The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson: Essays on His Work and Legacy Beyond the Muppet Show and Sesame Street

Name: The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson: Essays on His Work and Legacy Beyond the Muppet Show and Sesame Street
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ISBN: 9780786469864

ISBN-10: 0786469862

ISBN-13: 9780786469864

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jennifer C. Garlen, Anissa M. Graham

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Jim Henson was the creative force behind a huge catalog of television series, films, specials, and other productions, even excepting the Muppets. This collection of essays delves into the rest of Henson's body of work, including projects developed during his lifetime and those that represent his legacy. Covered here are Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The Jim Henson Hour, Dinosaurs, Farscape, and more. The breadth and depth of Henson's influence on both audiences and later productions remains palpable on screens large and small, as this collection attests.

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction



Revisiting Fraggle Rock


Fraggle Rock and the Art of World Building



Outer Spaces: Fraggle Rock Around the Globe



No Sex, Please. We're Fraggles!



The Ecology of Fraggle Rock




Inside the Worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth


Interpreting the Various Species in The Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock



"What was sundered and undone shall be whole": Union, Nature and Aughra in The Dark Crystal



A Natural History of The Dark Crystal: The Conceptual Design of Brian Froud



Finding Your Way Through Labyrinth



Anti-Consumerism in Labyrinth




Storytellers and Specials


Everyone's a Storyteller: The Shifting Roles of Stories, Storytellers and Audiences in The Jim Henson Hour



There Is No One Story



Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: The Gift of the Muppets



Telling Toy Stories in The Christmas Toy




Journeys Forward and Back


The Muppetry of Nightmares: Figures of Fear, Danger and Terror in The Cosby Show, Chappelle's Show and Saturday Night Live



Dinosaurs and the Evolution of the Jim Henson Company



Exploring the Alien Other on Farscape: Human, Puppet, Costume, Cosmetic



Mupper Memes, or Beaker Conquers YouTube



Fandom and Nostalgia in Disney's The Muppets



About the Contributors


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