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    California Puppeteers Interested In Ambitious Star Wars Film?

    Just curious if their are any California area puppeteers interested in taking part in a rather ambitious Star Wars independent film(or "fan film") that will be filmed partly in the bay area and central CA as well as in other parts. There's been a few Star Wars "fan film shorts" made, but...
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    Republicans Want To Get Rid Of PBS and Sesame Street

    http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/08/gop_takes_aim_at_pbs_funding/?page=full ``Dick Cheney and the Republicans have decided to go hunting for `Big Bird' and `Clifford the Big Red Dog' once again," said Representative Edward J. Markey , a Malden Democrat who led the...
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    "The World According to Sesame Street" premieres

    ...well, sort of. I've been keeping up with the Sundance Film Festival, and one of the biggest hits of the whole thing seems to be a new documentary called "The World According To Sesame Street", a pretty interesting look at how Sesamet Street has to be adapted to meet the sometimes harsh...
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    New Sesame stuff at Sanrio

    Now before ya automatically gag ath the idea of more overtly cutesy SS merch, I can attest that some of this stuff is pretty cool. Especially the OScar merch, which has this very camoflauge meets 70's art style that's pretty swank. So yeah, Sanrio put in a whole Sesame aisle.
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    Animal Jam or Hoobs figures/plushes?

    Just curious if figurines or plushes have ever been made for Animal Jam or Hoobs?
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    A Bear movie still in the works?

    Some years ago a Bear in the Big Blue House direct to video movie was planned. Now that even Fraggle Rock is getting a film, any chance even just a direct to dvd Bear feature will be made?
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    My Review Of MirrorMask: An astonishing experience

    Got to see MirrorMask in Berkeley last night, and the year and a half wait was well worth it. It had been 6 years since I last saw a Jim Henson film in theatres, so this was quite a treat. MirrorMask is without a doubt a visionary and texturally evocative movie experience. It was nice seeing...
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    Me As A Muppet(with Pepe)

    I was bored so I decided to draw myself as a Muppet: http://www.neoramen.com/gallery/muppetcory.jpg I also launched my new zany adventure manga comic site(dont worry, its very G/PG rated)
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    Any news on the Electric Mayhem minis?

    Any news on the Electric Mayhem mini figures? For those that saw the pix, they looekd way better than the regular 6-5" line version. It would be an absolute shame to see these never released. Heck I'd pay $50 for a set, they are that darn cool. Btw, does anyone know where the pix to these...
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    Relaunching The Muppets: A New Plan

    Haven read his blogs for several years, I now must say the following is the best article I have read...as it gives an insiders reccomendations to truly bring back the Muppets in an old but new light: http://jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1476
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    JHC planning Dark Crystal sequel

    JHC begins filming Dark Crystal Sequel soon Since 1998 weve been waiting for this news: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=9615 They are on the fast track with this one! Shooting begins this Fall for a 2007 release. We might actually get DC figures someday!
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    Emmet Otter DVD: History Revisioning

    Well well well, the long awaited 1977 special Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, a MUPPET special...is being released by HIT...MINUS the Kermit scenes. Are the Disney lawyers that crumudgeonly to give a rat's behind if there's a few Kermit scenes in there? Henson is trying to play history...
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    There Could Be Some Hope With Oz

    I have long considered Muppets Wizard of Oz to be a lame duck so to speak, even before the Disney buyout. To me it wreaked of early to mid 90's JHC(AKA the dark ages) However, some recent pix on ABC's website show that a good chunk of this film may very well have our beloved furry friends...
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    Any news on the remaining Muppet releases?

    Any word on when the Electric Mayhem minis, Penguin, Uncle Deadly, Kermit on log, etc will be coming out? The sumemr con season will be coming soon, and I haven't heard any word on the release of the final Muppet figures. When will these be available online?(the penguin 2 pack, Rainbow...
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    Edgiest puppet show: Wonder Showzen

    Forget Greg the Bunny...forget Crank Yankers...check out the new ultra cryptic show Wonder Showzen on MTV2(fridays at (9:30 pm) http://www.thedst.com/wondershowzen/ http://www.mtv2.com/#series/14484 http://www.tvtome.com/WonderShowzen/ and, the test pilot...
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    Muppet Alice in Wonderland project

    http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1328 'Cause make no mistake, folks. A lot is riding on how well this new Muppet TV movie does in the ratings. If "Oz" wins its time slot that night, I'm told that Disney will greenlight production of a new Muppet TV movie (Possibly...
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    Toy Fair: Any Dark Crystal figures yet?

    It's 2005...so, any Dark Crystal figures yet? Since 1998 on here we've been wondering when the Dark Crystal figures are coming out. Checked out the recent Toy Fare pix...if only these were an action figure: http://photos.figures.com/photo/TF05/showphoto.php?photo=1448&sort=1&cat=592&page=1...
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    AICN's Oz Report and Pictures

    AICN just put up a brand new report on Oz with pictures! http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19028
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    Bear Plans For 2005?

    Now that Disney has BEar...just what are they going to do to relaunch BITBBH in 2005? And what about that proposed film, as wella s BEar going into the real world? hmmm...
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    An Editorial: 2005 Will See Two Worlds

    Remember the Matrix? I see a perfect parable to what is about to happen. In the year 2005...on the 50th anniversary of the Muppets...we will see two consecutive realities form. One one plain of existense, there will be us. Those of us who believe, the performer's person feelings, legacy, etc...
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