![]() Sexual Content: Some romantic relationships exist, with one or two kissing scenes included in the series.ĭrug/Alcohol Use: The Skeksis become addicted to a substance called “essence” which is drawn from the life-force of the Gelfling. Language/Crude Humor: There is no cursing in this series, with very limited potty-humor used. There are multiple scenes that depict treatment that comparable to torture, including one scene where a character looses an eye to a centipede-like creature. One Skeksis is killed by another via a sword in the gut. There are a numbers of scenes that involve fights with weapons and characters being injured. Violence: The Skeksis are particularly violent towards one another and to others. Religion is treated as a practice of tradition. Spiritual Content: The world of Thra is one of mystic beliefs with a high emphasis of one-ness and living things’ spiritual relationship to nature. The resulting series is a masterpiece of cinematic artistry and a love letter to Henson, Froud, and the others who created the original film. This news was absolutely wonderful to fans of the original film, with anticipation growing over two years of waiting for its debut on August 30, 2019. Moreover, it was made known the new series would be produced in a means faithful to its predecessor: Void of human actors, with practical effects and puppets. In 2017, Netflix announced they would be producing a prequel series to The Dark Crystal. However, over the years The Dark Crystal has developed a strong following as a “cult classic,” becoming a favorite to fans of multiple generations. The film was released in 1982 and was not received with great acclaim nor with disdain, but rather an ambivalence that must have been disappointing for Henson and his team. What resulted was nine months of pain-staking work that culminated in a masterful film called The Dark Crystal. Inspired by the art of artist Brian Froud, Henson and his team dreamt up the world of Thra. Henson’s dream was to make a fantasy adventure film completely absent of human actors – the cast was to consist entirely of puppets. In 1981, the Jim Henson company set out on a daunting, never-before-attempted task. Lee, and Vivian Lee.Ĭomposer: Daniel Pemberton and Samual Sim. Writer(s): Jeremy Addis, Will Matthews, David Slack, Richard Elliot, Simon Racioppa, Kari Drake, Javier Grillo-Marxuah, J.M. Joe is also a staff writer and creative consultant on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a 10-episode Netflix prequel series released in August of 2019.Producer(s): Jeffrey Addiss, Javier Grilo-Marxuach, Lisa Henson, Vivian Lee, Louis Leterrier, Blanca Lista, Will Matthews, Ritamarie Peruggi, Cameron Richardson, Halle Stanford, and Tim Wellspring. The finale of the series, Flames of the Dark Crystal, is scheduled for summer 2019. The third installment in the quadrilogy, Tides of the Dark Crystal, out now. After winning the contest and completing the first novel, Shadows of the Dark Crystal, Joe signed on for three more. The winner would be awarded a publishing contract to write the first official prequel novel to Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy classic The Dark Crystal (1982). In 2013, the Jim Henson Company and Grosset & Dunlap launched the Dark Crystal Author Quest. He enjoys teaching his dog new vocabulary words and updating his snooty coffee blog. In addition to writing novels, he is an English tutor and writing mentor for teens and young adults of all levels and abilities. After pursuing nerdy interests in comparative film studies, screenwriting, and Shakespeare, he graduated with a much nerdier degree in linguistics. ![]() spent his formative years searching for talking animals and believing he could control the weather. ![]() ![]()
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