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The Weinsteins, A Zappa, The Henson Co, Etc. To Bring FRAGGLEs To The Big Screen!!

First! by Karl Childers	May 13th, 2008 08:29:12 AM

Holy Shit! by James Westfall	May 13th, 2008 08:29:18 AM
Awesome!
fraggle rock rules by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	May 13th, 2008 08:29:27 AM

Hoodwinked was TERRIBLE! by Karl Childers	May 13th, 2008 08:29:51 AM
This will suck!
Uggh, quit reading at humans . . . by Nice Marmot	May 13th, 2008 08:30:28 AM
. . . and no Henson means no muppets. Period.
damn I love me some Fraggles by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	May 13th, 2008 08:30:33 AM
and that furkin dog.
shit, did'nt realise it was that hoowinked guy by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	May 13th, 2008 08:32:05 AM
fuck that movie sucked
I just got excited at fraggles by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	May 13th, 2008 08:35:46 AM

Theres a bad joke in here somewhere... by blckmgk13	May 13th, 2008 08:35:59 AM
...about his niece pitching a tent over the fraggles.
how bout those poor fucks building their intricate by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	May 13th, 2008 08:37:10 AM
architecture that the fraggles randomly eat. AHAHAHAHAHAHA
i smell another by Anakin_Piecocker	May 13th, 2008 08:37:23 AM
phantom menace.
Ummm...YES PLEASE!! by IndustryKiller!	May 13th, 2008 08:38:53 AM
The world really really needs The Muppets right now so this and Jason Segals Muppet film have me stoked. If they're careful and take their time with it then it's time a young generation restore them tot heir former glory.
Yo, Weinsteins, howse the fuck about releasing Fanboys first by Pennsy	May 13th, 2008 08:44:16 AM
the original version, brah ($1 to Spencer Pratt)
Isn't it Gobo? by TrainorSmash	May 13th, 2008 08:46:37 AM
It's been a while I could be wrong...
Post kills much hope by INWOsuxRED	May 13th, 2008 08:49:15 AM
They already sent one guy out into the world, that should cover any of their "humans are silly" humor. The Fraggle "world" is much more interesting than a few hand puppets interacting with cab drivers and hot dog salesmen.
work on that 80's era hypertext, bub. by ArcadianDS	May 13th, 2008 08:51:45 AM

