It’s Time To Play the Music! It’s Time to OK Go!
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 29, 2011 in Cinema
As Kermit the Frog has said oh so many times…it’s the Muppet Show! Read more…
The Muppets Take On the Superheroes
Posted by Gia Manry on Jul 25, 2011 in Cinema, Comic Books
The first trailer for Jim Hensons’ Muppets return ot the big screen— which starts out looking like a romantic comedy before revealing the inclusion of the cloth characters — was pretty cute. But it doesn’t compare in the least to the newest trailer, in which the Muppets take on superheroes in a big way…especially Green Lantern (and a little bit of Batman, if you squint).
But that’s just the above trailer. Hit the jump to see who the Muppets will challenge next…in poster form! Read more…
Fraggle Rock: The Comic Book!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Feb 1, 2010 in Comic Books
The Jim Henson Company is starting to push Fraggle Rock a great deal — the first thing I spotted a while ago was an amazing remix of the music from the series and next they were releasing the entire original series on DVD. And now it seems that they’re also planning a limited edition comic book series which will come out in April (and available for pre-orders in February).
It’s Dangerous To Be Green
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 10, 2009 in Fandom
This is a very well done video made by a Minnesota Public Radio show called In The Loop. I think the idea of taking a well known icon like Kermit and making him a spokesmodel for the green movement in Iran is culture jamming at its best!
Fraggle Rock Remixed
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 28, 2009 in Animation
This mysterious Jim Henson Company video is being used to promote a website called Drdoozer.com which is currently under construction: Read more…
The Fine Art of the Thankless Task of Licensed Comics
Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 3, 2009 in Comic Books
Licensed comics never quite get the limelight that their original cousins always grab: There’s a cool factor to working on a Spiderman comic which may inspire a film, but there’s just no love for a comic book that’s based upon a toy or a pre-existing film or TV show. Yet while fandom looks down upon these books, they serve as an important “gateway drug” of sorts — attracting young and new readers into being the next generation of comic books fans. Recently I found myself guilty of this snobby fanboy mindset while looking at the work being produced by Boom! Studios — so I decided to give them a second chance and give them a serious look: And lo and behold I think they’re doing a rather decent job with their Finding Nemo and Muppets books! Read more…
Resident Evil: Now Extra Improved with Muppet Flavor!
Posted by John Martone on May 29, 2009 in Horror
Everyone knows that the two scariest things in the world are puppets and zombies. Now, imagine if these two horrifying objects were combined, ala Freddy versus Jason. Horror masterpiece, right? Wrong! However, what you do have is a novel one minute and forty-eight seconds of your life you can’t have back. You’ll still click it though, come on! It has zombies and puppets in it… Read more…
Pulp Muppets
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 15, 2008 in Cinema
This video mash up of the Muppets and Pulp Fiction got me to thinking: What I liked so much about this film was that it wasn’t based on any existing book, it was an original story. In fact like all good films of the crime genre it has very little to do with crime — and is all about people. I’d love to see Quentin Tarantino get back to basics again, although being a fanboy I’ll gladly stand in line for anything he directs.
Muppets Marketing Fizzy Drinks
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 11, 2008 in Animation
The bird characters in this 1960s spot by Jim Henson for Royal Crown Cola would later become the inspiration for Big Bird on Sesame Street.