In an interview with MTV, the son of muppet god Jim Henson, Brian Henson, gave a little update on the next movie in the series about muppets that will make you secretly terrified.

The sequel to Frank Oz and Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal will be called The Power of the Dark Crystal:

We have a 'Dark Crystal' sequel, called 'The Power of the Dark Crystal.' It has a very strong script... Both of those projects... are very close to going into pre-production. They're both really ready to go. [The studio is] just [in the process of] putting together the final finance pieces and the final distribution pieces.

It's all happening! I have the patience of a five-year-old when it comes to muppet movies, as there is a dire need for some good old fashioned puppetry in today's cinema. Hopefully the urRu pace at which the Dark Crystal 2 seems to be plodding along may indicate an intent from Henson studios to do DC2 right, this time lets really scare the kiddies, with puppets!

Frell me, the new Farscape anniversary box set looks cool. 90+ minutes of deleted scenes, 29 episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes aplenty — and of course, Farscape Undressed, hosted by Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Rygel and Pilot.

Brian Henson lost no time in telling us that the Fraggle Rock feature film and the Dark Crystal sequel, The Power Of The Dark Crystal, were both slated to be released in 2011. He is a busy guy these days, splitting his time between working these two films and the new Farscape projects.

Henson and co. also confirmed that not only was the comic series coming out (which was announced at NYCC this year) but several webisodes were in the works. Henson said that while they had tossed around the idea of a spin-off, a film, or even an animated series, webisodes just seemed to be the perfect fit. He says:

we're just more interested in continuing the established story than in deviating into a spin-off. These short, non-linear webisodes will be the launching pad for for the next major chapter of Farscape. It's about family; the continuing story of of Aeryn, Crichton, and their son.

Creator and director Rockne S. O'Bannon reveals that

the webisodes actually come, chronologically, before the comics. We stared work on the webisodes first, so we could figure out where they fit on the Farscape timeline. And THATS where the comics start.

Stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black shared their favorite muppets moments and talked about the frelling awesomeness of working with Brian Henson. "I just wanted to work with the frog." Browder confesses. Henson comends the actors for taking a huge leap of faith in working with the creatures.

All we had when they joined the cast were sketches, no muppets. Working with the creatures is challange...you have to treat them with respect, they have to be real to you. Although, in all fairness I have to admit my favorite moments in Farscape are when Claudia smacks Rygel upside the head."

Black agrees the experience was satisfying.

It was great to finally get my hands on Rygel! but really, I think it truly speaks to the talent of the creators that they were able to create these tender,emotional scenes with nothing more than rubber and latex.

There was one final surprise; A representative from The Guinness Book Of World Records presented the series creators with an award for "Most Visual Effects In A Television Series."

Pigs In Space

The Muppet Show had a built-in showcase for their sci-fi parodies, in "Pigs In Space." Their ship was called the Swine Trek, and they had the eccentric science officer, the heartthrob captain, and Miss Piggy as a snarky officer. The segment featured pirates (John Cleese), a character called Darth Nadir (Gonzo), an alien made of chopped liver, and many more strange sci-fi themed adventures. In this clip, as usual, Captain Link Hogthrob does something stupid.

Invincibility Made Easy

During Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter's visit to the show, the whole cast is inspired to try out the super hero gig themselves. Backstage during the show, each Muppet cast member is seen using the "Invincibility Made Easy" guide to try to become heroes. Even Miss Piggy, as Wonder Pig, tries to defeat a giant chicken. This segment features Lynda Carter singing "Orange Colored Sky" as the various Muppet heroes fall slightly short of "hero" status.

The Star Wars Episode

In season 4 of the Muppet Show, Mark Hamill was billed as the guest star, but the show also gets his "cousin," Luke Skywalker. Luke invades all of the sketches of the latter half of the show. In this final sketch, R2-D2, C-3PO and Chewbacca show up for a medley of songs about stars. C-3PO even does a little tap dancing!

Muppet Labs

Those famous Muppet inventors, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker, had their own segment for demonstrating their newest inventions. The inventions ranged from small things like magnetic carrots or very strong glue, to very large and strange things, like a teleporter, a luggage compressor, or a copy machine. That last one produces countless copies of Beaker, which slowly invade the show.

The Jekyll and Hyde Potion

When Alan Arkin visited the show, he was the center of one of the classic sci-fi premises: a Jekyll and Hyde story. Throughout the show, he and other various Muppets are all unfortunately transformed by the Honeydew-invented potion. Here, Alan, in monster form, invades an overly-cutesy rendition of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah."

Koozebane

Koozebane is a planet that stands in for any strange new world on the show. It's home to such odd creatures as the Phoob, the Merdildops, and the Spooble, a sentient liquid. In this clip, during his visit to the Muppet Show, Dom DeLuise also visited the surface of the planet Koozebane, interacting with one of the planet's more annoying residents.

Shields & Yarnell Robot Sketch

In addition to its more regular sci-fi segments, the Muppet Show also used sci-fi premises as a jumping off point for much more absurd sketches. The show invited mime duo Shields & Yarnell to perform, and the result was one of their stranger sketches. In this wordless clip, the duo performs as two robots apparently having breakfast together.

This list doesn't even include Jim Henson Productions' involvement in other sci-fi projects like Farscape, and the various Muppet moments in The Middleman and Angel. As is evident from some of these clips, the whole Muppet crew had some sci-fi connections.

Puppet-master Brian, of Ask Puppet Palpatine fame, is hard at work on a for BSG's slinky Cylon Six. See the creepy foam body come to life in his video diary and detailed flickr account, where he poses the poor thing in alluring angles. Still this means we're one step closer to a puppet recreation of FAT LEE. Forge ahead puppet man.

[Building Puppets via Geekologie]

Here's the famous clip that earned him his prize and his visit to the podium for the traditional Webby five-word acceptance speech.