FINALE
Episode twelve features accounts of Henson selling The Muppets to Disney, the development of Muppet-Vision 3D, as well as the tragic death and legacy of Jim Henson.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode twelve features accounts of Henson selling The Muppets to Disney, the development of Muppet-Vision 3D, as well as the tragic death and legacy of Jim Henson.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, FILM CRITIC AND HOST OF THE TERRIFIC AND INSIGHTFUL WATCH WITH JEN PODCAST, JEN JOHANS
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
CO-HOST OF WE LOVE TO WATCH - AARON ARMSTRONG
DIRECTS VIDEOS. MADE A MOVIE ABOUT A COCONUT. TRYING REALLY HARD TO SELL OUT - PATRICK WILLEMS
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE JIM HENSON HOUR
Episode eleven sees Henson attempt a “Wonderful World of Disney” style show, THE JIM HENSON HOUR, which NBC corrupts.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode eleven sees Henson attempt a “Wonderful World of Disney” style show, THE JIM HENSON HOUR, which NBC corrupts.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE STORYTELLER
Episode ten sees Henson treating folktales honestly, to questionable success, with THE STORYTELLER.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode ten sees Henson treating folktales honestly, to questionable success, with THE STORYTELLER.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
LABYRINTH
Episode nine sees Henson and Frank Oz bring George Lucas for a magic dance with the LABYRINTH.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode nine sees Henson and Frank Oz bring George Lucas for a magic dance with the LABYRINTH.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
CO-HOST OF WE LOVE TO WATCH - AARON ARMSTRONG
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN
Episode eight sees Henson hand over directing responsibilities to Frank Oz for the third entry in the trilogy THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode eight sees Henson hand over directing responsibilities to Frank Oz for the third entry in the trilogy THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, FILM CRITIC AND HOST OF THE TERRIFIC AND INSIGHTFUL WATCH WITH JEN PODCAST, JEN JOHANS
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
FRAGGLE ROCK
Episode seven sees Henson relinquish the creative reigns slightly while launching an international, cross-cultural juggernaut of a show - FRAGGLE ROCK.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode seven sees Henson relinquish the creative reigns slightly while launching an international, cross-cultural juggernaut of a show - FRAGGLE ROCK.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
CO-HOST OF THE WE LOVE TO WATCH PODCAST - PETE MORAN
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Episode six sees Henson flirt with Lord of the Rings, and the battle between good and evil with The Dark Crystal.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode six sees Henson flirt with Lord of the Rings, and the battle between good and evil with The Dark Crystal.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
STAFF VIDEO EDITOR AT ESQUIRE, WHERE HE ALSO WRITES ABOUT FILM, TELEVISION, TECH, AND VIDEO GAMES - DOM NERO
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER
Episode five sees Henson cannot stop the momentum toward The Great Muppet Caper.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode five sees Henson cannot stop the momentum toward The Great Muppet Caper.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, FILM CRITIC AND HOST OF THE TERRIFIC AND INSIGHTFUL WATCH WITH JEN PODCAST, JEN JOHANS
AUTHOR OF FIERCE BITCHES, PECKERWOOD, CRIME FICTION ENTHUSIAST AND AUTHOR OF THE NOIR LITERATURE AND CULTURE BLOG - HARDBOILED WONDERLAND, JEDIDIAH AYRES.
VOICE CAST:
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE MUPPET MOVIE
Episode four sees Henson leap from the TV screen to the cinema screen with, The Muppet Movie.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode four sees Henson leap from the TV screen to the cinema screen with, The Muppet Movie.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, FILM CRITIC AND HOST OF THE TERRIFIC AND INSIGHTFUL WATCH WITH JEN PODCAST, JEN JOHANS
CO-HOST OF WE LOVE TO WATCH - AARON ARMSTRONG
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
THE MUPPET SHOW
Episode three sees the rise and rise of a culture-altering phenomenon, The Muppet Show.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode three sees the rise and rise of a culture-altering phenomenon, The Muppet Show.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN
FREELANCE FILM JOURNALIST AND ACADEMIC - MERRIT MECHAM
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
SESAME STREET
Episode two charts the development and Henson’s involvement in the launch of SESAME STREET.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode two charts the development and Henson’s involvement in the launch of SESAME STREET.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES
AUTHOR OF FIERCE BITCHES, PECKERWOOD, CRIME FICTION ENTHUSIAST AND AUTHOR OF THE NOIR LITERATURE AND CULTURE BLOG - HARDBOILED WONDERLAND - JEDIDIAH AYRES
CO-HOST OF WE LOVE TO WATCH - AARON ARMSTRONG
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK
TIME PIECE
Episode one explores Henson’s earliest work Sam and Friends, Wilkins and Wontkins and Time Piece.
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard.
Episode one explores Henson’s earliest work Sam and Friends, Wilkins and Wontkins and Time Piece.
EPISODE GUESTS:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES
ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF
FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH
CREATOR/CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST AND FORMER WRITER AT THE DAILY SHOW - DAN MCCOY
NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI
NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET
VOICE CAST:
LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER, DIE HARD ON A BLANK