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I jsut figured this might be a fun topic to toss out there. Not sure if it's come up, before, so sorry if it's a repeat. One of my big hopes, having now seen the recent movie not only come out, but also be a critical and box office success, with a follow up already announced, is that it will at the very least lead to more of the older material being released on home video. There is simply a plethora or goldmine out there, waiting for Disney to plunge into. I know things like ownership, copyright, and stuff like that can be tricky, with the nature of the Muppet characters appearing on shows and specials owned by others, but still, there's so much out there that I imagine can be negotiated.
Anyways, excluding the remaining seasons of The Muppet Show, which I think are the most obvious missing pieces of any Muppet fan's collection, what are a few of the things that would really make yours feel complete? For me, I am still baffled as to how The Muppets Go To Walt Disney World was not put out soon after the acquiring of the characters. It's just obvious. A perfect Reese's Peanut Butter Cup blend of two of the most wonderful sources of family entertainment, "tasting great together". Additionally, it was the very last production featuring all of the original core performers, including Jim and Richard, not to mention being loaded with characters including less used ones, these days, such as Bean Bunny.
Additionally, feel free to include stuff like what's not been ever made public, or ideal special features for rereleases of stuff we DO have. If Disney could get Steve, Dave, Jerry, and Frank (come on, Frank!) in a room for a day and knock out commentaries for at least the first 3 movies, imagine what fun they could have and what stories they could tell. Additionally, Frank directed MTM, so there's that. I believe Jim Frawley's around, so a director's commentary on the original movie would be terriific. Also, give us back the camera test. I somehow lost my DVD of the old release and I miss that. Also, I heard that when researching to make Mirrormask, a 3-hour cut of Labyrinth was discovered at Jim's England home. I already own 4 separate releases of the film, but I would really like to see this.
Lastly, I was really let down when reading MC's review of the recent movie, as I already felt the included deleted scenes could have made the film even better, not to mention the other suggestions of inclusions made. The special features on the Wocka Wocka set, for what it's worth, flew by too quickly, and I'd like to see how else that movie could have changed in the editing.
Well, there ya have my take. What would you like to see available to own? Thanks for hearing me out and sharing your thoughts.
-Squigiman
I jsut figured this might be a fun topic to toss out there. Not sure if it's come up, before, so sorry if it's a repeat. One of my big hopes, having now seen the recent movie not only come out, but also be a critical and box office success, with a follow up already announced, is that it will at the very least lead to more of the older material being released on home video. There is simply a plethora or goldmine out there, waiting for Disney to plunge into. I know things like ownership, copyright, and stuff like that can be tricky, with the nature of the Muppet characters appearing on shows and specials owned by others, but still, there's so much out there that I imagine can be negotiated.
Anyways, excluding the remaining seasons of The Muppet Show, which I think are the most obvious missing pieces of any Muppet fan's collection, what are a few of the things that would really make yours feel complete? For me, I am still baffled as to how The Muppets Go To Walt Disney World was not put out soon after the acquiring of the characters. It's just obvious. A perfect Reese's Peanut Butter Cup blend of two of the most wonderful sources of family entertainment, "tasting great together". Additionally, it was the very last production featuring all of the original core performers, including Jim and Richard, not to mention being loaded with characters including less used ones, these days, such as Bean Bunny.
Additionally, feel free to include stuff like what's not been ever made public, or ideal special features for rereleases of stuff we DO have. If Disney could get Steve, Dave, Jerry, and Frank (come on, Frank!) in a room for a day and knock out commentaries for at least the first 3 movies, imagine what fun they could have and what stories they could tell. Additionally, Frank directed MTM, so there's that. I believe Jim Frawley's around, so a director's commentary on the original movie would be terriific. Also, give us back the camera test. I somehow lost my DVD of the old release and I miss that. Also, I heard that when researching to make Mirrormask, a 3-hour cut of Labyrinth was discovered at Jim's England home. I already own 4 separate releases of the film, but I would really like to see this.
Lastly, I was really let down when reading MC's review of the recent movie, as I already felt the included deleted scenes could have made the film even better, not to mention the other suggestions of inclusions made. The special features on the Wocka Wocka set, for what it's worth, flew by too quickly, and I'd like to see how else that movie could have changed in the editing.
Well, there ya have my take. What would you like to see available to own? Thanks for hearing me out and sharing your thoughts.
-Squigiman
