October 2, 2009

Fraggle Rock: Season One

"What's it like to die?"

Data
Title: Fraggle Rock: Season One
Year: 1983
Network: CBC, HBO & ITV
Episodes: 24, at 25 minutes
Creator: Jim Henson
Directors: Jim Henson (7 episodes), George Bloomfield (7), Perry Rosemond (5), Norman Campbell (1), Peter Harris (1), Stephen Katz (1), Doug Williams (1), Martin Lavut (1)
Writers: Jerry Juhl (9 episodes), Jocelyn Stevenson (7), David Young (3), Carol Bolt (1), David Brandes (1), B.P. Nichol (1), Susan Juhl (1), Sugith Varughese (1), Laura Phillips (1)
Starring: Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Richard Hunt, Gerard Parkes
Music: Philip Balsam & Dennis Lee

My reaction
Synopsis: fun-loving, cave-dwelling creatures don't understand their neighboring species
How I saw it: on video several times (have on DVD), most recently over the past couple weeks
Concept: Great.
Story: Great.
Characters: Great.
Dialog: Good.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Eh.
Special effects/design: Okay. Great design, so-so special effects.
Acting: Good.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 10/10 (Favorite of my favorites). It fills me with joy just to look at a fraggle.
Objective Rating: 9/10 (1 point off for cinematography) 3.4/4 3.5/4 (Very good).

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