Thursday October 19 2006 @ 10:19PM
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oh my gosh everyone this is possibly the best news i've had all month! (sad but true) i lovedjim henson's television show fraggle rock as a kid (i remember it being on HBO - it premiered in 1983 and ran for five seasons w/ 96 episodes) it looks like the much beloved series will be finallymaking its way to the big screen! it's in development with ahmet zappa who wants to make 'a full-length live-action musical fantasy' with those lovable fraggles! oh man this is so exciting - i can't wait to see wembley, gobo, mokey, boober & red in something new and fresh (and let's not forget the gorgs, the doozers, and best of all marjory the trash heap) as long as they remain true to the original series - i really hope it doesn't turn into fraggle wreck...everyone please keep your pop fingers crossed! popbytes over & out for tonight - xxoo!
"The Fraggles didn't really get into the human world on the series, so we plan to make the movie more about the intersection between the Fraggles and the humans," Lisa Henson said.
Zappa is informally talking to musician friends about writing original songs for the movie. The original Henson puppets will be refurbished and updated for the film, with little expectation of computer-generated enhancements.
A release date has yet to be determined. Lisa Henson plans to hire a screenwriter and director once an initial treatment is completed.
"We're taking the movie as far as we can independently because the company has a big personal investment in how the movie turns out," she said.
OMG, you aren't the only one who is excited to see the Fraggle gang coming back to life! I used to watch them every morning before I headed off to school... it was my guilty little pleasure. Now that we (Disney) own Jim Henson's Muppets and the Fraggles, I know this is going to be super steller. I'll keep my "Eyes & Ears" (the official Disney newsletter for cast members) open for you and let you know if anything else develops.
Being a member has it's privledges - a WDW cast member that is!! Be a good poppet and keep up the fabulous work... you always make my day!
Buh-bye ~ P88hBear
» this comment was posted by P88hBear on october 23, 2006 5:57 am «
I have been waiting for years for this! I also have been looking for years for one of the Fraggle Rock books that has the poem 'Ode to Laundry' with no success what so ever, since I cannot remember what book it was in. Does anyone out there know? Lynn M
» this comment was posted by Lynn Molyneux on october 23, 2006 8:40 am «
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OMG, you aren't the only one who is excited to see the Fraggle gang coming back to life! I used to watch them every morning before I headed off to school... it was my guilty little pleasure. Now that we (Disney) own Jim Henson's Muppets and the Fraggles, I know this is going to be super steller. I'll keep my "Eyes & Ears" (the official Disney newsletter for cast members) open for you and let you know if anything else develops.
Being a member has it's privledges - a WDW cast member that is!! Be a good poppet and keep up the fabulous work... you always make my day!
Buh-bye ~ P88hBear