DVD. twin peaks

i dont get it. i have heard so much about twin peaks, how great it is, how strange and unusual it is, how it is david lynch at his best. diana and i recently watched the first season and i'm afraid i just don't get it. the show i watched certainly wasnt amazing, wasn't really that strange or unusual, and i thought it was actually kind of lame. the stories arent very connected, they dont really go anywhere of much interest, the dialogue is very stilted, and the acting is, to put it kindly, wooden. the only thing that seemed very interesting to me was the strange dream where a short guy talks backwards and dances. other than that it just felt like a bad primetime soap opera with no resolution. the whole thing is supposedly about the murder of laura palmer, but by the end it seems like no one cares that much and are focused on their own subplot instead of the original mystery.
the thing that really confuses me is that diana and i watched a few of the dvd extras after finishing the season and in the cast interviews they talked about a bunch of things about their character and some of the themes of the season. both she and i were totally confused about what they were saying. one actor was saying one of the themes was 'about how laura was abused by her father' huh? there was never any mention or hinting at the idea that she was abused! either i am loosing my ability to understand films, or they are totally making stuff up that wasnt in the show... diana suggested that maybe if we rewatch it we might start to see some deeper themes. my question to her was why would i want to watch it again? i didn't even like it the first time!