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Due to perceived similarities to Twin Peaks, many reviewers referred to Wild Palms as "Twin Palms."
Senator Anton Kreutzer (Robert Loggia) and his religion New Realism are based on L. Ron Hubbard and The Church of Scientology.
There are several parallels to the Oedipus myth - two characters have their eyes gouged out while another kills his father and runs off with his father's wife.
The Friends' "prayer, "O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;/ The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won" is the first two lines of Walt Whitman's "O Captain My Captain" while the Synthiotics prayer "The wind is old and still at play / While I must hurry upon my way,/ For I am running to Paradise" is from W.B Yeats "Running to Paradise."
CAMEO(William Gibson): author
CAMEO(Oliver Stone): talking about JFK
Based on the full page comic strip, written by Bruce Wagner and illustrated by Julian Allen, published in Details magazine from 1990-1993.
Voted fourth worst American TV show of all time by voters in the British "Broadcast" magazine's poll.
The unusual looking police cars are 1963 Studebaker Avantis, a very rare classic car.
James Belushi admitted during publicity for this miniseries that he had absolutely no idea what they story was about. After reading the script several times and still failing to understand the plot, he simply showed up for filming each day and recited his lines.
Set in 2007.

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