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Farscape 25th Anniversary Gets Shout! TV Marathon With Series Stars
The marathon will feature an exclusive introduction from executive producer Brian Henson and include all-new interview segments with Farscape stars Ben Browder (John Crichton) and Gigi Edgley (Chiana) The marathon will air classic and fan-favorite episodes of the series curated by Ben Browder and Gigi Edgley Shout! TV will also introduce new commercial break interstitials to the[...]
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Bannon (who also wrote the first Alien movie directed by Ridley Scott) and producer Brian Henson (son of Jim Henson and now head of The Jim Henson Company) have been working on bringing back the show and shooting in Australia with the original cast The panelists include Gigi Edgley (Chiana), Ricky Manning (writer), Rebecca Riggs[...]
Hey 'Farscape' Fans- Full Series Hits Amazon Streaming Tomorrow!
Amazon is celebrating by bringing the ENTIRE series to their streaming service beginning tomorrow, March 19th, the anniversary of the show's first airing. Chairman of The Jim Henson Company Brian Henson commented about the release, saying: "Farscape is one of my most favorite productions, and I am so honored by the 'Scapers' who continue to love it and[...]
Brian Henson Talks Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' at Dragon Con
Which, of course, is what we wanted to ask Brian Henson about during his interview session at Dragon Con 2018. Brian Henson during the Dragon Con 2018 interview session, photo by Bill Watters "It's been shooting since last November — it's so cool that Netflix could get behind it in such a big way so that we[...]
Brian Henson Offers Updates on His 'Farscape' Movie
Brian Henson hates to sound like a broken record, but he does want to assure fans that he hasn't forgotten about Farscape. Brian Henson during the 2018 Creature Shop Challenge Live at Dragon Con, photo by Mary Anne Butler Two years ago, also at Dragon Con no less, Henson confirmed the longstanding rumor that he was indeed working[...]
Dragon Con: 32 Photos from Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge Live
One of the scheduled highlights that we knew we absolutely had to attend at Dragon Con this year was the LIVE Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. When the live challenge was announced by Brian Henson and Dragon Con last month, we were ecstatic, having been huge fans of the single season run that aired on SYFY[...]
[Review] 'The Happytime Murders' Had So Much Potential
We had such high hopes for Brian Henson's The Happytime Murders While it wasn't horrible (although current critical reception would paint it that way), there will be a certain type of audience who just won't like it. The film is sort of to puppets what Team America: World Police was to marionettes — not your average children's fare[...]
[Review] The Happytime Murders: An R-Rated Muppet Noir – Brilliant, Right? Nope.
Unfortunately it turned out to be the insides of a waterlogged puppet — soggy, mushy, and without any heart. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Brian Henson's production company Henson Alternative produced The Happytime Murders for their first feature film, with Brian himself serving as director along with a script by Todd Berger. In the film's mythos, puppets exist in the world — and[...]
Dragon Con to Host Live Jim Henson Creature Shop Challenge
One of the special things about the event annually is the cosplay and incredible builds the talented creators bring to the Peach Tree center hotels, and the convention is giving them yet another avenue to showcase them. Perhaps you'll recall the incredibly short-lived (but amazing) competition series on SYFY called Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, hosted[...]
Puppet Film Noir From Henson Co. Looks To Katherine Heigl For Its Humanity
In a world where puppets are a minority race amongst humans, a puppet detective is forced to solve a string of murders around The Happytime Gang, the cast of a beloved children's show, that is being picked off by a mysterious villain. The film will be directed by Brian Henson, the son of the late and well-loved Muppets[...]