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We're talking about Minutes 97-100 of Muppet Treasure Island, in which the movie is over! PLUS: Who are these country singers? Let's hear it for the chargehands! The Creature Shop meets Miyazaki! Critical reviews from professionals and amateurs! And we play Blank Check's Box Office Game! Hosted by: Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest: Nobody Produced & Edited by: Ryan Roe Logo by: Morgan Davy Movin' Right Along: A Muppet Movie Podcast is available at ToughPigs.com or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Podbean, or wherever you get podcasts!
Meet Jennie from TomBot: The Robotic Puppy Revolutionizing Dementia Care at CES Show 2025 TomBot Website: tombot.com About the Guest(s): Tom Stevens is the CEO and Co-founder of TomBot Incorporated, a Santa Clarita, California-based company specializing in robotic animals and digital health solutions. With a robust background in high-tech and startups, Tom and his co-founders previously built one of the world's largest litigation automation companies before a successful exit. Tom's current venture was inspired by his personal experience with his mother's Alzheimer's, motivating him to create robotic companions for individuals with dementia and other mental health challenges. Episode Summary: In this riveting episode of The Chris Bos Show, host Chris Vos explores the intersection of technology and healthcare with Tom Stevens, CEO of TomBot Incorporated. Broadcasting from an imagined bunker in Maine, Chris delves into Tom's groundbreaking work in developing "Jennie," a robotic Labrador retriever designed to support seniors suffering from dementia, cognitive impairments, and other mental health challenges. Tom shares personal stories that fueled his passion for bridging the gap in the market with lifelike robotic companions. This episode offers an in-depth look at how TomBot is revolutionizing digital healthcare with their pioneering robotic companion, Jennie. Key topics include the design and functionality of Jennie, the technical expertise from Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and the broader impact on emotional health and therapy. Listeners learn about the rigorous research backing TomBot's technology, its capabilities like sensory interaction and autonomous behaviors, and the company's strategic goals at CES to expand market reach and attract investors. This engaging discussion promises to deepen understanding of robotic applications in healthcare and the transformative potential for those struggling with isolation and mental health issues. Key Takeaways: TomBot's Jennie, a robotic Labrador retriever, is engineered to provide companionship to seniors with dementia and other mental health challenges, mimicking lifelike behaviors. Emotional attachments to realistic robotic pets can significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and the need for certain medications in seniors. The design of Jennie involved collaboration with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to create robotics that stimulate emotional bonds through visual and behavioral realism. TomBot is leveraging CES 2025 to showcase Jennie's capabilities, building both consumer and business-to-business connections while seeking investment. Senior care facilities could greatly benefit from adopting robotic companions like Jenny to enhance patient care and reduce social isolation. Notable Quotes: "We've teamed up with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to build what we believe to be the world's most realistic robotic animals." "Our first puppy will be an FDA medical device designed to treat the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia." "Humans like to suspend disbelief, and even though we know Jenny is a robot, we still want to engage with her as if she were real." "We're scientifically designed to stimulate emotional attachment through the realism of appearance, texture, and behaviors." "Our goal is to replace emotional support animals and assist those who benefit from companionship but cannot accommodate a real pet."
One of Dave's childhood favorites, despite a fair sledding from mates, is up for scrutiny this week! And with a 16 year old Jennifer Connely heading up against a middle aged pop star, what could possibly go wrong? directed by Jim Henson, was an ambitious blend of puppetry, live-action, and cutting-edge visual effects for its time. The film was a collaboration between Henson and executive producer George Lucas, with a screenplay by Monty Python's Terry Jones. Conceptual artist Brian Froud, known for his work on The Dark Crystal, played a significant role in designing the fantastical creatures and the world of the labyrinth itself. The movie's central character, Jareth the Goblin King, was brought to life by David Bowie, who also contributed original songs to the soundtrack, adding a surreal, musical dimension to the film. With a cast that included young Jennifer Connelly and over 100 puppets, the production involved complex puppetry, animatronics, and special effects to bring the magical world to life. The film was shot primarily at Elstree Studios in the UK, where elaborate sets were built to depict the vast, dreamlike maze. Henson's Creature Shop faced technical challenges, especially with creating characters like Hoggle, a puppet requiring multiple operators to control its facial expressions and movements. Though the film was not a box office success upon release, Labyrinth gained a devoted cult following over the years, praised for its imaginative design, memorable characters, and Bowie's iconic performance. The film's mix of fantasy, music, and pioneering practical effects has since solidified its place as a beloved classic in fantasy cinema. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, so become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Sarah's a 16-year-old girl who is frustrated by her babysitting duties and wishes her infant brother Toby would be taken away by the Goblin King. When her wish is granted and Jareth kidnaps Toby, Sarah has 13 hours to navigate a vast, magical labyrinth to save him before he is turned into a goblin. Along the way, she encounters a host of strange creatures and overcomes various challenges, learning about bravery and friendship. As she gets closer to Jareth's castle, Sarah must confront her own fears and insecurities to rescue Toby and return home. thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevhsstrikesback/support
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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Russ Walko has puppeteered on projects such as Five Nights at Freddy's, Waffles + Mochi and Mystery Science Theater 3000. He's also an Emmy Nominated puppet wrangler and builder who has worked with The Muppets and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. His own puppet shop Puppet Garage has built puppets for commercials and films and TV shows such as The Barbarian and the Troll. I talk to Russ Walko about all this and more on this supersized 100th episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Russ Walko by becoming a Bonus Content Patron! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with : Website - https://russwalko.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/puppetgarage Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/puppetGARAGE IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2260986 Discussed on the show: Puppet Garage - http://puppetgarage.com Erax - https://www.netflix.com/title/81349232 Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
It's a new edition of BLAST POINTS PRESENTS as we listen to Tom Spina from Regal Robot talk to Industrial Light and Magic Legends as they tell the story of how they crafted "maquettes" to design the creatures of Return of the Jedi. The audio is from a Regal Robot video put together from Tom's exclusive interviews with Phil Tippett, Jeanne Lauren, Chris Walas, Dave Carson, Kirk Thatcher, Judy Elkins and Ken Ralston. See the Regal Robot line of maquette replicas made from digital scans of the original artifacts discussed here: https://regalrobot.com/custom-star-wars-busts-statues/ Explore everything Regal Robot here: www.regalrobot.com EXPERIENCE TOM SPINA DESIGNS HERE: www.tomspinadesigns.com JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! ACOLYTE COMMENTARIES! BAD BATCH SEASON 3 REVIEW EPISODES! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com Send show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
On Episode 212 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview Michael Oosterom! Michael is a puppeteer and actor whose work as an on-camera actor includes acting on the Nickelodeon series The Amanda Show and in several episodes of the ABC series Help Me Help You. Since 2010, he has puppeteered on various films, TV series and commercials with The Muppets as an additional Muppet performer and performed Cornelius on the Disney+ series Earth to Ned! Michael's other puppetry career consists of projects with Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the puppet improv show Puppet Up! Uncensored and many more. In the voiceover industry, he lent his voice to the character Blurp in the Sigmund and the Sea Monsters reboot!
This week: The East Coast Haunters Convention, Spooky Swap Meet returns, Evermore permanently closes, Carnage Haunted House closes at current location, The Haunt Supershow returns to LA County Fair, Hallmark's 2024 Halloween Ornaments, Jim Henson's Creature Shop begins work on "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." Read the stories here.
On Episode 205 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview puppeteer Alice Dinnean! Alice has performed in many Muppet productions, including puppeteering various characters on Sesame Street, such as Goldilocks, Sherry Netherland, Mama Bear, Phoebe and more. She also performed the characters Julie Woo and Sizzle on The Puzzle Place, Mary on Jack's Big Music Show and various roles on Bunnytown. Some of her roles with The Jim Henson Company include performing Grandma Flutter in the first season of Bear in the Big Blue House, Gabriela and Alice on Sid the Science Kid and with Jim Henson's Creature Shop on the Disney film The Country Bears. Alice is currently a Muppet performer with The Muppets and is also the wife of past guest Peter Linz!
On Episode 202 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview puppeteer and voice actor Drew Massey! Drew's earliest work in the puppet world includes working as an additional puppeteer on the Henson series Dinosaurs. He also puppeteered the character Kyle O'Connor in The Puzzle Place and performed the puppetry of the title character Skeeter in Cousin Skeeter. He has also worked on a number of projects with The Jim Henson Company, including performing and voicing Sid on Sid the Science Kid and working on films with Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Drew has also puppeteered on various projects with The Muppets, performed the voice and face of Stuff on Mutt & Stuff and performed Evan on The Barbarian and the Troll, which he also co-created!
Jim Henson may have died in 1990, but his memory lives on through a variety of projects, whether it's "The Muppets," "Sesame Street" or the work done through Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Another popular Henson creation, "Fraggle Rock" is again, this time with the second season of "Fraggle Rock" Back to the Rock" dropping March 29 on Apple TV+. Co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz discuss the series, share an interview with three people behind the program and discuss the Henson legacy. Also, we share an interview Bruce had with Cookie Monster several years ago. Contact us! We want to hear from you! Email questions to podcasts@lee.net and we'll answer your question on a future episode! About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Can you survive five nights?The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy's to the big screen.The film follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson; Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise) a troubled young man caring for his 10-year-old sister Abby (Piper Rubio; Holly & Ivy, Unstable), and haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother more than a decade before.Recently fired and desperate for work so that he can keep custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But Mike soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems. With the aid of Vanessa, a local police officer (Elizabeth Lail; You, Mack & Rita), Mike's nights at Freddy's will lead him into unexplainable encounters with the supernatural and drag him into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare.The film also stars Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes), as Mike's icy Aunt Jane; Kat Conner Sterling (We Have a Ghost, 9-1-1) as Abby's caring babysitter, Max; and Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream) as Steve Raglan, Mike's smug career counselor.Five Nights at Freddy's is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi and Seth Cuddeback.The film's iconic animatronic characters will be created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.Five Nights at Freddy's is produced by Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon. The film's executive producers are Bea Sequeira, Russell Binder, Marc Mostman and Christopher H. Warner. Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production, in association with Striker Entertainment.
