The new puppet Jim Henson wanted in The Dark Crystal realized on Netflix. Brian Froud on Lore.

[@flipswildworld1954]

As a 37 year fan I can say The series was beyond anything I could ever imagine. It's the absolute best a fan could ask for. Masterpiece

[@yidneth]

I wasa purist fan of the movie myself and also saw the movie back in the day (in fact I've done like 3 music covers already to honour it) and also I was pleased with the series. I was afraid a little because it's "my childhood" movie for me and I was afraid big changes but I found it respectful and still carrying a conveying and beautiful message.

[@princessbinas]

I am 22 years old and I love The Dark Crystal, both the 1982 movie and the Netflix series. My little sister was named after Kira because my parents really loved The Dark Crystal. I will say it, The Dark Crystal never scared me. I was too busy being entranced by the storytelling, lore, designs, and spirit.

[@princessbinas]

@@yidneth Jim Henson is lucky to have such faithful crew members, friends, and family. They SHOW that they deeply care about what Jim Henson wanted and the world that he created. Not many creators can say that. Their babies are, more often than not, stolen and warped by those very people, leading to the creator being unable to look at their creations ever again.

[@Johnlindsey289]

I'm 37 years old too and loved it since i was 4 and the new show is amazing

[@koopajuniorsavannah5170]

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[@rosesweetcharlotte]

It's so sad that Henson couldn't see this. He would have loved just seeing all of this wonderful puppets

[@77HadassaH77]

Carly Crays ...and yet, this time is the right time for his master work The Dark Crystal, to extend to this high level. This could not have developed to perfection sooner as it has this year. The collaborations between CGI and puppetry is just perfect at this time. I am sure Jim Henson would agree on this. If he could he would sure be looking down on his project with such pride. I’m sure he would be overwhelmed with joy for how his project has come to such perfection (his ideas have come to realization even more) and the teamwork behind the whole series. He would be so proud!

[@angelusnielson7135]

@@77HadassaH77 Your response actually choked me up a bit. Of **COURSE** Jim would be proud of what was done with his work. It's amazing.

[@Johnlindsey289]

Henson would be proud

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

I totally agree but I strongly believe that he can see it were ever he is and is so thankful and proud of what people have done with his little idea so many years later.

[@johnallen6254]

There was something about having the puppet loving Skeksis and Mystic being behind the creation Lore that seems like a nod and smile towards Jim Henson

[@iksarguards]

Color me surprised that Lore wasn’t an entirely digital effect

[@timothyclark1754]

I know right? I thought watching it was all CGI

[@GamaScythe]

I've often said that The Dark Crystal was Jim's Magnum Opus, it's a little reassuring to see that Jim (even if he didn't know it) agreed.

[@rickyrose1908]

With the exception of lore just being a magicly created golem, I think Lore is an example of Thra's silicon based life.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Those little guys were cute. They are named "Slob". :D

[@rickyrose1908]

@Jimmy .L I have a theory on those guys to. They are symbiotic creatures with the 'lizard' and the crystals being two seprate organisms. The crystals turn sunlight into electricity that the 'lizard' can survive off of with little need for food.

[@jaysonklein6018]

You say "silicon based life", I say "magical construct" (Lore IS a Golem, after all)

[@PuppyPhoenix]

The passing of Jim Henson was one of the greatest tragedies of the modern age. I am so glad they did this for him. A touching tribute in this masterpiece.

[@janedoeeyed]

A tragedy not only cause the world lost him but because he passed because doctors were against his religion and could have easily lived through pneumonia with medical intervention 😭

[@PuppyPhoenix]

JaneDoeEyed Double sadz I have 😭

[@Johnlindsey289]

@@PuppyPhoenix I was 8 when he died and when i saw newspaper articles in 1990 and news reports and all i was saddened and cried, he was one of my idols growing up as his stuff from TDC, Labyrinth, Muppets, Muppet Babies, Witches, Ninja Turtles the movie, Storyteller, Ghosts of Faffner Hall, Jim Henson Hour, Fraggles, Seasme Steet etc. as he was one of my heroes. A shame Ninja Turtles and Witches were Henson's last films before his death. But i'm glad his company did his legacy proud with Dinosaurs, Farscape and now this.