TOTAL FRAGGLE DESTRUCTION!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	May 13th, 2008 08:52:55 AM
hehehehe
in all honesty by alex138	May 13th, 2008 08:57:38 AM
I thought Merrick meant his niece had a boner. Man my mind is stuck in the gutter.
HONESTLY, yes, it was hugely popular. by slone13	May 13th, 2008 08:58:10 AM
But if your parents were too cheap to buy HBO back in the day you might not have caught it.
Ain't it Old News by Darth WickedChicken	May 13th, 2008 09:00:34 AM
Read about this project a year ago. A-Holes screwin up my childhood even more.
oh look, I found a fraggle... by d a v 3 y	May 13th, 2008 09:03:57 AM
was that you Harry? heheh...
The Fraggles had a cartoon and tons of toys, too. by slone13	May 13th, 2008 09:04:04 AM
And CAPTAIN CAVEMAN and LAUGH-O-LYMPICS were on regular old free tv, so by your criteria, Nosferatu, it should be ok if they both got a movie. All I gotta say is there better be an appearance by Uncle Traveling Matt.
Excitement dulled, boo by Teko	May 13th, 2008 09:06:01 AM
Well, crap. I was all excited about this project when the Henson folks and Ahmet Zappa (!) announced it two years ago, but now that the Hoodwinked guy is in charge I'm really cautious. Besides, the whole point of FRAGGLE ROCK was the interaction of Doozers, Gorgs, and Fraggles (plus the Trash Heap)... not a fish-out-of-water Crocodile Dundee movie with Fraggles in New York and all the inevitable gags.
Another Weinstein Flop in the making by Samuel Fulmer	May 13th, 2008 09:19:55 AM
How much longer can they go on?
Doozertastic! by FILMFUNK	May 13th, 2008 09:24:03 AM
I had forgot all about those crazy things! What was the old dog called again?
We knew about this... by Anna Valerious	May 13th, 2008 09:30:26 AM
...for a loooong time. But Ahmet had approached Henson with intention of making his book "Mighty McFearless" into a movie...will that be made, too?
My Band by HitchCock'n'Balz	May 13th, 2008 09:30:29 AM
does a rad cover of the Fraggle theme song..except it's crazy scary metal, and the "Down at Fraggle Rock" chorus part is a death scream..the crowd loves it!
Damn I loved the Fraggles by Rat Fink	May 13th, 2008 09:31:07 AM
This was HBO's greatest show ever. I went out and bought some of the DVD's for my kids but they didn't get into it. I hope the movie is good.
Filmfunk by Unbirthday	May 13th, 2008 09:37:09 AM
I believe the dog's name was Sprocket.
I got your point, Nosferatu by slone13	May 13th, 2008 09:41:06 AM
I'd argue that the Fraggles, like most of the Muppets, are timeless. Hell, Ernie, Bert, Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame crew have been going for 40 years now.) And from at least a production level, it's certainly easier to "revive" characters that already have a history, look, style, and personalities then it is to create an entirely new universe from the ground up. Are they counting on some name recognition? Of course. But I bought season 1 of Fraggle Rock for my daughter and she became obsessed with them. And she'd never seen a second of the show before I put it on for her. I understood your Capt. Caveman comment, too, but whereas he and the Laugh-O-Lympics WERE obscure/crappy kids shows, I don't think there's any comparison between them and the Fraggles, despite my love for Dick Dastardly and Muttley.
Fraggle Rock DVD's by Nuck81	May 13th, 2008 09:43:35 AM
Believe it or not Fraggle Rock is one of the biggest Kids Rentals in the my video store.
FRAGGLE ROCK! by newc0253	May 13th, 2008 09:45:50 AM
that is all.
It's "GOBO," not "Gogo." by ccchhhrrriiisssm	May 13th, 2008 09:49:18 AM
"Gogo" sounds like the name for a stripper. ;-P
So I guess by Series7	May 13th, 2008 09:51:58 AM
Its going to be CGI?
Sprocket? by PeaJay18	May 13th, 2008 09:52:29 AM
One of the coolest things about FR was that the "wraparound" human stories were filmed completely differently for each county - the US had an inventor, the UK had the Captain & Sprocket the dog, the French had a baker etc. What are the chances of the film being localised too?
STOP RAPING MY CHILDHOOD MOTHERFUCKERS by leobloom	May 13th, 2008 09:52:38 AM
Psyche!
CGI would be.... by Wolfman Nards	May 13th, 2008 09:56:04 AM
Gay. I'm sure with having Jim Henson Co. involved that we'll have some good ole fashion sock puppets with hands up their asses. Fraggles own. Nuff said.
Is there a single human being that cares about this? by Trazadone	May 13th, 2008 09:56:24 AM
Who would be the audience?
From the Weinsteins and the Director of HOODWINKED?!?!?!? by Harry Weinstein	May 13th, 2008 09:57:42 AM
Fuck. This. Shit. Truly pearls before swine.
Nostalgia rate for "FRAGGLE ROCK" = by ccchhhrrriiisssm	May 13th, 2008 09:59:04 AM
about the same amount of HBO subscribers in the United States with children under the age of 10. That is about 8% of the population (at the most). I don't know, as much as I liked Fraggle Rock as a 4 year old, it just seems a bit risky to market the film to the general population. But heck, the film would probably increase DVD sales! If the film has a low budget, it could really work. But yeah, that HOODWINKED film was almost unbearable. You couldn't PAY ME to watch it again.
