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All things Henson (From Muppets to Gelflings and more)

jp-30jp-30
edited May 2010 in General Chat
The muppets have been releasing short clips on YouTube for a while now, but they have just released the ultimate.

Namely this EPIC WIN (over 2 million views in a couple of days)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY




More clips at their channel:

http://www.youtube.com/MuppetsStudio


I'd love to see Henson & Telltale hook up in some capacity one day (I've mentioned before Dark Crystal episodes).

Comments

  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2009
    EPic WIN!
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited November 2009
    I saw that yesterday. Awesome stuff
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2009
    I saw this yesterday too. It made me smile, because it made me realize that good Muppet content can actually still be made!
  • MolokovMolokov
    edited November 2009
    Yep it's awesome. Love the last little bit with Kermit at the end :)
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited November 2009
    It's over 3 million views now! That's crazy.
  • zwolliezwollie
    edited November 2009
    Thiftweed Fancy Pants wrote: »
    It's over 3 million views now! That's crazy.

    That's because the muppets rock the universe!! :D

    Yeah, I posted this around to all my friends the minute I saw this yesterday!!

    It is pretty darn awesome!! Really brings back that classic muppets vibe.
    They are doing what they do best, entertaining us through humour and song.

    We are seriously due for a new big muppet adventure in movies or as a new tv show.
    The charm is still there, that is for sure!!

    I HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL LOVE DR. TEETH AND THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM!!
    Still performed by the orginal voice actor, which makes it extra special to me.

    Final word: Puppets Rule!!

    Okay one more line, the amount of viewers this video is getting makes me hope for a better tomorrow!!

    Okay maybe another one,
    The muppets ending a song together in harmony always sends a chill down my spine, in a good way.
    The kind of voices muppets produce mix together to create something special and it has always been something typical about the muppets for me ever since they did it in the rainbow connection reprise.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited November 2009
    Oh, that was just wonderous.
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2009
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    Oh, that was just wonderous.

    My thoughts exactly, muppets are awesome.
  • Iron CurtainIron Curtain
    edited November 2009
    The Muppets can do no wrong.

    I mean, really, when have they done wrong? :D
  • BobbinBobbin
    edited November 2009
    Here's another great Muppet video. :p
    Iron Curtain wrote: »
    I mean, really, when have they done wrong?
    Several times.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited November 2009
    Yeah, they've changed owners several times since Henson's death. There have been some pretty poor Muppet related shows / movies overthe years, but they're partnered with Disney now, and they seem to have some focus and innovative ideas on what is the best thing to do with the franchise.

    Here's forthcoming Muppet activity that was announced at D23 two months back;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yPoZVg3p1I

    http://themuppetmindset.blogspot.com/2009/09/disney23-update-special-muppets.html

    UPDATE: More Muppet YouTube videos to hit the web in 2010. Including Muppet versions of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Kansas' "Dust in the Wind," "Carve O'Matic," "Carol of the Bells," "Stand By Me," and more!
  • MolokovMolokov
    edited November 2009
    I heard that Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is writing(?)/directing(?) a new muppet movie. And if you saw what he did with the Dracula puppets in that movie, you know it's in safe hands :)
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited November 2009
    Yeah, here's more info on that;

    http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=44476
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2009
    jp-30 wrote: »
    Yeah, here's more info on that;

    http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=44476

    Hmmm..they seem to have the same layout as another forum, I know...But you know what, I can't wait Muppet wizard of oz, did leave a bad taste in my mouth.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited November 2009
    Icedhope wrote: »
    Hmmm..they seem to have the same layout as another forum, I know...But you know what, I can't wait.(Full stop goes here!) Muppet wizard of oz (Comma removed) did leave a bad taste in my mouth.
    Fixed. Watch where you put commas, they can change the entire meaning of a sentence (as an episode of Jonathan Creek proved).

    Never saw any of the newer Muppet movies, but I did catch Muppet Treasure Island (which everyone else I know seems to think is rubbish) and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did anyone else here like that film?
  • MolokovMolokov
    edited November 2009
    Only saw Treasure Island without really paying much attention to it, but I did crack up when Long John Silver (Tim Curry) introduced his pet.... and it isn't a parrot :)
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited November 2009
    Ah, Tim Curry. One of the best things he's ever done, outside of Gabriel Knight.
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2009
    I don't know if anyone cares, but they're in pre production for a Dark Crystal sequel.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2009
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    Never saw any of the newer Muppet movies, but I did catch Muppet Treasure Island (which everyone else I know seems to think is rubbish) and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did anyone else here like that film?
    People don't like Muppet Treasure Island? Really? It's my second favorite Muppet film, after of course the original Muppet Movie. Third favorite is probably Muppet Christmas Carol.
    Icedhope wrote: »
    I don't know if anyone cares, but they're in pre production for a Dark Crystal sequel.
    Considering the sad state of Muppet productions lately, I approach this information with careful trepidation. I want it to be good, but I'm worried it will end up as bad as all other Henson productions post-Henson.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited November 2009
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    People don't like Muppet Treasure Island? Really? It's my second favorite Muppet film, after of course the original Muppet Movie. Third favorite is probably Muppet Christmas Carol.
    Well, everyone I know. They're all fools, of course.

