Animated Asshole Of The Week: 11/13/08 edish

There are many forms of animation. Pen/pencil, clay, and computer happen to be the most common media. But there is another form that people turn a blind eye to, or don’t consider it to be animation at all. Jim Henson perfected the art, and we know it as puppetry.

Now before you start with the “puppetry is just puppetry” bullshit, remember that this is MY opinion. If you disagree with me, I know a few necromancers that could bring ole Jim back for a day to set you straight.

This week’s “Animated Asshole”, is more of a duet. Saying that they are a singular asshole would greatly disrespect their skill to insult, not to mention the fact that it would just be dumb to break them apart. So without further adieu, I present RBM’s first double asshole: Statler (Right) and Waldorf (Left).

Muppets + Noir = Happytime Murders

When was the last time any of us were excited about a new Jim Henson Co. project? A decade? Well their new project has the word “MURDER” in the title and it’s aimed at adults. And reading about it made a little dribble of pee glee drip down my leg. From /Film:

The Jim Henson Co has begun to develop a puppet film noir detective comedy titled Happytime Murders. If we knew nothing else about this project, I would still spend $10 on a movie ticket. The story follows a puppet detective who is hired to solve a string of murders around a popular children’s television show called the Happytime Gang. The film will be populated with a mixture of human and puppet characters (to clarify, not “muppets”), and will be released under an alternative label “for content created specifically and exclusively for adult audiences.”

In my lifetime, I want to see a puppet/muppet nominated for an Oscar.