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How The Empire Strikes Back Helped Shape The Look Of The Dark Crystal’s Incredible Puppets
Even as we’re just a week away from The Age of Resistance prequel series — itself a remarkable technical achievement — hitting Netflix, the puppet design and work of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal still stands as an incredible testament to practical effects. Aside from Henson and his team’s collective expertise with puppets, they had…
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Everything You Need To Know Before Watching The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance
Another world, another time, in the age of wonder. The Dark Crystal finally returns with a prequel series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The Jim Henson Company has been cautious about expanding the lore of ‘80s classic The Dark Crystal, only authorising a couple of books, some graphic novels and a cancelled manga. But…
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Netflix’s Dark Crystal Comic-Con Panel Was The Stuff Of Dreams
The third time was the charm for Lisa Henson. At San Diego Comic-Con, the daughter of legendary filmmaker Jim Henson said she’d been to Comic-Con two times before with a Dark Crystal project. Neither of those panned out. It wasn’t until this time, sitting in front of 7000 fans inside Hall H, with a brand…
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Learn The Embattled History Of The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is still, decades later, the gold standard of goofy, family friendly primetime television, the glorious moment that made the Muppets worldwide stars. Thanks to DefunctTV, we can see how it happened.