Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost is paying tribute to his friend and longtime collaborator David Lynch, whose death was announced today. He was 78.

The ABC show was a surprise cultural and ratings phenomenon when it aired in 1990, and it changed television forever

David Lynch will forever be known as a film auteur, though the consummate artist never restricted himself to a single medium. Painting, radio and even coffee production all fell within his repertoire — but Lynch’s final work as a director was “Twin Peaks: The Return.