Halloween season is here! And actor-director-producer Emma Tammi joined us to chat about her upcoming film, Five Nights at Freddy's, based on the popular video game franchise. She told us all about adapting a video game to a movie, working with large animatronic puppets, and creating a horror movie that's aimed at a PG-13 audience. But the scariest part of the movie process, according to Emma? Reading the reviews. . . .Opening Friday, October 27, in theaters and on Peacock, Five Nights at Freddy's is produced by the spooky creatives at Blumhouse with the murderous mascots from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Everyone feels like they have a book in them. Well, Roya Shariat proved it! The Glossier director of social impact and brand partnerships shared her tips on working a full-time job while pursuing her passion project. Spoiler: There's no such thing as balance. It's more of a trade-off. “It's something I continue to struggle with,” says Roya, “and I'd say I'm not the best at dividing my time. It's using my nights and weekends for that passion project and being a little ruthless sometimes about not going to socialize this month because I've got to work on this book proposal . . . It's just, sometimes, not sleeping and sometimes working seven days a week.” Her cookbook, Maman and Me, is available now in bookstores around the U.S and coming soon to global markets. For more MIC behind-the-scenes, check out Yaz at @yazzyg on Instagram and Josh @joshuagchris on Tiktok!
Halloween season is here! And actor-director-producer Emma Tammi joined us to chat about her upcoming film, Five Nights at Freddy's, based on the popular video game franchise. She told us all about adapting a video game to a movie, working with large animatronic puppets, and creating a horror movie that's aimed at a PG-13 audience. But the scariest part of the movie process, according to Emma? Reading the reviews. . . .Opening Friday, October 27, in theaters and on Peacock, Five Nights at Freddy's is produced by the spooky creatives at Blumhouse with the murderous mascots from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Everyone feels like they have a book in them. Well, Roya Shariat proved it! The Glossier director of social impact and brand partnerships shared her tips on working a full-time job while pursuing her passion project. Spoiler: There's no such thing as balance. It's more of a trade-off. “It's something I continue to struggle with,” says Roya, “and I'd say I'm not the best at dividing my time. It's using my nights and weekends for that passion project and being a little ruthless sometimes about not going to socialize this month because I've got to work on this book proposal . . . It's just, sometimes, not sleeping and sometimes working seven days a week.” Her cookbook, Maman and Me, is available now in bookstores around the U.S and coming soon to global markets. For more MIC behind-the-scenes, check out Yaz at @yazzyg on Instagram and Josh @joshuagchris on Tiktok!
Halloween season is here! And actor-director-producer Emma Tammi joined us to chat about her upcoming film, Five Nights at Freddy's, based on the popular video game franchise. She told us all about adapting a video game to a movie, working with large animatronic puppets, and creating a horror movie that's aimed at a PG-13 audience. But the scariest part of the movie process, according to Emma? Reading the reviews. . . .Opening Friday, October 27, in theaters and on Peacock, Five Nights at Freddy's is produced by the spooky creatives at Blumhouse with the murderous mascots from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Everyone feels like they have a book in them. Well, Roya Shariat proved it! The Glossier director of social impact and brand partnerships shared her tips on working a full-time job while pursuing her passion project. Spoiler: There's no such thing as balance. It's more of a trade-off. “It's something I continue to struggle with,” says Roya, “and I'd say I'm not the best at dividing my time. It's using my nights and weekends for that passion project and being a little ruthless sometimes about not going to socialize this month because I've got to work on this book proposal . . . It's just, sometimes, not sleeping and sometimes working seven days a week.” Her cookbook, Maman and Me, is available now in bookstores around the U.S and coming soon to global markets. For more MIC behind-the-scenes, check out Yaz at @yazzyg on Instagram and Josh @joshuagchris on Tiktok!
I think it's safe to say that many CEOs of big companies have daddy issues, and if Inception has taught us anything, it's that by exploiting those daddy issues, you can get said CEO to give up their company. All we need to do is adapt it for our situation. Get rid of all the dream stuff, add a hyper realistic puppet of Jim Henson, maybe a little bit of Leo Dicaprio in a bear suit to boot, and before you know it we'll be the puppet master CEOs of Jim Henson's Creature Shop! Zach insists the Hardy Boys will lead us to victory, Jared thinks Banksy is Gonzo, and Adam wants to do an Ernie. Talking Points Include: Real No Water Emergen-C, Veto Veto Veto, Enjoying The Spooky Season, We Love Puppeteers, First Idea Worst Idea, The First Ever Inside Kiss, Henson Inception, An Exclusive Reveal of Banksy's Identity, The Muppets Do A Manhattan Project
That One With The Muppeteer 100th EPISODE REPLAY! Wow! And did we ever have the perfect guest for our 100th interview ... Andrew James Spooner is a Muppeteer and a voice over artist, not to mention a self proclaimed Geek, and we think he's quite a lot of fun to chat with! Get ready to laugh .... We talk with Andrew about his background and how "Period Dancing" is NOT pole dancing ... yeah, those are apparently vastly different things. We talk about working at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, working as a Muppeteer on movies like Muppet Treasure Island, how he got into voice acting and why Tom Baker is his favorite Doctor in Doctor Who. Thanks for being here for the first 100, we cant wait to see what the next 100 will bring! For more on Andrew James Spooner, please visit the following - Website - www.andrewjamesspooner.com Twitter & Instagram - @theonlyspoon For more on FSF PopCast, please visit the following - Website - fsfpopcast.com Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Join our Patreon! https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/31938193-rswof?store_id=1397534 100% of all proceeds Benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - wishuponateen.org For more on our show partners - Big Boy Graphics - etsy.com/shop/bigboygraphics Bridgework Studios - https://www.teepublic.com/user/bridgework-studios Level Up Sabers - https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers
That One With The Muppeteer 100th EPISODE REPLAY! Wow! And did we ever have the perfect guest for our 100th interview ... Andrew James Spooner is a Muppeteer and a voice over artist, not to mention a self proclaimed Geek, and we think he's quite a lot of fun to chat with! Get ready to laugh .... We talk with Andrew about his background and how "Period Dancing" is NOT pole dancing ... yeah, those are apparently vastly different things. We talk about working at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, working as a Muppeteer on movies like Muppet Treasure Island, how he got into voice acting and why Tom Baker is his favorite Doctor in Doctor Who. Thanks for being here for the first 100, we cant wait to see what the next 100 will bring! For more on Andrew James Spooner, please visit the following - Website - www.andrewjamesspooner.com Twitter & Instagram - @theonlyspoon For more on FSF PopCast, please visit the following - Website - fsfpopcast.com Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Join our Patreon! https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/31938193-rswof?store_id=1397534 100% of all proceeds Benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - wishuponateen.org For more on our show partners - Big Boy Graphics - etsy.com/shop/bigboygraphics Bridgework Studios - https://www.teepublic.com/user/bridgework-studios Level Up Sabers - https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers
Peter Schube, Ladder & Light's founding principal, is an entertainment and corporate executive with broad and deep experience across all areas of the media industry, including the production and distribution of television programming, feature films, and digital/mobile content. Previously, Peter served as Chief Operating Officer for Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing franchises), overseeing business strategy and all core business operations for the company, including Illumination MacGuff, its 800+ person animation studio in Paris. Prior to Illumination, Mr. Schube spent nearly three decades at The Jim Henson Company, including the last 13 years as President and Chief Operating Officer. There, he was responsible for the worldwide operations of the company's businesses, including its distribution, sales and marketing, finance, H/R, and administration functions, as well as the company's Academy Award® winning Creature Shop. Prior to serving as President, he was the company's Executive Vice President and General Counsel, where he supervised an international staff of 10 lawyers and support personnel as head of the company's worldwide business and legal affairs functions.
We round out our classic 90's TMNT Trilogy episodes with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (aka Turtles in Time in some release formats). This film is mostly panned by fans and critics alike for being a departure from the lore of both the comics and the 1987 animated series. We discuss the replacement of the Henson's Creature Shop costumes, the simplicity of the plot, how the turtles have changed, and what probably would have been a better plot idea for what the studio was working with.Get 20% off + FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED using our code 'SUPER'Check out From the MiddleVisit supermediabrospodcast.com for all past, present, and future episodes, and to leave us a voicemail!Leave us a rating/review on Spotify, GoodPods, and Podchaserhttps://www.supermediabrospodcast.com/reviews/new/Subscribe to us on YouTubeSuper Media Bros MerchSuper Media Bros on Social MediaFacebookTwitterInstagramFounding member of OddPods Media
Today we kick off our discussions about the original TMNT trilogy by revisiting the 1990 cult classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie. While it's not a scene by scene breakdown, we talk about our childhood experiences seeing this for the first time, film factoids, favorite moments, Jim Henson's Creature Shop involvement, and adjacent topics. We will be talking about The Secret of the Ooze and TMNT III in the next two episodes, so be sure to stick around for those releases!Get 20% off + FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED using our code 'SUPER'Check out The 500 Section LoungeVisit https://www.supermediabrospodcast.com for all past, present, and future episodes, and to leave us a voicemail!Leave us a rating/review on Spotify, GoodPods, and Podchaserhttps://www.supermediabrospodcast.com/reviews/new/Subscribe to us on YouTubeSuper Media Bros MerchSuper Media Bros on Social MediaFacebookTwitterInstagramFounding member of OddPods Media
Family members and Peachtree Corners officials are mourning the death of Debbie Mason, the wife of Mayor Mike Mason who took pride in being the "First Lady" of the city. The city announced her death on Thursday. In a Facebook post, her son, Nick, said she had been battling cancer for awhile. City officials said Debbie Mason "represented the best of Peachtree Corners." She played a key role in the creation of Peachtree Corners as the campaign chairwoman for the Peachtree Corners YES Campaign. She also served on the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association's Board of Directors. State Rep. Scott Hilton, who is a former president of the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association, called Mason a "pillar of our community." He said she was also involved in the annual Peachtree Corners festival and played an active role efforts to improve the aesthetics around the city in addition to her efforts to help get the city created. On her Facebook page, Mason identified herself as the "first First Lady of Peachtree Corners." In fact, she is the only first lady that Peachtree Corners has ever had in the 10 years since it became a city. Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife, Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp, and their daughters expressed their sympathies for the Mason family on Thursday as well. “The community theatre scene in metro Atlanta is a true community,” said Brandi Kilgore of Norcross' Lionheart Theatre. “Our theatres are constantly borrowing costumes, set pieces, and props from each other for our respective productions.” It makes sense, then, that Lionheart has offered their stage for a unique “Ten Minute Community Theatre Play Festival” which runs Jan. 13-22. The Festival will be the first production of Lionheart's 2023 season, and it promises to be a fast-paced event that will introduce theatre-goers to new artists from across the Atlanta area. Performances will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. All performances are at Lionheart Theatre, located at 10 College Street in Norcross. The scripts that will be performed come from a group called Merely Writers which is sponsored by Merely Players Presents, a group that gathers to hear works in development read aloud by actors. During this process, writers can hear their own words and get feedback. Lionheart Theatre Company will present “Dead Giveaway” by Daniel Guyton and “Wedding Reception Rewards Program” by Peter Dakutis. Live Arts Theatre is also a Gwinnett nonprofit arts organization. The group will perform “Bump in the Night” by John Mabey and “Speed Dating” by Nedra Roberts. Main Street Theatre hails from Tucker. The group will present “Accusations” by Steven D. Miller and “Pre-Need” by David Davis. Merely Players Presents is located in Doraville. Their two plays are “Roughing It” by Judy Klass and “Broken Hearts” by Karen Ruetz. Onstage Atlanta is located in Scottsdale. The group will perform “The Wedding Night Tweets” by Daniel Guyton. The stage manager for the festival is Janet Conant. This nine-play collection was selected to be a combination of dramas and comedies. Scripts were divided up among the five theater companies, and each theater is responsible for casting its plays and each play's direction. Gatorade announced Friday morning that Mill Creek standout Caleb Downs is the 2022-23 Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year. Downs, who begins classes at Alabama this month, is the first Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Mill Creek High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Downs as Georgia's best high school football player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Football Player of the Year award to be announced in January, Downs joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Trevor Lawrence (2018-19 & 2016-17, Cartersville High School), Matthew Stafford (2005-06, Highland Park High School, Texas) and Emmitt Smith (1986-87, Escambia High School, Fla.). The 6-foot, 195-pound senior safety and running back led the Hawks to a 14-1 record and the Class AAAAAAA state championship this past season. Downs recorded 76 tackles and made five interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns. Downs also rushed for 390 yards and 20 scores, including three TDs in the Hawks' 70-35 win over Carrollton High School in the state final. Ranked as the nation's No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports.com, he also had 36 receptions for 422 yards and three scores. Downs has volunteered locally with Gen50, a faith-based peer leadership group, and as a youth football coach. He has also donated his time as a member of the Mill Creek High School football leadership council and as part of local food drives. A company that specializes in nuclear fuel cell technology and consulting solutions has signed a lease for an office in Peachtree Corners. Lincoln Property Company Southeast announced NAC International signed the lease for 23,000-square-feet of space at the 2 Sun office building in Technology Park Atlanta. The 98.040-square-foot 2 Sun building was recently renovated to add campus-wide Wi-Fi internet, food delivery service for tenants and an outdoor patio. Lincoln said the northeast Atlanta submarket has outperformed other submarkets in recent years and its 15.9% vacancy rate is the lowest among major areas in metro Atlanta. Looking for a fun way to start off the new year with your kids? The Children's Museum of Atlanta has you covered as it opens a new exhibit at the end of the month. “Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin!” opens on Jan. 21. The exhibit is based on the popular PBS Kids TV show, “Splash and Bubbles,” a hit animated series that encourages children to explore ocean science and marine biology through character-driven comedy. The series is co-produced by The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Entertainment Studios. According to museum officials, the new exhibit builds on kids' connections to the characters and their habitats, immersing them in a larger-than-life marine environment and introducing them to the incredible world of ocean exploration. While exploring the early childhood STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) based exhibit, children will be encouraged to build both scientific inquiry and social-emotional skills as they learn how to protect the ocean and its ecosystems, museum officials said. Ocean conservation is a key message within the exhibit, encouraging families to understand that they can create “a small ripple to help our big ocean.” Featuring a variety of hands-on exhibit components, “Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin!” invites children to discover a whole new world as they navigate an under-the-sea maze in a kelp forest, explore a sunken ship that has become an artificial reef, interact with puppet characters created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop and more. The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum served as the creative producers for the new exhibit, created in partnership with The Jim Henson Company and Herschend Enterprises. The exhibit is made possible thanks to generous support from Tim and Elizabeth Swank, Anna and Jim McKelvey and the Graybar Foundation. Local media sponsorship is provided by the Nine Network. The exhibit will be at Children's Museum of Atlanta through April 30 and is free with museum admission. For more information, go to: childrensmuseumatlanta.org. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to appoint Commissioner Jasper Watkins III as its vice-chairman for 2023 on Tuesday. That was the way it was listed on the board's meeting agenda. Things changed during the meeting, however. When the item came up for a vote, Watkins instead nominated fellow Commissioner Ben Ku for the position. The commission then voted to affirm the choice. So, Ku will now serve as the second-in-command on the commission for the next 12 months. That means he will be the person who presides over meetings when Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson is unavailable to do so. It's probably not too surprising that Watkins was not the person who ended up getting picked to serve as vice-chairman, however. The commission has traditionally rotated the vice-chairmanship between its members and Watkins was the vice-chairman in 2022. 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That One With the Muppeteer 100 EPISODES! Wow! And do we ever have the perfect guest for our 100th interview ... Andrew James Spooner is a Muppeteer and a voice over artist, not to mention a self proclaimed Geek, and we think he's quite a lot of fun to chat with! Get ready to laugh .... We talk with Andrew about his background and how "Period Dancing" is NOT pole dancing ... yeah, those are apparently vastly different things. We talk about working at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, working as a Muppeteer on movies like Muppet Treasure Island, how he got into voice acting and why Tom Baker is his favorite Doctor in Doctor Who. Thanks for being here for the first 100, we cant wait to see what the next 100 will bring! For more on Andrew James Spooner, please visit the following - Website - www.andrewjamesspooner.com Twitter & Instagram - @theonlyspoon For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/31938193-rswof?store_id=1397534 100% of all proceeds Benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - https://www.wishuponateen.org Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Buy us Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/fsfpopcast For more on our show partners - Bridgework Studios - https://www.teepublic.com/user/bridgework-studios Level Up Sabers - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2018189&u=3289465&m=124959&urllink=&afftrack= Support The FSF PopCast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/funny-science-fiction
That One With the Muppeteer 100 EPISODES! Wow! And do we ever have the perfect guest for our 100th interview ... Andrew James Spooner is a Muppeteer and a voice over artist, not to mention a self proclaimed Geek, and we think he's quite a lot of fun to chat with! Get ready to laugh .... We talk with Andrew about his background and how "Period Dancing" is NOT pole dancing ... yeah, those are apparently vastly different things. We talk about working at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, working as a Muppeteer on movies like Muppet Treasure Island, how he got into voice acting and why Tom Baker is his favorite Doctor in Doctor Who. Thanks for being here for the first 100, we cant wait to see what the next 100 will bring! For more on Andrew James Spooner, please visit the following - Website - www.andrewjamesspooner.com Twitter & Instagram - @theonlyspoon For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/31938193-rswof?store_id=1397534 100% of all proceeds Benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - https://www.wishuponateen.org Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Buy us Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/fsfpopcast For more on our show partners - Bridgework Studios - https://www.teepublic.com/user/bridgework-studios Level Up Sabers - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2018189&u=3289465&m=124959&urllink=&afftrack= Support The FSF PopCast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/funny-science-fiction
Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer. Based on conceptual designs by Brian Froud, the film was written by Terry Jones, and many of its characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, The Goblin King. In Labyrinth, Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous, otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby, whom she wished away to Jareth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradepaperbacks/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
Labyrinth is a 1986 musical fantasy film directed by Jim Henson with George Lucas as executive producer. Based on conceptual designs by Brian Froud, the film was written by Terry Jones, and many of its characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The film stars Jennifer Connelly as 16-year-old Sarah and David Bowie as Jareth, The Goblin King. In Labyrinth, Sarah embarks on a quest to reach the center of an enormous, otherworldly maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby, whom she wished away to Jareth.
En Música de Contrabando, revista diaria de música en Onda Regional de Murcia (OJO, vamos de 22,05 a 24,00h) Eric Clapton ha lanzado un nueva canción, “Pompous fool”. El lanzamiento, sin ninguna información ni explicación, tuvo lugar coincidiendo con la dimisión de Boris Johnson.Coldplay ha estrenado el vídeo de Biutyful, el brillante corte de su último álbum Music Of The Spheres. En esta ocasión cuentan con la colaboración de The Weirdos, un elenco diverso de títeres de Creature Shop de Jim Henson. TikTok y Los Fresones Rebeldes lanzan el himno de #Legendarias para apoyar a la selección femenina de fútbol. El biopic dirigidopor Baz Luhrmann y protagonizado por Austin Butler y Tom Hanks se estrena hoy, con unaBanda Sonora trufada de interpretaciones de pesos pesados de la música: Eminem y CeeLo Green con 'The King and I' (Interscope Records); Måneskin con 'If I Can Dream' de Elvis Presley; Doja Cat con su potente 'Vegas'; la insuperable interpretación de Austin Butler en'Trouble'...Los canadienses Metric han publicado Formentera, su mediterráneo nuevo disco. Miss Caffeina ty Varry Brava , siguiendo con la temática que inspira Dancetería, el club como lugar seguro para todo tipo de disidente, esta canción habla de ese momento exacto en el que, sin darte cuenta, son las 6 de la mañana, la discoteca va a cerrar, encienden las luces y ponen una última canción con la intención de que la gente salga del local, pero que a ti te llena de nostalgia y hace que quieras quedarte bailando con los ojos cerrados . Easy Life lanzan el nuevo single ‘OTT' con BENEE. una canción sobre extremos, moderación, y mantenernos a raya unos a otros. Grabado durante el confinamiento por Murray y la estrella del pop neozelandesa BENEE, es la conversación que querrías tener con alguien que lleva un camino autodestructivo. `Sin Vergüenza´ es la nueva canción de Arde Bogotá y Dani Fernández. “Another Way” es el nuevo single de Loganz, habla como en ciertos momentos tenemos que tomardecisiones que cambian drásticamente el transcurso de nuestra vida. «Si Esto Es Una Broma, ¿Dónde Está La Gracia?», es el nuevo single de Kylu Te Quiero!. 'Miénteme otra vez'Tercer adelanto del nuevo disco de la banda oscense-barcelonesa, WILL SPECTOR Y LOS FATUS, un corte poderoso y electrizante donde la psicodelia de Brian Jonestown Massacre, la espacialidad de Spiritualized, la chulería de Happy Mondays y la electrónica orgánica de Caribou se dan un chapuzón en un mar de shoegaze y de ritmos bailables.. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs comparte su nuevo single como antesala del lanzamiento de su nuevo álbum, ‘When the Lights Go' que finalmente pospone su edición al 9 de septiembre. Las LIgas Menores versionean a Triñangulo de Amor Bizarro. Marcelo Criminal presenta su nuevo EP Medio Mensaje en La Mar de Músicas. Mario W , dejando un silencio entre uve y doble, es el nombre artístico de Mario Muñoz , con el que charlamos esta noche; un joven de 21 años, que se ha alzado con el primer premio del CreaMurcia Otras Tendencias ( Loosy quedó en segunda posición y Davo Baddas en tercera). Con JALEO, un tema de drill en el que colabora la cantaora cartagenera Mamen Fernández, se posiciona más allá de cualquier tipo de norma.
