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Erica Crooks ( puppeteer , cartoon animator , indie filmmaker , cartoonist , satirist , etc ) Check Out more crazy toons & rude puppets on officialericcrooks.weebly.com ericacrooks.weebly.com
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Posted by officialericcrooks - November 12th, 2022


More & more people use the internet. Why should the internet, it's experience if content creator / user & technology be so expensive. Especially for those who struggle. Low income, poverty, unemployed, disability & working class in general.

The internet was known for opportunities where before it seemed impossible. Where is that now ? #savetheinternet #netneutrality


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Posted by officialericcrooks - October 13th, 2022


Fans sharing their love / interest of pop culture online ( fandom community ), great. Unfortunately, many people are alienated, isolated & lonely. I get that. But that's no excuse to act immature if unhinged or desperate. Life has challenges. Self-love is key, you are not alone.


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Posted by officialericcrooks - October 12th, 2022


Fandom is great ! I'm not only a fan but an artist inspired by what I love. Unfortunately there's online conflict in the fandom community, if lack of self-esteem or political microaggressions. I encourage anyone to do research on self-love. It's helped me in my life's journey.


Posted by officialericcrooks - September 17th, 2022


Canceled projects, working conditions / environments, unfair pay & pop culture fans demand for supply, especially those who want things from the past released & distributed to all platforms & forms of media.

The animation industry deserves better ! #NewDeal4Animation #popculture


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Posted by officialericcrooks - August 22nd, 2022


When I heard about the Warner Bros Discovery merger, I thought, cool, MythBusters on HBO Max :). I didn't expect them to get rid of Classic Sesame Street ! So far, the original Looney Tunes cartoons is still on there.


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Posted by officialericcrooks - August 19th, 2022


It looks like HBO Max as left the classic Looney Tunes shorts alone. I noticed HBO Max no longer has Popeye. They still have Tom & Jerry, several Cartoon Network & the main Hanna-Barbera shows. #HBOMax #LooneyTunes #GoldenAgeofAnimation #Animation #cartoons #WarnerBrosDiscovery


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Posted by officialericcrooks - August 18th, 2022


If HBO Max gets rid of the exclusive classic era Sesame Street episodes ? Where else do you go ? If HBO Max gets rid of the original Looney Tunes shorts, Warner Bros is NOTHING without them. Why limit distribution ? 📀


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Posted by officialericcrooks - August 8th, 2022


Whenever people talk about satire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire & dark humor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy , it's never called what it's called but instead it's a political discussion of what's ok and what isn't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMlQlKhUqw


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Posted by officialericcrooks - July 27th, 2022


Cartoon Network went downhill most when they cancelled Ed Edd N Eddy & The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ( and the other shows ). Also when CN was rebranded as a " kids network " instead of a " COMEDY CARTOON NETWORK " which they were BEST known for.



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Posted by officialericcrooks - June 9th, 2022


There's people who enjoyed Fraggle Rock : Back To The Rock. Also all the creative / artistic hard work & effort of any production like this ( especially during the times of the pandemic ) is something to admire & appreciate as well as the advancement in puppetry filmmaking.

It's a reboot ( of a show that already had a general closure ) , " updated for modern times ". What does that exactly mean ? 

Is the original problematic ?

We live in an age of streaming services where sometimes the original & reboot / remakes are beside each other ironically. 

It's not mean to point out the facts that there's clearly differences between the two. It's called " artistic critique " ( probably more common among nostalgic fans who are the minority of fandom ).

The original had a strong political pacifism aspect to it as well as Jerry Juhl's humor. Back To The Rock is more gentle & the Fraggles talk in teenager slang ( among other things ).

Was the many changes necessary ? A change in modern times ( modern Democrat / Liberal ideology / Millennial & Generation Z " wokeness " ) or was it simply conforming to current demographic market research so it can " SELL " to modern audiences ( commodification ) or BOTH ?

In general, nostalgic fans prefer the quality of the originals ( & sometimes, other times ) which isn't present in the other stuff.


Even though Dave Goelz & Karen Prell returned as well as an episode written by Jocelyn Stevenson, still,

what would Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Richard Hunt & Jerry Nelson think ? Even though Frank Oz wasn't apart of Fraggle Rock, he has been outspoken about the changes of The Muppets ( & Sesame Street ) for 10 years now.


During the original 1989 - 1990 Henson / Disney deal , Jim Henson wanted them to understand the uniqueness of how he ran everything. 


Would Jim, Richard & the two Jerrys be as outspoken about current times today ?


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#FraggleRock #FraggleRockBackToTheRock #JimHensonLegacy #JimHenson #JimHensonsMuppets #tributeart #popculture #puppetry #Muppets #art #artists #reboot #reboots #remake #remakes #RichardHunt #JerryNelson #JerryJuhl


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