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I think no one really has the right to say what you can or can't do with puppets, animation, or any other medium (unless it's of a hateful or discriminatory nature). I mean that's the point of living in a free society, right? I also think there is a big difference between "adult" and "crude."...

To answer CaptCrouton 's question, at no point would it be considered legal to do this. If you are taking advtange of a characters distinct likeness, even if you slightly alter size, colour, etc. you can still be sued or prosecuted. It is technically illegal to even make a fan item for your...

Another book that might have some useful info on backback rigs is Big is Beautiful which I think the P of A Bookstore carries. You can also probably find it in the library or on amazon.com

The post/thread you are referring to is aboutMoving Eyes. There's no one way to do it, I suspect even the Henson folks have multiple ways of approaching it. There's some leads on good info in the aforementioned thread. I hope this helps!!

Anyone know if it is on in Canada yet? On teletoon or YTV perhaps? I (finally) saw the new toys at a Toys R Us today - they are very cool but I don't understand the sabre-toothed Battle Cat. What's the deal with that?

I think that's the best you will do, I've only ever seen mascot info - which is in fact quite helpful. Full body puppets like Big Bird are just really mascots with puppet heads. The Skeksis are not full body puppets, they are actually cable controlled animatronic puppets which were "worn" by...

Does anyone know anything about "Sesame English"? I know it airs in Shanghai and Taiwan - is it on anywhere else? Has anyone ever seen it? I tried watching some clips on the Sesame Workshop website but the links to the video files were broken.

I'm not specically picking on you Matt, but you guys really should not encourage this sort of thing. Irregardless of how well made the puppet is, as Louis, Butchcat and others have pointed out this person is doing something illegal and ripping off the JHC to boot! Bootlegging - it's not a...

Not always, "The Larry Sanders Show" worked and found an audience. I think part of a problem is deciding where you put a show. "Cult" or niche shows like "Futurama", "The Critic" etc. survive and thrive better on cable. "Farscape" wouldn't probably have lasted long on a network, but over on...

Puppets? Just for children? I know alot of people who'd like to whack you upside the head with a foam bat for that one Cantus! Sheesh! :p Anyways, John Pattison (who created the show) is a hilarious puppeteer, very funny stand-up and does stuff mostly for adults. I saw his stage version of...

Kermit will be making an appearance on "An Audience With Kylie Minogue" on Much More Music tonight (Sunday) at 9 pm. This was the listing on MMM site: An Audience With Kylie Minogue Australian diva Kylie min.ogue performs her hit songs and takes questions from a celebrity audience. Guest...

Interestingly enough, just as this thread popped up we got an email from someone asking us to copy Miss Piggy for them. Silly rabbits, tricks (and fake Muppets) are for kids! :p

I've only seen the pilot, but it's set in halfway house. Dan Redican (also a "Fraggle" alumni) is a counsellor trying to rehabilitate puppets with severe problems (emotional, violent, sexual, etc.). It's very wicked and very adult. I understand they did some tweaking after the pilot was shot...

From the CTV.ca Media Site: KILLER PUPPETS, CRANK YANKERS AND JON STEWART LIVE KICK OFF THE COMEDY NETWORK’S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON October 5 Roy Thomson Hall Gala Celebrates 5 Years of Laughs on TCN Comedian Jon Stewart will headline a comedy gala at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall on...

The show still pops up on YTV here in Canada sometimes.

OK, well it's not his own movie - but two of my company's puppet characters Marshall and Buck have been asked to appear in a "mockumentry" about the film biz being shot here in Toronto. We'll be taping a scene next Saturday where Marshall and Buck encounter an actress while waiting to...

I think there is a new series and/or new episodes of it coming out.

Last time I worked in Japan I recall a Muppet-Stuff like store there devoted to Sesame. Does anyone else know anything about this?

I agree completely Luke, I think it is not fair to judge the Henson kids or EMTV without knowing all the circumstances we're not privy to as fans. It does cetainly seem that the EMTV deal was a very bad one for the company, but from what I have heard from various sources the company has not been...

Has anyone seen the Anipals? They're from Comedy Central's "TV Funhouse" and they are the (very) rude hosts of a fictional kid's show. I don't get Comedy Central in Canada so I was wondering if anyone has seen this...all I have seen is a few clips on Comedy Central's website.