Mousetalgia's Best Ear Ever #23: ILM Creature Shop Technician Kirk Thatcher Contact us at comments@mousetalgia.com. In this special episode recorded live from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim on April 17, 2015, Mousetalgia welcomes writer/director/puppeteer/creature artist Kirk Thatcher (who went on to direct "Muppets Haunted Mansion") to the show to talk about his work for ILM on Return of the Jedi creating creatures and aliens, and then bringing them to life for the film. Television producer Joseph Freed also joins our roundtable to discuss living la vida Star Wars as we share memories, stories, and opinions about Star Wars past, present and future, including the newly-released teaser trailer for "The Force Awakens." Join us at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim for this very special episode of Mousetalgia!
Reviews: Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft - Orphan of Agony Isle #1, Pubic Domain #1, Variants #1, Stranger Things s4, part 2 As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Ashley, Melissa, Ricky and Marta! Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: Jim Henson's Creature Shop is building puppets for a MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO stage play, more Spidey variants coming from Marvel Comics, Archie Comics launches horror month and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
We sat down at the Jim Henson Creature Shop with Peter Brooke to talk all things puppets, and the Iconic legacy of the Jim Henson Company. Peter has helped bring some of the worlds most Iconic characters to life for shows like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Dinosaurs, Where the Wild Things Are, and more. We hope you enjoy this peak behind the curtain where many of our childhood dreams were shaped!
Our newest podcast series FRAGGLE TALK continues as we climb a giant Doozer tower to dive deep into the second episode: "Red and the Big Jump"! Our very special guests all join us from the Jim Henson Creature Shop, and have had a hand in designing, building, and maintaining the incredible puppets seen in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. We're pleased to welcome Creature Shop Supervisor Scott Johnson, On-Set Wrangling Supervisor Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, and Puppet Build Supervisor Rollie Krewson! For more details, please visit us at ToughPigs.com.
Ben Rector talks with morning host Matt Pelsor about the origin of “Joy,” the Jim Henson's Creature Shop character created for his current album “The Joy of Music.” They explore the collaborators on the record, including Snoop Dogg and saxophone phenoms Dave Koz, and Kenny G; and Ben talks about golfing with one of his musical heroes. Ben Rector plays TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park May 14th, 2022 Concert Connection: https://www.wttsfm.com/events/ben-rector/
“Turn Back, Sarah. Turn back before it's too late.” We watched Labyrinth (1986) with our good-Judy Jared Anderson and we wish the Goblin King would come and take you away… right now. Sixteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelley) faces off against Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) and a generation's sexual awakening began. Bowie is giving androgynous ren-faire realness and Connelley is giving ethereal drama-kid/teen model. And you can trust and believe we get into that cod-piece. Is it icky that the Goblin King is so actively seducing this young girl? A little, but it's all fantasy and (spoiler alert) Sarah finds her way back to her kick ass bedroom in her dad and stepmoms sweet Victorian house in Portland. The puppet work by Jim Henson's Creature Shop will transport you to another world, the costumes will make you want to head over to Party City right now, and the MUSIC! Don't get us started on the soundtrack by David Bowie. It's FIRE. Grab a cold mug of mead, break out your tights and lets get theatrical! Say it with us… “You have no power over me!” Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Twitter: @MTMUGPod Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna
Welcome back to Fantasy February here at Movies that Make Us. This week, we discuss the 1986 classic Labyrinth.The film tells the story of 16-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly)'s quest to reach the center of an enormous maze to rescue her infant half-brother Toby who Sarah wished away to Jareth, the Goblin King (David Bowie). The majority of the characters in the film are played by puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop.This is a film many of us grew up with, but how does it hold up to current audiences? We would love to hear your thoughts on the film. Next week, we'll be discussing Jon Favreau's underappreciated film Zathura.Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. Sometimes we even broadcast live on Facebook, so you can give us feedback right then and there. It's pretty sweet.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won't see you at the movies… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join us for the second of three sit down interviews with members of the cast and crew of Rogue One as we celebrate its 5th anniversary. Today we chat with the head of the Creature Shop, Oscar winning genius Neal Scanlan about his time creating magic in the Star Wars galaxy on a very special edition of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook and YouTube. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ7LZotr3rQhVJwpO3b2ELw www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks
It's 1999, and the (fictional) IASA organization is testing a new spacecraft designed by scientist John Crichton that will help propel humanity into the stars. Crichton overshoots just a LITTLE bit, and ends up running into an alien spacecraft on the other side of the galaxy, accidentally causing the death of the very conspicuously human-like pilot. Pursued by the Peackeeper armada, John is taken in by a group of prisoners escaping aboard a living ship. Now John Crichton is trying to find his way back home, but has to survive this strange new world long enough to do so. Vinnk and Sean share their college-era memories of one of the greatest science fiction (or should we say "SYFY"?) series of all time, and how well it holds up over 20 years later - especially the practical effects and muppet aliens provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. As one of the last series of the 20th century, there are over 20 episode per season to get through, compared to most of our other reviews, but you don't have to bust out your VHS tapes or fullscreen, non-anamorphic DVDs to watch along. Starring: * Ben Browder - John Crichton * Claudia Black - Aeryn Sun * Anthony Simcoe - Ka D'Argo * Jonathan Hardy - Dominar Rygel XVI * Lani Tupu - Pilot / Captain Bialar Crais * Gigi Edgley - Chiana Available on Amazon Prime Video and Blu-ray. Logo by by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.
This week, day guests will be paying more for a day of magic at Disneyland, a Magic Key has “sold out,” trams are coming back, the holidays are spreading throughout the resort, some construction updates, we talk to Lyndsey about park planning, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! News: Well, it happened again. The prices to enter Disneyland have increased. The only ticket that has not gone up was the 1 Day, 1 Park tier 1 ticket, which remains at $104. All the other tickets have gone up $5 for the 1 day, 1 park tier 2 ticket to $25 for the park hopper tickets. Parking has also increased from $25 to $30 for theme park standard parking and $15 increases for hotel self park, oversized, and valet parking. Also of note, the Dream Key, which is the highest level Magic Key has also halted sales for now. – https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/25/disneyland-raises-ticket-prices-for-most-types-of-admission/and https://www.micechat.com/305977-disneyland-ticket-price-increase-2021/ Early 2022. That is when Disneyland says that the trams from Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures are returning. Disneyland has said that they will begin to conduct maintenance on the trams as well as rehire and train staff for the trams in the next few months. – https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/25/disneyland-parking-trams-returning-in-early-2022/ The Disney Parks TikTok account teased the return of an old favorite likely coming back to Disneyland sometime in the future. The Main Street Electrical Parade has been taken out, once again, from storage and looks to be making a return. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/10/confirmed-the-main-street-electrical-parade-is-returning-to-disneyland-resort/ In just a couple of weeks the Holiday season will arrive at the resort, and along with it, the Christmas Fantasy Parade. There was some concern that the parade would be preformed for Christmas Party guests only, but that is not the case. The parade will run daily at 3:00 and 5:30 beginning on November 12th. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/10/showtimes-announced-for-a-christmas-fantasy-parade-at-disneyland-park/ The Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe on Main Street has opened to guests. The new shop, which took the place of the Kodak Photo Supply store at the end of Main Street, by the Plaza Inn, opened last week. The new store will feature different holiday merchandise throughout the year including Halloween, Easter, Lunar New Year, and more. A unique service at this location is the ornament personalization, where cast members can hand paint the ornaments. There is a backtory of the proprietor of the shop as well. It is based on the real mother of Disneyland Resort Enhancement Manaher Dawn Pipal-Keehne. Evelyn Toro is the character, and she traveled around the world to collect the different holiday items. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/10/21/shop-for-the-holidays-all-year-at-disneylands-new-store/and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/10/22/photos-come-with-us-inside-the-new-year-round-holiday-store-in-disneyland/ and https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/21/disneyland-places-woman-of-color-at-center-of-new-holiday-shops-backstory/ Halloween is just a few days away from when we are recording this episode, so there still might be time to make some Disney Halloween magic at your house. The Disney Parks Blog has posted some templates to carve some pumpkins with step-by-step instructions, make a Madame Leota crystal ball, learn to draw the Haunted Mansion, and more. Head on over to the link in our show notes for all the spooky details and templates! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/10/hauntingly-good-diys-to-add-a-dose-of-disney-parks-magic-to-your-halloween/ A new experience has come to the Lego store in Downtown Disney. Guests can now build their own custom Lego minifigures. To participate in the experience, guests must make an appointment, then use screens to customize the figure by choosing features such as head, pants, and torso details. Once the design is complete, it will be 3D printed on site. The experience is $12 and can be booked at the link in our show notes. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/10/photos-new-custom-lego-minifigure-factory-opens-at-downtown-disney-district/ and https://storebooking.lego.com/ The holidays are already starting to show up in the parks with Halloween still a few days away. The snow has started to fall on Sleeping Beauty Castle as of the end of last week, lights have started appearing in the trees around the resort, World of Disney has hung some garland and lights, as well as installed some holiday decorations for the displays. – https://www.micechat.com/305746-big-disneyland-news-trams-prices-construction/ Some construction updates from around the resort include the work coming to a close on Big Thunder, which is expected to return on November 4th. Pelican's Landing, which is the new seating area for the Harbor Galley by the Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain is slowly moving along. The ToonTown walkway is still moving towards completion with the new brickwork. The Fantasyland Theater's entrance marquee is being refurbished, and work continues on the steelwork needed for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway facade that will hold the moutains of ToonTown once the new attraction opens. – https://www.micechat.com/305746-big-disneyland-news-trams-prices-construction/ Fans of the Muppet Haunted Mansion special on Disney+ may want to check out one of the folks Instagram page that brought the show to life. Jasper Anderson has worked for Jim Henson's Creature Shop for the last several years, and worked on bringing the Muppets to the Haunted Mansion. Jasper shares some behind the scenes looks about how it came together. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/10/horror-effects-sculptor-jasper-j-anderson-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-muppets-haunted-mansion/ With some of the negative press that Disney has been getting recently from the reservation system, to rising ticket prices, to sold out Magic Keys, to moving Imagineering to Florida, and more, some former Imagineers have been passing around a petition to fire Disney CEO Bob Chapek. As of the time of this recording, the petition had _____ signatures. A reminder to our listeners that a petition is not enough to actually fire Chapek, but it does show how unhappy people are with his performance. For those interested, the link to the petition is in the show notes. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/10/retired-imagineers-passing-around-petition-to-fire-disney-ceo-bob-chapek/ and https://www.change.org/p/the-walt-disney-company-fire-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-5feb6077-21d0-41aa-9eaf-9959501b210e?redirect=false The Disney Conservation Fund, which is committed to saving wildlife and building a global community to protect nature, awarded grats to projects and celebrated some cast members last week. 60 non-profit organizations received the grants. A few of the cast members that have offered their time and talents to support the fund were highlighted on the Disney Parks Blog post. To hear about their experiences and to learn more about the fund and the recipients, check out the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/10/disney-conservation-fund-awards-grants-to-global-conservation-projects-and-celebrates-cast-members-who-help-make-it-possible/ Discussion: Lyndsey – Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/boymom_at_disneyland Guides – https://www.boymomsunite.com/disneyland
