Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet

silverstrike
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Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet Sept 3, 2023 21:07:26 GMT

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Post by silverstrike on Sept 3, 2023 21:07:26 GMT

Hi!

First of all: I'm a huge supporter of the forums, and I deeply admire the work you all have been doing in looking for and helping to preserve media out there that are either lost or super obscure. It really is an amazing thing.

Now, I'm writing in hopes someone could possibly have some info as to whether or not the media I'm looking for exists in a digitized form. Especially since, my attempts have been unsuccesful thus far.

The thing I'm looking for are scans of a booklet that came with the fifth volume of a Laserdisc set fro Jim Henson's "The Storyteller". What's so special about this booklet? Well, it has some very rare production photos, storyboards, concept art (possibly done by Brian Froud, who worked on Dark Crystal and Labirynth, and is also listed as one of the concept artists for Storyteller) and notes in regards to each episode of the first season. All in English, might I add (which is strange, since the entire set came out in Japan, and the back of the covers for each discs have episode description in Japanese).

You can see glimpses of the booklet in this video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0fiM0UVCc&t=187s

Now I've tried searching for this booklet everywhere but to no avail... I guess, I could perhaps ask the dude who made the video, if he could make the scans available, tho not exactly sure how should I go about this? I've never done any lost media deep dives like this before. Any advice?

Thank you all in advance. <3

adashofseaglass
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Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet Sept 13, 2023 0:02:52 GMT

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Post by adashofseaglass on Sept 13, 2023 0:02:52 GMT

Sept 3, 2023 21:07:26 GMT silverstrike said:

Hi!

First of all: I'm a huge supporter of the forums, and I deeply admire the work you all have been doing in looking for and helping to preserve media out there that are either lost or super obscure. It really is an amazing thing.

Now, I'm writing in hopes someone could possibly have some info as to whether or not the media I'm looking for exists in a digitized form. Especially since, my attempts have been unsuccesful thus far.

The thing I'm looking for are scans of a booklet that came with the fifth volume of a Laserdisc set fro Jim Henson's "The Storyteller". What's so special about this booklet? Well, it has some very rare production photos, storyboards, concept art (possibly done by Brian Froud, who worked on Dark Crystal and Labirynth, and is also listed as one of the concept artists for Storyteller) and notes in regards to each episode of the first season. All in English, might I add (which is strange, since the entire set came out in Japan, and the back of the covers for each discs have episode description in Japanese).

You can see glimpses of the booklet in this video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0fiM0UVCc&t=187s

Now I've tried searching for this booklet everywhere but to no avail... I guess, I could perhaps ask the dude who made the video, if he could make the scans available, tho not exactly sure how should I go about this? I've never done any lost media deep dives like this before. Any advice?

Thank you all in advance. <3

Hello silverstrike ! Welcome to the Lost Media Wiki Forums - it's always lovely to see new faces around! 🥰

Ooh, this is an intriguing search! Regarding reaching out to people to ask about lost media: it always helps to be professional, kind, and courteous! ziggycashmere created a fantastic Lost Media and Research Handbook that gives great tips for hunting and reaching out. I always preface any interaction by explaining it's for archival/educational purposes! Because he's uploading that content freely, if he's still active online he may well be receptive to posting scans : ) Let me know if you'd like help reaching out!

At the moment, all I can find is an eBay listing for the complete 5-disc collection which has some scans (though I'm unsure if they're what you're looking for!). I see from the LaserDisc Database that the booklet is 24 pages, either LaserDisc sized or slightly smaller and in English, with production notes for each of the 9 episodes, sketches, and behind-the-scenes pictures. This may be a case where the only option is to purchase a copy (which, looking at the prices, ouch!) and digitise yourself, or reach out to someone who has a copy already like you suggested. However, I'm going to keep digging!

Best of luck in your search - really hope you get this one 🔥

Last Edit: Sept 13, 2023 0:03:33 GMT by adashofseaglass

sakuraradiochan Senior Member Posts: 251	Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet Sept 17, 2023 7:51:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sakuraradiochan on Sept 17, 2023 7:51:31 GMT You can always just buy the LD. It's listed on the LDDB marketplace for $29 complete. www.lddb.com/laserdisc/shop/28181/50LS-80163/Jim-Hensons-The-Storyteller:-vol.5
	Last Edit: Sept 17, 2023 7:52:11 GMT by sakuraradiochan

nostalgist32x God Goodnight, whatever that is Posts: 1,917	Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet Sept 20, 2023 1:25:35 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by nostalgist32x on Sept 20, 2023 1:25:35 GMT I am a collector and I've been looking to start a Laserdisc collection. I will look out for these and try to scan the manual.

Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" - Laserdisc volume 5 booklet

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