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Show #30 – November 4, 2007

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Steve Swanson

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Ah, November. The leaves, the turkey…the turtles. I like turtles. At any rate, we hit the ground running here in the first week of November. Lots of new photos popping up on the MuppetCast flickr page, so check back there periodically to see what Muppet fans are sending in!

The MuppetCast is brought to you by the letter C, the number 5, and Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more fun!

Congratulations to listener Bill Rawley for winning the MuppetCast Halloween contest! Bill’s artwork will be appearing very soon right here on muppetcast.com.

Miss Piggy made an online appearance to give some dating advice on HeatWorld.com. We also find Frank Oz in a recent interview, a very insightful piece at TheJC.com.

Much of the Muppet news, and much of the overall Muppet web activity, is tracked by the following webistes, ALL of which you need to bookmark: The Muppet News Flash, ToughPigs, Fraggle Rocker, Muppet Central, and Swinehearts. Bookmark these today!

MuppetCast listeners are branching out and starting their own podcasts! Chris Weed is working on getting a new show off the ground with “Interview with a Podcaster“. Stop by and say hi.

Are you a Muppet Babies fan? Here’s a link sent in that not only contains a great video in itself, but also has lots of other links on that page to other great MB videos!

Looking for Muppet pins/merchandise that you thought you could only get in the Disney parks? Not to worry, check these five links (one, two, three, four, five). Watch your wallet, but have fun! Hey, Christmas is right around the corner, isn’t it?

Our special guest this week is Pasha Romanowski, owner of Project Puppet. Yes, the same Project Puppet that just concluded its second contest, and so many puppeteers, professional and amateur, know and love so well.

Need an extra MuppetCast fix? Give us a listen on Extinct Attractions Radio. Every night at 10pm, with not only this week’s episode, but lots of older shows as well.

iTunes reviews, and more and more clicks on places like Digg.com, always serve to help enhance the show and bring it to the attention of more Muppet fans worldwide. And, you know, it wouldn’t hurt if you told a friend or two.

Questions/Comments? Email them to me@muppetcast.com. Even better, call in and leave your thoughts in a voicemail to be played on the show. The phone number for the MuppetCast is 614-364-4270.

Have a great week!

-Steve

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One response to “Show #30 – November 4, 2007”

  1. Tyler Avatar
    Tyler

    Hey Steve,

    You mentioned Tinseltown in the podcast, and I thought I’d share my opinion on it:

    I saw the pilot, and it was terrible. The story went nowhere, and it relied on stereotypical “edgy” humor. We’ve seen that a million times. Nothing fresh and new about this show.

    Also, they’re trying to sell this to a gay audience, and one of the characters is once again, stereotypical and FLAMING. It’s the puppet equivalent Will and Grace, character wise (Will and Grace is actaully FUNNY, however)

    The puppetry was amazing and the acting was well done, but you’re nothing without a story. With shows like this and Puppet Up, it seems as if the Henson Company will never get it right.

    It makes me sad that one of the “jokes” from the pilot was a pig saying “Nipples!” Why is that funny? Oh, wait, it’s NOT.

    A message to the people at Henson: Just do good work. Stop trying to shock us because it ain’t workin’.

    Thanks for doing the show, keep up the good work.

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