Fraggle
Rock Season 1 arrives September 6
By
Greg James
June
13, 2005
This past
April, HIT Entertainment officially announced
that they would be producing “Fraggle Rock – Season 1
Box Set” for release on DVD in the fall of 2005. Fraggle fans
should mark their calendars, because the box set is due for release
on September 6, 2005. The four-disc collection will hold all 24 season
one episodes along with a nice collection of bonus features and other
goodies that Fraggle fans are sure to love.
In
addition to all 24 episodes from Fraggle Rock’s first season,
sources have stated that the box set will hold the following bonus
features as well: the “Down at Fraggle Rock” documentary;
all new interviews with "Fraggle Rock" cast and creators;
a replica of Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" notepad; a bonus
CD-ROM disk full of desktop fun; a deluxe embossed collector's box;
and much more!
Many
fans are excited to hear that the classic “Down at Fraggle
Rock” documentary will be included on the set. The 1987 documentary,
narrated by Jim Henson himself, takes viewers on an in-depth 50-minute
behind the scenes look at the making of Fraggle Rock. Viewers learn
all about the creation of the show, the characters, the puppets,
the music, and more. This is a highly requested feature and a nice
addition to the season 1 set.
In
addition to the classic documentary, there will also be a new set
of interviews with members of the Fraggle Rock cast, crew, and creators.
Last March many of the Fraggle performers and creators visited HIT
Entertainment to take part in new interviews and other material
for the set. These interviews are sure to be entertaining and full
of great information that fans will enjoy. Viewers will be delighted
to hear from the people involved with Fraggle Rock look back over
20 years and share their stories and feelings on the show and its
magic.
The
set is also listed to include a beautiful replica of Jim Henson's
Fraggle Rock notepad. This will showcase copies of original sketches,
doodles, notes, and ideas for Fraggle Rock by the show's creator,
Jim Henson. Owners of this box set will be treated to a view of
Jim's original ideas and concepts for the show, and will be able
to see the evolution and origins of the world of Fraggle Rock.
The
box set will also come with a special CD-ROM full of Fraggle fun
for computers. This special disk will be filled with all kinds of
fun Fraggle things just for fans, including Fraggle Rock wallpapers,
icons, games, and more. With this exclusive disk, Fraggle fans will
be able to experiance Fraggle Rock in an all new way on their computers.
Along
with releasing the fully loaded season sets, HIT hopes to continue
to produce the more “child-friendly” single-disc DVD
releases with 3-4 episodes and more “child-friendly”
bonus features. HIT hopes that season box sets will appeal to more
grown-up audiences, Fraggle fans, and collectors; whereas the single-disc
releases are targeted at children, more casual fans, and new comers
to the series. In addition to the Fraggle Rock season 1 box set,
HIT also plans to release their fourth single-disc Fraggle release,
“Doin'
Things That Doozers Do”, on September 6 as well.
At
the moment HIT has not announced any plans for future box sets of
the subsequent four seasons of Fraggle Rock. Hopefully the success
of season one will encourage them to produce all five seasons on
equally impressive DVD box sets.
Fraggle
Rock: Season One Box Set:
- All 24 season one episodes
- “Down at Fraggle Rock” documentary
- All new interviews with "Fraggle Rock" cast &
creators
- Replica of Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" notepad
- ...and much more!
Release
Specifications:
- $44.99 retail, pre-order
for $31.49
- Deluxe embossed collector's packaging
- 4-disc DVD collection
- Bonus CD-ROM Disk
- Release date: September 6, 2005
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