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I may have mentioned it before, but this is the most likely process that is going on. The rights to sync a song to video are essentially an open negotiation. And in the end, a publisher has the rights to deny that sync license for any reason. To simplify large projects like these, the...

The problem with using actual fur is that it may fall out, or get dirty if handled by morons. There is the distinct possibility of tiny bits of it falling out. Also, by nature of it not being a styrofoam cup, it will eventually degrade over time and fall to pieces. These things need to last at...

You guys are missing the point. These are replicas of all the bad merch we had to deal with before Palisades. Very accurate reproductions of the way animal has been portrayed in everything from the corgi cars to the jack in the box toys.

You're not the only one. There was half a second when I thought.. well maybe.. and then I saw the group shot.. and realized that not only does gonzo look like my giant pez dispensing gonzo, putting him next to kermit and animal shatters the illusion that these are real. Still, I've found its...

Got mine.. #93, so thats kind of exciting compared to my 2300+ kermit. Eyes are right on mine, but it is irritating that on a $400 collectible, they couldn't have cast the eye mech in black plastic. That's just being lazy. Also, there is a what appears to be permanent dent on the left arm...

Music rights typically have nothing to do with the record companies unless you are licensing the original recordings. In the case of any song that might be famous enough to be included on the muppet show, it was most likely the decision of the publishing company that controlled the song. Most...

::Begin Sarcasm:: I think he had a great idea! This way when MR releases a shoddy gonzo, they end up with a warehouse full of opened, returned merchandise. PLUS they lose money on shipping and processing. Its pretty brilliant. They'll think twice before skimping on fozzie (if they continue the...

Ken used criticism and the hyper-intelligent and creative nature of this licenses fanbase to generate free R&D, quality control, and marketing. I also like to think that Ken Lilly would have been smart enough to not make products that he couldn't produce properly. Can't do foam, can't do...

You are officially drinking the MR Kool-Aid. Giving MR your money, when they currently have a lackluster product, removes any and all motivation they have to better the product. Period. You must be getting commission from them is all I can figure. NOW to be fair, you've stated multiple times...

The laws are different, BUT having been on both sides of a licensing deal, its usually not hard to work in the rights to something like subtitles gratis.

I'm not talking about that. Manufacturing variances are fine and acceptable. Giant deviations from Terrys work are not. Terry is great. Kermit is great. Animal appears to be great. The craftsmanship of the people making these is not even in question as far as I'm concerned. If Terry handmade...

In anything, quantity is the key. To make one of something, is time consuming and expensive. To make 100 of something is drastically less expensive per unit, etc. I'm sure the bulk of the cost is involved in Terry's development (and well worth it), not materials or labor. The price of everything...

Replica - From webster.com Etymology: Italian, repetition, from replicare to repeat, from Late Latin, from Latin, to fold back — more at reply Date: 1824 1: an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist <a replica of this was painted…this year — Constance Strachey>...

I'd imagine it was spec'd out with the feathers sewn in a little thicker than you see on the real poser. If you've ever worked with a puppet that has a lot of ostrich feather accents, you will lose a few feathers. Some may even break, etc. Terry working on the fraggle set probably knew this and...

I'll fix their website so that the pictures show up at a sane size when you click to enlarge in exchange for one of terrys prototypes.

Its these remarks that MR will use as a free license to not care. Despite all of the flaws, people will buy it anyways because "eh, its better than anything else" . I've got $200 waiting for MR to earn it. They haven't yet. Not on Gonzo. Scott foam is the answer. Make it right, or don't...

How can anyone make a decision off of these photos? They're clearly photoshopped, so I don't trust them. Why must MR remove the background, smooth things out, etc. Show me what the product looks like as you photographed it.

I'm not privy to Palisades numbers regarding the pig, all I know is that as someone who actively collected the line from Brick and Mortar locations.. I know that even when series 1 was long gone, I was walking into stores finding Piggy as late as series 5. I still know of stores where you can...

I'll throw this out there... Master Replicas ought to be ashamed of the photo representations of their products on their websites. Limited angles, poorly shot, and amazingly low resolution. THEN when you click to enlarge, you get a pop-up window of the image in exactly the same size. The only...

Rizzo is more well known than scooter? On what planet? Rizzo was barely on the muppet show. Scooter is one of the first characters we are introduced to, is a central component in every episode, and was a muppet baby. I understand that over the years, Rizzo has moved into the spotlight as a way...