Hoodwinked was one of the worst movies ive ever seen... by Obscura	May 13th, 2008 10:00:40 AM
terrible in every way.... except that it made money.
As Junior, the Gorg would say by Rat Fink	May 13th, 2008 10:02:47 AM
Look, Maw! I caught a Fwaggle!
Hoodwinked by BRUTICUS	May 13th, 2008 10:05:21 AM
had some funny jokes.. and thats why it did well in the theatres. No the animation wasn't that great, the budget was really lacking but the story telling and jokes were there.
Oh Fraggle Rock... by TroutMaskReplicant	May 13th, 2008 10:07:44 AM
It was all the layers of cultures that made it so fascinating. If they take that out will it work at all? Why do people equate live action children's films with the need for interaction with human characters?
Does anyone care? by Harry Weinstein	May 13th, 2008 10:09:09 AM
Most certainly yes. It was really a good show, no nostalgia required to enjoy it. It's naturally aged a bit, as have most things from 20+ years ago, but it would be trivially easy to bring it up to date... unless you're a no-talent director working for unscrupulous producers who don't understand what made the show good in the first place. I predict fart jokes by the quarter-pound.
Gobo > Indy Jones by Saluki	May 13th, 2008 10:11:43 AM
Seriously, Gobo always threw me into the adventurer's spirit. Red was a cool too. Hell, all of them were cool now that I think about it. Very diverse cast actually... WANT.
Hollywood: bereft of originality by kwisatzhaderach	May 13th, 2008 10:11:46 AM
and creativity.
Trazadone, in answer to your questions by slone13	May 13th, 2008 10:14:44 AM
1) Yes 2) Children all over the world. As PeaJay18 already noted, Fraggle Rock had versions in many countries. Sweden, Turkey, France, the UK, Sweden, Germany, and Spain, just to name a few.
That HOODWINKED made money... by Harry Weinstein	May 13th, 2008 10:15:13 AM
...is the worst thing about it. If it hadn't I doubt this guy would be in position to ruin FRAGGLE ROCK. And if they can dumb down something stupid from the 80s like TRANSFORMERS for a modern audience, they can DEFINITELY dumb down something smart like FRAGGLE ROCK was. Don't underestimate the potential audience for this. It was a global success, on free TV in most places. If you lived near the Canada-US border you could see it in the US on CBC for nothing. And while HBO wasn't in nearly the number of households that it is now, kids in my neighborhood without HBO would flock to friends houses who had it (via cable or the big-ass old school satellite dishes) to watch it. Fraggle audience > HBO subscription figures of the day.
Hoodwinked = Good Idea, Terrible Film by ev1ldead	May 13th, 2008 10:15:48 AM
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...Spooooky by MediaNerd	May 13th, 2008 10:22:03 AM
That is beyond weird, I had actually just ordered the season collections just a few hours before this story posted. My subconcious was doing some psychic talk-line stuff there... For those saying there's no market - you obviously don't understand the market at all. Muppets are always popular, these characters have been passed down through vhs/dvd already, and kid friendly movies tend to be low-budget/high-potential safe. Think about Alvin & the Chipmunks last year. Probably less 'hip/known' then Fraggles were at the time and it killed (not saying it was a good movie, but market wise...)
FUCK YEAH!!! by That 70s Venom	May 13th, 2008 10:33:44 AM
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST FUCKING MOVIE EVER!!! FUCKING SWEET!!!
Jerry Nelson by Talcy	May 13th, 2008 10:33:48 AM
Wonder if they'll get Jerry Nelson to at least voice Gobo.
merrick's niece pitched a tent! by bootle2	May 13th, 2008 10:35:59 AM
She's a dude!!!!
Nosferatu by Shoegeezer	May 13th, 2008 10:38:01 AM
It aired in the UK to millions of viewers, same across Europe. I don't know how it did in the rest of the world, but there is a little more to this planet than the US.
The 80´s revival continues by CuervoJones	May 13th, 2008 10:45:53 AM
I´m not against it, i love the 80´s. But how about something new?
I´ll rape your childhood by CuervoJones	May 13th, 2008 10:54:57 AM
If you don´t stop with the childhood raping stuff right now!
Yeah, Yobo, that's it by slone13	May 13th, 2008 10:57:57 AM
That's why they're doing a Fraggle Rock movie. Cause Speed Racer and Thunderbirds did well. Or maybe, just maybe, it's actually more like what MediaNerd suggested and it's because something like Alvin & the Chipmunks has grossed nearly $400 million and counting.
I just pitched a tent too... by gridbug	May 13th, 2008 11:12:35 AM
IN MY PANTALOONS! HAR HAR HARDEE HAR HAR! Seriously tho, no Doozers? WTF?
eh? by Lost Jarv	May 13th, 2008 11:15:28 AM
Why?
IT'S "GOBO" GAWD DAMMIT!!! by Shermdawg	May 13th, 2008 11:36:30 AM

