A few questions.

[Squall Leonhart]

Hi everyone, don't know if anybody remembers me, haven't have a computer for awhile, I just picked up season 2 and I have a few questions.

One why wasen't Mokey on the cover? Has anybody even seen Kathryn Mullen? She dosen't like to do interviews? I heard she lived in the middle east somewhere ...

Second why did they not fix the epsiodes up more? A few scratches on the epsiodes made me kind of nurvous. i know the show is more than 20 years old but still.

In the first season box set it says Fraggle Rock debuted on tv in 1980 then before that is says it was in 1983, anybody want to clear this up for me?
I know I ask alot of questions, when I post, I hope nobody mind, and if these questions were answered before I apologize.

[Mistersuperstar]

I'm pretty sure it started in '83. It debuted in the UK back then at least. I think it's kinda cool to see the episodes intact and as they were originally shown without the remastering. I'm still waiting for the first season to be released in the UK with Faulton MacKay as the captain rather than Doc that was in the US version.

[Fragglemuppet]

Yes, it was 1083 in the US as well. As for Mokey..um..the industry doesn't like her?
:smirk:
And feel free to ask as many questions as you like! That's one of the reasons we're here, to learn from each other!
:)

[Mistersuperstar]

Thinking about it, Mokey always seemed the least favourite of the Fraggles and ANY of the other four would be used in promotional material more often than she would, even back in the 80's.

[MuppetMarc]

What would Kathryn Mullen be doing in the Middle East? Other than the draft.

[Mistersuperstar]

Is it true that Kathy is married to Michael K Frith, the Muppet conceptual artist?

[Traveling Matt]

Second why did they not fix the epsiodes up more? A few scratches on the epsiodes made me kind of nurvous. i know the show is more than 20 years old but still.
Fraggle Rock may be more than 20 years old but you need to remember it was shot on videotape, like almost all other TV shows of its day.

The quality of videotape doesn't hold a candle to the quality of film, whose remastering for DVD is often great, often questionable. The Fraggle episodes are digitalized, so they already look as good as they ever will.

Sound quality, however, is another story. Season One's soundtrack was mono, but from Season Two onward I believe it was all in stereo. A welcomed improvement!

[Mistersuperstar]

None of the episodes screened in the UK were ever in stereo. Nor were the video releases. I was quite surprised and happy to hear the original opening and closing themes in stereo on a US DVD.

[Traveling Matt]

None of the episodes screened in the UK were ever in stereo. Nor were the video releases.
Really? That's odd.

It is a real shame Fraggle was shot on videotape - the imperfections on the DVDs are indeed very noticable. Unfortunately, there isn't much else you can do to tape but digitalize it.

[GelflingWaldo]

What would Kathryn Mullen be doing in the Middle East?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1005/p15s01-legn.html

[Foodie]

This thread is giving me a twirly!!!!!! Kathy Mullen in the Middle East? Kathy Mullen Frith???? Fraggles on TV in 1083? Scratches? WOO WOO WOO!

I need some Whoopie Water!!!!:smirk:

[Xela]

Ooh, I didn't know she is in the Middle East now...I guess that explains why she hasn't been around for interviews.

[Warrick]

Kathy Mullen and Michael Frith WERE married for a number of years, up until recently when they seperated.

Kathy,Michael and another UK Henson person (I forget who) were all working on a show that travelled the Middle East. I didnt realise that It was still going tho...

Kathy was at Jerry Juhl's Memorial Celebration a while ago, So Im sure she is in the US at times.

[DavidRock]

I noticed the scratches too but still for video tape to DVD the picture quality is very good and much better than the Videos ever will be. :o

[Mistersuperstar]

Don't forget, we are not talking just home video tape here. The video tape used by production companies is much higher quality. Most day time TV, sit-coms and drama programs are filmed on tape rather than film as it has a higher frame rate. The master video tape should be better quailty than a show filmed on 35mm film.

[Foodie]

WOO!:smirk: :excited: