The Dark Crystal - Characters. Jen - A male Gelfling urSu, Jen's Master - A Mystic Aughra - An astrologer of unknown species Kira - A female Gelfling Fizzgig - Kira's pet SkekSo, the Emperor - A Skeksis SkekSil, the Chamberlain - A Skeksis SkekUng, the Garthim Master and later the new Emperor - A Skeksis SkekTek, the Skeksis Scientist - A Skeksis SkekNa, the Skeksis Slavemaster - A Skeksis Ydra, Kira's adoptive mother, ...

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The Dark Crystal was made in the era between traditionally animated feature films and later movies produced by computer-generated techniques. All characters in the movie are muppets, and none are based on humans or any other specific Earth creature. Originally, members of one of the factions, the Skeksis, were meant to speak in their own constructed language. The Skeksis dialogue was subtitled in English. This was dropped after screen test audiences found the subtitling too distracting, but the original effect can be obs ...

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According to the website habidabad.com, Thra is the name of the planet created by Jim Henson for his film, The Dark Crystal. It is a planet with three suns, so it does not contain the dualities of day and night, nor the summer and winter of planet Earth. The most important element on the planet is a huge crystal, which was erected by the planet's ruling UrSkeks and which once bathed the planet Thra in a healthy light. It is housed in the magnificent Castle of ...

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• Thra - Geography

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Brian Froud (born 1947) is an illustrator of faeries and goblins. He works in Devon and the landscapes in his paintings are frequently inspired by Dartmoor. His work has been used as the inspiration for creatures in films such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (both in conjunction with Jim Henson's Creature Shop). He collaborated with Terry Jones, who was a screenwriter on Labyrinth, on The Goblins of the Labyrinth (1986, re-issued in abridged form as The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins ...

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Aughra is one of the supporting characters in Jim Henson's imaginative 1982 fantasy classic film The Dark Crystal. In the movie, she is portrayed primarily by Frank Oz in a costume. Oz also voiced Aughra originally (making her sound very similar to a hybrid of Fozzie Bear and Yoda), but later her lines were re-dubbed by Billie Whitelaw. Aughra - About Aughra. A horned, one-eyed, wild-haired Seer, Aughra is the sole member of her race. She is known as the Watcher of the Heavens and the ...

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• Aughra - Character Information

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Billie Whitelaw (born June 6, 1932 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is a distinguished British actress. After training at RADA, Whitelaw made her stage debut in 1950 and her film debut in 1953. Soon becoming a regular in British films of the 1950s and [[1960s], her more notable film credits include Charlie Bubbles (1967), Frenchy (written by Anthony Shaffer, dir. by Alfred Hitchcock, 1972), The Omen (1976), The Water Babies (1979), Maurice (based on E. M. Forster's posthumously published no ...

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• Billie Whitelaw - External link

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Since 1969, Sesame Street had given Jim Henson's creations invaluable exposure; however, Henson began to perceive that he was being pigeonholed as a children's entertainer. He sought to create a program that could be enjoyed by young and old alike. Two specials were produced and aired that are considered pilots for The Muppet Show. Neither led to the sale of a prime-time network series. However, the prime-time access rule had just been enacted, which took the 7:30 to 8pm ET time slot from the networks and turned it over ...

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ITC is best known for being the company behind many successful British Cult TV programs during the 1960s and 1970s, and was also the production company for The Muppet Show which was made at ATV's London studio and distributed in the UK by ATV and in the US by ITC. In 1964 Gerry Anderson's AP Films became part of ACC and produced the hugely successful Thunderbirds and, under its successor company Century 21 Productions, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. ITC also funded other future Anderson-created programs, including Space: 1999. It was at ITC's request that FANDERSON - the G ...

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ITC Entertainment, ITC Entertainment - Productions, ITC Entertainment - Logo and Animated Idents, ITC Entertainment - Ownership, ITC Entertainment - List of ITC Entertainment programs, ITC Entertainment - Studios, ITC Entertainment - Associated Communications Corporation companies

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List of notable Henson feature films - Henson Associates releases 1979-1988. The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Dark Crystal (1982) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) Follow That Bird (1985) Labyrinth (1986) List of notable Henson feature films - Jim Henson Productions releases 1988–1997. The Witches (1990) Muppet Christmas ...

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List of notable Henson feature films, List of notable Henson feature films - Film releases, List of notable Henson feature films - Henson Associates releases 1979-1988, List of notable Henson feature films - Jim Henson Productions releases 1988–1997, List of notable Henson feature films - Jim Henson Pictures releases 1997-present, List of notable Henson feature films - Various Henson projects made for theaters

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Famous Muppets include Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Oscar the Grouch. The most widely known television shows featuring Muppets are Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppet Show. Muppets also appeared on some early episodes of Saturday Night Live. Other, less popular series have included The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. The puppet characters of Farscape, The Storyteller, The Hoobs, and Dinosaurs, as well as ...

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The Muppets, The Muppets - Appearance, The Muppets - Operation, The Muppets - Muppets and their performers, The Muppets - Films and Specials, The Muppets - Famous Muppets, The Muppets - 'Save the Muppets' campaign?, The Muppets - America's Next Muppet, The Muppets - Regional usage, The Muppets - Cultural references

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List of constructed languages - Fictional languages. Ailurin is the language spoken by cats (at least those living in New York) in Diane Duane's fantasy books. Aklo, Tsath-yo, and R'lyehian are ancient and obscure languages in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. Aklo is considered by some writers to be the written language of the Serpent People Ancient Language in the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini Anglic from David Brin's Uplift ...

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List of constructed languages, List of constructed languages - Auxiliary languages, List of constructed languages - Spoken, List of constructed languages - Controlled languages, List of constructed languages - Visual languages, List of constructed languages - Engineered languages, List of constructed languages - Human-usable, List of constructed languages - Knowledge representation, List of constructed languages - Artistic languages, List of constructed languages - Fictional languages, List of constructed languages - Alternative languages, List of constructed languages - Micronational languages, List of constructed languages - Personal languages, List of constructed languages - Language games

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The success of Sam and Friends led to a series of guest appearances on network talk and variety shows. To this day, Muppets appear as "guests" on shows such as The Tonight Show and Hollywood Squares, with particularly memorable appearances by Kermit and Miss Piggy on 60 Minutes and Cookie Monster on Martha Stewart Living. Henson himself appeared as a guest on many shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show. The greatly increased exposure led to hundreds of commercial appearances (mostly for Wilkins Coffee) by ...

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Jim Henson, Jim Henson - Early work, Jim Henson - 1960s, Jim Henson - 1970s, Jim Henson - Contributions to film, Jim Henson - Death, Jim Henson - Tributes

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There are many sub-categories of fantasy films that can be identified. The most prevalent of these are High Fantasy and Sword and sorcery. These are films with quasi-medieval settings, wizards, magical creatures and the like. High Fantasy tends to have a complex fantasy world and hero of humble origins, while Sword and sorcery tends to pit a barbarian against a wizard. High Fantasy is indebted to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and his Lord of the Rings books, while sword and sorcery is equally indebted to the work of Ro ...

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Fantasy film, Fantasy film - Sub-Genres, Fantasy film - History, Fantasy film - Additional examples

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It has been theorized that the planet Thra may be triangular in shape since the number three is so important to the cultures which inhabit it. This could also be just because of the planet's three suns, whose convergences are treated as great religious occurrences by the planet's occupants. Before the beginning of the film The Dark Crystal, the UrSkeks dared to expose themselves to a great conjunction of the three suns in an attempt to purify their perceived faults. Instead, the UrSkeks split their beings into two divergent races. The noble and kind urRu retained the gentle calm of the UrSkesks, while the vain and cruel Skeksis retained t ...

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Thra, Thra - History, Thra - Geography

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Norio Wakamoto - Anime. Pero in Metropolis Sui Kakuju in Urotsukidoji (uncredited) Balboa in Plastic Little Woodchuck in Lodoss to Senki Miroku in Madara Kagato in Tenchi Muyo Taishakuten in RG Veda Vicious in Cowboy Bebop Cell in Dragon Ball Z Coach Ohta in Gunbuster Onsokumaru in 2x2 = Shinobuden Mr. X in Miracle Girls Chiyo-chichi in Azumanga Daioh Taiso in Giant Robo IceDevimon i ...

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Norio Wakamoto, Norio Wakamoto - Notable voice roles, Norio Wakamoto - Anime, Norio Wakamoto - Video Games, Norio Wakamoto - Japanese Dubs

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Famous Muppets include Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Oscar the Grouch. The most widely known television shows featuring Muppets are Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppet Show. Muppets also appeared on some early episodes of Saturday Night Live. Other, less popular series have included The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. The puppet characters of Farscape, The Storyteller, The Hoobs, and Dinosaurs, as well as ...

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The Muppets, The Muppets - Appearance, The Muppets - Operation, The Muppets - Muppets and their performers, The Muppets - Films and Specials, The Muppets - Famous Muppets, The Muppets - Save the Muppets, The Muppets - America's Next Muppet, The Muppets - Regional usage, The Muppets - Cultural references

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Puppeteer - Famous people who also were amatuer puppeteers. Peter Brook Jean Cocteau Goethe Alfred Jarry Jon Stewart ...

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Puppeteer, Puppeteer - Notable puppeteers, Puppeteer - Famous people who also were amatuer puppeteers

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List of constructed languages - Fictional languages. Ailurin is the language spoken by cats (at least those living in New York) in Diane Duane's fantasy books. Aklo, Tsath-yo, and R'lyehian are ancient and obscure languages in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. Aklo is considered by some writers to be the written language of the Serpent People Ancient Language in the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini Anglic from David Brin's Uplift ...

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List of constructed languages, List of constructed languages - Auxiliary languages, List of constructed languages - Spoken major, List of constructed languages - Spoken minor, List of constructed languages - Controlled languages, List of constructed languages - Visual languages, List of constructed languages - Engineered languages, List of constructed languages - Human-usable, List of constructed languages - Knowledge representation, List of constructed languages - Artistic languages, List of constructed languages - Fictional languages, List of constructed languages - Alternative languages, List of constructed languages - Micronational languages, List of constructed languages - Personal languages, List of constructed languages - Language games

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List of constructed languages - Spoken major. Esperanto Glosa Idiom Neutral Ido Interlingua Latino sine flexione Novial Occidental (Interlingue) Volapük List of constructed languages - Spoken minor. Adjuvilo Afrihili Atlango [1] Babm Baza Dunia Eaiea Ekspreso Esperando Esperanto II Europanto See also:

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List of constructed languages - Human-usable. AllNoun An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language aUI Ceqli Characteristica universalis gua!spi Isotype Ithkuil Láadan Langue Universelle Latejami Liva Loglan Lojban Ro Vorlin John Wilkins' "Real Character" Classical Yiklamu/Xuxuxi Козеи ...

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