Spoilers! by shitstorm23	May 13th, 2008 11:36:39 AM
This shit already ended, so would the movie ignore the series? The giants come to peace with fraggles, and the old man has to move to warm weather just when he discovers the dog isn't batshit crazy and there are Fraggles? Then when he moves to his new spot (which looks exactly like his old shit hole) there is a box in the corner and behind it is a hole and out comes Gobo. On a side note though, Speed Racer has not been pushed to kids. It looks more like it's trying to be an action movie, so parents are not taking their kids to it, and there's no singing, so little kids don't get hooked on hearing little jingles. If Fraggles the movie has songs, it could very well be a hit.
Down at Fraggle Rock by Ninja Nerd	May 13th, 2008 11:37:08 AM
I loved this series on HBO. My son was 4 or 5 when thir originally aired and we saw every episode dozens of times. Got the books, which caused me to learn to imitate every one of the main characters voices. The "think they're aliens" bit worries me as Uncle Traveling Matt interacted with humans...those postcards home were excellent. AND that set up the interactions with Doc and Sprocket. Geez, the series ender when Doc retired and moved far away was outstanding. I hope the folks working on this have actually WATCHED the whole series and realize what they're screwing with. If they just do some typical "fish out of water" story, this will be a total waste of effort. That's not what the Fraggles are about.
Does anyone remember by Rat Fink	May 13th, 2008 11:37:40 AM
the episode with Begoony the rabbit like puppet. That episode used to freak me out for some reason.
please by tha plow	May 13th, 2008 11:41:29 AM
is there any memory they won't rape?
You might try reading the talkback, Jarv by slone13	May 13th, 2008 11:59:31 AM
Plenty of people have answerd your question already.
Shia for the trash witch! by JackPumpkinhead	May 13th, 2008 12:08:45 PM
Or whatever that thing's name was.
By the way, better give it to Eli Roth. by JackPumpkinhead	May 13th, 2008 12:15:35 PM
So that he can make it EDGY and EXTREEEME, and open it by having the giants murder a Fraggle and eat it raw. That would be EDGY and EXTREEEME to the n-th power. Or maybe get Nolan to do it realistically. The first 90 minutes would show in detail how the Fraggles evolved, how they're hatched from eggs and how they built little primitive basalt tools to dig the first tunnels.
I hereby nominate Harry... by Kid Z	May 13th, 2008 12:18:50 PM
...as the visual reference for, and voice of a new Trash Heap (son of the original Trash Heap). You know it has to be!
Or Bryan Singer can direct... by Kid Z	May 13th, 2008 12:23:30 PM
...all the Fraggles would have abandonment issues from "not fitting in" during their childhoods. Also, all the Doozers would wear nothing but leather chaps and instead of construction, would engage in elaborate Broadway-style song-and-dance numbers all day.
I love Fraggles by CherryValance	May 13th, 2008 12:37:19 PM
but why take them out of Fraggle Rock? It almost sounds like they're going to turn them into The Littles.
Tell me I'm not crazy... by Kid Z	May 13th, 2008 12:42:02 PM
...Mokie and Phoebe from "Friends"... separated at birth?!!?
Eli Roth is doing a family film. by emeraldboy	May 13th, 2008 01:17:18 PM
He wont he be making another gore film as he has pushed that envelope as far as it can go. and no, he really doing a family film.
Nosferatu Jones, by raw_bean	May 13th, 2008 01:22:35 PM
here in the UK my older brother and sister grew up on FR, and the Muppets (in fact though I never made the connection my brother has at various times been referred to as 'Beaker' while my sister's hair lead to her being called 'Red Fraggle'), and my little sister and I grew up with the Fraggle Rock cartoon and the Muppet Babies cartoon. I think the audience for this might be bigger than you'd think.
CGI Fraggles by Sithdan	May 13th, 2008 01:42:20 PM
You can't go wrong with CGI Fraggles. Will the old guy and the dog return?
What's next, Land of the Lost? by Pops Freshemeyer	May 13th, 2008 01:56:20 PM
Oh wait...
Loved Muppets, Hated Fraggles by Grammaton Cleric Binks	May 13th, 2008 02:07:04 PM
That is all.
Always a good sign... by chumpmonkey	May 13th, 2008 02:53:47 PM
...when the show is so well-remembered by the press that they can't even get the MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME right. "Gobo". Not "Gogo". It's a reference to a filmmaking trick, as is "Uncle Traveling Matt". Way to know anything about what you're talking about, Variety.
Henson Co & Cast Back. Global Market For Fraggle Film! by frogboy4	May 13th, 2008 03:28:37 PM
Fans, The Henson Company and Fraggle Rock’s performers have been waiting for this news for a very long time. Nobody will let them mess this up – that’s probably why this property didn’t go to Disney. Fraggle Rock (an international program) was created by Jim Henson to inspire the idea of peace and connectedness in the minds of the world's children - that's the audience, not just nostalgic fanboys. There is a global market for this film and we need the Fraggles back now more than ever.
"Heavens to Murgatroyd!", by JAGUART	May 13th, 2008 03:51:36 PM
Pepper Joe love Fraggle Rock
Quit Eatin' My House!!! by Captain Happy	May 13th, 2008 03:56:52 PM
- doozers.
Why would they think Fraggles are Aliens? by Pi-Rate	May 13th, 2008 03:59:26 PM
Uncle "Traveling" Matt went all over the planet, and had no trouble interacting. This plot is flawed even before it starts filming...
pi-rate by robertplant	May 13th, 2008 04:23:45 PM
You're dyslexic. Please re-read the right way, ass-turd.
One of the best series finales of my youth by Dreamfasting	May 13th, 2008 04:28:31 PM
I don't know how well it would hold up to watching it as an adult, but I have intense memories of Fraggle Rock's final episodes being brutally bittersweet, very dark and sad in places, even though there was ultimately a happy ending.
Please NO CGI Doozers!!! by Orionsangels	May 13th, 2008 04:33:51 PM
The Doozers and how they walked and moved is still a mystery to me today. Don't squash all over that with CGI
The old guy with the dog died I think by Orionsangels	May 13th, 2008 04:35:13 PM

