Comments on: Sesame Street Characters Interviewed on Rocketboom

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:37:11 +0000

Abby’s recurring segment is done in computer animation though, but at least the animation mimics the motions of an actual puppet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rKQUtrQsHo

I don’t know. On one of the new episodes I saw, there’s a segment with animated Cookie Monster, another with animated Bert and Ernie, and another with animated Abby. They are entertaining, but I still would rather see the puppets.

By: Na

Na — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:13:27 +0000

Not really a fan of Elmo myself. I guess it’s over-saturation on that character. I’ve never seen the newer episodes with the other characters. Although I can say that from seeing Leslie Carrara-Rudolph on stage, I might enjoy Abby.

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:41:41 +0000

Well, the new episodes are mostly Elmo, Abby, and Murray anyway. And I became less interested in the story. I sort of just watch it nowadays to admire how good Elmo is at playing at the camera. It’s great for learning puppeteering techniques.

By: Na

Na — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:23 +0000

The problem is with executives who spend more time looking at kids’ marketing tools, rather than supporting the aesthetic of script/character storylining. But at the same time, if you think of the purpose of most kids’ shows, it’s not about making something for entertainment or aesthetics; it’s specifically aimed at educating first. Hard to balance…

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:55:16 +0000

Ria actually has a nice ring to it too.

By: Ria

Ria — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:43:44 +0000

OOPS! Now maybe the CTWS can come up with a character to help with typos - particularly when spelling one's own name! Ria's last blog post..Turtling

By: Ria

Ria — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:40:11 +0000

Kelvin, Like you, Cooke Monster has always been my favorite Muppet. Though Sesame Street is a learning tool, taking the most beloved Muppets out of character is downright WRONG. My own children learned much from Cookie Monster: greed is ugly, living in a garbage can is not something to which they aspired, one can have fun with a seemingly disrespectful character...the list is quite long. We ALL loved Cookie Monster for his genuiness. What were they thinking? Ria's last blog post..Turtling

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:15:45 +0000

Last time I attempted to tape Letters to Santa but failed. Don’t know if they’ll run it again this year. I should update my movie queue (which doesn’t even exist) sometime.

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:41:44 +0000

Speaking of these guys, their cousins (The Muppets) have a Christmas movie that I've never seen! Then again, I don't think I ever saw the whole Muppet Movie either. Shame on me! I better go update my movie queue! Melissa Donovan's last blog post..December News and Announcements

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:04:06 +0000

I know, right? It’s like Oscar teaching cleanliness and saying he doesn’t like trash. It’s just not right.