[@brauliomeraz1123]

I remember taking my parents to see The Dark Crystal. I had bought a comic book of the movie so I knew more or less what was going to happen I was 12 years old and will never forget the excitement that it brought to my childhood. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jim Henson which gave us so much enjoyment in his puppetry.

[@steakslapn9724]

Holy crap, I thought lore was entirely computer generated. That's some amazing puppetry.

[@queenmedesa]

Me too

[@oneparticularlysmartape]

I'm just 19, but I grew watching the movie and I love it (and always will). I mean, I still anoy my brother and sister by folowing them around doing the chaimberlain's "MMMMMmmmmmh...." Sound. When I heard about the series, man. To say I was excited would be a serious understatement. Props to all the people who made it possible, starting with Mr. Henson. Such a great work of art.

[@vgernyc]

So SkekGra and UrGo’s legacy as Lore could have protected Jen and Kira in the movie if it was technology possible. I would pay to see a slight remake seeing Lore battle Garthim. I hope we’ll see that in Season 2

[@FoxUnitNell]

I wouldn't have an issue were the netflix team to redo the story of Dark Crystal (film) as they did such a great job on this prequel.

[@kickinthekangaroo]

Happy Birthday to Jim Henson! I watched Dark Crystal as a teenager, enjoyed it, but didn't revisit it until Age of Resistance and I am just enamored with everything about Thra.

[@darthsidious322]

So happy this and others have been realized on screen. I also vaguely recall the Gruenak being in Dark Crystal test footage, though it looked slightly different. They were called Makrak, and were miners, and didn't have the hoods on - the faces were similar though.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Originally those were miners and are part of the pitch booklet. They get the names Makrak in Creation Myths volume III but from that is sounds like they all left that area. Also, since their names are different I assume they are completely different species, they do look similar though. Until I heard what they were called I assumed they would be Makraks, or rather, I hoped. :D

[@HeyyItsDalePlus]

Honestly took ot as a different form of a similar species like the vulcans ans romulans from Star Trek.

[@Hinatachan360]

The level of creativity and ingenuity is astounding and beautiful!

[@Holaroznic1]

I watched the dark crystal about six months ago, before I learned about age of resistance. I didnt know they were even making a new crystal. Wow! What a marvelous series they have made. I remember having the fangoria magazine with Jen, Yoda and e.t. on the cover. I hope they make many more seasons.

[@Johnlindsey289]

Not fangoria that's horror, you mean Fantastic Films

[@ethansteele128]

These characters have so much behind the scenes magic. Without your videos then characters like him would just be a rock monster. Thank you.

[@yidneth]

Thank you so much for this little documentary... I don' t know if it's because it's his birthday I got teary eyed again. I shared yesterday a cover of Dark Crsytal Age of Resistance, and it's the third Dark Crystal tribute I do , in a way, there are many that try to keep the flame of that magic alive and that's why I am grateful to the series too for rekindling the interest in Thra.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Thanks. I appreciate your covers as well. Those are here for those that haven't seen them: kzbin.info/aero/PLfu7TASV8SHVoARLbCz8oZYikZ6oiJIvX

[@ZoomingRainbowHoover]

At one point in that old Dark Crystal documentary, they showed a puppeteer working under a stalagmite in the cave scene and had shown it moving like a tentacle for a moment. It seems as though the moving stalagmites aren't shown in the final film, but I'm not sure. It's interesting though how there must have been at least one person under one of those rocks.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Ah, never noticed... I'll have to look for that.

