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I just don't see it "bombing" but it is a lack-luster period for movies. I'm not going to have a knee-jerk reaction just yet. There are definitely some things that I don't favor, but sometimes films can rise above that. The fact that its very nature of a big screen live action CG film won't...

I always enjoyed the CG model of the live action Garfield films. They say it cost 40 million dollars for just the cat! It was a good mix, but if you look carefully at the model there are some issues (geometry, contact, over blurring and obscuring). I just thought the films had no real story, bad...

Well it did make nearly $44M in its domestic ticket sales gross, and I'm certain it will make at least that in DVD sales down the line so I wouldn't be too saddened. I just wish they'd made a different or original concept (as it seems that the makers really wanted to do) than tinker with a...

Muppets, especially Fraggles, have always been about music. That's what would make a musical interesting, but I have to agree about the outfits. I know, I know Charlie Brown did a show with outfits and so did Pooh at one point and yeah, the costumes were artsy and didn't look right to me. It was...

You know, the Muppets need a Halloween special. The haunted house seems like a good fit for that. Lets hope!

:) User name? I'm Frogboy Jamie [insert bad staff picture here] - the longtime Muppet Central graphics guy (sometimes Palisades figure guy) that kind of took some time off for a while. Or did you mean that "frog" meant I have bulgy eyes and "boy" meant I am much younger? I still get carded when...

You can bet that my niece and nephews are getting the Fraggle CD set and some plush Doozersn for Christmas. I did get a Sesame Beginnings DVD for the smallest and to see what it was about. The baby Cookie Monster just looked too cute on the cover. But I also got the oldest nephew an...

I'm not certain. I think there's a site up about it somewhere. The Muppets 101 bit wasn't much of anything I hadn't seen before. A few surprises, but most of the cool factor was in the inside scoop from Dave Goelz and the brief Gonzo appearance at the closing. He's such a tiny little blue...

The Muppets 101 Jim Henson exibits traveling around the country - some hosted by Muppeteer Dave Goelz. Pretty much old news. http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/05/muppets-music-magic-tour.html Hope this helps! :) Or did you think the film clips and Muppeteer events were to different...

I agree, but Sci-Fi fans are a different and uncommonly loyal type of fanatic. Maybe the new Jim Henson and Muppets film clip and Muppeteer exhibits traveling around will serve to change that and we'll get something bigger.

Why indeed! I enjoy Justin Long, (best known as the cute guy in the Mac commercials) but why recast the voices if they'll just be filtered anyway? Matthew Gray Gubler (an actor best known as the cute young alterna-nerd in Criminal Minds on CBS) is barely known. And Jesse McCartney (star of...

The new Old School box sets serve as reminders of how many edges have been sanded down and dulled since I was a kid. I know they come with a warning that the old episodes aren't for today's kids, but you know - I think the old episodes contain valuable information, entertainment and perspective...

Actually, it's quite simple. Sesame Street teaches kids how to read and write without throwing the entire book War and Peace at them. There are equally simple ways to demonstrate generally healthy practices of what to do if you skin your knee and that you can hug someone with HIV or AIDS...

Right now I'm thinking that the top secret project could be some sort of TV special to possibly launch a weekly show down the line. Just hope the writer's strike ends soon! :eek: I've been reading some of the AP reports and it appears that it's mainly about writers getting the shaft with...

Have you seen any of Disney's other flagship sites? They don't keep up with any of it so that's not a mark to go by. And there is a project in the works (cited by Dave Goelz countless times this year) that has been put on hold - as with most other projects - until the writer's strike ends. I...

Which one? Spider-Pig? Seriously though, which one because I hadn't heard anything?

I agree with you on just about every point you made. I do think rhyming every line would be taxing for a feature length modern film, but it would be great to punctuate key scenes and statements. I did not see the film. It's one of the few times I just put my foot down. When it's free on...

Worldwide the film is faring well. The figures are slightly disappointing. At 26M they were expecting 4-10M more for opening weekend. I Am Legend and Chipmunks will knock quite a bit of wind out of Compass' next weekend too. Movies have been doing poorly in recent years, but the film should have...

Um, General Electric, Microsoft, Rupert Murdoch, Time Warner, Viacom, Disney...oh, you're asking for liberal companies that own television and cable news outlets. I just gave you a list of corporate interests focused on turning profits and holding on to every dime they can. My bad. Don’t I feel...

Thanks for sharing that clip. It's exactly what I've been saying, but maybe now it will be believed coming straight from the mouths of Michael Frith and Jim Henson. Of course the eyes are not competely or kind of crossed, but (as stated on the clip and in my posts) ever so "slightly" crossed...