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Watch the first trailer for the gorgeous hand-made puppet movie from Kevin McTurk (the FX artist who worked on just about every film we've ever loved, from Tank Girl on down) and produced by Jim Henson's daughter, Heather. Titled The Narrative of Victor Karloch, the handmade short takes its puppet to the ocean floor, where the Wendigo Demons live. It's truly beautiful — but we bet you'll flinch. More »
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It took several decades before the Muppets became the jovial mop-puppet hybrids we know and love today. Before they hung out with Alice Cooper and hosted wrestling competitions, the Muppets lived in a sometimes unsettling world full of hungry dismembered heads, Cookie Monster selling IBM computers, and Kermit extolling the virtues of pig meat. More »
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Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze — who recently directed that action-figure extravaganza for The Beastie Boys — has now collaborated with designer Olympia Le-Tan's and director Simon Cahn to animate 3,000 pieces of felt. More »
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We anticipate lot of things from dark rooms — cobwebs, lack of light, assorted pieces of matter we wish to acquire — but what we don't expect is a goddamn Skeksis from The Dark Crystal lurking silently. Last Halloween, YouTuber Augsburgdie1530 built a snazzy Skeksis costume and mostly used it for the powers of evil. This thing'll make you hate obscure Muppets. More »
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We have don't know just how long MTV has been releasing old Liquid TV shorts on their website, but what we do know is that this news is pure, uncut awesome. After years of watching crummy youtubes of the most f-ed up cartoons and shorts ever made, MTV has finally decided to release all the contents of Liquid Television online. Which means, all the Psycho-Grams and Winter Steele episodes you want! More »
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The brand new 42nd season of Sesame Street will be brought to you by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)! This year, the word on the Street is all about Math and Science. Which means Elmo singing about the number 10 with Elvis Costello, science experiments, and learning about engineering by launching a puppet out of a cannon! More »
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What was so absolutely mind-boggling about The Dark Crystal was how Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and the rest of the production team constructed the planet Thra and all of its denizens from scratch. From documentary aficionado BehindCurtain1, this is a 1982 behind-the-scenes documentary about the production (2, 3, 4), Check out how a fantasy world was constructed using practical effects. More »
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While we can appreciate Pogo's remix aesthetic, his audiovisual collage of Sid and Marty Krofft's H.R. Pufnstuf will burrow in your subconscious to lay its eggs. I imagine this is what the Kroffts' defunct indoor theme park felt like. More »
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io9 reader Brian Hogg is selling his marvelous BSG puppets. Now is your chance to recreate the dynamic space opera with puppets! You shoot it, we'll post it. The puppets are priced at $500.00 each on ebay. More »
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New images of Battle Los Angeles' evil extraterrestrial attackers are out — including a gory money-shot of a giant alien autopsy! Get a a better look at the weapons and gooey innards from this "Black Hawk Down/alien invasion" flick. Spoilers! More »
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Massively successful 1960s puppet show Thunderbirds is getting another shot, with a new series. But will it have puppets? More »
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Matt Smith stopped by Craig Ferguson several weeks ago, but what we didn't see was the host's rollicking song-and-dance number devoted to the Doctor. It's now making the internet rounds, and it certainly beats the pants off "Doctor in Distress." More »
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Take one part steampunk, add a dash of spy comedy, mix liberally with puppets and computer animation — and you've got the recipe for 1884: Yesterday's Tomorrow, a film concept by animator and frequent Terry Gilliam collaborator Tim Ollive. More »
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If you were a fan of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds series, then get ready for your mind to explode. A group of intrepid fans have discovered a marionette-style show from the Anderson era, which TV execs tried to suppress. More »
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The Muppet Show only ran for five seasons, but it managed to cover a lot of ground, including some great science fiction inspired moments. Here are seven of the best science fiction moments of the Muppet Show's unfortunately short run.
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It was only a matter of time before the beloved cast from Battlestar Galactica got immortalized forever as puppets. I just didn't expect the Caprica Six puppet to have nipples. (And yes, it's possibly NSFW.) More »
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Has Twilight mastermind Catherine Hardwicke been fired from the sequel? Deadine Hollywood seems to think so. According to Nikki Finke's sources, the "difficult and irrational" Hardwicke has been let go after making Summit Pictures a whopping $160 million. More »
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I'm still reeling from the revelations in last night's new Middleman episode. Well, two revelations in particular, both involving Lacey, the show's unsung star. I almost had a temperomandibular joint disorder from having my jaw drop so many times. To be fair, the episode's main plot was one that I could take or leave — except that it led to an amazing payoff. Click through for spoilers and jaw-thuds. More »
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