tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post3917519743081728947..comments2023-09-25T07:49:28.862-04:00Comments on The Muppet Newsflash: More Details on Henson's Unstable FablesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-50731153926819462652008-06-23T12:30:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:30:00.000-04:00this is the only movie my 9 month son will sit and...this is the only movie my 9 month son will sit and watch great jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-53994690741343327562008-03-30T20:00:00.000-04:002008-03-30T20:00:00.000-04:00Our children (ages 3, 2, and 7 months) love the fi...Our children (ages 3, 2, and 7 months) love the film. We cannot wait for the future releases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-69008498229927988672008-03-05T12:41:00.000-05:002008-03-05T12:41:00.000-05:00just got the first installment, love it. my 7 mont...just got the first installment, love it. my 7 month old son loves it. can't wait for the rest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-73590776807177452982008-01-21T14:44:00.000-05:002008-01-21T14:44:00.000-05:00>>that’s not the way I like to see the Muppet Show...>>that’s not the way I like to see the Muppet Show family of characters.<<<BR/><BR/>Exactly. It's kind of like that Sesame Beginnings stuff. Just - why? Why is it needed? The current characters doing that job do it nicely. <BR/><BR/>>>reject members<<<BR/><BR/>That's not a very Muppety, Jim Henson sort of attitude. May you watch a classic Muppet project and may it put you in a better mood. ;)frogboy4https://www.blogger.com/profile/16188415653115644672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-73803783077717385182008-01-21T14:19:00.000-05:002008-01-21T14:19:00.000-05:00I have to agree with frogboy4, those videos are pr...I have to agree with frogboy4, those videos are pretty bad productions. I can’t really bring myself to watch them with out wanting to bash my head in with a tire iron. They stink. People put-down decent films like "Kermit's Swamp Years" or "Muppets Wizard of Oz" for being crummy productions but are blinded by nostalgia and can’t see that things like the play-along videos or "Rocky Mountain Holiday" are really really bad productions. Maybe in 10-20 years people will look back at “Oz” and “Swamp Years” with nostalgic eyes and like them too, but I don’t get this undying love of the Play Along videos so many people have…they are a nice piece of history (as nic said) with people such as Spinney and Hunt and Lewis working on them. However they are not videos I like watching. They just to watered-down and “kiddie” for me – it’s like watching Barney or the Tellytubbies – and that’s not the way I like to see the Muppet Show family of characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-59806259243491777172008-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:55:00.000-05:00Crummy video line? Lok, I know it was not the best...Crummy video line? Lok, I know it was not the best Muppet project, but don't consider the series anything but crummy. I mean this had some interesting things like Carol Spinney doing his early pre-Sesame Street character, Jim Lewis' first writting credit, and I thought the Rowlf tape was the best of all since Richard Hunt wrote it. Crummy line my eye! No wonder not many people comment here anymore thanks to Jump the Shark.com reject members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-64241718978261626302008-01-20T18:53:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:53:00.000-05:00I agree that the Henson Company doesn't seem to be...I agree that the Henson Company doesn't seem to be focussed on their strengths right now. However I don't see these videos emarassing the company any more than those crummy kiddie vids Jim Henson himself produced with Fozzie, Rowlf and the Muppet Show characters. For some reason that project, while sweet-hearted, just kind of stings. <BR/><BR/>Jim liked to experiment and branch out. We'll see. It won't be Pixar - for certain - but the character design is attractive. I'd still rather see this with puppets in the mix! Maybe the ad tags on the vid will inspire the viewer to check out more classic Henson puppetry.frogboy4https://www.blogger.com/profile/16188415653115644672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-6392491254965729352008-01-20T11:51:00.000-05:002008-01-20T11:51:00.000-05:00These are being released through Genius Products. ...These are being released through Genius Products. These will be "traditional" computer animation (not digital performance capture) and is being produced by Henson in association with Flame Ventures and Prana Studios.<BR/><BR/>Also, for anyone interested, here is some concept artwork of some of the characters in the upcoming films: <A HREF="http://sakiteriyaki.blogspot.com/2007/04/rabbit.html" REL="nofollow">1</A> | <A HREF="http://sakiteriyaki.blogspot.com/2006/12/fred-bear_15.html" REL="nofollow">2</A> | <A HREF="http://sakiteriyaki.blogspot.com/2006/12/more-bears_116616944302544081.html" REL="nofollow">3</A>bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069428303800554413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-29247405582208670322008-01-20T11:11:00.000-05:002008-01-20T11:11:00.000-05:00Because Hensons CGI has always been low grade rubb...Because Hensons CGI has always been low grade rubbish while their puppets are and always will be top notch. That's why.<BR/>I live by the rule of do something right or don't do it at all.Vaughn Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-48103120779535488722008-01-20T02:49:00.000-05:002008-01-20T02:49:00.000-05:00I see potential in this project. I wonder about th...I see potential in this project. I wonder about the quality, technique and design of the animation? Are the characters simply animated or is this motion-capture puppetry i.e. Waldo from the Henson Hour? Also, does anybody know what company Henson is releasing this through (HIT, Sony etc)? <BR/><BR/>I will support and purchase this release and reserve judgement until then. Henson has had some misses. MirrorMask was such a beautiful disappointment. Can't count the number of times I checked my watch in that film. That's a first for any Henson theatrical release. And I usually like Neil Gaiman.<BR/><BR/>My wish is that Henson would focus on a Fraggle feature more than these Puppet Up, Fable, Tinseltown, SUDS side projects - as entertaining as they can be.frogboy4https://www.blogger.com/profile/16188415653115644672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-90476981250106909522008-01-19T21:51:00.000-05:002008-01-19T21:51:00.000-05:00why?why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-91877630704317306112008-01-19T20:59:00.000-05:002008-01-19T20:59:00.000-05:00Henson really needs to stick to puppets..............Henson really needs to stick to puppets........... ... ..Vaughn Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908092317468356061noreply@blogger.com