Post by John Green on Sept 1, 2022 23:28:28 GMT
Got this from Mark Evanier's blog: www.newsfromme.com/
Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show is an upcoming book about the production of Sam and Friends.
In September 2018, Craig Shemin announced on social media that he would be writing the book, to be released at a then undetermined date by BearManor Media The release date was later announced as the anniversary of Jim Henson's birth in 2022.
The book is broken up into two main parts: "The Sam and Friends Story" takes up 215 pages and provides a detailed history of the show, while "The Sam and Friends Episode Guide" consists of 311 pages presenting a catalog of the surviving episodes as they are known to exist in video and audio-only formats as well as those documented.
Chapter 13 reprints five episode scripts and the book includes 150 black-and-white photos primarily from The Jim Henson Company Archives (and other sources).
.... To celebrate the release of the book, Shemin will host a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image on release day consisting of new HD transfers of Wilkins Coffee commercials, Sam and Friends episodes (including one not seen by the public in over 60 years), and other early work by the Hensons done in Washington, D.C. during the era. All those in attendance will receive a free gift, Shemin will sign copies of the book, and discuss the book with MoMI's Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Barbara Miller. www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-Friends-Hensons-Television-hardback/dp/1629336211/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sam+and+friends+jim&qid=1662667171&sr=8-1
Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show is an upcoming book about the production of Sam and Friends.
In September 2018, Craig Shemin announced on social media that he would be writing the book, to be released at a then undetermined date by BearManor Media The release date was later announced as the anniversary of Jim Henson's birth in 2022.
The book is broken up into two main parts: "The Sam and Friends Story" takes up 215 pages and provides a detailed history of the show, while "The Sam and Friends Episode Guide" consists of 311 pages presenting a catalog of the surviving episodes as they are known to exist in video and audio-only formats as well as those documented.
Chapter 13 reprints five episode scripts and the book includes 150 black-and-white photos primarily from The Jim Henson Company Archives (and other sources).
.... To celebrate the release of the book, Shemin will host a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image on release day consisting of new HD transfers of Wilkins Coffee commercials, Sam and Friends episodes (including one not seen by the public in over 60 years), and other early work by the Hensons done in Washington, D.C. during the era. All those in attendance will receive a free gift, Shemin will sign copies of the book, and discuss the book with MoMI's Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Barbara Miller. www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-Friends-Hensons-Television-hardback/dp/1629336211/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sam+and+friends+jim&qid=1662667171&sr=8-1
