WHY DO YOU LOVE OR HATE TWIN PEAKS?

It was, arguably, the most talked about, most controversial show of last year’s television season. As “Twin Peaks,” with its wild assortment of characters (at Laura Palmer’s funeral, below), prepares to return with new episodes, we want you to sit down with a cup of good coffee and write us. Tell us what makes “Twin Peaks” so great, or why you’ll never watch it again. Send responses to Tell TV Times, TV Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, Calif. 90053. Or fax them to (213) 237-7630. Letters must be signed with full name and address.

Here are responses to the Aug. 12 question: What three shows would you cancel and why?

1. “Roseanne”: What’s so funny about an obnoxious, circus-tent wearing family?

2. “Doogie Howser, M.D.”: If my doctor was a 16-year-old kid named “Doogie,” I probably would operate on myself. Plus, his head is bigger than a Winchell’s doughnut sign.

3. “Tim Conway’s Funny America”: You know a show is in trouble when the “hyped-up” studio audience is falling asleep.

Well, the list could go on and on. At least I know one day these shows will get canceled.

G. Milo Caskey, Northridge

The three shows to pull off the air:

1. “The Simpsons”: With 40% of high school graduates being functionally illiterate, do we really need these characters?

2. “Roseanne”: Big, fat, ugly and loud? Come on, give me a break!

3. “Married I With Children”: The message the producers are sending to millions of viewers about the family and its values is shameful.

Michael M. Davoudian, Tarzana

1. “Roseanne”: Horrible show, actress and human being.

2. “Dallas”: It’s a “done deal!”

3. President Bush’s news conferences: They are foisted on us with no notice at a time most viewers are at work. (Lucky them.) He says little, then starts whining if the questions get too direct.

Barbara Jones, San Juan Capistrano

The show that I would like to see canceled is “Roseanne.” It’s not just that she’s an obnoxious no-talent, but the show just plain stinks and the entire cast overacts.

Gail V. Schmitt, Costa Mesa