Podcast appearances and mentions of Kirk R Thatcher

This week, we are comparing Treasure Planet (2002) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996), two unusual adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.-----The Movies:Treasure Planet (2002)Directed by Ron Clements & John MuskerWritten by Ron Clements, John Musker & Rob EdwardsBased on ‘Treasure Island' by Robert Louis StevensoniMDb Rating: 7.2Muppet Treasure Island (1996)Directed by Brian HensonWritten by Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher & James V. HartBased on ‘Treasure Island' by Robert Louis StevensoniMDB Rating: 6.9-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPodInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podFacebook - @ItTakesTwoPodYoutube - @ittakestwonzBluesky - @ittakestwoOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content Warning:Mentions of death, piracy, family abandonment

Kirk R. Thatcher (director of "Muppet Treasure Island" and "Muppet Haunted Mansion", star of "Werewolf by Night" and the Punk on the Bus in "Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home AND "Star Trek Picard") joins “Back Through The Basement” podcast hosts Tom Antonellis and Julee Antonellis (fellow actors, fellow voiceover artists, fellow creatives) for a weird, wacky and occasionally Scottish-brogued Playdate!  They talk vintage toys, "ET", "Star Trek", "The Muppets", "Star Wars", "Werewolf by Night", "Gremlins" and much more. Now in their forties, Julee and Tom Antonellis are reconnecting as brother and sister in THE MOST distant a socially-distant podcast can be in the United States.  While recording on each coast (and seeing each other over FaceTime) all the way from Los Angeles (Tom) to Boston (Julee), they start unearthing the core lessons, laughs and connections of their childhood.  Plus, Julee has to fight her fear of cobwebs while Tom enjoys the comfort of his office -- yet he CAN'T touch his beloved toys like she can. On their Instagram for this Voice Arts Awards-nominated podcast, [ @backthroughthebasementpod ] you can follow along to see pictures of everything they unearth.  As the bio there indicates: Tom & Julee (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, must go through all their toys and belongings in their parents' basement. Oh boy![Season 6 of “Back Through The Basement” is sponsored by AirTamer.]Support the show

We talk to Kirk R. Thatcher the writer/producer/television & film director/Internet video director/production designer who played the hunter Jovan in the Werewolf by Night Disney+ special. Then we dive into West Coast Avengers #40 - And Now the...Night Shift! Join us Discord: https://discord.gg/DDGPFfbs

In this episode of All2ReelToo we take a look at the Disney + and Marvel Special Presentation, Werewolf by Night . On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader's life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic--a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night: A monster hunter who has been afflicted with a curse that turns him into a werewolf. Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone: Ulysses Bloodstone's estranged daughter who dislikes her family's tradition of hunting monsters. Harriet Sansom Harris as Verussa Bloodstone: Ulysses's widow and Elsa's stepmother who leads the secret group of monster hunters. Also appearing as the additional monster hunters are Kirk R. Thatcher as Jovan, Eugenie Bondurant as Azarel, Leonardo Nam as Liorn, and Daniel J. Watts as Barasso. Al Hamacher appears as Billy Swan, the Bloodstones' servant;Carey Jones portrays the swamp creature Ted / Man-Thing, with the special's editor Jeffrey Ford providing additional vocalizations; David Silverman appears as the flaming tuba player; Rick Wasserman narrates the special's opening sequence;and Richard Dixon voices Ulysses Bloodstone, Elsa's deceased monster-hunting father who originally wielded the Bloodstone and has become a talking corpse. Erik Beck was a puppeteer on the special. Listen, Rate and Share the show!!!! Find us at all2reeltoo.com Listen to Mike on The Family Fright Night Horror Podcast ... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kstbpDOnLQeI8BQGLzina Check out some cool music by host Matthew Haase at https://youtu.be/5E6TYm_4wIE Check out cool merchandise related to our show at http://tee.pub/lic/CullenPark Become a Patron of the show here.... https://www.patreon.com/CullenPark Listen to Mike on The Nerdball Podcast.... https://pod.fo/e/ba2aa Check out some cool music from Jason Quick at www.jasonquickmusic.com Check out these cool YouTube creators that Matt was talking about on this episode: https://youtube.com/c/CouncilofGeeks https://youtube.com/c/lostrekkie If you can during these troubling times make a donation to one of the following charities to help out. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/hrc-foundation https://pointfoundation.org/ https://www.directrelief.org/ https://www.naacpldf.org/ https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org https://www.tahirih.org/ https://www.monafoundation.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Taylor review the Marvel/Disney+ TV special "Werewolf by Night" directed by Michael Giacchino.  A group of secret monster hunters compete for an ancient relic while up against a dangerous monster.  The special stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Kirk R. Thatcher, Eugenie Bondurant, Leonardo Nam, Daniel J. Watts, Al Hamacher and Carey Jones.Follow us on Instagram/Facebook: @thepotentialpodcastAnd on Twitter: @thepotentialpodThanks to our sponsor Let's Get Checked.  Get 25% off a health test at trylgc.com/potential and enter the code POTENTIAL25

