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Comment by staticman2

3 days ago

Here's an anecdote:

I've read that the original Fraggle Rock was the last major puppet TV production that didn't use computers to supplement the puppetry by hiding the strings.

I'm sure the newer Fraggle rock and other newer Muppet shows have impressive puppetry but the viewer is further removed from the actual craft since the image is computer enhanced.

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mlyle  3 days ago

IMO the new Fraggle Rock is outstanding. Lots of practical craft.

https://youtu.be/1dkNlkom7MU?si=y4Cm1T3SnXZTbMI-&t=196

Sure, now a lot is teleoperated with servomotors instead of with linkages and string. (Letting the people underneath the floor focus more on the hands and other things that the servos don't run). But practical effects and puppetry have always used new technology as it became available.