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Raph's Girl 07-21-2008 03:25 AM

Fraggles to appear at Comic Con!
 
Wasn't sure where to put this but it was a tv show so *shrugs* Thought all you Muppet fans (Gobo in particular) might get a kick outta this. Man...wish I could go...

http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2008/071608.shtml

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Dance your cares away, see Red Fraggle live!

Muppeteer Karen Prell will be performing Red Fraggle at San Diego Comic Con 2008 to promote the show's 25th anniversary and the upcoming DVD box set of the final season of Fraggle Rock.

The event is scheduled for Sunday afternoon July 27 at 2:45 pm in room 6B. Red will lead the audience in a Fraggle Song Tongue-Twister Challenge, tackling The Rumble Bug Hum from "All Work and All Play" and The Beetle Song from "I Want to be You". She’ll also be singing "The Friendship Song" and "There's A Lot I Want to Know" during a screening of Inspector Red from the fourth season. Muppeteer Dave Goelz is scheduled to introduce the presentation.

Attendees will reportedly get a sneak peak of some of the bonus features planned for the DVD release of the final season.

Although Comic Con is sold out and they aren't offering tickets at the door this year, we’ve heard from a reliable source that you can expect this presentation to be on YouTube soon afterwards

Due to time constraints and the size of the expected crowd, a Q&A or autograph session isn’t planned. Nontheless, if you have tickets for Comic Con, this is a vary rare opportunity to see Red Fraggle, Karen and Dave live in-person.

Jester 07-21-2008 06:41 AM

Gobo...have you been issuing fake press releases again?

Roseangelo 07-21-2008 09:22 AM

This panel has been on my schedule since it was first released two weeks ago. 8)

MadPirateBunny 07-21-2008 09:43 AM

A friend of mine has like the first season on DVD. We've made plans to get together and watch it. I must call her and set a date :tgrin:

VaughnMichael 07-21-2008 11:39 AM

Ugh! I wish I was back in Cali even more now damn it!
I'm a huge Jim Henson fan, some one please try and ask them about the Fraggle Rock movie!

MadPirateBunny 07-21-2008 02:40 PM

... I have bad news for you. Jim Henson passed in 1990. The Jim Henson Company and the Jim Henson Foundation continue after his death as his son and daughter still run things.

Raph's Girl 07-21-2008 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MadPirateBunny (Post 623081)
... I have bad news for you. Jim Henson passed in 1990. The Jim Henson Company and the Jim Henson Foundation continue after his death as his son and daughter still run things.

Yeah but they sold all the main muppets off to Disney...except for the Seseme Street Muppets, which are owned by the Children's Television Network or something.

Man I can't believe it's been nearly 20 years since Jim passed. I wonder if they're gonna do something in his memory for the 20th annaversary??? I know they're making a new movie....

VaughnMichael 07-21-2008 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MadPirateBunny (Post 623081)
... I have bad news for you. Jim Henson passed in 1990. The Jim Henson Company and the Jim Henson Foundation continue after his death as his son and daughter still run things.

Wow really I didn't know this, I must have been living under a rock since 1990.:roll:
just because Jim's long gone doesn't mean I can't be a fan of the characters he created and helped to create. ;)
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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 623082)
Yeah but they sold all the main muppets off to Disney...except for the Seseme Street Muppets, which are owned by the Children's Television Network or something.

Man I can't believe it's been nearly 20 years since Jim passed. I wonder if they're gonna do something in his memory for the 20th annaversary??? I know they're making a new movie....

The Muppet characters from the Muppet show, Muppet movies, Bear in the big blue house, & Dinosaurs are Disney.

The Sesame Street characters are owned by Sesame Workshop.

Emmit Otter, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, & Jim's early work is owned by the Jim Henson company.

Tinuvielsdreams 07-21-2008 08:10 PM

I have heard some things about the movie. Mostly I am just excited about the prospect! I think a commemorative anniversary for Jim would be great.
Sometimes I feel like Henson was one of the things I grew up on because if it wasn't Sesame it was fraggles and if not them it was the muppets in all the variations.
I wish I could see Red Fraggle!

VaughnMichael 07-21-2008 08:24 PM

From what I remember over at the Muppet Central Forums there's to be a dvd coming out of jims early works so that would be a very nice thing.

Besides the Fraggle movie, there's a new Muppet movie in the works, as well as a new Dark Crystal movie.

The Muppets als have a brand new website with videos @ www.muppets.com

You can also see Sam The Eagle, Beaker, The Swedish Chef, Gonzo, & Statler & Waldorf on both Youtube and Myspace.

MadPirateBunny 07-21-2008 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnMichael (Post 623123)
just because Jim's long gone doesn't mean I can't be a fan of the characters he created and helped to create. ;)

oh yes! I love all his creations, too! :)


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