We are back to our 'Double Header' episodes of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ In 'Part One' we have a Shudder Original, a Netflix thriller. We take a look at the Lockdown hit LuckyChap Entertainment & Focus Features, and Marvel Studios' new Halloween Special Presentation over on Disney+. In 'Part One' we have: Sissy Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Te5iE3GVHvU South by Southwest Film Festival: 11th March 2022 Digital Release Date: 29th September 2022 Director: Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes Cast: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Daniel Monks, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett, Amelia Lule, Camille Cumpston, April Blasdall, Shaun Martindale, Victoria Hopkins Credit: Shudder, Arcadia, DEMS Entertainment, Dog Park Pictures Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller Running Time: 102 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/gsIrY8GTAjk Watch via Shudder: Here. https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/sissy/7ba9a67c2524bdab Instagram: @sissy.movie https://www.instagram.com/sissy.movie/ ------------ Blackout Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/uLmmhRWAkyY Digital Release Date: 12th October 2022 Director: Sam Macaroni Cast: Josh Duhamel, Abbie Cornish, Nick Nolte, Omar Chaparro, Hernan Del Riego, Edison Ruíz, Fresero Jr, Bernardo Bucio, Daniel Farag, Pedro Lopez, Bárbara de Regil Credit: Falcon Films, Patriot Pictures, Itaca Films, Lost Winds Entertainment Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Running Time: 81 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/QP3sxps6k0s Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81564308 ------------ Promising Young Woman Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Bu67jT6P5fM Sundance Film Festival: 25th January 2020 Theatrical Release Date: 25th December 2020 Digital Release Date: 16th April 2021 Director: Emerald Fennell Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Adam Brody, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Monroe, Sam Richardson, Alfred Molina Credit: Focus Features, Universal Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, LuckyChap Entertainment Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller Running Time: 113 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/we5yV7Gc9rY Website: Here. https://www.focusfeatures.com/promising-young-woman Twitter: @PromisingFilm https://twitter.com/PromisingFilm Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/promisingyoungwoman/ Instagram: @promisingyoungwoman https://www.instagram.com/promisingyoungwoman/ ------------ Werewolf By Night Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/pExfQ38An8U Fantastic Fest: 25th September 2022 Digital Release Date: 7th October 2022 Director: Michael Giacchino Cast: Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Kirk R. Thatcher, Eugenie Bondurant, Leonardo Nam, Daniel J. Watts, Al Hamacher, Jeffrey Ford, David Silverman, Rick Wasserman, Richard Dixon, Erik Beck Credit: Marvel Studios, Disney+, Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Superhero Running Time: 53 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/bLEFqhS5WmI Watch via Disney+: Here. https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/werewolf-by-night/J1sCDfT3MaDl Website: Here. https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/werewolf-by-night/1 ------------ *(Music) 'World Heist' by Camp Lo - 1997 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eftv/message

Keith and Pete watched. We are the watchers now. ENGAGE - Episode Summary MAKE IT SO - Production Credits TEA EARL GREY, HOT! - References, Connections, Easter eggs THERE ARE 4 LIGHTS - Predictions & Speculation THE LINE MUST BE DRAWN HERE - Thoughts & Nitpicks plus Rank Pin Rating OPEN A CHANNEL - How to contact/Feedback Keith's short films and other work can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4u... Pete can be reached @toomanyees Email the show at LSWOTcast@gmail.com The Spacebook Star Trek IV Livestream featuring Kirk R. Thatcher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JMpj... Neil Myers work can be found here: NeilMyersMusic.com William McLaughlan's work can be found here: https://wasm19.wixsite.com/mysite

