The Storyteller (TV series): Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''When people told themselves their past with stories,

explained their present with stories,

''explained their present with stories,

and foretold their future with stories,

''and foretold their future with stories,

the best place by the fire was kept for . . . The Storyteller.'' |'''[[Opening Narration]]'''}}

''the best place by the fire was kept for . . . The Storyteller.'' |'''[[Opening Narration]]'''}}

One of [[Jim Henson]]'s hidden gems, ''The StoryTeller'' featured an enigmatic [[Trickster Mentor]] and his pet dog, sharing European folk tales with the audience. Wittily told with clever narration and artful animatronics, this short-lived series remains the best-kept secret of Henson's history.

One of [[Jim Henson]]'s hidden gems, '''''The StoryTeller''''' featured an enigmatic [[Trickster Mentor]] and his pet dog, sharing European folk tales with the audience. Wittily told with clever narration and artful animatronics, this short-lived series remains the best-kept secret of Henson's history.

The first set of nine episodes featured John Hurt as the storyteller and Brian Henson voicing the dog. A follow-up, ''The StoryTeller: Greek Myths'', featured a new storyteller, played by Michael Gambon, but the same dog; it lasted only four episodes.

A graphic novel with [http://natecosboom.tumblr.com/post/5582647532/jim-hensons-the-storyteller-cast-revealed nine stories announced] will be coming out in September 2011 by [[Archaia Entertainment]].

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=== Tropes used in this series: ===

* [[Affably Evil]]: The Cook in "The Luck Child". Despite being the self-confessed "nastiest" of a thieves band who he claims would happily slit a sleeping boy's throat, he takes pity on Lucky and helps him out several times with a sanguine attitude and loveable charm. Then again, when the Griffin ate his sisters and not him, he claims his cooking saved him...[[Fridge Horror|urgh]].

* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: In "The Luck Child", the Storyteller describes the setting (implied to be Russia) as "ruled by two cold hearts". The first is the King, a cruel and greedy tyrant, and the second is the Griffon, a rampaging monster with a taste for human flesh.

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[[Category:The Storyteller]]

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