, became cult viewing. But TV show comebacks do not always make TV gold.
Dallas: As a young child I was mesmerised by the glossy-lipped women, conniving men and all round tough-talking mixed with glamour which summed up long-running American show Dallas.
That theme tune with the screen spliced three ways - so ahead of its time.
Those glitzy dresses which for years left me with a warped view of what being a "grown-up" would entail and, of course, beautiful Bobby who would one day be my husband (hey, we already shared a surname, how much more "written in the stars" do you need).
However, the recent revival, while still boasting the original Bobby, Sue Ellen and, briefly, JR amongst the young cast, is rather lost on me and has certainly not commanded the same following as the original.
The Killing: I fully accept that if you're really cool you were hooked on the original Danish drama but for us latecomers to the party, the Seattle-based American version just had to suffice, and very good it was too.
Not everyone thought so however and it was, er, "killed" after Season 2. It was resurrected for a third series which ran on Fox and Netflix before being axed again. A fourth shorter series appeared exclusively on Netflix to the joy of hardcore fans.
Cagney & Lacey: Sometimes the comeback is bigger than the original as evidenced by this much-loved cop drama which only struck gold during its third reincarnation.
After its second cancellation, a flood of fan letters revived it and it won 14 Emmy awards.
Sesame Street: As our TV is now permanently tuned to CBeebies, I was heartened to hear that Sesame Street favourites are back in a new show commissioned for the BBC kids' channel, Furchester Hotel.
I'm delighted that our toddler will be able to witness and mimic the unique biscuit-demolishing techniques of Cookie Monster first- hand. Word on the street is that debonair investigator Danger Mouse is also coming back to the Beeb. Crumbs DM.
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