Avast! With Episode 106, we're finally bringing you a look at something we've wanted to do for a long time: the pirate classic Treasure Island! In this episode we discuss: Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel Treasure Island (the 1934 movie), directed by Victor Fleming, written by John Lee Mahin and John Howard Lawson, and starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, and Lionel Barrymore Treasure Island (the 1950 live-action Disney movie), directed by Byron Haskin, written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, and starring Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll The DuPont Show of the Month Season 3 Episode 7: Treasure Island (1960), directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Michael Dyne, and starring Hugh Griffith, Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Gough, and George Rose Treasure Island (the 1987 anime movie, edited down from the 1978–79 series), directed by Osamu Dezaki and Yoshio Takeuchi, and written by Haruya Yamazaki and Yoshimi Shinozaki Treasure Island (the 1990 TV movie), written and directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, and starring Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Julian Glover, and Oliver Reed Muppet Treasure Island (1996), directed by Brian Henson, written by Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher, and James V. Hart, and starring Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, and Kevin Bishop Treasure Island (the 1999 movie), written and directed by Peter Rowe, and starring Jack Palance and Kevin Zegers Treasure Planet (2002), directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, written by Clements, Musker, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and Rob Edwards, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, and Emma Thompson Treasure Island (the 2012 miniseries), directed by Steve Barron, written by Stewart Harcourt, and starring Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Elijah Wood, and Donald Sutherland Footnotes: Stan Rogers performs his song "Barrett's Privateers" "Captain Kidd" performed by Great Big Sea The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem George Rose performing "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" from The Pirates of Penzance Black Sails (2014–2017) You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

On this episode of the podcast Eric is joined by writer, director and all around awesome writer Kirk R Thatcher! The 2 talk all about the Muppets, how the Haunted Mansion crossover came to be, nostalgia hard about the 90's era of Muppets programming, voicing Gremlins and so much more! Kirk's website! Follow Kirk on twitter! Follow me on twitter! Like the show on facebook! Subscribe on itunes! Subscribe on stitcher! Subscribe to my youtube page! check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! Kirby Krackle!

Pour ce dernier épisode sur le thème d'Halloween, on retourne en enfance avec ces films qui sont des madeleines de Proust à regarder pendant le mois d'Octobre. Voici nos films préférés d'Halloween ! Retrouvez toute l'actualité de craft & Blabla : Sur facebook : https://www.facebook.com/craft.et.blabla Sur instagram : https://www.instagram.com/craft.et.blabla/ Nous c'est Alice et Hortense, vous pouvez nous retrouver sur nos profils instagram perso via les liens ci-dessous : https://www.instagram.com/mylittlequail/ https://www.instagram.com/joclysse/ Crédits musiques : Musiques d'intro et d'outro : Believe in the magic of Halloween by Winnie the Moog https://icons8.com/music/author/winniethemoog Musiques extrait : This is Halloween – Panic ! at the Disco (Reprise de la chanson originale du film “L'étrange Noël de Mr Jack”) TIME CODES : - Introduction à l'épisode : 00 - Hocus Pocus : 6.52 - Hôtel Transylvanie : 9.58 - Le manoir hanté et les 999 fantômes : 13.12 - L'étrange pouvoir de Norman : 16.40 - Edward aux mains d'argent : 19.35 - Sleepy Hollow : la légende du cavalier sans tête : 23.58 - L'étrange Noël de Mr Jack : 28.42 - Scooby-Doo : 34.17 - La famille Addams : 38.30 - Outroduction : 45.08 Les références des films « Hocus Pocus : les trois sorcières » de Kenny Ortega, 1994 « Hôtel Transylivanie » de Genndy Tartakovsky, 2013 « Le manoir hanté et les 999 fantômes » de Rob Minkoff, 2004 « L'étrange pouvoir de Norman » de Sam Fell et Chris Butler, 2012 « Edward aux mains d'argent » de Tim Burton, 1990 « Sleepy Hollow : la légende du cavalier sans tête » de Tim Burton, 2000 « L'étrange Noël de Mr Jack » de Henri Selick, 1993 + « The holiday movies that made us » sur Netflix « Scooby-Doo » de Raja Gosnell, 2002 « La famille Addams » de Barry Sonnenfeld, 1992 « Les valeurs de la famille Addams » de Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993 « Muppets Haunted Mansion » de Kirk R. Thatcher, 2021

