Sleestaks in Forbes
June 30, 2008 by xgdfalcon · Comments Off
Welcome Marshall, Wil and Holly! Sid and Marty Krofft have landed an article in Forbes in which they discuss their enthusiasm over the new “Land of the Lost” movie. Forbes also delves into Sid and Marty’s history, and gives this information on the movie:
The movie will preserve some of the campy aesthetic–the Sleestaks look much as they did 30 years ago–but little Holly has been replaced by a Cambridge-educated linguist in tight denim shorts. Ferrell is now a disgraced scientist instead of a park ranger, and the PG-13 rating means there’ll be one or two curse words.
Sid and Marty are getting a $1 million producer’s fee and 4% of the movie’s profits. Marty says someone’s already interested in making feature versions of Pufnstuf and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. If he had listened to Sid, he says, they would have sold the rights to their shows long ago. Now he estimates those rights are worth $25 million. Among the people who offered to buy them out was pop singer Michael Jackson.
“Thank God that didn’t happen,” says Marty. “The minute you cash the check, then what? That’ll kill you in a month.”
In the article, there are very excited quotes from, of course, Sid who seems to be really enjoying his creations coming to life again. Believe it or not, this article renews my hopes in the new movie. This will “stretch their legacy to a new generation”. Anything that can achieve that purpose, I will support. Comments?
Also check out Forbe’s In Pictures: The Krofft’s Greatest Hits.
“Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”
June 30, 2008 by xgdfalcon · Leave a Comment
Much news abound about the upcoming Joss Whedon “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”. Read more
Doctor Horrible’s Trailer
From the mind of Joss Whedon comes what looks to be the funniest web series yet. As Joss descibes it, “It’s the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to.” Read more
The Osmonds Reunion Tour
June 24, 2008 by xgdfalcon · Comments Off
Donnie and Marie, along with their brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Jimmy recently performed in Malaysia. This was the final concert for their 50th Anniversary world tour… the first time they had performed together in 28 years. An article at The Star Online has an interview, mainly with Marie. The Krofft show is discussed near the end of the article.
One would suspect that a sense of humour came in handy, particularly for Donny and Marie, when they had to don those ridiculous costumes for their variety show which aired from 1976 to 1979. The show created by Sid and Marty Krofft – the famed creators of offbeat television programs such as H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost – featured cutesy, fun and wholesome entertainment comprising an opening act, a series of comedy sketches and a closing musical number.
The world tour, which was the subject of a PBS special, was a moderate to huge hit around the world.
It was a grand show with 8,000 fans lapping up Osmond greats such as Let Me In, Love Me For a Reason, The Proud One and Crazy Horses; and Donny even causing some hysteria among the women in the crowd. “The tour has been fun. At first it was just supposed to be a tribute to my brothers but it ended up a celebration of everybody. We are really having fun being together. Even though we are grateful for all our fans all over the world, it has been fun for all seven of us to be on tour as we don’t get together as often as we’d like,” says Jimmy.
The Krofft variety shows are often forgotten as being part of their repertoire, but shouldn’t be forgotten. Sid and Marty Krofft were a big part of Donnie and Marie’s success, and as such should be credited as part of the reason that this reunion tour has happened.
Do you enjoy Donnie and Marie? What are your fondest memories of the variety show?
Pufnstuf and Sigmund Movies are Closer
June 16, 2008 by xgdfalcon · Comments Off
Flavors Of Entanglement
June 11, 2008 by xgdfalcon · Leave a Comment
June 10th was the U.S. release of Alanis Morissette’s “Flavors Of Entanglement”. Let me start off by saying I love this album and it is a gush of beautiful poetry and melody. Read more