[@superscaryguy01]

I had no idea that the walking shots for Lore were practical effects. That's impressive.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

He also was CGI, but the movements were captures from the puppet and recreated CGI for his crazier scenes.

[@waseemchoudhry4465]

Jim Henson’s Birthday was September 24th, that’s my birthday to.

[@geligniteandlilies]

This series is unbelievably gorgeous, heart rending and facinating. I love the lore and Lore lol. I was never disappointed with the plot, execution and acting. That's rare for me! It's put an extra flare in me again. Thank you. Also, I was taken off guard by the Begin Japanology clip and had a good laugh. So unexpected. :)

[@ameliapotter627]

It is so bittersweet Jim was so ahead of his time, he was an innovator with such limited materials so imagine what he could create now with all the technology and special effects we have now. Of course Age of Resistance pretty much is his creation/a tribute to his creations, but imagine what he personally would be capable of creating and exploring beyond the series.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Indeed, one can only imagine what his imagination would have been up to had he lived.

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

You're Awesome! 🔥🔥 Thank you for this. 🌞 Happy Birthday to Jim Henson 🎊 What an incredible legacy he has left in place.

[@RoseyLady]

It's so good to have you back in this new age of wonder ;)

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

It's funny, the second I first saw Lore start to move in the show, I instantly thought "Jim."

[@JinxAesthel]

This video was so good and it taught me so much!! Everything about The Dark Crystal is so inspiring, thank you for making this video!! Immediate subscribe!! And happy birthday to Jim Henson!

[@luvzfrance24]

Damn I miss Jim Henson now more than ever!

[@Johnlindsey289]

Me too he's one of my heroes

[@Tom_Bombadil3000]

Keep making content, it's really great that you are delving deep into the world of the Dark Crystal. No one else on KZbin is doing what you're doing. Great Job.

[@mikelomez9313]

I might be sort of nitpicking here but I really wish they could have thrown in the original score of the dark crystal movie at least once in the Netflix series. It's so nostalgic and unique. Edit- I'm also not taking anything away from the music or the composer of the series as I thought he did a wonderful job.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I hear you, it does feel like they tried to go a bit too big and while the old theme is in there somewhere, it gets lost.

[@henrikandreason7261]

They did, 2 times. Once they show the crystal in the first episode when it's lowered beneath the ground after the skeksis ritual and the dark crystal logo appears. And also once in the last episode (wont say where, dont want to spoil for newcomers) I know it's not as much as one might want, but they atleast did.

[@CosplayCore]

They still can if they plan to do season 2. ^^ I wouldn't be surprised, given that we have had other instances where, if a reference to the film or other Henson works was able to be applied to the events of the new series, it was done super tastefully. Like when Rian is seen announcing, "Alright... Together, then!" or when we were introduced to the (new) home of the Arathim and they were all obviously based on hands-only puppetry, like the scene with the Helping Hands in Labyrinth.

[@CosplayCore]

@@henrikandreason7261 Wait, what?! I've watched the series a few times now and never noticed it! D:

[@mikelomez9313]

@@CosplayCore me neither

[@danemassie3750]

Oh yeah I subscribed before the mass public found out about this channel. Subscribed at 6,000, by next year this channel will exceed 100,000

[@TheDreamSyndicateArts]

Yeah that Lore puppet was just fantastic!! 🗿🗿

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I thought it was all CGI when I first saw it

[@TheDreamSyndicateArts]

Yeah, everything was so well blended that it was hard to tell how several things were achieved, which speaks volumes to the sfx team!

[@MrMrmike76]

I realize that making these videos aren't something you can do regularly... However.. Thank you so much for making this video.. I think I can speak for literally thousands of people... We appreciate you and your content...

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

I am trying to do them normally again,... my goal is one a week (happened to get two out this week) but I am not gonna pressure myself so may be one every other week at times.

[@MrMrmike76]

@@DarkCrystalConjunction Hay we understand... Thay did such a great job with the show..