In this special bonus episode of “Hell on Reels,” Kirk R. Thatcher joins us to discuss his latest film, “Muppets Haunted Mansion,” as well as some of his favorite Halloween movies. ***  Featuring: Kirk R. Thatcher, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Dylan J. Schlender, Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. Prologue Theremin Theme: 18 - theremin.wav by rap2h https://freesound.org/people/rap2h/sounds/151312/

"Don't You Have Anything Better To Do Than Boo Me?" "We're Ghosts." "Yeah, Booing Comes With The Territory." This time on Recently Logged we're discussing the latest spooky special from Disney+: Muppets Haunted Mansion! As well as briefly discussing the films we logged in our Letterboxd diaries in the past week. EPISODE TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 02:50 - BASIC FACTS 05:58 - OPENING THOUGHTS 14:49 - THE MEAT 48:09 - WHAT WE WATCHED FIND WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THIS WEEKS TV SPECIAL: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/muppets-haunted-mansion TV SPECIAL INFO: Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) CUE THE LIGHT(NING)! Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night. Director(s): Kirk R. Thatcher Writer(s): Kirk R. Thatcher, Kelly Younger Composer(s): Steve Morrell Cinematographer(s): Craig Kief Top-billed Cast: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman (All film info from Letterboxd) OUR LINKS: Recently Logged Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Luke's Stuff OffTheMark: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNQLGUo1pRAccnYLQXg1gYw Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/luke14509/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/luke14509 Micah's Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie's Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com EPISODE CREDITS: Recently Logged Podcast creators - Micah and Robert Grawey Hosts - Micah and Robert Grawey Guest - Luke Sharp Editor - Robert Grawey Songs used in episode - Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny Episode art designer - Robert Grawey Episode description - Robert Grawey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged/support

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On Part Two of a Very Special Two Part Episode, Frank Conniff (“The Mads Are Back”/”Mystery Science Theater 3000”) helps us reflect on this past year's “The Mads Live” riffing shows and some of our most interesting (and least interesting) Reels of Justice cases. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden.

On Part One of a Very Special Two Part Episode, Trace Beaulieu (“The Mads Are Back”/”Mystery Science Theater 3000”) joins the court as we look back on this past year’s "The Mads Live" riffing shows and some of our favorite (and least favorite) Reels of Justice cases. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden. *** Don't miss “The Mads: The Lost Missile - live online riffing” on 6/8 at 8 PM ET! Followed by a Q+A! Tickets available at Eventbrite!