Haters can frig off, because we're visiting the deep hole in the woods where we're keeping our monster friends! We watched The Pit & PG: Psycho Goreman! Sources: The Pit (1981) Film historian commentary with Paul Corupe and Jason Pichonsky "Interview with Jeannie Elias", BluRay featurette "Interview with Sam Snyders", BluRay featurette "Interview with Ian A. Stuart", BluRay featurette PG: Psycho Goreman (2020) Writer/Director commentary with Steven Kostanski "One-on-One: An Interview with the Director", BluRay featurette "Interviews with the Cast", BluRay featurette "Interview with Adam Brooks", BluRay featurette "Kortex: A Konversation", BluRay featurette "The Music of PG", BluRay featurette "Fight Choregoraphy", BluRay featurette "Minature Magic", BluRay featurette "Inside the Creature Shop", BluRay featurette
Well, "A Summer of Muppets" has finally come to a close. But before saying goodbye to the World of Jim Henson, Ashley and Sammi are headed into the strange land of the Creature Shop. First up is Labyrinth, with the bizarrely attractive David Bowie at the helm as the Goblin King, Jareth. Labyrinth is filled with catchy songs, fascinating characters, and immersive world that only Jim Henson could dream up. Next, Ashley and Sammi chat about The Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The movie and and prequel television series showcase that Henson can create amazing content void of human characters. What do you think? Are you a fan of the these 80s movies? What about the reboot? Let Ashley and Sammi know on Instagram @pixiedusttwinspodcast! And don't forget to like and subscribe to the show! Next week, our Disney Twins are taking a break, but make sure you have your alerts turned on because when they return, they are switching gears to spend a month chatting about Boy Meets World! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/LimitlessBroadcasting?fan_landing=true)
http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11. 8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island. Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films. He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda's big return to the screen in The Last Jedi. I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet. Also, this month you can win a copy of Puppetry: How to Do It by Mervyn Millar! Listen to find out how to enter. For even more of my talk with Dave Chapman, check out the Under The Puppet app for iOS and Android and click the Gift icon in the listing for this episode. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor) IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/ DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/ London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/ Jim Henson's The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer) Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/ Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up! Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/ Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8 Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/ CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: OTIS THE AARDVARK - https://youtu.be/A9ZI1FkJFI8 THAT PUPPET GAME SHOW - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkkpc DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - https://youtu.be/8XLqWdGCaDs HEAR NEW EPISODES EARLY! GET BONUS CONTENT! DOWNLOAD THE FREE UNDER THE PUPPET APP! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet CONNECT WITH GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one. Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2021 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com
Join us as Jessika takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the 1990s Ninja Turtle movies. Come for the stories about Jim Henson, stay for the ragging on Corey Feldman. We will not be discussing the Michael Bay abominations. ----more---- Episode 9 Transcription [00:00:00] Jessika: God, am I wheezy on my microphone right now? Hello. Welcome to Ten Cent Takes the podcast where we serve comics knowledge on the half shell, one issue at a time. My name is Jessika Frazier and I'm joined by my cohost, the righteous reader, Mike Thompson. Hello? Mike: Hello. Jessika: Well, the purpose of our podcast is to study comic books in ways that are both fun and informative. We want to look at their coolest, weirdest and silliest moments, as well as examine how they're woven into the larger fabric of pop culture and history. Today, we're going to be discussing movies from a genre that is very near and dear to my heart, the Teenage Mutant Ninja [00:01:00] Turtles.Now we won't be doing a deep dive into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, but stay tuned for a future episode. We are going to be talking about the live action, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films from the nineties, the drama leading up to the making of the films, the ingenuity, and detailed involved in the filming itself, along with the casting crew and some of their recollections and anecdotes.But before we do Mike, what is a one cool thing you've read or watched lately? Mike: well, I know what we have both been watching actually. And I feel like, uh, maybe you need to start off this conversation. Jessika: So, yeah, cause I, I see that you have written the same thing as I, as we do have a shared file here. Well, I watched the first few episodes of MODOK, which just came out this year and it is witty and wonderful. Mike: I think it came out like a week ago. Jessika: Oh, sweet. Mike: Yeah, like it's real [00:02:00] fresh. Jessika: Well, thank you to my friend who was like, we need to watch this because you'll really enjoy it. And in fact I did. So, and now that I have my head sort of out of turtle world, I'll be able to watch a little bit more. But for those of you who haven't seen it yet, it follows a blundering Marvel villain with a big head and a super tiny body named MODOK. He flies around on this little hover in this little hover situation. It's very funny. And it follows his evil ventures and how they bleed into his family life in the suburbs, and it is produced by a variety of people. One of whom is Seth green and the show does have a very, a robot chicken vibe to it. It's done in Claymation and can get pretty violent and graphic, in a Claymation kind of way. But I wouldn't say it's a kid show. I also got a star-studded cast Patton Oswalt is in it. Amy Garcia, Ben Schwartz -whom I loved in Parks and Rec- John Hamm, Nathan Fillion, Whoopie shows up. There's a ton of people.I'm only four episodes in out [00:03:00] of the ten, that comprise season one, but I'm super looking forward to laughing my way through the remaining six potentially tonight. Mike: I'm not going to spoil it for you, but Alan Tudyk shows up in a role where he sounds almost exactly like Joker from Harley Quinn. It's great. Jessika: Oh, I'm so excited. So what did you think about it? Mike: We loved it. So Sarah and I wound up bingeing it last Friday when we didn't have the kids, because we knew it was not a friendly show, as you get the warning at the very beginning, talking about how this is a mature show and it is not, not for small children. I think we binged all of it in one night because you know, it was only 10 episodes and they're half hour. So we didn't know much about it. Other than I'd seen a promo image for it. I had seen a bunch of nerds getting mad about it online, but I also knew that Patton Oswalt was involved. So I was already sold because anything that man touches I will consume. We wound up just being blown out of the water. And it's so funny while also [00:04:00] being weirdly faithful to Marvel Comics lore and in a weird twist, we wound up adopting a dog two days later. And, it was very unexpected. It was a very spur of the moment thing where we saw this dog online and then decided to apply for him. And we got him and I didn't think this was actually going to fly, but Sarah agreed to it, much to her chagrin I'm sure later on, but we named him MODOG. So MODOG stands for Miniature Organism Designed Only for Gnawing because he's a puppy and he's chewing on everything as puppies do. We call him Mo for short, there's a graphic designer at my company who immediately whipped up an image of him MODOK's doomsday chair. So it's his face, but then MODOK's body. It's great. And I've shared it everywhere. And now I have a new life goal where I want to have Patton Oswalt meet my dog and then sign a printing of that graphic.So. Patton Oswalt, future friend of the podcast, please hit us up. Jessika: That was a really cute picture. [00:05:00] I literally LOL'd when I saw it. Mike:It was very good. It's also been turned into a Slack emoji in our work slack. And as a result, it's just getting spammed by everybody on my team. Jessika: Deservedly so. Nowonto our main topic, which is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films. First, I want to give a shout out to the resources I used in my research of these films. IMDB.com, movie web.com. There was a whole interview with the cast and crew of the making of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films from the Hollywood reporter.com. Turtlepediafandom.com, which is very well organized and has tons of information with resources cited and the film, The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is basically the history told through compiled interviews of [00:06:00] those involved in making this amazing franchise. So these live action films, I don't know about you. I absolutely remember watching these as a kid, although I didn't realize that until I started watching them again and was immediately able to recall every scene from the first film. And we were also very much, and I've said this before on the podcast, we were very much a teenage mutant ninja turtle household.So it makes total sense that we would have watched that at some point, probably numerous times. I presume you also watched them as a kid. What was your experience with the films? Mike: I mean, I was born in the early eighties, I was very much that target demographic for the Turtles. My mom actually took me to see the first movie, I think four times. Jessika: Oh, wow. Mike: I think I mentioned in that Saturday Morning Cartoon episode, that the last time she just sat in the lobby and read a book Jessika: I still love that story. Mike: Yeah, which, f you ever meet my mom, that, that checks out. She's like, meh, he'll be fine. He'll be [00:07:00] fine. What's the worst that could happen. Letting my eight-year-old go into a movie theater alone. But yeah, I saw both sequels in the theater too. I think I saw The Secret of the Ooze twice. And then the third one was fine. I mean, we got it on video and I remember watching it a bunch of times with my siblings because they were pretty young and we would just pop it on because it was something that could entertain all of us, but it wasn't one of those things that we needed to see over and over again in the movie theater, as opposed to the other ones.I had so many of the action figures when I was a kid and I was just addicted to the cartoon for like longer than it was cool. Jessika: Hard same. Very much so. Mike: But I weirdly wasn't really into the comics. The Ninja Turtle comics were just never something that I was all that curious about. I was already into Marvel and DC and Image and all that stuff. Jessika: Yeah. Very nice. I'm going to get into production, actors and success of each of the films along with some other fun facts. [00:08:00] But first, can you please give me a brief overview of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle film? Mike: