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**vc318** · 11-06-2009, 12:20 PM

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I'm tempted to use one of them in to an avie.

I say go for it.

**~+Yamiko** · 11-06-2009, 12:26 PM

But I like my current avie, that's the problem.

**vc318** · 11-07-2009, 05:52 PM

Ahh, okay.

Today, it's Oscar the Grouch.

**~+Yamiko** · 11-07-2009, 07:17 PM

Here's my list of who I hope would make the logo. Some are very unlikely though:

Grover
Herry
Biff and Sully
Prarie Dawn
Roosevelt Franklin
Harvey Kneeslapper
Big Fat Blue Guy
Telly
Humphrey the Magician
Count

**vc318** · 11-08-2009, 11:10 PM

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Here's my list of who I hope would make the logo. Some are very unlikely though:

Count

Ta da!!!

It looks like a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? sequel is in the works:

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis Indicates He’ll Use Performance-Capture And 3-D In ‘Roger Rabbit’ Sequel MTV Movies Blog

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis Indicates He'll Use Performance-Capture And 3-D In 'Roger Rabbit' Sequel

We now know that Robert Zemeckis is playing it old school in at least one respect when it comes to his "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" sequel: the script will be penned by original scribes Jeffrey Price and Peter Seaman.

But with over two decades of moviemaking technology between the release of his first cartoon bunny film and the beginning of creative brainstorming for the second, the question is whether or not Zemeckis will also play it old school when it comes to the look of the film. Will it merge live-action with traditional animation? Or, building on his work on films like "A Christmas Carol" and "Beowulf," will the director introduce motion-capture and 3-D technology into the equation?

During a recent interview with MTV News' Josh Horowitz, Zemeckis made his clearest statement yet that he'll use mo-cap for the human actors and that the movie will be partly in 3-D.

"All the other characters that [the cartoons] would sort of have fun with would be magnificent in performance capture technology," he explained.

Inherent in this admission is the matter of 3-D technology. Starting with "The Polar Express" in 2004, all of Zemeckis' mo-cap movies have also been in three dimensions. So when the director talks about using performance-capture, he's also talking about making "Roger Rabbit" partly in 3-D. But he also ruled out using 3-D or mo-cap when it comes to the cartoons, including the title rabbit and his voluptuous beau, Jessica.

"I wouldn't use it for the cartoon characters, because I think they should stay two-dimensional because that's what — I wouldn't dimensonalize Roger," he said. "And I couldn't dimensonalize Jessica even if I wanted to because she doesn't have a nose. We wouldn't want to give her a nose."

Here's where it gets tricky. Even at its best, mo-cap technology creates characters that indisputably look animated. For the new movie, the prospect would be that for all the tech advances, the human actors would look less real than they did in the first film. Unless – and here we jump into pure speculation mode – that mo-cap look would be part of the storyline. Be still our cartoonishly beating hearts, could the film take place predominantly — or perhaps just the 3-D mo-cap portions — in Toontown?

Oh no - a sequel? Hmm, I think Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of those films that were just so good that a sequel would just destroy it. But then again, Robert Zemeckis is a pretty cool director so I can't imagine him screwing it up.

**vc318** · 11-09-2009, 07:57 AM

Michelle Obama Helps Sesame Street Mark the Big 4-0 - Sesame Street, TV News, Big Bird, Cameron Diaz, Michelle Obama : People.com

Michelle Obama Helps Sesame Street Mark the Big 4-0

Oscar the Grouch had better behave – and keep his political opinions to himself.

On Tuesday, to mark the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking children's program Sesame Street, some very special guests pay a visit, including First Lady Michelle Obama. According to previews circulating the Net, she meets Big Bird – who observes that the two of them are tall.

Mrs. Obama also delivers a message that may not entirely sit well with Cookie Monster. Appearing with three kids and the show's fuzzy, red resident Elmo, she encourages them to plant seeds in the ground, water them and then expect them to sprout tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and carrots.

Also dropping by the 'hood on Tuesday's anniversary episode: Cameron Diaz, who introduces the word of the day, "habitat." Elmo helps the actress with the term – and visits a frog habitat – abetted by his goldfish, Daisy.

Now if only the first lady and Diaz could give Gonzo advice on his love life ...

I love how they said that the First Lady and Big Bird are the same height!

**~+Yamiko** · 11-09-2009, 08:02 AM

You never know. I read somewhere that they made fun of Fox News and CNN.

Oh Big Bird and Michelle could be the same height...if the Big Bird they're referring to is the one that was used when the show premiered.

**vc318** · 11-09-2009, 08:42 AM

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You never know. I read somewhere that they made fun of Fox News and CNN.

Quite understandable though.

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Oh Big Bird and Michelle could be the same height...if the Big Bird they're referring to is the one that was used when the show premiered.

Was he really short when the show premiered?

**~+Yamiko** · 11-09-2009, 08:55 AM

Well, his height wasn't short but...

YouTube - Sesame Street - ABC-DEF-GHI (1969)

As far as the Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel, I'm rather hesitant about it, not only because it's a sequel but the possibility of it being 3-D (or partly). I know it's easier to do 3-D because 2-D animation is rather more arduous to do. Still...

**vc318** · 11-11-2009, 06:49 PM

What's up with Big Bird's neck?

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I know it's easier to do 3-D because 2-D animation is rather more arduous to do. Still...

I thought 3-D was more expensive though, right?

**~+Yamiko** · 11-11-2009, 06:56 PM

You mean like the scary Grover and an orange Oscar?

Check out the very first episode of Sesame Street. His voice was a lot worse than the video I posted.

I take it 3-D is more expensive but I remember reading that it's hard to find people who would hand draw 2-D animation of sorts.

**vc318** · 11-11-2009, 07:14 PM

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You mean like the scary Grover and an orange Oscar?

Check out the very first episode of Sesame Street. His voice was a lot worse than the video I posted.

That's unbelievable.

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I take it 3-D is more expensive but I remember reading that it's hard to find people who would hand draw 2-D animation of sorts.

Yeah. The days of hand drawing is long gone but then again that new movie The Princess and the Frog looks to be promising.

**~+Yamiko** · 11-11-2009, 07:26 PM

You mean you have never seen the rare orange Oscar?

It's interesting that The Princess and the Frog is going to be 2D.

**vc318** · 11-13-2009, 09:44 PM

Oh, this guy:

I thought that was one of his cousins or something.

Was The Princess and the Frog hand drawn as well?

**~+Yamiko** · 12-20-2009, 01:45 PM

In an effort to somewhat keep up to date with the Cartoon news...

Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32 | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

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Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32
December 20, 2009 | 12:26 pm

MURPHY Actress Brittany Murphy died early today after going into cardiac arrest, law enforcement sources said. Los Angeles city firefighters responded to "a medical request" at Murphy's home in the 1800 block of Rising Glen Road in West Hollywood. Murphy, 32, was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Murphy starred in films including "Clueless," "8 Mile" and "Don't Say a Word."

For those who are wondering, Brittany Murphy voiced Luann in King of the Hill