[@danielramsey6141]

Man, these puppeteering techniques are amazing! And even before this series, LA ATTACK ON TITANS and Godzilla used these techniques!

[@Peppermon22]

I hear Kermit when jim speaks.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Ha ha, same.

[@JadneParks]

I watched the whole first season in 2 days!

[@JadneParks]

I woke up 2 to watch it on the first day!!!

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

I would have but waited to watch it with my fiance.... so couldn't start it till almost 20 hours after it dropped. But before that I was listening to the sountracks for it ALL DAY! :D

[@JadneParks]

The Dark Crystal Conjunction I feel so bad for you! I hope you enjoyed

[@conradmonson30]

I like spacing out the episodes, so I can enjoy it longer. It took me about two weeks to finish it. I just finished rewatching it last night.

[@JadneParks]

Cool

[@spaghetti2931]

There were a few characters in the show that Jim Henson. Couldn’t do and I was pretty disappointed the fact that they couldn’t make a sequel and that they canceled season two it was such a beautiful world

[@crgkevin6542]

Lore is incredible. I was certain that he was a CGI, and mind blown that he was a puppet!

[@anthonyrose2496]

This was such an amazing video. You have such great information. Everyone loves your content. It makes me hopeful you will come back with more Age of Resistance content. Your followers demand it. Please continue. We love you ❤

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Haha, I'll make a "state of the channel" soon, but I am back. :) Thanks

[@LordTelperion]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@Caf3Tacvba]

Wow! Thank you for posting!

[@orlandooracle7008]

Oh my goodness!!! I was just checking to see if you came back after the new series and you are!! I really appreciate your videos and your channel! I hope you’re back for good and that you’re enjoying the new series! Thanks so much! 💜

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Yup, I'm back

[@orlandooracle7008]

The Dark Crystal Conjunction Yay!!!!!Truly your channel is the only one I trust nerding out with! I grew up with this being my favorite movie and you helped me expand my collection! I fastly watched all your videos and your information was always flawless. I was really hoping you would come back! Thanks so much!!! 💜

[@treasuredcollectibles]

Thank you for the video! You rock!

[@ender7278]

I have the same birthday as Jim Henson!

[@josefrancisco6969]

Great video.

[@princessbinas]

Wow. I hope Jim Henson can see all of this and more in death. He is lucky to have people who genuinely care about what he wants and the world he created. Not many creators can say the same thing and have their babies stolen and warped into something that they cannot set eyes on ever again.

[@Johnlindsey289]

You mean like Ghostbusters when they bastardnized it in 2016?

[@QOTCPcf]

Will there be a video about how the Gruenacks were originally the Miner puppets/characters that had to be cut from the original film?

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

The miners actually already made their comeback as Makraks in Creation Myths vol. 3 (I will get to that point in the lore eventually),... I do think they may be related as there are some similarities ,... and actually, I think the Gruenacks act more like what the original miners were envisioned (based one early descriptions of them).

[@matthiaskluth2645]

Thx for this awesome Movie!!

Jim Henson 😍 I love you so much.

[@firelordsinger9666]

Hey man i Subbed 🤘🤘🤘 Love your channel

[@vamwolfee]

ok so i grew up on the dark crystal even though im a teenager thank my parents i love jen so much though, and lore is so so cool i shall make you proud, older fans.

[@groovywooky1008]

I bougth the Movie Last week . Ist so perfekt and beautyful!

[@cujpeter]

I wonder if Jim envisioned the mystics creating Lore in the movie and having him accompany Jen.

[@agnesbagnes1777]

I love this channel!!!!!

[@subculturenz]

Does anyone know where the b-roll is filmed, obviously some of the landscapes are stiched together to give that hyper-real fantasy feel, but I am just wondering where the locations are in the new series... Not sure if it's Iceland, Ireland or New Zealand.

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

As far as I know these were all sets, plus matte paintings (ol' school!), plus digital backgrounds in some cases.