Sure. So Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the proverbial superhero origin movie. It's set in a New York that's still rocking the grit of the eighties, and it's also showing a bit more urban decay than we're used to. This New York is in the throes of a crime wave due to the Foot Clan, which has been recruiting wayward teens, and eventually training them to be ninjas of all things. I don't quite understand how you go from recruiting teens to just commit petty burglaries and then rewarding them with a giant warehouse full of video arcade cabinets and skateboarding ramps and graffiti walls. And regular or menthol cigarettes as was demonstrated in the scene that we get to see a very young Sam Rockwell selling the Foot Clan to teenagers.The movie introduces us to the Ninja Turtles, their leaders Splinter, the vigilante Casey Jones, [00:09:00] and TV reporter April O'Neil, as they all deal with the crime wave in their own ways. But then they eventually work together to defeat Shredder and his army. Jessika: Yeah. That totally sums it up. What did you think of the film overall on the rewatch? Mike: Honestly, I was surprised by how well it's aged. it's not like the current crop of superhero movies where those are clearly meant to be watched by adults who are fans of the franchise. And then also make it accessible to kids. This was clearly meant to be a kids movie that was tolerable for their parents who got dragged to the theater. It's a lot darker and grittier than I remembered. And a lot of those elements really went over my head as a kid. The Turtles and Splinter themselves, I also think are really impressive, which isn't surprising since the costumes and puppetry were handled by the Jim Henson company. I mean, when you hire the best you get the best. But yeah, most kids during this era had really only been exposed [00:10:00] to the cartoon. So it's a little weird at how serious they went with the overall tone and storyline. My only real complaint was how kind of janky Shredder's costume was, but he actually doesn't show up that much. It's like he's wearing, do you remember those like weird sequined , evening dresses that were all the rage in the late eighties, early nineties? Jessika: Oh, yes. The ones with the shoulder pads? Mike: Yeah, it kind of looks like someone took the fabric from that and then attached Shredder's blades and shoulder pads. And it's also the wrong color. It's red. They really needed to give him a cape and a belt and I would have been way more okay with that. But it's fine. Jessika: Yeah. Mike: What about you? How do you feel about it? Jessika: I think it held up pretty well on the rewatch. Like you said, it was super fun. As fun as I remember it. And I really liked April's role in the film, which was kind of, I would say edgy for like the nineties. She's independent. She lives alone, although her boss has absolutely [00:11:00] no boundaries. He just fucking shows up there with his kid and the kid's fucking stealing things from her. Like screw that, don't bring your kid here. Mike: She lives in this weird shithole of an apartment, too. Which doesn't make sense to me because she's apparently a really well-respected and popular TV journalist. Jessika: Mike we're women. We can't both have success and nice things Mike: I'm sorry. Jessika: That would be really threatening to the patriarchy. I really dig that she follows stories regardless of what others may advise her she should do. Like, she's not about doing fluff pieces. She's just like, no, let's do this thing. And at, one point she's almost mugged and she doesn't tell her boss because why, why, why, why should she, like, nothing happened really? And when he asks her about it, she has this like “for what” attitude, which I'm like, yeah, exactly. For what? Like, why should I, I'm not going to call my boss and be like, “I tripped on the [00:12:00] sidewalk and sprained my ankle.” I don't know. It didn't make any sense. So Mike: That producer really was, he was really there as an excuse to introduce the character of his son. That was really the only purpose that he was there for. Jessika: Yeah, he popped in and out. He wasn't doing much with that. Yeah. Also the animatronics were surprisingly great. I know it's Jim Henson, but like the nineties were a really good decade for, good animatronics between like that and Jurassic Park.You know, very, very good. So their movements were just really convincing. And we'll get into, part of why that is, in just a couple of minutes when I talk about the animatronics and the costumes. Mike: Yeah. I'm really excited to talk about that actually. Jessika: So picture this: It's 1989 and comic book movies were not wildly popular after a couple of recent superhero flops. Their turtles were initially [00:13:00] discovered by Gary Proper, who was a road manager for the comic Gallagher. He had previously worked with Kim Dawson and got her on board as producer. And they signed on Bobby Herbeck as the writer. This was kind of cool because during the writing process, there was a lot of back and forth between Herbeck and the original writers, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird to ensure that the movie was staying true to the comic and, per an interview I read, it was definitely a longer process than Herbeck had initially thought it would be. Mike: That makes sense because to be completely honest, the movie feels like a pretty faithful adaptation of the tone of the original comic, which was very over the top and gritty and violent. Jessika: Yeah, absolutely. And I, I do like that. They went back and checked instead of just said, okay, well we have the rights and we're going to run and do what we want to do with this. So now that they had a script, they had to find funding and a studio and a way to make the Turtles come to [00:14:00] life. So they pitched the idea all around Hollywood. All three of them were incredibly enthusiastic, but the studios were super wary after the recent comic book related box office failures. Mike: So out of curiosity, which movies were those that failed? Jessika: Howard the Duck? Mike: Oh yeah. Jessika: Yeah. And so it didn't do well. And there was another one before that, too, although it doesn't say on here, but Howard the Duck was the big one that people were like, yikes, we're going to go ahead and back off. Mike: That was George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. And they thought they had like the next star wars and ET their hands. Jessika: I've never even heard of it. Mike: Oh, oh, we should totally do a retrospective on it at some point. It's based on a Marvel comics character who is a anthropomorphic duck. They had a full animatronic suit. It's like, you know, Ninja Turtle-quality animatronics, and puppetry. It had all sorts of talent involved with it. And it was one of the biggest box office bombs. So that makes a lot of sense actually, because that'd be the closest [00:15:00] thing where you're talking about anthropomorphic comic characters. Jessika: I'm getting flashes of like a big duck costume. So I may have even seen flashes of it in my life, Mike: It's a weird movie. It's real weird. Leah Thompson, you know, the mom from Back to the Future is in it and this was like at the height of her popularity too. Jessika: Oh no poor Leah. Mike: It's real uncomfortable. There's a whole scene where she's in bed with Howard in lingerie. Jessika: Ew, with the duck?. Mike: It's, very weird Jessika: I don't like it. Mike: And very uncomfortable. Jessika: It's weird enough having these teenage, like teenage, they are supposed to be fun. Fact, they're supposed to be 15 during this, that they're all like over April. It's like, Ooh. Like she is definitely a full adult, a full adult, like you are 15 years old and you're, a turtle! Like… Mike: And that's unfortunately, [00:16:00] something that's carried on. I feel like the one thing that they don't actually ever do a very good job of adapting is the teenage aspect. I have hope for what we have coming in the future. We'll talk about that later. Jessika: Yeah, yeah. Mike: But yeah. Jessika: Ugh. So they pitched the idea all around Hollywood. After those comic book related box office failures, after months of persistent nudging, they finally wore down Tom Gray, who was the head of production for Golden Harvest and got approval to light the project with a $3 million budget. And apparently they already had another couple of million already floating around, like, yeah, no problem. Just, but we need more. Mike: They were already huge, and the funny thing is this is very much like how they actually got their first pitch for getting the action figures made where their agent was driving around with this giant turtle. I think Playmates was the last toy manufacturer that was actually willing to talk to them and they agreed to it, but they had been making pitches right and left [00:17:00] and no one had picked them up. Jessika: it was just, it sounded like such a whole thing that they were just like, Fox! How about you? How about blah, blah, blah. And everybody was like, whoa, whoa, you need to leave like exit through where you came from, because we don't want anything you have to tell us. Mike: Don't even take the main exit, go out the servant's exit. Jessika: Yeah, we don't want to see you leave. Just do it. can teleport. That'd be great. Mike: We don't want any association with you or your trash. Get out . Jessika: Oh no. So they hired Steve Barron as director. Mike: Right. Jessika: Barron wanted to make sure that the teenage mutant ninja turtles were a hybrid of the lighter animated series, along with the darker vibe of the comics, which is why there is that kind of middle point. It is a little darker, but it's maybe not as dark as the comics and that's intentional. They did want to make it family friendly because the comics really aren't, they're very violent. They're very graphic. You can put a dark spin on things and still make it [00:18:00] family friendly. Barron had also worked with Jim Henson on a previous project and knew Henson's Creature Shop would make the Turtles more fully believable on screen. Now, the issue was that this was 1990. Jim Henson was arguably the biggest name in the animatronics game, which of course meant his services were not going to be cheap. This edition would be $6 million, which of course was far over their budget. They also had to convince Henson to actually take part in the film because he was concerned that it was too violent for what his puppets should portray and might be a risky move due to his younger fanbase. Took some sweet talking from Barron -which seems to be kind of the name of the game for the Turtles- but Henson finally agreed to assist. And this was the first and what is thought to be the last time that Henson lent out the name to use in this way? Yeah. They [00:19:00] had to get another studio involved because they just simply did not have enough money. Mike: Right. Jessika: And finally signed on with Fox for a larger budget. Which also fell through. I read an interview that said within 10 days of when they were supposed to start filming, they still didn't have the funding. Mike: Wow. Jessika: So they were cutting it incredibly close. I mean, it had literally everything else. Mike: Come to think of it. I mean, yeah, that's wild. And then also - given the time that this came out- this has gotta be one of the last films that Jim Henson was personally involved with before he died. Jessika: Yeah. Actually we'll get into that. We will. Yeah. And not even on this, this part of it, but we'll we'll we'll we'll get there. We'll get there. Yeah. New Line Cinema eventually came through and signed on to produce. But offered significantly less money than the 6 million that had been proposed. Golden Harvest owner, Raymond Chow, agreed to fund the remainder of the expenses, whatever those were. Mike: Okay. I mean, that was a great bet for him. [00:20:00] Jessika: Okay. Yeah, absolutely. Shoot. So this is wild. We were talking about Jim Henson. Let's talk about the costumes because those things were awesome. There were actually two sets of costumes for each turtle, one for the animatronics, s