Uncle Travelling Matt wasn't he voiced by Henson? by Orionsangels	May 13th, 2008 04:48:06 PM

is the world clamoring for Fraggles? by Puddleglum	May 13th, 2008 05:33:09 PM
Only if "fraggles" are a nickname for Megan Fox's breasts.......
Fraggle Cock by The Winged Doucheman	May 13th, 2008 07:33:51 PM
Those poor dozers always had their projects eaten. Fraggle always seemed like a mature sesame street to me as a kid because it was on HBO, the same network as Revenge of the Nerds and Porky's. Them movies made me the man I am today (sniff)
robertplant by Pi-Rate	May 13th, 2008 08:35:08 PM
Not to question your obvious expertise in "ass-turds", but the statement is worded incorrectly. The way it reads grammatically - humans are the ones thinking Fraggles are the aliens. That might not be the way it was intended to be read, but that's the was it IS read - when worded that way. And good luck with that degree in ass-turd-ology.
Wha? by Freedomboy	May 13th, 2008 08:48:14 PM
Fraggles are cool but BEFORE a B-5 movie?
hey, look, it's "I really like Muppets" liar by necgray	May 13th, 2008 11:02:26 PM
and general naysaying douche Fireproof. How did I know you'd chime in on this only to once again take a giant pointless shit all over good news? Do you ever get tired of your own negativity?
Fireproof by INWOsuxRED	May 13th, 2008 11:48:44 PM
The muppets messed themselves up by letting Jim Henson die.
Fraggle Cock by timothyarcher	May 14th, 2008 01:45:21 AM
I didn't like Fraggle Rock when I was a kid and my opinion hasn't changed. It's like a bunch of concerned middle-aged hippies sat down and thought of an average kids show, then overdeveloped the idea until it's the kids equivalent of mung beans. Supposed to be good for you but you don't understand how or why, and it's no fun, except if you're a concerned middle-aged hippie. Everyone I've spoken to about it thought the show was boring as all fuck too.
by huggerorange	May 14th, 2008 02:18:25 AM
the fraggles are creepy
I was too young for the Muppets, but i loveeeed by barnaby jones	May 14th, 2008 06:30:37 AM
The Fraggles.
Frackin Rock by This_talkback_is_on_CRAZYPILLS	May 14th, 2008 09:07:44 AM
Which one will be the cylon?
Fireproof, you suck. "Deal". by necgray	May 14th, 2008 12:28:31 PM

Slone13 by Trazadone	May 14th, 2008 02:10:26 PM
With all due respect, I can't imagine that this (now old franchise) has enough interest to justify a movie now. That would be like making an Electric Company movie. Okay, I would see an Electric Company movie.
Gorgbusters!! by symphy	May 14th, 2008 10:56:57 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6xswcq :)

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