Blue Velvet is obviously a must-see - and, in fact, I told a lie: I've also seen Inland Empire, in which Dern was fantastic, so that bumps it extra high up the list.

And, heh, I totally understand where you're coming from on the pie thing - the day I discovered (via Raymond Carver???) that America had such a thing as chocolate pie had an abiding impact on me, though I suspect the real thing might be a bit too much of a muchness. Anyway, I obviously thoroughly recommend making your way through the rest of the series should you ever be in the mood - I'd say it carries on being pretty damn awesome until Laura Palmer's killer gets revealed, becomes decent again a couple of episodes before the end, and has an amazing finale. Though I guess your experience is kinda an object lesson in why Lynch never wanted to reveal the killer in the first place.

Oh, and I can't even imagine the effect a concentrated dose of Twin Peaks would have on an Avatar fic (speaking of which, I'll look forward to your Lunar New Year story - I wish I'd caught the boat on that one...), but I suspect it might be awesome. I can almost see Iroh getting in an epic contretemps with Cooper over the relative merits of tea and coffee...