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The Real Skinny on China :wisdom: This is how things can sometimes work in the manufacturing world of China: There are so many factories that they underbid each other in order to get a company to ink a contract. Long term contracts are usually a bad idea because sometimes the factory can't...

Yep, it's made it to DVD. My guess is that they've waited to drum-up support for the new film they're making. I was initially upset that the first season is divided in half, but consider this DVD contains 18 episodes. That's unheard of for modern season of animated programs, much less twice...

Yep, it's made it to DVD. My guess is that they've waited to drum-up support for the new film they're making. I was initially upset that the first season is divided in half, but consider the first season has 28 episodes! That's unheard of for modern animated programs, so this makes sense...

One-time newbie turned MC graphic designer I remember my days as a "newbie" here at Muppet Central Forum. Well, actually it was located at the old Delphi forums, but I digress. I had been a longtime viewer of forum content before actually posting. Finally I signed up and started posting and did...

This is such an odd and interesting concept for a show that I think it could work! This classic is beloved by many even non-Muppet fans I have met. Now that Disney has the Muppets - and is doing something with them these days - it frees up the Henson Company to focus on many other projects -...

I am so happy there is now official word (with a personal touch) from MINDstyle. I have felt shut-out of their Dark Crystal assortment for many reasons (their new gelflings do look good, but I'll pass in favor of NECA's potential future offerings). Maybe the fans here or at ToyFare were...

This makes sense. It appears that online and at ToyFare the MINDstyle folks figured out the letters thing was off-putting to Fraggle fans. I agree about the retail support. What happens is that one unsuccessful bite at a particular property's apple can sour future interest. I still don't think...

The photo puppet Gonzo is listed at being approximately 26 inches tall (or 66 centimeters). He is the actual height of the real Gonzo and made out of nearly the same materials (except for some permanent nose netting added to give the foam components a longer life). I think he's a great buy and...

There is a lot of cynicism in popular culture these days. We see it in the Simpsons, South Park and Family Guy, to name a few examples, and there is a place for it. I enjoy all of these programs. There’s also a lot of general family entertainment out there with (what I see as) some wholesome...

Aw...I can be dark too and have had many "dark days" in the past. Actually the Muppets are an indication of how low is too low for me. If a classic Muppet or Sesame sketch can't make me laugh then that's too low in my book. As for friends - some people are more selective than others. I am. I...

The Boobs at Maxim Here's the list if you don't want to link to it. I don't feel any problem with just posting it here because too many "writers" feel that making out a top ten list is actual writing. The Mind of Mencia Growing Up Gotti 24 MTV's Next Deal or No Deal Walker, Texas...

Focal Point My attempt at creating a poser common focal point. Not the best picture I've snapped, but fun. :o

Did you notice the scale between the doozers and the fraggles. Also, even being that they are heads, how do the busts seem to compare in ratio to the Fraggles and one another? :coy: It is very cool you got to see these up close! :excited:

That's the first thing I did when I took Kermit out of the box last year was to pull his head and neck forward and it still is. There's a comic shop in the city that has him posed so stiffly with his neck perfectly upright (like how Jim Henson demonstrated as incorrect in that video on YouTube)...

I only plan to buy the first, third and fifth blob featured in the image. The others look totally off. :coy: He he. ;)

I'm tempted to agree with that point. That guy is talented, but his sales bother me too. I just think that it's the difference in owning a film and television star or owning a life-size replica of him. I feel the painting expample is "apples and oranges" compared to this. I can understand...

Say wah? It's funny what taboos stick and which ones don't. With that same mentality grown men watching football wearing a particular player's number and waving a foam finger is friggin' weird, juvenile and not all that masculine when seen through my eyes. But hey - to each his, her or...

Quote: Originally Posted by beaker I've been an avid Muppet fan since the early Reagan era. Quote: Originally Posted by Was Once Ernie I've been a Muppet fan since long before you were born. Quote: Originally Posted by doc hopper it begins. :eek: I lived in DC down the...

I agree with you on this point. I think there was a market for this stuff before Sideshow and Palisades, but these don't bring much new to the table but added expense. They are fair to good looking (except the Animal figurine). The items could get enough takers, but not as many as the other...

I have a hard time with the idea of anyone fronting a few hundred bucks owning an official Muppet puppet. I kind of draw the line there. I know that most of us around here would treat it respectfully, but I don't think others would do so. It's fine doing a smarmy parody with a half-a**ed or home...