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Boy, I really lucked out. . . . I switched the awards ceremony on at 8:30 (Central time), and just a few minutes later there was the presentation. But doesen't a lifetime achievement award merit more than 3 little minutes of the three-hour broadcast? Did they maybe show some teaser...

This is indeed a most-deserved honor for Caroll Spinney. But does anyone know what part of the broadcast might include the presentation? I want to watch that part but would hate to suffer through the entire three hours waiting for it. Still, I did check the list of nominees (see...

I rewatched this movie a few nights ago, and it really struck me again--to dwell on the good points--how nice it is that they took their time getting to the fantasy world and gave the ordinary world as much time as it needed. We had time to grow into Helena's life a little bit before entering...

Noticing that Quixotic is in the UK, I checked Amazon.com to see about a U.S. release date for this book. Amazon says "The Goblins of Labyrinth: 20th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)" will be released here on September 1, 2006, with a list price of $29.95. Now that benefits me, of course, but...

I've got a box (an empty one!) of the cereal too--somewhere. The boxes featured the Swedish Chef on the front, naturally, in a photo with a bowl of the cereal; around the other sides of the box, in addition to nutritional info and the like, were drawings of the Swedish Chef and little games you...

Thinking about this and looking over lists of Muppet characters, I'm impressed once again by the figures they DID make. It was actually hard to come up with a list of ones I REALLY miss. But here's what I decided: 1. Thog 2. Clueless Morgan 3. Boppity The third spot I don't feel too...

No, it's not narrow-minded--just fairly basic sociology and psychology.

Voice of Dissent I'm wholeheartedly against the idea of adding a gender tag to our IDs. I find this whole notion rather disturbing. Why exactly does anyone want to know? Unless you're using Muppet Central as a kind of dating service, I can't see how knowing male or female is useful. One of the...

Red Red Red Red Red Red Red Red Red! So much enthusiasm, so much joy, so much energy and vitality! She may not always know the best thing to do, and sometimes she asserts herself a little TOO much, but no one tries harder to make life full and free! You can never say she failed by holding...

Oh, yes, that kind of quest story is probably as old as humanity. It's the particular "friend becomes a betrayer" part in Mirrormask that irks me. It was out of place in this film.

Reply with spoilers The main thing was the [SPOILER ALERT] business about Valentine betraying Helena, regretting it, then turning around and saving her. I've seen that plotline play out a few too many times (for instance, Hoggle did this in Labyrinth; why repeat it here?). I feel like it's...

Am I the only one distressed that we now have TWO sticky threads on this film? How do you know where to post comments?:confused: :cry: ;) Sigh. Anyway, I know nothing of Tartovsky--I know about Samurai Jack and the animated Clone Wars, but I've never watched them. I'm glad to hear other...

I'm both encouraged and discouraged by the latest press releases about this movie. Encouraged, oddly, that it's set "hundreds of years" after the first film and does not star Jen and Kira. I was afraid it would be Jen and Kira a few years later, doing the same thing over again. It STILL may be...

Personally I think BTL is the best show on U.S. television today. The latest season of episodes (the ones with two stories per half-hour focusing on consonants) are a disappointment, but the previous seasons are pure magic. I nearly collapsed laughing the first time I heard the mother telling...

I heard this on the NewsHour tonight and felt very depressed. I was so looking forward to seeing what Pixar would do once they were totally free of Disney--the Disney they no longer have any need for. Pixar made itself the best in U.S. animation and deserves to be its own independent studio. I...

I don't see another thread mentioning this, but the Mirrormask DVD, according to Amazon.com (and I double-checked at BestBuy.com), is scheduled for a February 14 release date. As close as that is, it seemed worth a thread here. Amazon says extras include an interview with Neil Gaiman and...

Hm. I wonder if there was a multi-year deal with Pizza Hut already signed before Disney bought the Muppets. But then, considering how greedy Disney is, maybe we don't have to look that far for an explanation.

Baba's posts have got me thinking about those Doozer pack-ins (not that the Count didn't mention them too). . . Choking-hazard concerns have been the stumbling block for in-scale Doozer figures, but isn't there a way? Okay, you might have to cheat the scale a little bit, but I can picture...

Late Review I know it’s a bit late to be talking about a Christmas special, and maybe nobody looks at this thread anymore, but I finally got around to watching this DVD. HIT has done a marvelous job. This is an excellent, amazing, fantastic disk. It’s the best release of Emmet Otter yet, hands...

I rarely make it to Memphis. I haven't been down there for several years. But I'd go if it would help us get Fraggle Rock season 2! :) (Sorry. That was my lame attempt to make this post look like it's on topic. :o)