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We know that part of the conception of Abby was to avoid giving her just another traditional Muppet look and design, because she wasn't meant to represent just another traditional Muppet character... well, that was pretty much part of Jim's goal in making Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, to conceive worlds and settings and creatures that were unlike any other of his traditional Muppet fair.
So, suppose say Jim was still around, still active with SST, and SW still wanted to conceive such a character like Abby: wanting to avoid making her look like just another Muppet, do you suppose Jim and the Creature Shop would have, instead, designed her to look more like, say, some sort of a creature out of those kind of darker fantasy worlds, but with a slightly less "menacing" look?
And on a similar note, we know Jim was also really big into animation, and with the advancements made in recent years, as evident in Abby's Flying Fairy School, do you think Jim would have his hands in such segments, or other similar projects that involved CGI Muppets?
We know that part of the conception of Abby was to avoid giving her just another traditional Muppet look and design, because she wasn't meant to represent just another traditional Muppet character... well, that was pretty much part of Jim's goal in making Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, to conceive worlds and settings and creatures that were unlike any other of his traditional Muppet fair.
So, suppose say Jim was still around, still active with SST, and SW still wanted to conceive such a character like Abby: wanting to avoid making her look like just another Muppet, do you suppose Jim and the Creature Shop would have, instead, designed her to look more like, say, some sort of a creature out of those kind of darker fantasy worlds, but with a slightly less "menacing" look?
And on a similar note, we know Jim was also really big into animation, and with the advancements made in recent years, as evident in Abby's Flying Fairy School, do you think Jim would have his hands in such segments, or other similar projects that involved CGI Muppets?