Kirk R. Thatcher is an Emmy award winning writer/producer, an award winning television, commercial and viral video director, as well as a creature maker and designer for both films and television.Kirk grew up in Los Angeles, and was making films by the age of 10, all involving creatures, space ships or broad comedy. Self taught in the field of Creature Effects he began at age nineteen working at Industrial Light and Magic, designing, creating and puppeteering creatures for blockbuster films such as, Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T., Poltergeist, and Gremlins. He was also an associate producer on Star Trek IV, in which he had a memorable cameo as the Punk on the Bus, rocking out to the Punk anthem he both wrote and sang, called, "I HateYou!"Kirk has co-written several Muppet films including Muppet Treasure Island, and directed four television movies: The Muppets Wizard of Oz which premiered at Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Film Festival, "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, The Muppets Letters to Santa as well as the Lifetime Network Thanksgiving movie, "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow" starring Mary Steenburgen. He was Supervising Producer on the Emmy Award winning ABC series, Muppets Tonight, and co-producer on the ABC series Dinosaurs, on which he designed most of the characters, working closely with one of his mentors, the Muppet's creator Jim Henson. As well as his long form work, Kirk has directed over thirty Muppet commercials and web shorts including, Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody, which has been viewed over 72 Million times, and all of Neil Patrick Harris' web comedy series, "Neil's Puppet Dreams".More recently, Kirk was one of the three regular judges on the Syfy channel series, "Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge". In 2018 he created and Executive Produced a series for Netflix entitled, "The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell" with Christine McConnell and the Jim Henson company. Incredibly well received, the series has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes! He also co-wrote and co-directed the hit Muppet Live Shows that played at the Hollywood bowl and in London's O2 stadium. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The brothers are joined today by Kirk Thatcher, an Emmy award winning writer/producer, an award winning television, commercial and viral video director, as well as a creature maker and character designer for both films and television.   Expect to hear...   ...How and why Kirk became an artist in spite of having parents that did not see it as a lucrative or even practical career path.   ...what it was like to design and create creatures for Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II and III, E.T., and others.   ...the process behind writing Muppet films and the secret to bringing Muppet characters to life.   MEMORABLE QUOTES BY KIRK “I was interested in the cinema as not only a diversion but also as a career. Seeing that there were, indeed, vocations and avocations in the industry of cinema, or film if you will, I realized that not only did I enjoy viewing these productions, but I was also quite curious and interested in making them.” “They're dead. They're dehydrated, mummified Muppets. Whereas, when we're in the moment, and the characters come alive, particularly once you create out of yourself, that's the magic.” “Performers are more than just the people who read the lines. The Muppets, because they've been around so long, the performers are so integral, so it has to be much more of a collaboration.”   OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE Growing up in Los Angeles as an adopted child [05:18] Where Kirk discovered and developed his artistic abilities [12:48] Working on Return of the Jedi [18:12] Kirk's life in snapshots [24:30] Becoming an associate producer on Star Trek IV [32:10] Co-writing Muppet Treasure Island [46:30] Bringing that “extra insanity” to storytelling and character development [52:03] Taking risks with the Muppets [59:27] Collaborating with the brothers to create Pepe the King Prawn [1:01:40]   ABOUT OUR GUEST Kirk R. Thatcher is an Emmy award winning writer/producer, an award winning television, commercial and viral video director, as well as a creature maker and character designer for both films and television. Kirk began at nineteen working at Industrial Light and Magic, designing, creating and puppeteering creatures for blockbusters such as, Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T., Poltergeist, and Gremlins. He was also an associate producer on Star Trek IV, in which he had a memorable cameo as the Punk on the Bus, rocking out to the Punk anthem he both wrote and sang, called, “I HateYou!” Kirk has co-written several Muppet films including Muppet Treasure Island and directed four television movies: “The Muppets Wizard of Oz”, which premiered at Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Film Festival, “It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie,”  “The Muppets Letters to Santa” as well as the Lifetime Network Thanksgiving movie, “Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow” starring Mary Steenburgen. He was Supervising Producer on the Emmy Award winning ABC series, Muppets Tonight, and co-producer on the ABC series Dinosaurs, on which he designed most of the characters, working closely with one of his mentors, the Muppet's creator Jim Henson. As well as his long form work, Kirk has directed over thirty Muppet commercials and web shorts including, Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody, which has been viewed over 72 Million times, and all of Neil Patrick Harris' web comedy series, “Neil's Puppet Dreams”. Kirk has also written episodes for the Cartoon Network series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and directed episodes of Nickelodeon's series Lazy Town, PBS' Sid the Science Kid and Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. Kirk was also one of the three recurring judges on the Syfy channel series, “Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge” which had over 11 million viewers. More recently, Kirk created, wrote, and Executive Produced a series for Netflix entitled, “The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell” with Christine McConnell and the Jim Henson company. Kirk directed every episode and the series has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes! Kirk recently directed an episode of, “The Kids are Alright” entitled, “Mailbox” for ABC Network. He also directed 3hrs of episodes of the Muppets new series, “Muppets Now” on Disney +, which debuted in 2020. He also co-wrote and co-directed the hit Muppet Live Shows that played at the Hollywood bowl and in London's O2 stadium.  He is currently developing shows for Netflix, Disney + and the Amazon. When he isn't busy creating or directing shows, Kirk is also a voice talent and has done many of the memorable voices on the feature films, Spaced Invaders, Gremlins II and the animated series, “Klutter” as well as playing Dr Thatch in Medal of Honor, Above and Beyond, released in December of 2020.

