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Created by Jim Henson, Fraggle Rock premiered in 1983 running five seasons on HBO The series took place in a subterranean world full of colorful characters including Doc, Sprocket the Dog, Boober, Gobo, Red, Mokey, Wembley, and Junior Gorg The original cast starred Gerard Parkes, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Karen Prell, Tim Gosley,[...]

The Rise of Skywalker had some creatures, including Babu Frik, but one bigger creature that was cut form the film would have had special meaning for Jim Henson fans Neal Scanlan, who worked on creature effects for all three sequel films, helped create a tribute to Ludo, Jennifer Connelly's giant friend from Labyrinth You can[...]

They used exact blueprints and imagery from The Jim Henson Company to give fans of The Dark Crystal an accurate depiction of this famous general The statue is limited to no more than 500 pieces so act fast if you want one Pre-orders are already live and you can find them online and located here He is priced at[...]

His enormous talent and outsized heart were perfectly suited to playing the larger-than-life yellow bird who brought joy to generations of children and countless fans of all ages around the world, and his lovably cantankerous grouch gave us all permission to be cranky once in a while.Welcomed to Sesame Street by Jim Henson, Caroll thrived[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new four-issue mini-series in the Jim Henson's The Storyteller series Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Ghosts will explore folk tales about the afterlife, with the first issue by Márk László and Jim Campbell telling the story of the Myling from Scandinavian folklore Check out the press release below for[...]

With Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance taking viewers back to the enchanted and dangerous world of Thra starting today, the streaming service chose some very worthy "ambassadors" to celebrate our return to Jim Henson's world after nearly four decades So without further ado, we present to you the soothing sounds of the Fizzgigs[...]

With the 10-episode series/season set to debut on the streaming service beginning August 30, the cast and creators behind the limited series open up about the experience of returning to Jim Henson's world nearly four decades later Returning to a world cherished by fans for so long comes with serious expectations and responsibilities - something[...]

The new Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance had a huge presence at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 (SDCC). In addition to press events and a booth on the Exhibition Hall floor, the show also had a primetime panel in Comic-Con's legendary Hall H. Studios know that when they hold a panel in Hall H, […]

These puppets, the same ones Jim Henson used, had been on display in museums around the world By starting the design process with pieces from the original movie, the puppeteers and artists were able to ensure that Age of Resistance had the look and feel of Dark Crystal.[caption id="attachment_1035984" align="alignnone" width="2000"] THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE[...]

Sesame Street fans, we don't often get to say this, but your day has come. After months of speculation to what the next Haslab project from Hasbro would be, we now know. After the huge success they had with Jabba's Sail Barge, their next project will in fact be a life size version of Cookie […]

Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is recruiting a "who’s who" from across the pop culture landscape for the epic prequel series to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal Fans of the fantasy series will be treated to the vocal skills of Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Maudra Fara, Benedict Wong (Avengers:[...]

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy already looks like a real-life Gelfling Princess, so her being cast as royalty on Netflix's upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance series came as no real shock. It did for her though, as she revealed that "there have been few jobs that I've screamed quite as loudly" when getting the casting news. In […]

The latter half of 1969 was a time of great turmoil in this country: civil rights issues were coming to a boil, Vietnam had proven to be a costly and foolhardy intervention, and the youth were in open revolt against the establishment culture of post-WWII America. Still, two things occurred during that period of time […]

One of the great unsung pieces of Jim Henson's long and wonderful legacy is The Storyteller, a live-action series from 1987 blending the magic of the Muppets with lore and legends from around the world The story goes that Henson based the series off daughter Lisa Henson's studies of myths and folktales, resulting in a[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new entry in the Jim Henson's The Storyteller series hitting stores in April, proving once and for all that darlin' it's better down where it's wetter From creators including Jakub Rebelka, Bartosz Sztybor, Chan Chau, Sarah Webb, and Aud Koch, Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Sirens will be a 4-issue[...]

We’re elated to bring forth these door knockers that fans can actually put on their door and use." Here are the details on the knockers from Chronicle: The Jim Henson Company graciously granted us access to the actual screen-used props so that we could capture the smallest of details in making these replicas Fans have[...]

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the release of the Jim Henson masterpiece The Dark Crystal To celebrate such a milestone, Netflix has released a ton of information about their upcoming 10-part prequel series, Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance.Here are three Gelfling heroes from the Age of Resistance-[caption id="attachment_959676" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Brea, voiced by Anya Taylor Joy[/caption][caption[...]

Which would be nice- the magic of those Jim Henson created Brian Froud designs being as timeless as they are.Last we heard, there was some development happening on the Labyrinth film-front, but things were pushed back when Netflix picked up other Henson fantasy series property The Dark Crystal, which will be coming to the streaming service as a series[...]

Performing as a professional puppeteer in Las Vegas and Boston in the 50's and 60's, Spinney would meet series creator Jim Henson at a puppetry festival in 1962 when Henson was first developing the Muppets that would be essential to the show's success Joining Sesame Street’s premiere season, Spinney’s unique talent and heart would help make Big Bird[...]

And Snuffy, this depressed person nobody can see, that’s sort of Kafka! It’s sort of gay closeted too." https://youtu.be/dZufQD3ydjkNot long after those remarks went wild on social media, Bert and Ernie co-creator (alongside Jim Henson; with puppet maker Don Sahlin) and film director Frank Oz took to Twitter to offer his thoughts on the Bert/Ernie matter[...]