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I noticed that. Not that the Joan Cooney bio wasn't interesting, but it should have stuck more to Sesame Street. Her bio belongs in her autobiography if it ever gets finished. That's another thing. Reading this book made me want to read Jon Stone's memoir. It's a shame it was never published.

My fandom sprang from Muppet Show compilation videos (Children's Songs and Stories, Muppet Treasures and The Kermit and Piggy Story) and an old copy of The Great Muppet Caper that my parents taped off the TV. I probably watched The Great Muppet Caper hundreds of times, and it's still my favorite...

I know when season one came out, Muppets Tonight was mentioned as a possible DVD release. I think that Jim Henson Hour would be just too difficult to release (and do it justice). The Henson Company likely owns half of it, while Disney owns the other half. It would be nice to see them come to...

Yeah, there's a lot of trial and error in puppet building, especially if you're making your own patterns. I started work on a dog puppet recently and was experimenting with a new pattern for my foam. I put it together, but it just didn't work right for the character design. I was able to adjust...

I think the sad thing is that alot of the shows that actually are ending only opened in the last year or so. They really haven't had much of a chance. Boeing Boeing, for instance, is a revival of a really good, classic play (and the revival's even a Tony winner) and it's sad that it has to close...

Agreed. Robin always seemed to be somewhere between 7 and 9 to me. Even in his early appearances, he seemed older than 5. I think Kermit just thought of him as younger. How many 5 year olds can play 18 (Frog Prince)? Scooter and Annie Sue I can picture in their late teens, fresh out of high...

Artist nerds versus science/math nerds. ... Yup. I'd say so. :p

There's no official material used for Muppet mouths. Some Muppets have wooden mouthplates, some have plastic, and some have rubber mouths. If I remember right, I think Caroll Spinney wrote in his book that Big Bird's beak is fiber glass. I think the Muppets use pretty much every technique...

I noticed the Rosita thing, too. No mention of her in the book either. Well, technically, if it weren't for the Muppets, Sesame Street wouldn't be on television anymore. (As much as ya may love the humans on the show, who wants a doll of Gordon? :smirk:) The book wasn't written with the...

I would like to see a book that talks more about the characters and performers. This was one of my complaints, but I realize it would be hard to fit in. He talks about Grover and Bert and Ernie's beginnings very briefly, but the only characters that really get discussed at length are Big Bird...

Overall, the book is great! I do have a few minor complaints about the book (including a couple of factual errors), but I'll wait till I'm done reading it to post them here. I really like his rather diplomatic handling of the "Kermit's name" myth. He stated how many believe the name came from...

HA! I saw that last night too. That was great!

I thought alot about this a few years ago. I had made three mini-movies (15-30 minutes each). With the first one, the dialogue was all pre-recorded, so (with the exception of one musical number which I think is one of the best things I've ever filmed) the lip-synch wasn't always very good. For...

Also, you might consider placing a magic spell over the contents of said packaging. And barb wire. Barb wire's good. :p

Kermit's Swamp Years doesn't actually look too bad. There's a lot of location shooting, and the DVD (surprisingly) comes with the widescreen version (I've never even watched it in pan-and-scan). It kind of reminds me of how Elmo in Grouchland was filmed. Sort of. Honestly, my only real issue...

I agree with October. It would be the first time a Muppet movie would be released at that time, but it seems like it would work well (except that I'm not looking forward to waiting until October of 2010). The first three Muppet movies were all early summer releases, and it worked well for...

Muppet movies haven't really ever made as much as a typical "blockbuster" would, but they're still successful films. Just to give you an idea, compare these figures to the nearly 2 billion dollars made worldwide by 2008's most successful film, The Dark Knight: The Muppet Movie (1979) -...

I think part of the appeal of IAVMMCM is that Kermit is right where he belongs. The curtain's up and the lights are bright and they're playing our old song... wait. Anyway, Kermit's the main character again in IAVMMCM. The focus is on him and what he's going through, and that hadn't happened...

Hehe! Gilbert's hillarious in Muppets Tonight! "Look at me! I'm standing out here in my underpants! Am I allowed to say underpants? UNDERPANTS!" ... poor Kermit. :)

Well, Jim Henson s one of my favorite directors of all time. His visuals are outstanding! Though, maybe Brian's a bit better with performers (something I think Jim admitted wasn't his strong point). Jim Henson's visuals with Frank Oz's abilities directing performers were a perfect combination...