Remembering Jim Henson

[Ite]

The new movie is coming out wanted to share this very sad video I came across...

Big Bird at Jim Henson's Memorial - YouTube

[Moviefan2k4]

No offense, but why is Big Bird singing Kermit's song?

[Ite]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

No offense, but why is Big Bird singing Kermit's song?

It was more so Henson's best song he sang, and Big Bird was paying tribute, did you hear at the end he said "Thank you Kermit"? Alot of the group called Henson "Kermit".

[EricJ]

Now--to underscore the point of "Tasteless"--let's really remember Jim by running the latest final trailer to said new movie:

[Show spoiler]

The Muppets - Final Parody Trailer #7 [Full-HD|HD+] - YouTube

...THAT'S why I'm not seeing it.

[X400]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Now--to underscore the point of "Tasteless"--let's really remember Jim by running the latest final trailer to said new movie:

[Show spoiler]The Muppets - Final Parody Trailer #7 [Full-HD|HD+] - YouTube

...THAT'S why I'm not seeing it.

i cant believe sarah silverman is in it..... just doesn't give off the right attitude for being in a muppet movie imo unless this was a different type of muppet movie -_-

[Ite]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Now--to underscore the point of "Tasteless"--let's really remember Jim by running the latest final trailer to said new movie:

[Show spoiler]The Muppets - Final Parody Trailer #7 [Full-HD|HD+] - YouTube

...THAT'S why I'm not seeing it.

Whats so bad about the trailer?

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by Ite

It was more so Henson's best song he sang, and Big Bird was paying tribute, did you hear at the end he said "Thank you Kermit"? Alot of the group called Henson "Kermit".

Will, that's it actually. Henson voiced Kermit. Henson WAS Kermit. It's a somber enough song. And I can't think of a more appropriate song. Would you prefer 'I hope that somethin' better comes along' or 'Rainbow connection?'

Fit the mood perfectly, I thought. A good tribute...

[AlexG]

Disney artists Joe Lanzisero and Tim Kirk drew this tribute of Mickey Mouse consoling Kermit the Frog, which appeared in the Summer 1990 issue of WD Eye, Walt Disney Imagineering’s employee magazine

source: wikipedia

[P@t_Mtl]

That is a pretty sweet and sad picture all at the same time

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Ite

Whats so bad about the trailer?

One video said "Thank you, Kermit".
The other video said "Thank you, Internet, for liking us. " (Us, meaning the Disaster Movie-esque parody trailer campaign, not the movie.)

...You tell ME which cared more about Henson's work.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I brought this up yesterday on Facebook; Jim Henson's Studio created the Beast of Gevaudan for Le Pacte Des Loups. So, when I think of Jim Henson, I think of Big Bird, Kermit, and the Beast of Gevaudan!

[Ite]

Originally Posted by EricJ

One video said "Thank you, Kermit".
The other video said "Thank you, Internet, for liking us. " (Us, meaning the Disaster Movie-esque parody trailer campaign, not the movie.)

...You tell ME which cared more about Henson's work.

I don't see why you even posted that video in here in the first place...

[Crimson King]

I remember these Baker segments on Sesame Street fondly when I was kid. On "Baker 3":Jim Henson appears juggling, as does his son Brian (with the 3 peas), the voice of the clumsy baker, and directed it to boot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUqwzttQ3wQ

and a complilation all the bakers falls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3yOnr2cl3c

[EricJ]

Henson started out wanting to be an "experimental" film-student director, and did a lot of the early '69 "old-school" Sesame Street films:

Maybe a few of the older grads here remember

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Sesame Street: King Of 8 - YouTube

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sesame street 123 rolling ball (with rare ending) - YouTube

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Henson started out wanting to be an "experimental" film-student director, and did a lot of the early '69 "old-school" Sesame Street films:

Maybe a few of the older grads here remember

[Show spoiler]Sesame Street: King Of 8 - YouTube

[Show spoiler]
sesame street 123 rolling ball (with rare ending) - YouTube

I thought the 123 rolling ball was Frank Oz?

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

No offense, but why is Big Bird singing Kermit's song?

As had been alluded to (but not said), Henson was Kermit, always, prior to his death. At this time Kermit had no voice, thus he wouldn't sing the song. I think it's a perfectly considered song, and I think Big Bird is a perfectly comforting "person" to have sung it.

This still makes me cry:

Turn The World Around

I don't have any ill feelings towards the new Muppet movie. I do believe that Jason Segal made it because he loves the Muppets.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I don't have any ill feelings towards the new Muppet movie. I do believe that Jason Segal made it because he loves the Muppets.

We do, however, question his "love" that he felt compelled to personally appear in EVERY SINGLE SCENE with them.
(He certainly "loves" somebody, but think he needs to get a clearer idea of who.)

In fact, watching the previous last trailer, Segel running around and mugging alongside the characters looked uncannily like he was doing some Billy Crystal act of greenscreening himself into old real Muppet movie clips--Apply that to his reason for making this movie accordingly.

[DVDFreaker]

They made a new puppets movie without James Henson? That is just wrong! Bet the movie is going to bomb and they should stop making puppet movies

[terp_fan99]

Jim Henson was a genius. I love The Muppets and I was obsessed with Fraggle Rock when I was a little kid. I also watched The Dark Crystal a lot when I was younger. Can't wait for the new movie!