On this episode, The Barretta Brothers celebrate the TV show Dinosaurs and welcome the people behind the characters, Roy, Monica, and Spike. Episode Outline: 05:50mins: Conversation with Pons Maar about casting the show. 13:30mins: Conversation about the character Roy. Pete Brooke, Julianne Buescher, Pons Maar. 30:50mins: Conversation about the character Monica. Jack Tate, Julianne Buescher, and 55:00mins: Conversation about the character Spike. John Kennedy, Lisa Rocco ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Pons Maar Pons Maar trained as a visual artist in Florida, (yep, a Florida Man) then studied various performance disciplines in the SF Bay Area and, as a ‘performance artist', created and toured his solo shows. He somehow ended up with a career in film and television appearing in; Return to Oz, Golden Child, The Blob (1988), Dead Heat, Masters of the Universe, Teddy Rex, George of the Jungle, Monkeybone, and Dinosaurs TV series. Beginning with Return to Oz Pons also acted as Movement or Creature Coordinator on various productions. Julianne Buescher Julianne Buescher is a whimsically versatile, classically trained actor, voice-over artist and Muppet Performer…whose new Muppet character Beverly Plume can be seen in “Muppets Now!” On Disney+! Follow Julianne on IG at @juliannebuescher and see all her credits at IMDb.me/juliannebuescher Jake Tate Jack Tate is an actor/puppeteer/voiceover guy. Mostly, he's retired, but he'd work if someone asked. He was in movies: The Right Stuff, Monster in the Closet, Interview with an Assassin and many others. On TV, he did a lot of day-player roles: Fresh Prince, Frazier, Hotel, Murder She Wrote and many others, before he landed on Dinosaurs, as a regular player, a Unisaur, appearing as many of the characters interacting with the family. Another show he was a regular on later, was The Journey of Allen Strange, for Nickelodeon. He was more successful in commercials than TV or movies, doing pretty near 1000 of them, many as a spokesman for AT&T, Pepsi, Bud Light, Ford Mercury and played, for 20+ years, the character Jack in the Box. Dinosaurs was easily his career favorite. Pete Brooke Peter Brooke is the Creative Supervisor for the Academy Award®-winning Jim Henson's Creature Shop™ and is responsible for the conception, design and sculpt of each character and creature brought to life at the Shop's Los Angeles location. His work can be seen in such films as the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, George of the Jungle, Cats & Dogs, Dr. Dolittle, and Where the Wild Things Are, as well as the television projects Dinosaurs, Jim Henson's The Storyteller, and most recently, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Brooke works closely with the director and creative team of each project to guarantee that their vision is realized in the character he creates. He also liaises with the Shop's builders and supervises characters on set to ensure that the original concept and design style is maintained throughout the build and performance. Brooke began his relationship with The Jim Henson Company in 1988 as a graduate of the film school at Manchester Polytechnic. His first project was Jim Henson's The Storyteller as a sculptor of the series' various fantasy and folklore characters. When the Company began production in Los Angeles on Dinosaurs in 1991, Brooke relocated to the United States as a sculptor and designer on the technically ambitious comedy starring an entire cast of animatronic full-body dinosaurs. Brooke's own fine art sculpture has been featured in galleries and museums across the country for the past 25 years. He is a recipient of the Gold Medal for Best Sculpture from the California Art Club and the Award of Excellence from the Society of Animal Artists. His work has been featured in several magazines including Southwest Art, Art Talk, Art Revue and Wildlife Art News. John E. Kennedy John E. Kennedy is a lifelong puppeteer who began performing at age three and met and worked with Jim Henson at the age of 22. He has been a member of Sesame Street since 1994, and currently performs The Amazing Mumford, a character originated by Jerry Nelson. John has also been a Muppet™ performer on projects such as Muppets From Space, The Muppets Wizard of Oz, The Muppets Take the Bowl, and The Muppets Take the O2. He has authored two puppet-making books (Puppet Mania and Puppet Planet), and has been a puppet captain, a choreographer, and a musician. As a puppet builder, Kennedy has represented Jim Henson's exhibits around the world with his puppet kits; he has also instructed young puppeteers on cruises, camps, and festivals. He lives in Ocoee, Florida with his wife, Julie, and creates custom puppet characters for theme parks and performs music with his band, Johnny K Band. Lisa Rocco No bio provided
Michael McCormick was one of the original puppeteers and sculptors of Salacious Crumb, Sy Snootles and Ephant Mon, who then left Return of the Jedi’s Creature Shop early into production, because of injuries. This is a short, live, interesting interview, and I believe it’s his first Star Wars-related one ever. We touch on many subjects, some fun and some not-so-fun, but I hope you get a better understanding of Mr. McCormick from this, as well as of his life and his incredible talent. Thank you, as always, to Zach McGinnis at Galactic Productions for setting this up: http://www.galacticproductionsevents.com/ If, right now, you can leave a 5 star rating and review for the show, it means a lot, and really helps the show out. Next week is my interview with James Clyne, design supervisor for the newest Star Wars movies. If you can leave a 5-star review of the show right here on your favorite podcast app, or on Podchaser: podchaser.com/TalkingBay94 Unedited transcripts of previous episodes are now available over at talkingbay94.com. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94
Robotic Puppies - Not Toys Scientists estimate as many as 97% of seniors suffer from behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. That's why Tom Stevens teamed up with Jim Henson's Creature Shop to create an affordable robotic puppy to provide companionship for seniors. Tom explains why this is so personal and how it's making a difference. Listen Now Animal Free Mouse Treats For Cats A pet nutrition startup is aiming to launch a line of clean meat for cats made from cultured mouse cells. The U.S. based startup is working on clean meat/mouse meat cat treats, based on a cat's natural prey. "This meat is packed with the same protein that a cat in the wild would consume and does not contain the growth steroids or any trace of Salmonella and Listeria found in meat used to make commercial pet food," states the manufacturer. Listen Now Beards Carry More Germs Than Dogs If you don't kiss your dog, but your significant other has a beard, heads up! A new study finds men with beards carry more germs in their beards than dogs with their normal germs. Swiss researchers tested the facial hair of men and dog fur from various breeds and found a significantly higher bacterial load in the men's beards compared with the dogs' fur. Listen Now Planning To Rob A Store? Don't Take Your Dog Police in Wisconsin say a woman; her adult son and a dog named "Bo" caused quite the scene in a Wisconsin Walmart. According to police, they responded to a Walmart shopping center for reports of a theft. When they arrived, officers found 46-year-old Lisa Smith screaming in the store's entryway trying to catch her unleashed dog, Bo. While the mother was in the front of the store, her 25-year-old son was allegedly naked and exposing himself to customers in the clothing section of the store. Bo, still unleashed and on the loose, grabbed a box of Bread Muffin Mix and attempted to leave the store. Eventually everyone was rounded up. The two humans were arrested and poor Bo was taken to the Humane Society. Listen Now Read more about this week's show.
Dave Carson is an extremely talented man of many different roles thorughout the Star Wars saga: whether working as a storyboard artist, a Creature Shop sculptor, or visual effects supervisor, his work left a lasting mark on so many of the movies we love. From his start on The Empire Strikes Back to bringing the Gamorrean Guards to life in Return of the Jedi, he also has some incredible stories from his work on Star Tours and the Special Editions. Of course, we also dive in to his monumental non-Star Wars work, including Young Sherlock Holmes (the stained glass man), Willow (and his idea for the morphing technology) and Jurassic Park. Incredible. In this lead up to Episode #100 (which is crazy to even say) I would really appreciate some new reviews on Apple. If you can leave a 5-star review of the show right here on your favorite podcast app, or on Podchaser: podchaser.com/TalkingBay94 Unedited transcripts of previous episodes are now available over at talkingbay94.com. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingBay94
Kirk Thatcher started his career as the youngest person in the Return of the Jedi Creature Shop. Come for the stories of working with Phil Tippett, Jim Henson, David Fincher, and then stay for the very insightful discussion on the future of the Muppets and Star Wars. Head to his website, www.kirkrthatcher.com, for autographs and sketches of your favorite characters. This Friday, we’ll be back on Scener one last time doing a live re-watch of The Mandalorian finale, at 7:30PM Central, with some really special guests. Head to scener.com/talkingbay94 to set a reminder and I'll see you there. It is always so appreciated if you can leave a 5-star review of the show right here on your favorite podcast app, or on Podchaser: podchaser.com/TalkingBay94 Unedited transcripts of previous episodes are now available over at talkingbay94.com. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94
Grab yourself a pre-fight donut and enjoy an all "Secret of the Ooze" episode of Turtle Tracks as host Brian VanHooker interviews Michael Pressman, director of the 1991 classic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II." In this interview, Pressman talks about working with actors like David Warner and Paige Turco as well as Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He also addresses that longstanding rumor of an Utrom/Krang cut scene. Sound engineering by Ian Williams.
I previewed my Warehouse 13 Season Five Special with comments from Saul Rubinek and my Defiance Season Two Special with Grant Bowler, both from SDCC. Brian Henson of Jim Henson's Creature Shop is on Spotlight.
Welcome! This is it! The first episode of Between Diapers and Deadlines. Cohosted by husband and wife artists and parents, Brett Bean and Julie Bean, and featuring interviews with other artist parents. This podcast explores the joys, challenges, truths, complexities, and pure madness of being an artist and raising kids. How do you stay creative? Manage your time? Keep your artistic dreams? Still like your significant other? All of this and more will be explored in the coming episodes. This first episode is an intro to who the hosts are. Brett Bean is a character designer/concept artist/author/illustrator. He has worked for numerous animation studios and video game companies as well as having designed puppets for Jim Henson's Creature Shop. His graphic novel Zoo Patrol Squad will be available everywhere July 7th, 2020. You can learn more about him at brettbean.com. Julie Bean is a jewelry designer who spent many years as senior designer managing the design department for a jewelry supply company before making the choice to stay home with their young children (6 years and 15 months). Together they live in Los Angeles, California. Feel free to send us your questions! We would love to hear from you! Being an artist in not an easy path and then juggling that with kids is "interesting" to say the least...... If you enjoyed what you heard, please subscribe to this podcast! Other useful links: Brett Bean on: Instragram - brett2dbean Twitter - 2dbean Facebook - brett2dbean Art books - www.shopanddraw.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Nostalgia, man. It can be brought on by an errant lego or a beloved movie. A longing affection for days gone by can be nearly overwhelming, especially when we catch our own children staring, transfixed at a Matchbox car. For Adam and Marc, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a catalyst for a nostalgic trip. In this special, partly live episode, our hosts meet with Steve Lavigne, one of the original TMNT artists, to talk about his experiences and, of course, nostalgia.Episode 14 finds Adam and Marc on stage at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH after a screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to moderate a Q&A with TMNT comic artist Steve Lavigne. Between the on-stage portion and a pre-event conversation in the green room, Steve shares stories about his long history with Turtles creators Eastman and Laird, and the many incredible opportunities that his involvement in the Ninja Turtles franchise has presented. Topics of conversation include:• The birth and early days of the Turtles• The people who inspired the characters• Steve’s reaction to seeing his artwork translated to live action cinema• Being on the set of the film• Meeting Jim Henson• Visiting Henson’s Creature Shop in London• How Steve’s children felt about the Turtles growing up• What inspired Steve to get into comic illustrationThe guys continue to discuss the allure of revisiting things from our past, and share comments from their favorite “dad” group about nostalgic movies, items, and experiences other dads are excited to share with their kids.DADS: We’re working on an episode on DAD JOKES. Leave us a voicemail featuring your favorite dad joke, and you could be featured in the episode AND win an awesome prize from BrüMate. Share your joke by leaving a message at 603-431-5465.LINKS:Shellback Artworks on FacebookShellback Artworks on InstagramTMNT film (1990) WikipediaMirage Studios WikipediaJim Henson's Creature ShopCaspar BabypantsSpencer AlbeeRed Vault Audio
Stu and Sarah were lucky enough to sit down with David Stephens, a professional puppeteer who has worked with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and the Center for Puppetry Arts in...