    My favs are Muppet Treasure Island, then Muppet Christmas Carol (one of the pitifully few Christmas films I actually enjoy) and then the other early Muppet movies. In that order.
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2009
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    Well, everyone I know. They're all fools, of course.

    My favs are Muppet Treasure Island, then Muppet Christmas Carol (one of the pitifully few Christmas films I actually enjoy) and then the other early Muppet movies. In that order.

    1. The Muppet Movie
    2. Muppet Treasure Island.
    3. The Muppet Christmas Carol
    4. The Muppets Take Manhattan.
    5. The Muppets in space.
  • BobbinBobbin
    edited November 2009
    Icedhope wrote: »
    1. The Muppet Movie
    2. Muppet Treasure Island.
    3. The Muppet Christmas Carol
    4. The Muppets Take Manhattan.
    5. The Muppets in space.

    No Great Muppet Caper? :(
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited November 2009
    Bobbin wrote: »
    No Great Muppet Caper? :(

    Eh. It was a Passable Muppet Caper at best, and it was really more of an Escapade than a Caper, if I'm to be perfectly honest. I love a good Caper, and I wouldn't even say no to a Shenanigan now and then, but this one left me cold.
  • ShwooShwoo
    edited November 2009
    I love it, much more than I thought I would.

    Did anybody else notice that the computer at the end was running two different operating systems?
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited May 2010
    After 5 years in development hell...

    http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2010/050410.shtml
    article wrote:
    "Power of the Dark Crystal" feature production launches in Australia

    Sequel to the Henson classic film “The Dark Crystal” to be financed and produced by Omnilab Media in Australia and executive produced by The Jim Henson Company. 3D, live action, visual effects film to be one of the largest Australian productions ever.

    Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company
    May 4, 2010

    In a joint announcement by Omnilab Media's Christopher Mapp and The Jim Henson Company's Lisa Henson, Australian based Omnilab Media is teaming up with The Jim Henson Company to bring the much anticipated fantasy sequel, "Power of the Dark Crystal" to the big screen in stereoscopic 3D. The highly anticipated film will be among the most ambitious projects to ever be produced in Australia.

    Power of the Dark Crystal will be produced by the Australia based production arm of Omnilab Media, Ambience Entertainment. The Jim Henson Company's executive producers are Brian Henson, Lisa Henson and Jason Lust. Omnilab Media's executive producers are Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street and David Whealy. Cinemarket Films' Peter D. Graves ("Terminator Salvation") rounds out the executive producer team.

    Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig, writers and directors of "Undead" and most recently, "Daybreakers," have come aboard to direct the screenplay written by Australian Craig Pearce ("Moulin Rouge," "Strictly Ballroom," "Romeo + Juliet") based on an original script by Annette Duffy and David Odell. The legendary fantasy artist Brian Froud will reprise his role as conceptual designer of the film, which will use a stunning mix of live action and traditional puppetry combined with visual and special effects produced entirely in Australia. Omnilab-affiliated Iloura ("Where the Wild Things Are," "The Pacific," "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark") has already begun work on the film's complex CGI elements. With this team in place, next steps will be to secure worldwide distribution.

    Yay. And more at the link.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited May 2010
    This was great. I love muppets!

    My favorite muppet movie will always be the Muppet Christmas Carol, its a tradition in my family to watch it every Christmas. I think I've got it nearly memorized by now.
  • JoopJoop
    edited May 2010
    As far as I'm concerned, the muppets are dead to me.
    Ever since they were bought up by Disney I've seen 'm do nothing more then produce rubbish that just leaves a queezy metallic commercial aftertaste.

    Since then Kermit has left Sesame Street, Frank Oz has quit (and Eric Jacobson is NOT a good substitute) and the muppets keep popping up in commercials, bad reality shows and lousy spoofs.
    Not to mention that the new movies actually focus more on the actors than on the muppets.
    After Muppets from Space it pretty much went down hill.
    I regret having to say this, because I love them...
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited May 2010
    You don't like the viral youtube shorts? Really?

    I think the Muppet brand is in better hands/shape than it's been for years. IMO the Muppets Tonight series was the previous last highpoint for the franchise. I thought Muppets From Space was pretty awful.
  • WeeblerjakeWeeblerjake
    edited May 2010
    Now I may be 13, but I own a bunch of Muppet DVDs, a Whatnot, and a bunch of, I suppose you could say, "stuffed animals."
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited May 2010
    Awesome
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited May 2010
    Yeah, that clip was the topic of this thread's opening post. :p
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited May 2010
    jp-30 wrote: »
    Yeah, that clip was the topic of this thread's opening post. :p

    d'oh!
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited May 2010
    Yeah, that clip was the topic of this thread's opening post, back in November of 2009, half a year ago.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited May 2010
    It has, much more recently, won two Webby awards, so that is noteworthy.
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