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Technically, the word manga refers to Japanese comics (and comics is not a negative word). Unfortunately, many publishers who release actual manga in the U.S. (translated into English, of course) are now using the word manga to mean "any kind of comics we put out in the same small-book format we...

I agree that some of the Star Wars I-III effects and machines looked more modern and advanced than stuff in the original movie (and that lots of what they did was just showing off--the ridiculous, useless Podrace scene being the worst offense). The same was true of Enterprise, the prequel to the...

Thoughts from a new inhabitant of Fraggledom First, a surprise about the CD-ROM--it's actually Mac-compatible. Wow. I even tried the game and it worked fine (though I wasn't very good at it--if you want to see semi-animated Fraggles falling in the water with a splash, this is the game for you)...

I'd prefer to see a two-pack of Honkers, each a different color. Different facial expressions (open vs. closed mouth, for instance) would be nice. Naturally they have to be able to move their hands to and away from their noses. That means, probably, articulation in the shoulder, elbow, and...

Little Bird is female? Whoa, it's been so long since she was around, I'd forgotten. . . Sorry, Little Bird!

The arms on Big Bird on this prototype aren't posable, as we can see--but I feel confident that it's only because this is a very early sculpt. I'm guessing they've spent a lot more time on the head than on the body so far, and they just used this one-piece body for display at the convention, for...

The only thing that bothers me about your lineup is that, with only one series a year, Emmett and his Ma are two whole years apart! That seems wrong, somehow. Would it be possible to package two of the jug-band members together, and have Regular-Clothes Ma in Series 1 and Talent-Show-Dress Ma in...

Darn. I should have known that--I even commented on the Count's accessories in a Series-2 thread. What was I thinking? Don't worry, That Announcer--Baby Bear would not fill in that spot; in my wishlist version, Baby Bear would be in the potential Series 8 with Bedtime Bert. Included, but if...

You know, I just posted a comment in another thread venting my distaste for useless variants in the Muppet line--but I've gotta say, at the risk of contradicting myself, I would LOVE to own an Alistair Cookie (mentioned by both Minor Muppetz and That Announcer). That's a variant I wholeheartedly...

I know the Count is right that the lineups had to be diversified, and I do realize that some variants were just an inexpensive way to add more figures with only the cost of minor resculpting or accessories (like Vacation Fozzie and Vacation Pepe). But I have to basically agree with Bear's...

Mention of a book coming with Bert made me remember him reading (out loud) this first sentence in an old sketch with Ernie: "It was the best of oatmeals, it was the worst of oatmeals." The title may have been "Tale of Two Breakfasts." I'd like to see THAT with Bert. The stone bust of Bert...

I realize none of you have any idea who I am, but. . . Actually I've been reading the forums here at Muppet Central for a long time (mostly the action figures threads). I've recently started poking my head up at the Palisades message boards, so if any of you read those forums, you may have seen...