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I never watched the original Twin Peaks series. Is it mandatory viewing before watching the 2017 Showtime series?
I'm not an old (early 30s), and I'd agree with Dom to watch S1 first. Like many dramas, the first episode of S3 begins with the end of the S2 finale. So don't spoil yourself!
FWIW, I binged S1-S2 around 2009-2010, so I'm not guilty of having nostalgia goggles (I wasn't old enough to understand & process most shows when TP originally aired).
S1 has only 8 episodes (the first of which is the pilot episode). If you're not feeling it after episodes 1-2 of S1, then it's probably not for you. If you decide to give it a shot, at least stick with it through E2; the first/pilot episode has a different feel than the rest of S1.
And the soundtrack will own you.
(FWIW, I'd rank the TP seasons as follows: S1 > S3 > S2.)