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HWWS WebTV's Hangin With Web-Show host G.W. Pomichter is hangin with Actress Gigi Edgley, Best known for playing the role of Chiana in the sci-Fi hit, Farscape, and for roles Rescue Special Ops & Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge.Edgley was born in Perth. She is the daughter of concert and circus promoter Michael Edgley, known for bringing the Moscow State Circus to Australia during the 1980s. Her mother, Jeni Edgley, is involved in managing a 250-acre health retreat. As a child, Gigi Edgley performed both in and out of school. She also took several years of ballet, jazz, and character dance. She became mainly interested in acting and had her first professional theatrical engagement at the Twelfth Night Theater. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queensland University of Technology in 1998. In 1999 she began acting steadily in Australia on T.V. As a believer in the school of method acting, Gigi has developed a broad set of skills and experiences for her roles. She is proficient in ballet, jazz, character dance, singing, and martial arts. Her early TV and film work included several independent productions (with later Farscape (1999) co-star Anthony Simcoe), as well a guest star spot on the popular Australian series Water Rats (1996) and a role in Australian TV Mini-Series titled The Day of the Roses (1998).She is undoubtedly best known for her role as Chiana on the science fiction TV series Farscape (1999). She originally was hired for only one episode, and her character was supposed to die at the end of the hour. The creators however decided to keep her around for a few more episodes. At the beginning of Season 2, she was promoted to be a regular on the show. She appeared in total of 68 episodes of the series. Her character's nickname (Pip) was actually coined by her co-star Ben Browder.Between seasons, she has appeared in other guest starring roles on TV, including the popular internationally aired series The Lost World (1999) and BeastMaster (1999). After the cancellation of Farscape she pursued other projects including a role in the Australian TV drama BlackJack: Murder Archive (2003). She has also appeared in many popular Australian TV shows such as The Secret Life of Us (2001) and Stingers (1998).In 2004 She reprised Her role as Chiana in the SciFi Channel miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249319/
You have 2 days to make a crazy underwater creature puppet; Can you do it? We watch as 10 individuals who can, compete to see who makes the best on Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge on syfy. S01E01 || Theme Song: "Crooked Mile (slinky rock mix)" by Hans Atom || Outro: "I dunno" by grapes
This week, Team Mousetalgia ponders Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks, Charles Mintz, and the strange story of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt's first cartoon character to achieve wide popular acclaim. We welcome author and historian Dave Bossert to the show to talk about how Oswald was seen by the public at the time, how his rival characters stacked up, and what the story of Oswald's meteoric rise to fame and disappointing loss meant to Walt Disney and his path forward with his fledgling film studio. Then, Jeff discusses "The Making of The Dark Crystal - Age of Resistance," a panel discussion with representatives from Jim Henson's Creature Shop and the Jim Henson Company, talking about the conceptualization and production of the Netflix series, which was a prequel to The Dark Crystal. Plus - Disneyland Art Corner cels, Amy's Small World bags, Becky's bad news and Star Wars' High Republic. Special note: Mousetalgia's Anything Can Happen Weekend will take place March 14-15, with chances to meet Mousetalgia on Sat. April 14 at the Disneyland Resort. Listen to this episode for more details!
No hacen falta más de cuatro palabras para retroceder en el tiempo, recordar un buen "¡Cowabunga!", y presentar este episodio de Cinema Totopo: ¡Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)!
Plus courtes et plus intenses, les pastilles de Cinéphiles de note temps proposent de brefs portraits de cinéphiles à travers la description d'une séquence d'un film qui les a marqué.Dans cette pastille, Alt236 évoque l'émission "Jim Henson's creature shop challenge" consacrée à la fabrication d'effets spéciaux et raconte son cauchemar avec Freddy Krueger.
Plus courtes et plus intenses, les pastilles de Cinéphiles de note temps proposent de brefs portraits de cinéphiles à travers la description d'une séquence d'un film qui les a marqué.Dans cette pastille, Alt236 évoque l'émission "Jim Henson's creature shop challenge" consacrée à la fabrication d'effets spéciaux et raconte son cauchemar avec Freddy Krueger.
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 California Considers Statewide De-claw Ban A California State Assembly committee is considering a bill to ban the de-clawing of cats in what will be the first step for statewide approval and adding momentum for federal laws against the practice. 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.
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.
Finding Stolen and Lost Pets Kelly Matthews has granted her first interview to Animal Radio to talk about breaking-up dog theft rings. Her business, CritterCops.net locates stolen and lost pets. Up until now, she's feared going public because of retribution from thieves she's exposed. She'll tell us what it's like tracking down stolen dogs. Listen Now Vitamin D Toxicity Hill's brand pet foods expands their recall after the FDA encouraged further testing of additional lots of food. The irony is that high levels of Vitamin D produce symptoms similar to those the prescription foods are indicated for. In other words, Hill's K/D Kidney Diet is supposed to help dogs experiencing kidney failure - which is also what happens with too much Vitamin D. Dr. Debbie expresses grief that Hill's did not alert veterinarians of the first recall. This is an incredible FAIL for Hill's. Listen Now Marketing Pet Food To Vegan Pet Owners As the pet food segment continues to grow at break-neck pace, it's no wonder that manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to market your pets food to you with little relevance to the pet's health. Now, on the heels of the Vegan trend, pet food makers are offering Vegan alternatives for both cats and dogs. Cats are obligate carnivores and must eat meat to absorb necessary amino acids. Listen Now Lifelike Robotic Puppy The Tombot Puppy is the latest therapy robot pet to offer the kind of unconditional love that dogs are known for. The golden Labrador retriever robot pup barks, wags, and responds to touch, providing emotional support to seniors, people with dementia and anyone who can't have a live pet. Tombot's creators wanted the robot to look and behave as close to a real dog as possible, so they enlisted the help of Muppet's creator Jim Henson's Creature Shop for the design. Listen Now Pet Spending is UP Again When it comes to providing food, health care and other necessities for our pets, we apparently are not skimping. A new analysis shows we spent $3 billion more on our pets last year than we did the year before. The American Pet Products Association annual report shows pet lovers in the United States spent $72.5 billion on their pets in 2018, which is a 4% increase. Listen Now Read more about this week's show.