[@debbieburton938]

OMG he looks just like my dad ...the hair the beard.. Even his face.. I was born in 1973 so I guess thats why... My dad passed now to ....just had a big shock of how much he looks and spoke like my dad

[@cynicalbanter]

yey!!! another video! 🖤🖤🖤

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

Well, Jim, you got your wish at long last.

[@ducklord9933]

I am pretty new to the fandom, concerning the books where do I began?

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

Got a vid for that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d37ZdYhmismrbJY and I plan to update it when we get the newer books next month.

[@ddd1798]

First,also great video!

[@naturezone1212]

What about the makraks?

[@DarkCrystalConjunction]

They get a name drop but nothing more in Age of Resistance. Makraks were brought in as characters in Creation Myths vol. 3 (actually, that is where they got named, before that there were known as miners).

[@echoskolumne1962]

I can't say how moved I am right now 😢

[@Johnlindsey289]

Seems like Blade Runner 2049, Cobra Kai and Dark Crystal Age of Resistance are the only revivals of 80s movie classics done right lately. I've been a fan of Dark Crystal since i was 4 for 33 years and a fan of Blade Runner since i rented it when i was 9, been a fan of Karate Kid since 4. This new prequel Dark Crystal series, Cobra Kai and Blade Runner 2049 were made by fine people who are skilled and has passion for the original source materials and projects they were working on, and that's why they succeeded in capturing the spirit of the originals while at the same time be their own animal as BR 2049 is a sequel and AOR is a prequel series. Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, Cobra Kai and BR 2049 are examples Hollywood should see of how to properly revive stuff from films from the past and i'm glad AOR is Netflix's number one show now as a hit and season 2 coming. all 3 are definitely not cashgrabs done for the sake of a quick buck only to mess up things but have actual passion care and respect for the worlds and source. Unlike failed attempts at reviving nostalgic film properties like Ghostbusters, Elm Street and all that. Stuff like the Ghostbusters reboot for example aka Garbagebusters was a soulless Poochie from SImpsons corporation cash in with a gimmick and Paul Feig was never a fan of Ghostbusters or the franchise and he only did it for a paycheck and i can tell he was outside his comfort zone doing a PG-13 tentpole film than a smaller R rated film which he's better at than PG-13 and not to mention a horrible unfunny script with no sarcasm/intelligent humor that lacks the brilliance of the original's script or the fun of part 2, no chemistry between characters, unlikable characters, lousy CGI, sexism towards males even making all male characters a bunch of idiots/jerks/morons as the movie was a manbashing parade and all that. My worst film of 2016. Robocop 2014 remake was another one made for a paycheck by someone who was a gun for fire and made by inexperienced writer who had to turn Robocop into Robocrap and into another PG-13 watered down Robocop when they should had learned from the mistakes of Robocop 3 which that filmed killed the franchise and now they killed Robocop again by taking away his cojognes again and his edge of the first 2 movies. Robocop is never meant to be a family friendly franchise as since 3 they keep watering him down with the tv show, miniseries and now remake which turning him into a joke and no respect for the character, no satire and all. Plus misses the point of the character. . Alien hasn't had a great movie since Aliens, i felt Alien 3 was a joyless cold sequel that killed the franchise for me since i saw it in theaters at age 10 as i enjoyed the first 2 but saw they had no passion for the first 2 films when the original Alien 3 script was much better and it turned Ripley into a hollow drained out by essence shell of her former self and all that as every Alien sequel/spinoff keeps being screwed up by Fox and i'm tired of it, to me Aliens was when the franchise rose into the sun with the ending and i will ignore all hollow alien films like 3, Resurrection, AVP 1 and 2, Prometehus and Alien Covenenant's existence. The Predaturd 2018 was a horrible horrible sequel that was done for a paycheck and turned the character into a complete joke, while Predators was disappointing but it tired but The Predator was a godawful insult to the franchise. Predator 2 which i find underrated is the last worthwhile