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You're right. I'd forgotten that the actor who played Seymour was nominated. Man, I wish there'd been a little more recognition for Little Shop. However, back in 1986, the song "Feed Me" got the movie of Little Shop nominated for best song, and the Audrey II puppet sang (with Levi Stubbs) live...

I have to agree, Wicked was just as deserving of best new musical as Avenue Q, and obviously there was some stiff competition for the category. But hey, Wicked didn't do too bad for itself. It's still one of the most talked about musicals of this year and shows no signs of faltering in...

The closest thing Little Shop got to recognition was having the urchins sing at the beginning of the Tony's. I felt this was a serious rip off for Little Shop, which was one of the best shows of the new season, if not of all time. Technically it should have been placed under the category of best...

I am absolutely thrilled that Avenue Q has received best musical at this year's Tony's!!! The cast and crew of Avenue Q are absolute geniuses and deserve everything that they've achieved. Jim Henson would be so proud of them for bringing puppetry to a new plateau. To paraphrase Avenue Q, it...

I'm tellin' ya, kids, nothing would but me in a world of satisfaction more than somebody putting out a line of Sam and Friends dolls. It's gonna be the Muppet's 50th next year, after all. And while I'm dreaming, I'd like the Electric Mayhem to perform at my next birthday party.

I agree with you. They've been "plush-isized" a bit too much here. I have the complete collection of Fraggle dolls from the Tomy company from the early 80s, and for the most part, I've found those to be the most faithful dolls made of the Fraggles. I say for the most part because the Tomy...

I appreciate your perspective, and also appreciate the opportunity to be able to discuss Muppet-related news with another fan. And you're right, it's much better to have people playing war-related video games than to actually engage in war. And I'm not begrudging those who make or play such...

It's not the techhology that I'm questioning. There's no doubt that Jim would have loved that. What I'm saying is that Jim would have been opposed to his company being involved in a product that promotes of deals with war. So Mr. Coogan is correct, Jim would have been thrilled with the new...

Superherohype.com just posted this quote from Neil Gaiman in regards to the upcoming "Mirrormask" movie: "Well, Mirrormask, the movie I'm doing with Dave McKean, is progressing very well. Principal shooting has been completed and we are in post-production. Of course, with a project like...

Like it wasn't upsetting enough to hear that the Muppets would be Disney's latest pillage, now we find out that the Henson company is lending its hand to a military-based video game. While I'm not related to Jim and I cannot claim to have had intimate knowledge where he stood on any particular...

As good of news this is for anxious purchasers, it seems to imply that the Muppet Show DVDs were not a successful product, which kills me. I was thrilled that they were releasing these DVD's, and I cannot see why more people wouldn't have gone crazy for them. If I can find the money, I'll gladly...

To the best of my knowledge, the Muppet Wizard of Oz movie is being made. Disney seems like they're all gung ho to start a Muppet marketing campaign, what with the Nick and Jessica special and the Pizza Hut commercials, so it seems inevitable that this movie is going to happen. The only thing I...

Truly, a Fraggle Rock film would be great, and it totally lends itself to a big, cinematic experience. But what I'm surprised of is that more people aren't speaking excitedly about Mirrormask! I first read of it's development last year in Entertainment Weekly, and it's sounds incredible...

Does anyone happen to know if Yorick will be included with the Uncle Deadly figure? I can recall where, but I thought I read somewhere that he would be. For that matter, has there been any talk of having a Sam and Friends spin off series of figures? I realize Sam and Friends is not directly...

I was just thinking that for this news Muppet Wizard of Oz film, it would be neat if, rather than just putting the Muppets in representative costuming (see The Alice in Wonderland/Brooke Shields episode of The Muppet Show for an example) if the Muppet designers and builders actually made the...

Well done on your Oz research! You're right, it would be very neat to have the different forms of the Wizard shown to each of the main characters, like in the book. The Henson company could do a lot with it, and it would certainly help seperate this production from the 1939 film, as well as...

Seriously, if anyone could clear this up for me, I'd really appreciate it. As a Muppet fan for the better part of thirty years now, I'd always felt like I had a pretty firm grasp on the Henson company's thought process. But it totally confuses me as to why Brian Henson and his siblings felt the...

A new sort of Oz in Muppet town When I first heard of a second Muppet special I was thrilled. The Christmas one from over a year ago was really wonderful, taking the characters back to their roots of brilliance. So another special was a welocmes treat. Hearing that it would be an...

Sesame Street shows cracks in its pavement I'd like to think that my girlfriend and I were not the only ones who found the 35th anniversary special an atrocity. What should have been a warm and entertaining look back through interviews and ancient clips was instead an over extended Elmo's World...