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   | No Prequel 
        planned for Dark Crystal Courtesy 
        of IGN Sci-FiJanuary 31, 2000
 Bad 
        news for those of you who were excited by the prospect 
        of a Dark Crystal prequel. The folks over at SFX called up their Henson 
        contacts, who told them "there (are) absolutely no plans of that sort 
        at the moment. Basically, it ain't going to happen."   Oh, 
        that makes us very sad. Just last week, we were getting all excited about 
        the return of the Gelflings -- not to mention the prospect of a good, 
        solid fantasy flick. Still, we suppose we have the Lord of the Rings to 
        look forward to...we're hoping that someone out there has it them to make 
        a good film involving puppets, though. Call us crazy, but we think hand-operated 
        bits of foam are making a comeback, what with that goofy sidekick on Farscape 
        and all. In the meantime, tide yourself over by renting the 1982 original. 
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