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Jim Henson's the Storyteller - The Definitive Collection

starring: Michael Gambon, Brian Henson, Trevor Peacock, Justine Glenton, Mark Ashman
directed by: David Garfath, John Madden, Paul Weiland

Release Date May 23, 2006
I remember watching "The Luck Child" over and over on VHS after recording it from TV when I was young and the series had just been released. As a HUGE fantasy fan it was all I could ask for. Many years later, long after the tape had been lost and DVDs had become the commonplace I had never forgot the joy this series had brought me in my youth and after much research found this DVD. This disc is NOT for the people who are looking for flawless animatronics or modern CGI technology... however, if you want delightful stories of myth and fantasy that are told by a witty storyteller and his "fearless" dog by the hearth then buy this today!!

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Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Greek Myths

starring: Michael Gambon, Brian Henson, Trevor Peacock, Justine Glenton, Mark Ashman
directed by: David Garfath, John Madden, Paul Weiland

Release Date September 07, 2004
I remember growing up reading many of the most famous Greek and Roman myths in my Junior Classics set. As a parent I am always leary of how film makers put out stories like this, as to whether my kids are old enough or will be frightened. Because this collection of short films has the puppeteer style technology, instead of computer generated images, it is perfect because my kids aren't overwhelmed by scary, overly done, and too real graphics. And they aren't picky about the perfection of TV images, so they love the characters. They even like the minotaur, who is a little scary. But their favorite story is that of Icarus. This has been a perfect family video and is introducing my kids to the Greek myths.