Recent content by MuppetManAZ

I know I'm jumping into this kinda late, but I've got some insight coming from actually having worked on Abby's Flying Fairy School. Trust me, they're nowhere close to replacing the Muppets with CGI. CGI is expensive and slow to produce - It took a team of 30+ people 18 months to produce...

That was my exact thought the first time I saw an episode — I want a Blogg plush!

Yeah, did you catch the end of the episode? All of the characters look at the camera, and Blogg says "I love puppets" with a wink and a grin. That cracked me up.

I seem to remember 40 candles and 40 nurses.

Looks like Sesame decided to put a little teaser up on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rKQUtrQsHo

Oh, also. You're definitely right about the humor. Without saying more than I should: Having seen a handful of these new Abby segments, I do feel safe saying that these new 9 minute spots are often hilarious. Really, there are tons of genuine laughs, and there are so many subtle gags that...

I agree... I'd love to see something like that done right. Sid weirds me out for a few reasons, but two things in particular: 1. They're using adult humans in crazy motion capture suits to do the animation of the kids, so the speed is all wrong. It's like the kids are moving through water a...

Not so fast... As a die-hard Muppet fan who grew up watching Sesame Street (and who may or may not happen to have friends at Sesame Workshop), I've been keeping a close eye on this Abby segment for a while. I have to jump in and make a comment — That is NOT what Abby will look like in...