I Started watching the the original series when I heard about the new series on Showtime. I'm currently on episode 3 of the 2nd season. I plan to watch the full run of the original series, then Fire Walk With Me, then The Missing Pieces before watching the new series.
I was never really into Lynch before this, but watching this show has mad me a fan and makes me want to watch his other films which, aside from the Elephant Man, I have never really been especially interested in for the most part. That said, the original series is really hit or miss so far, but the hits are so so much bigger than the misses. It's quite amazing to realize this show aired on broadcast television in the very early 90s.
Anyways, I look forward to contributing here after I've circumnavigated the preexisting world of Twin Peaks.