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I just saw one of the big showpiece American Idol's tonight - it was the Mowtown one. I was way amazed at how better you Americans are at singing, the talent way outranks the UK singers. Personalities aren't so good and Simon is way mellower in the states but the whole production was much...

Yeah i'm sure they'd like the company name, or at least the 'Jim Henson' name but i'm saying it isn't essential for them. If Disney were to buy 'The Jim Henson Company' do you really see them, in their present state, putting all the money and resources into keeping the staff, offices, programme...

Yeah but the brand is 'The Muppets', Henson without the Creature Shop OR The Muppets is pretty much worthless right now. There is little else in production even in Europe and the distribution for things like Fraggle and Dinosaurs are now done by EMTV in Germany and not Henson anyway. I'd say...

Chef's real nice, other two look a bit dodgy though, somehow Gonzo has gained serious weight. Yeah the packaging is the same as Palisades new stuff - i thought they had thought up the whole 3d line type design themselves but looks like it's a JHC thing.

Re: Questi0on for Ken I noticed that big 'IF' too - just wondered if it was a slip of Ken's typing fingers early in the morning. I thought the position was that because the sculpt was done, Rowlf would definitely be released even if it was just via the Palisades website ?

I think the London office might be sold off with the Creature Shop seeing as it's the main place for that work, either that or EMTV will just use it as the London base for their operations, they already have management offices in there now. Chaplin would just be sold off or rented out to...

Re: Luke, They can buy just 'The Muppets' without the Jim Henson Company but only if EMTV offers it for sale seperately. They would just buy the rights to the Muppet characters/puppets and all the rights to the Muppet shows and movies - if Henson's other projects were to continue rather...

Re: 2 years to the "day" On the Disney thing, i honestly don't know. The NY office and the Workshop wouldn't usually come into the type of deal where a company just bought character and programme rights, but who knows ? If Disney felt they wanted to establish some kind of 'base' for...

Re: Guys, No, Jim Henson Company owns "The Muppets", the "Henson Legacy" are responsible for the use of "Jim Henson' - his name and likeness. It's like if someone is famous and well known enough then that becomes a trademark to them, and if they die is passed onto their estate/family...

Yeah i really doubt they have to legally be "Jim Henson's Muppets", i'd think if Disney were to buy them unless they had an arrangement with the Henson Legacy the clause would be to actually stop them using the Jim Henson name rather than make them. I'm sure Disney could legally call them...

Anyone could buy the Creature Shop, but since i don't see the Henson Company continuing in business if the Muppets were sold without them i doubt Rivkin would be interested - if there is a lot of work and expertise there it'd probably go to one of the big film companies that do a lot of animated...

It's http://mysite.freeserve.com/The_Muppet_Site I like it - very nice !

Simon is a really nice guy, sure he hams it up for the cameras but that is his basic personality in real life - he is a diva through and through ! ;-) The auditonee's go to the show fully knowing what to expect and to be honest, the really really bad one's you see are set up's from agencies and...

Cos it's worth WAY more money than they'd get if it's lumped in with the Henson Company Sale. There are lots of film companies who'd probably bid on the 'Creature Shop' as a puppetry/animatronics company to add to their own resources, but they wouldn't be interested in having to deal with the...

Well $70 million would be cheap for the whole company, and Reuters are very well connected - they wouldn't make a mistake that big. So i would make an educated guess from stuff i've heard and say Disney are prepared to pay $70 Million for the Muppets without JHC, which has probably been the...

Yeah, the shipping doesn't affect the tax, but it affects the price you end up paying for the item in the end - so i usually go the cheaper route. It costs between $4 and $6 to ship a single figure surface i think depending on which figure. If you have a friend sending a playset yeah they...

Now thats one snappy looking Alligator !

Yeah i guess you are right actually, he would be a serious collector. It's a shame they can only really sell to serious collectors here though - i'd love them to be in TRU or Woolworths, i think they'd do well. The bit about getting a playset off Ebay or from a friend in the states - it'd be...

Yeah well um it was a lil' bit over the top i guess (looks up - faints) :o - i don't get offended by it as you say - i do agree with you that he was probably way wrong for that movie. So why would a girl get high if a frog licked them ?

Re: Rob White Bear in mind the sets are between $50 and $60 here, and i've never seen an EM playset in this country that hasn't had the crap bashed out of it before it even gets to the store so you don't even get a mint one for that. Remember how some people (ie:- YOU !) gasped when Ken...