Paige Johnson-Brown (“Irrevery”) defends Paul Verhoeven’s NC-17 rated drama “Showgirls,” joined by witnesses Jeffrey McHale (“You Don’t Nomi”) and Lorry Kikta (Film Threat), and special guest jurors Liesel Hanson (“Happy Hunting”) and Kirk R. Thatcher (“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”). It’s THE SHOWGIRLS SUPER SWEET SIXTEEN SPECTACULAR! *** Prosecutor: Dylan J. Schlender. Defense: Paige Johnson-Brown. Presiding: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Witnesses: Jeffrey McHale, Lorry Kikta. Jurors: Ben Haslar, Liesel Hanson, Kirk R. Thatcher. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Thatcher. Original Theme: WT Golden.

Kirk R. Thatcher is an Emmy award-winning writer/producer, an award-winning television, commercial and viral video director, as well as a creature maker and designer for both films and television. Kirk has worked with the Muppets since 1989, and has directed several episodes of the new Muppets Now series on Disney+. His directing credits include It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow, and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. His writing credits include Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets Tonight, and Dinosaurs. Kirk was the Supervising Producer on the Emmy Award-winning ABC series, Muppets Tonight, and co-producer on the ABC series Dinosaurs, on which he designed most of the characters, working closely with Muppet's creator Jim Henson. As well as his long form work, Kirk has directed over thirty Muppet commercials and web shorts including, Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody, which has been viewed over 72 Million times, and all of Neil Patrick Harris' web comedy series, "Neil's Puppet Dreams". Kirk was one of the three regular judges on the Syfy channel series, Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. In 2018 Kirk created and Executive Produced The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell with Christine McConnell and the Jim Henson Company for Netflix. Prior to his work with The Muppets, Kirk worked for George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic, where he designed, built, painted, and puppeteered creatures for numerous films including Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T., Poltergeist, and Gremlins. He was also an associate producer on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and portrayed "Punk on the Bus". He made a cameo as "Punk Rock Guy" in Spider-Man: Homecoming, as a homage to his role in Star Trek IV.

On the debut episode of the Reels of Justice, Kirk R. Thatcher (“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”) appears on behalf of the 007 spoof “Casino Royale (1967).”ROJ-001: “The People vs. Casino Royale (1967)”Appearing for the Prosecution: Robb MaynardAppearing for the Defense: Kirk R. ThatcherPresiding Judge: The Honorable Ben The GreatJurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Dylan J. Schlender, Ben Haslar

This week, Mousetalgia welcomes director, writer and producer Kirk R. Thatcher back to the show to talk everything Muppets! In anticipation of the July release of Muppets Now on Disney+, Kirk Thatcher joins us to talk not only about the show, for which he served as a director, but also his long history with Jim Henson and the Muppets, ABC's Dinosaurs, and his time at Industrial Light and Magic working on some of the most memorable films of all time. We also remember Disneyland's 79th day of closure with some fast Disney facts - and more!

Not going anywhere for a spell? Help while away the hours by catching up on the most recent sketches from the Damn Dirty Drive-In in our latest compilation, “Shorts in a Bunch: Word Salad!” This collection has it all. Renowned detectives bragging! Vampire brides nagging! Old people shagging! Plus, the sentient, shape-shifting stomach of a Zamphronian Devil Worm from Dimension X! Featuring Rico E. Anderson, Jeremiah Benjamin, Jack Bennett, Maritza Cabrera, Charles Chudabala, Tiffany Yvonne Cox, Deana Dolphin, Trish Geiger, Willie T. Golden, Ben Haslar, Caitlin Kazepis, Erik Koski, Pablo Lewin, Robb Maynard, Ian Morrison, Marisa Parks, Adam Smith, Ryan Smith, Lara Jean Sullivan, Kirk R. Thatcher, Kevin Caliber Thomsen, and Jennifer Lynn Warren. Written by Robb Maynard, Ryan Smith, Greg Tally, Adam Smith, Zoe Plait, and Robert Campbell. Directed by Robb Maynard and Ryan Smith. Original music by Willy T. Golden. Acid Trance by Shane Ivers, courtesy of silvermansound.com. Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring Movement I by John Harrison and the Wichita State University Chamber Players, courtesy of the Internet Archives at archive.org.

