![]() ![]() ![]() These were not technical exercises by a skilled filmmaker all the work serves the stories and communicating in new ways the old tales. And the most important thing here is that these are all for the advancement of the stories. There are silhouettes, projected images, puppetry, green screen and a host of both in-camera and post production techniques employed. This led to a truly unique visual look to the series, one that has never been repeated. Each episode really is like a mini-movie, far beyond the scope of a tv show back then, and maybe even now.Īs was customary with his work, Henson pushed the boundaries of what was possible in storytelling by always exploring new technologies. Conceived of by his daughter Lisa Henson after taking a folklore class in college, it really was an ambitious project. But it’s probably better this way, since once you’ve seen one episode you can’t wait to start another. I had to wait for these to come out on dvd in 2003. The complete run of nine episodes of the show, plus four more episodes of Greek Myths (in which the Storyteller was played by Michael Gambon) aired in the late 90’s on HBO, but I never saw them. I would tell friends in vain about this amazing tale of a soldier who captured Death, but never could show it to them. It was on at irregular times and some of the episodes never aired. I remember a few episodes of this series airing on tv when I was in high school. Spoiler-free Review of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Great use of technology of the time & wonderful art direction bring these tales to life… Wonderful series that would be ripe for a remake.
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