>>>but Henson may not want all our greasy little hands on their very expensive dolls. Can't really blame them for that. All you need is one person with an uncapped ink pen and you have a disaster. Still, I hope they work something out!<<<
From what Im thinking, if handled properly...when you meet say Bill you also get to meet Pepe, when ya meet Clash ya meet Clifford as well, etc...like the q&a but a little more personal.
I would like to think whoever gets to meet them is a little profesional about it all...I mean getting to meet an actual Muppet with the Muppeteer for a photoop or whatever, and not just some recreated standins, would be a very special thing. I would say for only a select few, like gold package people.
>>>basically, there is no "license" for a convention. take the con i work with every year, InConjunction. Our guest list for next year includes Billy Mumy, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, and Veronica Cartwright. We've also got guys building a B-9 robot. But we're not having a Lost in Space con...it just "happens" to work out that way. We also have other guests<<<
Well Muppetfest had everyone from Bear and Mr. Tinkles to Claudia Black and Elmo...so anything possible I guess...heck I could even envision various Farscape creatures and a Skeksis
verbally dueling with Pepe and Gonzo. What ya need to understand is the concept of a Muppetcon is stuff thats never been done before, just off the cuff anything goes.
Muppetfest one was very disoprganized, impromptu, all over the map...but thats what i liked about it. Unfortunately they might have to really tonedown various questionable/inuendo and stuff for next years.
>>>Yup, it was me who posted about the state of the Fraggle puppets, but from what i've heard Sprocket is ok,maybe Kermit could narrate the show and have Sprocket 'woofing' beside him<<<
Yeah, thought Whitmire couldnt pull double duties
No, but Im surprised Sprocket isnt in good shape, I mean just a few years back he was in MTM...seems they would keep him in good shape for appearences, hmmm. At any rate, that may be th eonly FR cameo you get...but I agree with Lukes previous post, with the advent of all the great talented backup performers on SS, you could have the most unforgetable biggest celebrational Muppe crossover ever(Muppetshow, Sesame, Bear, etc!)
Hopefully someone at JHC and Creation is thinking the same thing.