What's up with The Jim Henson Company since 2004

The following video is just my fan opinions / concerns as a lifelong fan of The Jim Henson Company after they sold The Muppets to Disney . I feel that it wasn’t as creative as they were in the 1990s continuing the company after Jim Henson’s passing. Even though in society people would rather respectfully keep their opinions to themselves , I do stand up for the rights of fans in terms of how “ Crass products “ is extremely exploitative .

Even though most of the new stuff that’s coming of of The Jim Henson Company is either “ Blue low brow humor “ ( aka Henson Alternative ) or CGI or puppet Preschool educational shows for kids or these random books and products with Jim Henson’s name stamped on it ( just like The Walt Disney Company and Nickelodeon ) which have very little to do or ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL TO DO with Jim Henson and his creative legacy and style.



Here’s my open letter.



If you are a Jim Henson fan like me , then your probably just as annoyed as I am regarding what The Jim Henson Company has become since they sold The Muppets in 2004. I understand that things weren't the same since Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990 and there was many projects that were never made like Muppet High ( a rockabilly 1950s retro throwback Muppet show ) , Starboppers ( a Scifi spoof that teaches about consciousness , the Ego , etc AWESOME CONCEPT RIGHT ? ) but Dinosaurs did get made in 1991. The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss ( season 1 ) was really creative blending both worlds together , cool cross-over. But what does The Jim Henson Company have left ? Just a handful of Jim's other work which only the stuff that's known has been properly released. Brian Henson admitted in an interview that the company is now " Preschool Entertainment " and seriously The Happytime Murders was a SLAP IN THE FACE to fans like me ! And what's up with junk like Sid the Science Kid , Splash & Bubbles , Dinosaur Train , Henson Alternative , IT'S ALL CRAP and has NOTHING to do with Jim Henson and his spirit and his legacy. Seriously was buying The Charlie Chaplin studios worth giving up The Muppets to Disney to ruin ? My opinion is just shut everything down and just let it all be reserved by The Jim Henson Legacy for now. Screw Capitalism , Crass statements was something that Jim Henson was personally against ! Whatever is going on which seems at least to be ways to pay the bills , a lot of it is disrespectful to Henson fans and Jim Henson's legacy in my own opinion. The Happytime Murders and Henson Alternative has NOTHING to do with how the original Muppet Performers goofed around behind the scenes. Quit exploiting the fans and Jim Henson's name PLEASE !  _ Erica ( lifelong Jim Henson fan )