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INTEREST: Nintendo's Miyamoto, Tezuka Visit Jim Henson Studios




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trunkschan90



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:15 pm Reply with quote
As a Muppet fan, I approve. Very Happy

Brian Henson certainly resembles his dad.
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:29 pm Reply with quote
trunkschan90 wrote:
As a Muppet fan, I approve. Very Happy

Brian Henson certainly resembles his dad.


He kept the company going, in between the failed '90 Disney deal and the eventual sale, and I'd argue this his directing Muppet Christmas Carol is probably closer to understanding the "true" style of his dad's work than a lot of, er, OTHER directors have been.
(Half the readers are now thinking I'm referring to Jason Segel, and the older half thinking I meant the Spongebob writer whose directing of Muppets From Space broke up the group like Yoko, and well...you're both right.)

Making foam Muppets for the visiting bigwigs was largely a concession stunt, as losing the Jurassic Park gig pretty well put Henson's SFX shop out of business, and now they're just doing puppet-mocapped CGI for kids' shows. Sad
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:37 pm Reply with quote
Well,it ain't often you see this happen. Three Nintendo executives become Muppets. And to be honest,the video I saw was delightful.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:55 pm Reply with quote
I found the Muppets event of the Nintendo Trio to be the most amusing of the E3 direct. Smile
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manapear



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:53 pm Reply with quote
Nintendo's actual game presentation was fairly weak this year, but I loved how they presented everything. It was really clever and fun, and the muppets were excellent.
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