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    Image of alphanumeric1971 alphanumeric1971
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    I was surprised and saddened that the Henson shop wasn't behind this.
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    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    08/07/09

    @alphanumeric1971: We just watched the entire BBC series Prehistoric Earth. Dammit this isn't coming to our city. Thanks for the heads up - maybe next year.
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    Image of franklinshepard franklinshepard
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    Again, I've got to say that the Jim Henson company needs to re-release Dark Crystal in its original edit. The theatrical version is too dumbed-down and childish to be of any real interest, and the workprint reveals that the original screenplay was very interesting and beautiful.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/06/09

    @franklinshepard: That sounds interesting. What kind of work is missing?
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    08/06/09

    @franklinshepard: Email Criterion. Maybe they will master the original.
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    Image of franklinshepard franklinshepard
    08/07/09

    @Hamslicer: It's not really a matter of cut scenes. After test screenings, audiences complained they couldn't understand what was going on, so basically, using existing footage, the entire thing was redubbed to make the plot much clearer, and that's why it seems like there's so much exposition in each scene. For instance, there's a beautiful scene where Jen and Kira are lying by a lake, and it's written to be just a beautiful character moment - the dialogue is slightly elliptical, and it's a haunting scene. Then you watch the theatrical version, and the entire thing has been re-dubbed to be about the crystal shard! Also, the Skeksis were not supposed to speak English - they had their own language, and it is much scarier than their English voices.
    Try and find the workprint - it's torrented here and there.
    And I'm pretty sure it's the Jim Henson Co. that won't release the original. I don't think Criterion could get them to do it. Although I guess it couldn't hurt to ask.
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    franklinshepard was starred franklinshepard was unstarred
    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    YAY PUPPETS! Let's back to some animatronic magic.
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    Hamslicer was starred Hamslicer was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    I certainly did not see this one coming
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    FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    Wasn't this all going to be Genndy Tartkovsky's baby?
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Dedpool3678 Dedpool3678
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    FINALLY!!!! That was a great movie that still holds up today and a sequel is WAAAY overdue.
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    Kpibca promoted this comment Dedpool3678 was starred Dedpool3678 was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    glad to see these guys back to what they do best: SCAREING THE SHIT OUT OF CHILDREN WITH FUCKED UP PUPPETS.
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    GreyHammer was starred GreyHammer was unstarred
    Image of smirkette smirkette
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    I hope Brian Froud was involved in concept & design. Man's a freakin' genius.
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    Image of Aethelred Aethelred
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    No, Meredith.
    Did you just write "craftpersonship" in a completely unironic way?
    I just threw up a little.
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment Aethelred was starred Aethelred was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    08/06/09

    @Aethelred: changed in edits, not my words! Taking it out, not really my style.
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    Edited by Meredith Woerner at 08/06/09 9:35 AM Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    as a kid this movie fascinated and terrified me. I think I'd just have to be slightly inebriated to watch a sequel as an adult.
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    Image of tbrunner tbrunner
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    Henson says "both of those projects...are very close to going into pre-production".
    What's the other project?
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    capnrob promoted this comment tbrunner was starred tbrunner was unstarred
    Image of capnrob capnrob
    08/06/09

    @tbrunner: From the MTV article, it appears that it's Fraggle Rock.
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    Image of Certifiable Certifiable
    08/06/09

    @capnrob: Aw frell.

    ( Still good news, but you follow me if you got it. ;) )
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    SinisterBill promoted this comment Edited by Certifiable at 08/06/09 9:39 AM Certifiable was starred Certifiable was unstarred
    Image of SeeingI SeeingI
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    I hope Augrah will be in it. Her pendulous puppet breasts kind of obsessed me as a kid.
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. promoted this comment SeeingI was starred SeeingI was unstarred
    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    08/06/09

    @SeeingI: Oh man, that's an image I didn't need to revisit. That plus memories of the scene in Videodrome could put me off boobs for life.
    Well, five minutes.
    Well...
    what was the question again?
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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    Needs more Bowie.
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    08/06/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Hey, who let you read my Labyrinth/Dark Crystal/Neverending Story crossover? I was going to publish!
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    Image of Mortimer Gray Mortimer Gray
    08/06/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: Throw in some Farscape too. No Bowie, but some very Skeksi-looking aliens show up in season two. And Farscape is about as sexually liminal as 80's Bowie.
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    Mortimer Gray was starred Mortimer Gray was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    08/06/09

    @Mortimer Gray: i cant get behind a bowieless puppet movie.
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    GreyHammer was starred GreyHammer was unstarred
    Image of DeepFriar DeepFriar
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    Dark Crystal was the equivalent of mainlining pure fear into my young consciousness.
    /goes fetal under desk
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    DeepFriar was starred DeepFriar was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    08/06/09

    @DeepFriar: hey get out from my hiding place! this is my only spot where i can rock myself into a catatonic sleep.
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    acrobatic rabbit was starred acrobatic rabbit was unstarred
    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    08/06/09

    In reply to Jim Henson's Studio Readies The Dark Crystal Sequel For Pre-Production
    of course not, you're a boy
     Reply
    evildead1971 was starred evildead1971 was unstarred
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