The meddling studio executive has existed since the dawn of the moving image.
Art vs.
commerce has been and always will be an endless battle.
One of the most known examples of a studio ruining a great thing because they need to make more money — or, even worse, because they seem to know better than the people who actually make TV and movies — is the battle David Lynch had over Twin Peaks.
Lynch, one of the most beloved and iconic American filmmakers ever, engaged in a debate with CEO Bob Iger over one specific question: Who killed Laura Palmer? Said battle would not only change the path of Twin Peaks, but of Lynch’s entire career, and provides a deep insight into the current situation involving Iger as well as the studios and their attempt to snuff out the ongoing writers strike (which SAG-AFTRA has just joined).
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