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  1. Phillip

    Send in your Muppet Christmas Carol DVD Review

    Apparently so. Most likely though someone at Disney assumed it would be in widescreen when it was planned for pan and scan treatment the whole time.
  2. Phillip

    Jim Hill on Saban, the Muppets, and Disney

    Read Jim Hill's latest editorial on the Saban Henson buyout. Find out Jim's opinion on why Haim Saban is the frontrunner to acquire Henson. Saban is willing to take on something no other company wants from EM.TV... KirchMedia. http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/editorials/mickey_miss_out.shtml
  3. Phillip

    Send in your Muppet Christmas Carol DVD Review

    Unfortunately, like Treasure Island it's in full-frame only. Extras include: 1. Audio Commentary by director Brian Henson 2. Frogs, Pigs and Humbug, a 20-minute behind the scenes featurette with Gonzo and Rizzo 3. On the Set, a 2 and a half minute Gag Reel 4. Christmas Around the World
  4. Phillip

    Live365 will be down late Saturday, early Sunday

    Just got this notice from Live365... Due to Live365 being down for part of the weekend, Saturday's song of the day will play before the network goes down. Sunday's song will obviously play after Live365 is back up and running again. Our contest will conclude with Day 27 this Sunday. If...
  5. Phillip

    Farscape: Cancelled

    Thanks for sharing that towels! Great stuff! :D
  6. Phillip

    Billionaire Saban in Talks to Buy Muppet Makers

    Photos of Haim Sabam are on the front of the site and in the archived news article posted above. His biography is also now archived on Muppet Central as well.
  7. Phillip

    Billionaire Saban in Talks to Buy Muppet Makers

    Here's some bio info on Haim Saban. Some of it may be outdated... Haim Saban is Chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group, a private and public equity investment company. He is founder of Saban Entertainment and Fox Family Worldwide. Mr. Saban is a recognized leader in the entertainment...
  8. Phillip

    Billionaire Saban in Talks to Buy Muppet Makers

    Here's another article... EMTV in talks to sell The Muppets By Tim Burt in London and Thomas Clark in Hamburg EMTV, the German media group that was one of the largest casualties of the Neur Markt, is in talks to sell its rights to The Muppets, the children's cult TV show. Haim Saban...
  9. Phillip

    Billionaire Saban in Talks to Buy Muppet Makers

    Billionaire Saban in Talks to Buy Muppet Makers Courtesy of Yahoo News Billionaire investor Haim Saban is in talks to buy Muppet-maker Jim Henson (news) Co., at a steep discount to what Germany's EM.TV & Merchandising AG paid for it, people close to the situation said on Tuesday. The two...
  10. Phillip

    Send in your Muppet Christmas Carol DVD Review

    Send in your Muppet Christmas Carol DVD Review! Christmas is coming! Today the Muppet Christmas Carol DVD arrives in stores and we'd like to hear your opinions of the new DVD. Let us know what you think of the transfer, extras, video and audio features, commentary, etc. Also include a Kermit...
  11. Phillip

    The Muppet Movie honored at Pennsylvania film festival

    If you live in the New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania area, you can see an outdoor screening of "The Muppet Movie" this Sunday October 13 and meet John Henson and Sweetums. The movie print is newly restored and I was told it looked very good on the big screen...
  12. Phillip

    "Die Fraggles" purse

    Here are some pictures and more info... http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/fraggles/clothes.shtml
  13. Phillip

    Muppet Christmas Carol running time

    Alex, It could be a simple difference in the way time is calculated. Or it could be a significant edit. The version that I saw (at multiple cities) here in the states in the theaters did not include Belle's song "When Love Is Gone". The first time I had seen this was in Disney's video...
  14. Phillip

    New CD Featuring Muppet/Sesame Street Tunes

    Thanks for the update John Franklin. A lot of good info on the Web site.
  15. Phillip

    Snoop Doggy Dog (The Degenerate)

    Due to a variety of complaints from all sides, this thread is being closed. Jamie and others have tried repeatedly to get this on topic and some have decided to continue to make personal threats against others in this discussion. Calling others names will not be tolerated as that does not...
  16. Phillip

    Muppet Family Christmas- 42 or 47 minutes?

    Columbia basicly took the 1994 Disney version which was slightly edited and then cut significantly more minutes out of it for their video release five years later. I believe the Columbia 1999 video and 2001 DVD releases are the same. If someone who has all three versions (uncut, Disney...
  17. Phillip

    Our very own Cantus Rock

    Amy, Send me an e-mail and I'll help you out with your avater. We'll get it working.
  18. Phillip

    Creature shop web page redesigned

    Matt, Like you said, the site has a corporate feel. I'd like to see more video from the Creature Shop's work. It would be a great platform to showcase a lot of the behind-the-scenes areas, including new technologies that they are currently developing. The Creature Shop has also done a lot of...
  19. Phillip

    Sideshow Muppet Busts at 360 degrees!

    Miss Piggy is slated to be released in series 5 of the busts. Right now, Floyd isn't planned but hopefully that will change. Janice is planned for series three. Here's the lineup that Sideshow has announced... Series One: Kermit, Rowlf, Bunsen and Beaker Series Two: Gonzo, Sam the...
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