Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-10581381-20170821104040/@comment-28396600-20180516222456

Today has officially been 28 years since Jim Henson passed away. It's very sad to think that such a creative, talented, and nice man died so young. It's even more tragic when you realize that many of Jim's creations were overlooked while he was still alive and only fairly recently did they start boosting in popularity. The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth for example, were critically panned and did a horrible job at the box office. It's only thanks to the rise of 80s nostalgia that came in the mid-to-late 2000s that many people even know the films exist. Also, when he tried to pitch The Muppet Show to various networks none of the America showrunners would accept Jim's creation. It wasn't until he started pitching the show to various British networks that the show came to life. So Josh, if it wasn't for your country's involvement in the series people probably wouldn't even know who Kermit and Miss Piggy are to this day. The final example of a failed Jim Henson work is his final project before he passed away, the 90s all puppet sitcom Dinosaurs. Many people thought it was just a rip-off of The Simpsons and nothing else so they refused to watch it for that reason. Although I love The Simpsons, I've seen it and can safely say that it's definitely it's own creation rather than just a generic version of The Simpsons you would find in a 5-dollar DVD bin at your local dollar store. It was only when few people decided to not judge a book by it's cover that they realized the comedic genius that was Dinosaurs, the second best prehistoric family sitcom since The Flintstones.