• 'Smurfs' Producer Will Now Also Turn ALF Into A CG/Live-Action Hybrid For Sony

    Around these parts, reactions to this spring's news that puppeteer Paul Fusco was looking to get an ALF movie off the ground ranged from mild eye-rolling to tentative curiosity. In executive offices around Hollywood, however, the responses were apparently rather more enthusiastic. Sony Pictures Animation has just finalized a deal for the movie rights to…

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  • ALF Movie In The Works? Maybe

    Along the lines of 21 Jump Street, The A-Team, The Smurfs, Dark Shadows, The Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the (now non-mutant) Ninja Turtles, etc., etc., etc., ALF could be the next retro property to find new life on the big screen. Or so hopes Paul Fusco, anyway. The ALF creator and puppeteer recently revealed…

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  • POTD: Kagan McLeod's The Ghosts Of Sitcoms Past

    Kagan McLeod created this illustration featuring the mant actors and actresses from the past years of multi-camera sitcom history. How many of the 50 characters do you reccognize? Answer key on the National Post.

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  • ALF Uses The N-Word In Uncovered Behind-The-Scenes Footage

    As a kid, I was fascinated by puppet creatures. My childhood was very much the result of Jim Henson and Steven Spielberg. I loved The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and Alf. One of my favorite VHS tapes was a special I recorded off television which featured a behind the scenes tour of Jim Henson's workshop. I…

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  • Cool Stuff: GandALF T-Shirt

    Teefuy t-shirt of the day is designed by Sergio37. GandALF is a mash-up of Alf and the wizard Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings series. The bad news is that the t-shirt is only being sold for 24 hours, today (Saturday, January 2nd 2010) only. The good news is that the t-shirt is only…

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  • Cool Stuff: Idiot Box Art Show

    You probably remember Gallery 1988 as the Los Angeles-based art gallery which hosts the pop-culture infused Crazy4Cult show every year. We've featured artwork from their exhibitions in previous editions of cool stuff: Beastie Boys Inspired Art, Crazy4Cult 2, and Stan Lee Tribute. From April 2nd to April 23rd, Gallery 1988 is celebrating their 5th year…

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