In this Fanbase Feature, the Fanbase Press staff and special guests David Avallone (writer for Drawing Blood and The Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls for Kevin Eastman Studios), Justin Peniston (co-creator of the hard-boiled fantasy comic Hunter Black), and Sean Foster (Fanbase Press' Graphic Designer) participate in a thorough retrospective discussion regarding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) in light of the film's 30th anniversary, with topics including the film's themes of chosen family, the amazing special effects provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, each of the panelist's favorite turtle, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles abound in this panel discussion!)
About this episode I'm huge fan of incredibly creative individuals, especially those involved in woodworking. And my guest this week, Brandon "Monk" Muñoz, is a handcrafted furniture designer and artist. He is the founder of Monkwood Studio where he designs unique furniture and interiors that change the atmosphere of work, living spaces and retail establishments. His work includes some of the most beautiful studio desks and tables you will ever see. In this episode, you will hear just how hard it can be for founders, like Brandon, to leverage their creativity to make a living. Plus, you will come to understand that every founder's journey has numerous points of stopping and resetting, but that every founder's journey continues on. Brandon's story is one of exploration and self-understanding. In fact, he knew he was a creator at an early age, but what he didn't know was exactly how far his creative ability would take him. This is Brandon Monk Muñoz's startup story. In this episode you'll hear How Brandon was creative from an early age and even created a mural of Jimi Hendrix on his bedroom wall at the age of 13 How inclinations as a child are a huge key to what your passion really is, showcased through Brandon's own storytelling The importance of his parents unwavering support as he explored various artistic mediums throughout his childhood His time at Otis College of Art and Design How and where he learned the painting techniques he uses in his works today His first experience with building furniture and how it all seemed so magical to him About his time working at Jim Henson's Creature Shop and what he learned from the experience Hitting rock bottom, going back home to live with his parents, and climbing back up, building furniture in their garage and ramping up business from there His own series of stopping and resetting and how he always continued on, despite failures and hard life lessons The importance of keeping peers within your industry close; so you can learn and grow The start of Monkwood Studio: how, when, and where it all began Brandon's passion for furniture making, art and creativity Resources from this episode Our Sponsor, Movocash: https://www.thestartupstory.co/movocash Monkwood Studio: https://monkwoodstudio.com/ Connect with Brandon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmonkmunoz Follow Monkwood Studios on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monkwoodstudios/ Follow Brandon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monkwood_/ Share our show The Startup Story community has been so incredible sharing our podcast with others and we thank you! We do have more stories to tell and more people to reach. And, there are three ways you can help. First, the most powerful way you can support this podcast is by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Second, follow us on Facebook and Instagram and be sure to share your favorite Startup Story episodes with your friends and on social media. Tag or mention @thestartupstory.co so we can give you a virtual high five and a thank you! Lastly, share the podcast on LinkedIn. The Startup Story podcast is for entrepreneurs. Don't underestimate the power of sharing on LinkedIn so other entrepreneurs can discover us. With your support, we hope to further our reach in encouraging and inspiring the founders of today and tomorrow. Thank you! Full Episode Transcript (https://www.thestartupstory.co/articles/monkwoodstudios) Special Guest: Brandon "Monk" Munoz.
Podgodz 243: Gio gets punched in his muppets. Recorded 16 May 2017 Gio picked Farscape, a show that he likes and maybe gets good eventually. Did he start Lax out where it starts getting good? NOPE! Swim that river of shit! In two episodes time Gio has a decision to make. Pain now or pain later. From Wikipedia Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O’Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment. The Jim Henson Company was responsible for the various alien make-up and prosthetics, and two regular characters (the animatronic puppets Rygel and Pilot) are entirely Creature Shop creations. Although the series was planned for five seasons, it was Read More →
Podgodz 243: Gio gets punched in his muppets. Recorded 16 May 2017 Gio picked Farscape, a show that he likes and maybe gets good eventually. Did he start Lax out where it starts getting good? NOPE! Swim that river of shit! In two episodes time Gio has a decision to make. Pain now or pain later. From Wikipedia Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O’Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment. The Jim Henson Company was responsible for the various alien make-up and prosthetics, and two regular characters (the animatronic puppets Rygel and Pilot) are entirely Creature Shop creations. Although the series was planned for five seasons, it was Read More →
CONTACT US TODAY! Email: podcast@windowtothemagic.com Voicemail: 1-307-GET-WTTM (438-9886) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wttm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brynane Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wttmpodcast ********************************* Jim Henson's Creature Shop has been creating family-friendly scares and whimsical creatures around the world for the past 37 years. Midsummer Scream welcomed this incredibly talented team as they discussed the history of their craft, as well as what the future has in store for their style of puppetry and design. Representing the Henson Creature Shop will be Jeremy Nocon, Vice President of Business Development; Robert Bennett, Designer/Fabricator; and John Criswell, Animatronic Supervisor. This presentation will be moderated by actress, host and producer Clarke Wolfe. Clarke is also a correspondent for Nerdist and the host of Collider Nightmares on Collider.com. ********************************* WindowtotheMagic is a member of the Micechat.com Podcast Network. Visit Micechat for all the latest Disney news, along with a healthy dose of commentary! Thanks to Micechat for sharing the WTTM magic with their readers! ********************************* THE WTTM PODCAST APPLICATIONS for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch & now for Android & Kindle Fire Mobile access to our shows, and MUCH more! The WindowtotheMagic Podcast App: Apple: http://tinyurl.com/wttmapp Android: http://tinyurl.com/wttmapp3 ********************************* This podcast is brought to you by: The Recurring Supporters of WindowtotheMagic. Visit WindowtotheMagic.com to sign up today. Thank you for supporting the Magic! ********************************* OTHER EXCITING WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR WTTM EXPERIENCE ********************************* The WindowtotheMagic Family of Podcasts & HD Videocast The Original WindowtotheMagic Audio Podcast http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=77245374 The WindowtotheMagic Videocast (HIGH Definition) http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300127061 ********************************* Email: podcast@windowtothemagic.com Voicemail: 1-307-GET-WTTM (438-9886) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wttm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brynane Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wttmpodcast ********************************* 60 Mins ))HD BINAURAL((
Shot Through a Wormhole Johnny is still off playing around with Mickey Mouse down in Florida, so Brian is joined by friend of the show David Griffin (@griffinde) to talk about the classic science fiction television series Farscape. They also breakdown some news from The Flash Movie, and David shares his thoughts on Doctor Strange Mentioned this Week The Flash Loses Another Director Doctor Strange Reactions Young Justice Returns From the Dead Farscape (1999) Series Info Farscape is a science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O’Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. The Jim Henson Company was responsible for the various alien make-up and prosthetics, and two regular characters (the animatronic puppets Rygel and Pilot) are entirely Creature Shop creations. Although the series was planned for five seasons, it was abruptly cancelled after production had ended on its fourth season, ending the series on a cliffhanger. Co-producer Brian Henson later secured the rights to Farscape, paving the way for a three-hour miniseries to wrap up the cliffhanger, titled Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars, which Henson directed. In 2007, it was announced that the creator was returning for a...
*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community! TSPP was there to capture the panels and presentations of the event (all direct audio feeds). Next up for this special TSPP/Midsummer Scream Podcast Series: The Jim Henson Creature Shop - “Henson: Creatures with Heart.” Digging into the magical world of creating original and amazing creatures for the Jim Henson Company. Family fun scares is also for Halloween. Enjoy. Links: Midsummer Scream Theme Park Adventure Creepy LA Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace MiceChat Season Pass/Midsummer Scream Closing Song - “Underground” by David Bowie and Trevor Jones, from the Motion Picture Jim Henson's Labyrinth Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524 Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show. Your support is extremely appreciated. © 2016 Season Pass Podcast
Gigi Edgley of FARSCAPE and JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP fame joins the show. We talk about working with puppets and being an alien on a sci-fi program. We also talk about the struggles of moving around the world for work and the fate of Jim Henson's Creature Shop on SyFy. SHOW NOTES: Hosted by David S. Dawson, Carla Van Wagoner and Steven Schwartz GIGI's Website
In this special episode recorded live from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim on April 17, 2015, Mousetalgia welcomes writer/director/puppeteer/creature artist Kirk Thatcher to the show to talk about his work for ILM on Return of the Jedi creating creatures and aliens, and then bringing them to life for the film. Television producer Joseph Freed also joins our roundtable to discuss living la vida Star Wars as we share memories, stories, and opinions about Star Wars past, present and future, including the newly-released teaser trailer for "The Force Awakens." Join us at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim for this very special episode of Mousetalgia!
Disney Legend Jim Henson founded a "Creature Shop" in 1979 to create mechanical creatures and whimsical beasts for various productions. That shop, now led by Henson's son Brian, is the basis for a new reality competition on SyFy. Team Mousetalgia welcomes Joseph Freed, Executive Producer and co-creator of the new SyFy series Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, to this week's episode to share behind the scenes stories and secrets from this exciting new show in which amateur contestants vie for a dream job working for Jim Henson's Creature Shop. We also welcome Kirk Thatcher, former Imagineer, creature designer, veteran Muppets director, and judge on the show, to join Joseph in describing the challenges and surprises waiting for viewers of the first season of the show. Also, we answer some listener questions about lost Disneyland attractions, villains' origin stories, and maintaining a healthy relationship with a non-Disney-lover. Plus - if Disneyland hosted a eating contest, which food item should they use? We explore the options!
In this very special 19th Episode of the Hey You Geeks podcast we’re taking you into the Jim Henson Creature Shop with special guests Peter Brooke (Creative Supervisor) and John Criswell (Animatronic Supervisor), both Mentors on the the new Syfy series Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge. With the new Syfy series set to premiere on March 25th, a new Muppets film in theaters and this week marking the 15th anniversary of Farscape, theres no better timing for an episode devoted to the imagination geniuses at Henson Studios. From the Creature Shop itself, Peter and John discuss past projects including the Dinosaurs TV series, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films, Where the Wild Things Are and more. Then, we discuss the practical effects vs. CGI debate and what that might mean for the future of special effects.
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The film revolves around 15-year-old Sarah's (Jennifer Connelly) quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who Sarah wished away to Jareth, the Goblin King (David Bowie). With the exception of Connelly and Bowie, most of the film's significant characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Stream online: https://amzn.to/3alg87w Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/mfrbooksandfilm?fan_landing=true
Jack Frost (1998) helps us celebrate Christmas with a children’s horror favorite. See the most frightening thing Jim Henson’s Creature Shop may have ever created as Michael Keaton is turned into an abominable snowman ghost dad. Oh wait, it’s not a horror movie? Coulda fooled us. Then it’s our Tron Swan song as we talk Tron: Legacy and […]
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