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Aha, superb puppet!

Brilliant! Looks better than most store bought Muppet toys.:halo:

Very nice items there!

Elmo is a major worldwide success. I'm not sure he needs to do any other characters. Not for a few years at least.

Nice pictures. Very naturalistic.

That's one of the problems when you mix the modern day Muppets with the classic 70s Muppets. Steve does an amazing job but you can really tell the difference when you hear his and Jim's Kermits one after the other.

That's how I feel about it but the "powers that be" don't want ANYONE stopping them from making the exorbanent amounts of money they make from us fans. The simple answer is: if they release it, we will buy it instead of finding it another way.

Antidisestablishmentarianism? Srue, I can raed taht.

We have had this conversation many, many times and there are some of us on this board who feel strongly that ALL copyright should be honored, even if the material in question is not available commercially. I think it's a real shame that Disney and other big, multi-global companies who are making...

That's the beauty of the poseable replica. You can bend and mould the character into something that looks real. They almost look alive alive if you pose them right.

Only an experienced puppet builder would know how to cut and put together a Kermit replica from that photo. Anyone with that kind of knowledge would be able to create a pretty good replica Kermit anyway. It's nice to see the detail that goes into making something like that.

I think the book only includes characters that were ultimately created by Jim. I know Gonzo was Dave Goelz's modification of an early design for the Great Santa Claus Switch. Fozzie was designed and created by Faz Fazakas and Miss Piggy evolved, thanks to Frank Oz, from a generic pig puppet.

The overall quality of the superbit release doesn't seem much, if any, different from the regular version. The collectors edition is nice because the packaging is good quality and you get Brian Froud art cards and a card that shows how the Fire Gang sequence was created. The new anniversary...

I think the musicians come off worse most of the time. Elton didn't look too natural and neither did Debbie Harry. The character actors and comedian's fill the role more easily. Lynda Carter, Steve Martin and John Cleese would be used to playing different roles and sometimes in farcicle situations.

It's funny how some guest stars look completely comfortable performing and interacting with the Muppet characters while others don't seem to know where to look, at the puppet or the performer. I loved Steve Martin's episode because it was a complete break from the norm. John Cleese was brilliant...

Having said that, if Sony wanted to release a special edition of TMTM, Disney would probably own the rights for any extra footage or behind the scenes stuff. Sony would only own the distribution rights to the original main feature. On another note, ever noticed that TMTM is the only Muppet...

Also, Gonzo's nose is his main feature. Get that wrong and you can potentially ruin him.

Copyrights are confusing. TMTM is owned by Sony except for the characters which are owned by Disney except for Sesame characters that are owned by the Sesame Workshop and Fraggles who are owned by Henson. No wonder we won't see the likes of "A Celebration Of 30 Years" released on DVD! Too many...

Ah, just take it a light hearted dig at our beloved Sesame Muppets. That particular "joke" has been on the net for as long as I can remember. It's certainly not as tasteless as some Muppet send-ups I have seen!

Disney don't own the rights to the movie but they do own the rights to all of the Muppets contained within the movie. How does it work if Sony want to re-release the feature on DVD? Do they need Disney's permission? Also, would Sony own any bonus material from the movie, ie making of featurettes...