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You are not alone in your distain for the pig. I love her in that she's a Muppet and in the way that Kermit brings the gang together, she is the needed self-centered diva/counter-Kermit. I see no problem with her, but as part of the ensemble. There's a book by one of the Entertainment Weekly...

Also mouth/tongue custom info would be nice.

I'm not certain it's the proper time to introduce the character (or at least the HIV factor of her) into the regular US Sesame Street program. I hope that time never comes! The HIV+ youth issue remains of such importance to the people of South Africa. That’s not to say youth in the United...

Beautiful work! I always liked this character (eyepatches are cool on Muppets). ;) How much care would such a puppet need from now on in order to keep it in such great shape?

;) Thanks. I tend to forget that it is two guy characters, as I tend to do living in San Francisco for so many years. I thought the fact that it mixes a core-classic Disney character with a main=classic Muppet would cause the controversy. So much of my Photoshop and Flash work floats around here...

The chair Sarah throws to smash the bubble in the dream sequence. It's an early computer effect. The chair has very little shading and texture as it would these days and the motion is very fluid. It was state of the art at the time. It's just a shot that always stuck out to me. :eek: On the...

:) This is a low-res cell snap shot of the valentine I gave my partner. Thought I'd share it after uploading it for him on the web. He is a Donald Duck fan and I most identify with Gonzo the Great so I felt this fitting. It's hand inked, pencil-colored and cut out into a self-contained...

Briefly why I believe Labyrinth fizzled. Timing is everything in a film release and fantasy films were a theatrical hard sell back then. It was very much a gamble more than other genres - that has changed in recent times. It was also a summer release. June 27, 1986. There's much competition...

The Labyrinth Legend The "legend" (note I said legend, not necessarily fact) of Jim Henson's will as I understand it has its roots in 1986. Jim was reportedly depressed and dismayed by the poor box office receipts of Labyrinth. He is rumored to have flown to Paris and written out his will. He...

Rational and conscientious religious groups and individuals don't receive as much attention as the rabid radical ones in our culture. I've come to realize that it's not because they don't speak up, rather the general public finds it more entertaining to listen to fringe ranting. It took me a...

Cancelled accesory packs? Was this announced recently? I was not thrilled at this notion, especially having these packs come out so long after the initial Kermit release. Seems that there's some belt-tightening at the company and I kind of agree with it in this case. I wish Animal had at...

I found a copy of it at my local Virgin Megastore so it's probably on Amazon as well. All this talk of it makes me want to see it again. It really is inspiring to see what the folk at Sesame Workshop do day-to-day. Unlike many televised charitable efforts, the Workshop's goal is clear and...

Thanks! So his mouth doesn't shut at all as in it is always "wide-open" or the top lip comes about an inch above his bottom teeth? :confused: That's about as far as I'd really want to close it, but if it means fiddling with the tongue to get it even that close, well I'll have to. :eek:

A few questions before I purchase Animal this January: :halo: How far can the mouth close without fiddling with the tongue? Can the white brow rims just be Sharpied with black marker? Are the pupils really that easy to peel up without marring the eye whites? What is the particular...

They just need an adult Nick cartoon station where it's adult swim all day. :)

Sugar-Filled, but not Sugar-Coated It is important to make the distinction among projects. There are cartoons and programs meant for pre-schoolers, ones intended for kids, ones for tweens, ones aimed at teens/young adults, ones aimed at adults without crude humor, ones aimed at adults that...

We've got a couple of weeks. You're right when it comes to film that the Christian community does get singled-out. I think it's mainly (however unjustified) due to the fact that it is seen as an authority figure in this country. Without sounding to patriotic, this nation was built by thumbing...

I think there's some truth to that. No matter who owns the Muppets, they are always considered Jim Henson's characters and he has been gone for quite some time. :sympathy: I think that is why there's this recent push by the company to link the classic Muppets to new Disney pop icons. I admit...

Toys R Us? That makes me very happy. There was a time (about a decade) when the only Muppets they shelved were Sesame. Well, in any of the ones I visited and I visited a lot. However some carried a wave or two of the figures. I might just take a trip to TRU. :)

The Golden Compass Controversy.. This post is carried through from the Magorium thread: (There has been a recent campaign to discourage moviegoers from seeing the film due to an alleged anti-Christian stance. The book series has not had this level of controversy. There are conflicting...