Director, writer and creature maker Kirk R. Thatcher joins us LIVE from Scum and Villainy Cantina in Hollywood where we hosted a Jim Henson themed game night on February 11th, 2019. Kirk was a co-producer of the TV series Dinosaurs, directed Muppet Treasure Island and several other Muppet videos and was even given the responsibility of Ewok Wrangler on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Press play for some fabulous behind the scenes stories as special guest Steve Lee (founder of The Hollywood Sound Museum) hosts a Q&A complete with audience questions. High Voltage produces a different themed game night every Monday at Scum and Villainy Cantina. It's always free to attend. We hope you can join us next time you're in Los Angeles. Love our podcast? Want us to produce more episodes? Support us via Patreon or Ko-Fi. PATREON: bit.ly/2un7pOn KO-FI: ko-fi.com/highvoltagemag --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-voltage-radio-hour/support

On episode 225 of the Needless Things Podcast your host, Dave, and his guest Kirk Thatcher promised to continue the interview live at Dragon Con. THIS is THAT interview! Conducted in front of a live audience for the Puppetry Track, this conversation includes Kirk’s work with the Henson Company as well as many other puppetry-related projects. Kirk has lived an amazing life in the entertainment business and has a multitude of diverse experiences to share. Listen in as Dave and Kirk share a bit of Fireball and some laughs LIVE from Dragon Con 2018! Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! “Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com Interstitial music provided by The Mystery Men?

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode we have a bit of a different perspective on the art and business of puppetry as we interview writer, director and creator Kirk R. Thatcher.  Kirk has fantastic stories about working on Return of the Jedi and Star Trek IV.  He also worked closely with Jim Henson.  We discuss a bit of how he works and I get his thoughts on pitching projects and what directors look for when casting puppeteers. CONNECT WITH KIRKTWITTER - https://twitter.com/kirkthatcher INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/kirkthatcher/ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet http://www.facebook.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! ©2018 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

On April 7th, the Damn Dirty Geeks recorded our first live audience podcast episode at Eliot Brodsky's fantastic annual convention, Monsterpalooza, in Pasadena -- an entire weekend filled with guest appearances, star-studded stage panels and the top monster artists in the business. We launched the event with our live podcast recording with two special guests: actor/writer/director/puppet creator Kirk R. Thatcher and co-creator of The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, writer David Colton. Get ready for a rip-roaring, fun hour-plus as Kirk takes us on a whirlwind tour of his career, from working in the creature shops of RETURN OF THE JEDI and GREMLINS, to playing the annoying punk opposite Kirk and Spock in STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME, to writer of MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and director of JIM HENSON'S TURKEY HOLLOW. Kirk is a barrel of laughs and has a hilarious gift in telling stories about working with George Lucas, Jim Henson, Leonard Nimoy and many other talented collaborators on Thatcher's many creative projects. David Colton, a journalist and executive editor for USA Today, is a lifelong fan and supporter of horror films and founder of the Classic Horror Film Boards who coined the term Monster Kid to celebrate the generation of fans who grew up watching and loving horror and monster films. David also runs the Rondo Hatton Awards, an annual fan-voted presentation nominating the best and most talented writers, journalists, artists, filmmakers and Hall of Fame inductees who preserve and perpetuate horror, sci-fi and genre entertainment in all forms. Members of the CHFB and participants in the Rondo Awards extend the continuum of classic monster films like the original DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN though 1950s sci-fi classics, the explosion of iconic horror film characters in the 1970s and '80s, up through today's horror renaissance with THE WALKING DEAD and beyond. Enjoy the energy of this live audience podcast episode in which the Damn Dirty Geeks and our guests chat and laugh off-the-cuff on stage at Monsterpalooza. Even so, we barely scratched the surface of discussion with both Kirk and David, and hope very much to have both back on our show as guests again soon to continue the fun. Special thanks to our sound engineer Brice Cranston for his extra efforts making this live recording run so smoothly, and to friend of the show Eric Kurland of 3-D Space for letting us share his convention theater to record this episode. And don't forget to listen to this episode with your glasses on as we recorded the show in 3-D! For more photos and full show notes/links, visit our website at DamnDirtyGeeks.com