The Dark Crystal is one of the favorite movies from my childhood. I was kind of traumatized by the Skeksis who are just terrifying characters... well, if you are 6.
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So in case you are unaware of it The Dark Crystal has a series being released on Netflix on the 30th of August. This is fantastic news..... or is it.
I have always been a fan of Jim Henson stuff and to be fair it doesn't really matter that dude isn't alive anymore but it is quite obvious from just the trailer that a tremendous amount of CGI is going to be used on this series and I suppose that is to be expected. It is, afterall, nearly 30 years after the original film was released.
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We have been reassured that a "great deal of care" has gone into preserving the original art style that Jim Henson created including a vast amount of puppetry and I am happy to hear that this is the case. I know that myself and other fanbois are probably going to crap our pants no matter what they do and for me anyway, I just hope they don't go too crazy with the computer graphics.
You see, a big part of what defined my childhood (and a lot of other people) was the creative use of puppetry in lieu of CGI because Computer Generated Imagery didn't exist when the Dark Crystal flim was made in 1982.
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This is not to suggest that they couldn't possibly make it better by incorporating CGI into it but for me at least, I am very happy to hear that director Louis Leterrier made a conscious effort to stick to the old puppet format as much as was possible in the making of this series. He truly has a tough task in front of him: Pleasing old fans who made this a thing in the first place and also appealing to new fans who likely have no idea WTF The Dark Crystal even is.
I am EXTREMELY excited about this series... perhaps moreso than any other that has ever existed. I realize that this has a lot to do with me being exactly the age that I am but I think it might not be a terrible idea for those of you out there that are younger than me to have a look at this because it really has an opportunity to be something great. It would probably help if you dig fantasy to a certain extent.