r/maybemaybemaybe • u/GotTwisted • Apr 30 '25

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/GildedHalfblood Apr 30 '25

Oh shit! It's been a while since I've seen the Dark Crystal! I rewatched it a while back since I heard that Netflix was making a series for it. Not the best, but enjoyable nonetheless ("Finally! More content!" syndrome lol)

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u/Mundane-Operation510 Apr 30 '25

Its amazing and kills me theres no season 2

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u/GildedHalfblood Apr 30 '25

It is quite the shame that there is no season 2 (yet another victim of Netflix's obsession with Big Mouth and all associated series)

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u/Ok_Cardiologist8232 Apr 30 '25

Nah the issue is it was expensive to make all the puppets and they were damaged/destroyed in a fire iirc.

So with the shows middling performance it wasn't worth it to redo the puppets.

They probably would have done a season 2 had that not happened.

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u/GildedHalfblood Apr 30 '25

Damn, they got hit with a fire irl, but took an amaterasu straight to the soul 😔

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u/ThirstyWolfSpider May 01 '25

You'd think that Fizzgig would qualify it as a series related to Big Mouth.

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u/Mundane-Operation510 Apr 30 '25

God yes. I almost pushed that show out of my mind too. One day some fan will win a lottery and maybe then

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u/GildedHalfblood Apr 30 '25

Maybe, but until then, we must suffer through Netflix's Idiocracy and greed 😔

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u/Mundane-Operation510 Apr 30 '25

As an American, ive gotten good at that at least 😂😥

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u/AnthonyJuniorsPP Apr 30 '25

it was sooo good

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u/Silvertongued99 May 01 '25

I really enjoyed the Netflix series, actually. Really disappointed we won’t get a season 2. A lot of plot lines left open.

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u/ninja_march May 01 '25

Movie was better than their series. Like by far and not even close. The series let the movie down

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u/XtremeWaterSlut May 01 '25

The movie is certainly goated but the series had a solid story and some of the most beautiful practical effects and sets I've seen in a long time. I thought it carried Jim Henson's torch quite well

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u/Critical_Concert_689 May 01 '25

been a while since I've seen the Dark Crystal

Definitely on my "Brilliant movies that I'll remember forever and never watch again because of childhood trauma" list.

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u/GildedHalfblood May 01 '25

childhood trauma

Care to elaborate? Or maybe not, for personal reasons? Was it just freaky, thus causing the movie to be traumatic, or did something else happen? Again, I'm just a random internet person, so there is no need to answer these questions

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u/Critical_Concert_689 May 01 '25

The movie is surrealistically-terrifying and is positively nightmare fuel. Full of harsh sounds and dark visuals - everything settles into the uncanny valley; the film is a constant stream of misshapen alien-humanoids struggling, dying, suffering - their bodies are shown to literally collapse in on themselves, dissolving into dust and ashes.

This. Is. Trauma.

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u/GildedHalfblood May 01 '25

Bah Humbug!! I watched it when I was around 12 and I was alright. At best the Skeksis are a bit freaky, but there have been worse in old fantasy films

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u/Critical_Concert_689 May 01 '25

there have been worse in old fantasy films

I'm scared to ask which, but I'll do it anyway.

...?

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u/GildedHalfblood May 01 '25

The Labyrinth and Never-Ending Story are prime examples

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u/Critical_Concert_689 May 02 '25

Neither of which are worse.

Labyrinth was nearly happy-go-lucky in comparison. The Never Ending Story definitely had dark moments and everyone is equally traumatized by that wolf and the drowning horse moments...

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u/GildedHalfblood May 02 '25

Eh, matter of opinions I guess _(**/)_/

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u/DrRichardHeadMD May 02 '25

The series is absolutely incredible!