predator film. Critters a New Binge was purely garbage that turned the franchise into a joke, just when i thought Critters 4 was bad and Critters Attack was mediocre Binge was horrid as hell and Critters 2 was the last good Critters movie. Elm Street remake was a garbage made by inexperienced writers and an inexperienced director who showed he was never a fan of the original film or franchise and it proved with a lousy script, unlikable characters, poor direction, lousy attempts to be scary and all. While Jackie is a good actor, his Freddy sucked badly as soulless, vacuous imitation, devoid of all charisma. robert englund IS freddy krueger, accept no substitutes. Last Jedi aka Last Straw was a sequel void of soul and heart with no respect for the original characters and only to insult them even Luke Skywalker who was turned from a likable farmboy turned hero into an emo sadsack hermit failure who resents the jedi and died like a fart in the wind. Plus the writers don't give a damn about the original characters plus the director was just a gun for hire who only did smaller films but not big tentpole films as he was not really a fan of SW to began with and it's my worst film of 2017 as it killed the franchise for me as i refused to pay to see any other Disney SW film since. But i do hope they release the untampered with original versions of the classic trilogy on UltraHD 4K BDs since i have bootleg blu-ray set of the original trilogy in it's despecialized editions. Critters New Cringe, Alien 3 and other sequels to Alien/Aliens, Garbagebusters, Robocopout 3/Robocop the series/miniseries/Robocrap 2014 remake, Last Straw, Elm Street, The Predaturd etc. all hollow soulless crappy failed halfassed bastardnization attempts made by people who don't care about the movies other than a paycheck with no passion or franchises they were hired for, or inexperienced writers or poor writers and executives who greenlighted crap scripts only to get money and not care about properties. Blade Runner 2049, Cobra Kai and Dark Crystal AOR are quality examples how you properly revive an older manner. Take Denise Villanue who is an excellent director and he made some quality films and is a passionate fan of Blade Runner since the beginning and influenced him to make movies, so he made the film because he was passionate about the project even hired some good writers being one of them one of the writers for the original and expand upon the classic film and unlike Last Jedi, it respects the character of Deckard as Ford didn't just do it for the sake of a paycheck but because he's passionate about it. Plus characters like Aughra, Skeksis, Daniel in Cobra Kai and Deckard in Blade Runner 2049 are true to the characters unlike Luke and Ripley in Last Straw and Alien 3. Louis Linterrier is a servicable director despite he's no Luc Besson but still servicable as he did well on the first 2 Transporter films and Incredible Hulk 2008 and he has been a fan of Dark Crystal since he saw it in 1983 in his country as a kid at the movies and one of the films that influenced him to become a filmmaker. Plus he heard about a prequel series project he was in and even the writers and some of the stars are fans of the original film even the guy who played Elton John in Rocketman grew up with Henson's works and so was Simon Pegg who saw it at the movies growing up when he was 12. The key ingredient is fine directors who are fans of originals even writers who are fans of the properties and actual passion, love and care for both the movies and projects they are doing even giving a damn

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[@originaluddite]

Oddly, for me Lore was the only thing that stylistically seemed out of place. Maybe I wanted the creature to look more bulky or lumpy or something and it felt like computer graphics. I was mistaken there and it just shows how good the puppetry is. One thing confuses me however - I'm sure green screen techniques go back further than the 80s. But possibly this is about the combination of that method and computer editing.

[@originaluddite]

@Jamie Pritchard depends on how much of a sucker you are for these things. I can tell now that something like Jason And The Argonauts is full of composited scenes but as a kid I found it quite convincing. :)

[@GoldmaskisBased]

Bruh the 24th is my birthday to

[@ktdesignbox]

It is not banraku, it is bunraku.

[@999YCM]

24th like! Yahoo!

[@999YCM]

Happy birthday Jim Henson!

[@koopajuniorsavannah5170]

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