Still, Lynch admits that going with his heart doesn't always pay off. Though ''Straight'' has received warm reviews from critics, his intended ABC series ''Mulholland Drive'' was given a thumbs down by network execs. ''It's pretty much been killed,'' he admits. ''ABC hated it. I think it's important to have freedom, and I kind of forgot how many restrictions there are in television, how many hands go into the pie, and just what a pathetic sort of thing it is. I wouldn't do it again.''
Though Lynch says ''Mulholland'' is his last attempt at network television, that doesn't mean we won't be seeing his work on the small screen in the future -- it just may be the screen attached to our PC. ''I think the writing's on the wall that network television is over,'' he says. ''If cable doesn't kill it, the Internet sure will. Any Web page can be a television station where you can run your programming totally free. I'm getting ready to go into it. I haven't got a clue what, but I know it's going to be a brand-new ball game.'' Just look for Lynch to come out of left field.
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