It’s more than Puppets. It’s Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge LIVE at Dragon Con 2018!
Tonight's guest is Kevin McTurk, a prolific special effects and creature technician who has worked for shops like Stan Winston, WETA and Jim Henson's Creature Shop and has lent to talents to projects like Peter Jackson's King Kong, Iron Man 1 and 2, Jurassic Park and last summer's runaway hit for Netflix, Stranger Things. He's here to talk about his latest Kickstarter project The Haunted Swordsman, the third installment of what he describes as "Ghost Story Puppet Films". Here's the link to the project. It needs your help! If you're digging this podcast, please head over to http://www.patreon.com/creaturegeek and support us with a few bucks. We truly appreciate your support!
When we think of our childhoods, one thing that constantly comes to mind is Jim Henson's Creature Shop... And what better film to help us enjoy the Christmas season than The Muppet Christmas Carol. We discuss the change of voices (and ownership) in this movie, a scientist that created the simulation we all live in, we sing our own Christmas carols and much much more! This episode is brought to you by www.hempwickbeeline.com www.naturalhabitatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! ITunes - apple.co/1OEAkRg Stitcher - bit.ly/1COaXvi Soundcloud - bit.ly/1LFXwwb YouTube - bit.ly/1QrccFO Get exclusive content and rewards by supporting us as a Patreon here - www.patreon.com/nhpodcast
Emily and Sarah review Cult Classic 'Labyrinth' Directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film revolves around 15 year-old Sarah's quest to reach the centre of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King (played by David Bowie). With the exception of Bowie and Connelly, most of the significant characters in the film are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The Film will be screening at this year's Isle of Man Film Festival. Find Film Focus Elsewhere: Blog: reelvision.wordpress.com Facebook: facebook.com/FilmFocusReelVision Video Channel: Film Focus Episodes Audio Channel: soundcloud.com/filmfocus iTunes: itunes.apple.com/…/podcast/film-focus
Today on #TVTuesday we kick off #DinoWeek with a classic television show from our childhood aptly named "Dinosaurs". We discuss the talented cast behind the costumes, the work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, why we gotta love the baby and much much more! This episode is brought to you by www.hempwickbeeline.com and Tobacco Mart in Paso Robles, CA. SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! ITunes - apple.co/1OEAkRg Stitcher - bit.ly/1COaXvi Soundcloud - bit.ly/1LFXwwb YouTube - bit.ly/1QrccFO
Sync up your Blurays and join hosts Emma Fyffe, Meredith Placko, and Alana Jordan in watching Labyrinth! Labyrinth is a 1986 American adventure fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film stars David Bowie as Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah. The plot revolves around 15-year-old Sarah's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King. With the exception of Bowie and Connelly, most of the significant characters in the film are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Download, Rate and Review the Audio Version on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/watchalong!/id1050050922?mt=2
Sync up your Blurays and join hosts Emma Fyffe, Meredith Placko, and Alana Jordan in watching Labyrinth! Labyrinth is a 1986 American adventure fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, executive produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film stars David Bowie as Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah. The plot revolves around 15-year-old Sarah's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King. With the exception of Bowie and Connelly, most of the significant characters in the film are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Download, Rate and Review the Audio Version on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/watchalong!/id1050050922?mt=2
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
(0:01:55) Blu Rays: (nada...), (0:02:05) Coming Attractions: (Transcendence...Bears...Heaven is for Real...A Haunted House 2...Brick Mansions...The Other Woman), (0:13:50) Box Office: Cap'n pwns two more weekends, (0:16:25) TV Talk: Premiere of Salem, Game of Thrones rape-rcussions, Orphan Black is back, and SHIELD continues after the Hydra incursion, (0:58:00) Darren went to San Diego, read more Name of the Wind, and found Computerphile, (1:13:45) Tripp watched Frozen, The Lone Ranger and Jim Henson's Creature Shop and read The Profession, (1:33:40) Shaun's list: Gotham Central V. 1-4, Green Arrow by Jeff Lemire, Jak 3, Mad Men, Justified, (1:56:00) Trey played more Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, didn't like The Hobbit 2, watched Fargo on FX
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!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand has seen its share of peaks and valleys over the years, but when the first live-action film was released in the spring of 1990, the heroes in a half-shell were at the apex of their popularity. This was one of the first "event" movies for Chris, Donna, and Carlos - and all three of them were at exactly the right age to be completely captivated by it. In this episode they discuss how the filmmakers blended elements from the original comic book and the wildly successful 1987 cartoon series to craft something that honored both mythologies while simultaneously staking its own claim. They also discuss the practical effects created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, speculate over what Shredder's long-term plan is, share a surprising anecdote about the Turtles' canonical origin, and much more. Although the film still works for the most part, they also reveal some of their issues with it - including the Turtles' curious lack of involvement in the climax's two biggest moments and the fact that Casey Jones probably didn't need to be in this particular story. And then Donna introduces a new rule that sets the stage for the weirdest round of Who Would You Be and Who Would You F? that they've ever played. iTunes / Stitcher / RSS / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram About The Show
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