Favourite Jim Henson animation?

Does anyone here have a favourite Jim Henson TV series, film etc.? To start off, mine are the Muppets and the Dark Crystal. The latter contained mythical creatures like the Skeksis and fluffy Fizzgigs. (Image related and I have a poseable figure of skekMal) It would be great to see what you come up with.

>>11629 I teach video production/filmmaking and have a poster of The Dark Crystal up in my room. I point to it all the time and use it as an example of how to get your hands dirty and make something with a real physical presence. The amount of work and detail that Henson put into The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth is inspiring. If you haven't seen it yet, go check out The Storyteller. It's an anthology miniseries from the 90s, basically Jim Henson's take on a few lesser-known folklore tales. They did a follow up that was the same thing, but with Greek mythology. It's a serious shame there weren't more episodes, because it's some of my favorite stuff from JHC.

i am sadly not as in tune with Jim Henson media as i should be i guess by default it would have to e Labyrinth. i should really watch dark crystal one of these days since Ive seen age of resistance and have always wanted to watch it

>>11691 That is really amazing to hear, I watched an episode of The Storyteller at school in 2007 and I was astounded at the cute puppets they used. I have a couple of Muppets movies at home, one of which was based upon A Christmas Carol and I enjoyed every second of it. The company is well-known for making funky-haired puppets and legendary creatures, but I don't know who voiced the Muppets or Gelflings in Dark Crystal: AoR (although the funny thing was skekSil in this series was played by Simon Pegg to capture the voice of him in the original film!). I really appreciate those moments and behind-the-scenes on how JHC's puppets are made. >>11693 While Dark Crystal: AoR is a Netflix-exclusive series, you can find DVDs of the original Dark Crystal film from eBay or a secondhand/charity shop. I prefer the former because they have lots of of new and used DVDs that make you spoiled for choice online. Better yet, go get the Dark Crystal Bestary. It's got wonderful drawings and information about the characters, creatures and history, I recommend it.

>>11744 >>11693 If you're interested in The Dark Crystal or filmmaking in general I suggest pic related. Very thorough. Lots of photos from preproduction and the set, lots of details I'd never heard of. Has script excerpts, concept art, technical drawings, etc. reprinted as inserts throughout the book, too. They made another one of these for Labyrinth that is also excellent. Pics taken from Amazon reviews.

>>11796 That's cool, thanks! Hopefully I'll get one for Christmas :)

>>11905 Finally got the book on Xmas as expected. I really liked your idea and never fails on me to be in awe and inspired <3

>>11691 > go check out The Storyteller. It's an anthology miniseries from the 90s That was going to be my choice. But it was actually the late 80s it first aired. I was born in 1984, so I remember watching it as a kid in the very late 80s and I'm almost certain we had it on VHS too. The two episodes I remember most is the one about the Ravens and the one about the Giant without a heart.

>>12110 Just had a look on Youtube and someone has streamed all the Storyteller and Greek Myth episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqu8bKJJLzA

>>12110 I was reading an old book of Russian folklore and ran into a version of the giant story that I enjoyed. There were some interesting differences. There's a lot of versions that use Koshchei the deathless, too, where instead of finding his heart, it's his "death." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei My favorite of the batch is probably the one where the guy catches death in a bag. Goes a hundred miles an hour and has a lot of strange but really compelling notes.

Kermit the frog was the last good thing they ever did, before it all descended into cutesy-wootsy politically correct glitterboyry.

Whatever happened to puppet animation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2n0widQ4nA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZC9B0YJ8W8

>>12569 I'm not sure on that. This is such a really excellent thread IMO

Resuscitating the thread. If you haven't heard of this, the original vision for The Dark Crystal was that the Skeksis had their own language and did a lot more hissing and snarling than talking. There exists a heavily degraded workprint of this version of the movie, and that detail alone makes the Skeksis sound like the most evil fuarrrking creatures I've ever seen. It was changed because it allegedly scared the soykaf out of kids and audiences had a hard time following the visual storytelling. I personally prefer it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBsjOStMDc >>12569 Team America is the last time I remember seeing anything up that alley that wasn't stop motion. It'd be cool to get a Godzilla short or something that really buys into the aesthetic and uses the old fashioned suits in an entirely a puppet animated world.

Puppetry still exists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCQ5EF69rSQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kCkVDma8Sg