There are times when the news for upcoming projects restores all faith in the creative community and right now we have had one of those announcements:
Neil Gaiman will bring back Jim Henson's The Storyteller
That has to be one of the most perfect headlines I have ever seen.
Jim Henson's The Storyteller was such a brilliantly done series. Regretfully John Hurt will not be able to return as the role of the Storyteller. He was so perfect in that role.
With Gaiman as the head writer and producer, working with the Jim Henson company, it sounds like the perfect set up for one incredible show. Neil Gaiman, re-imagining old folk tales... He has already shown us how gifted he is at that, but now he gets to work with Muppets to do this. These are the Dark Crystal/Labyrinth level of Muppets we're talking about.
If you have not seen any of Jim Henson's Story Teller, then it is hard to explain how incredible those stories are. I checked and right now the full series is free on Amazon Prime. The DVDs are a little harder to come by and are right now fetching a high collectors price in some markets. But I recommend you find a way to experience them and be ready to see what Gaiman can do with the concept.
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