Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast

Dark Crystal Wins Music Award and Jim Henson Exhibition going to Australia

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:03:43 +1100

Phil and Sydnni are back with a Dark Crystal catch-up full of exciting news. In this episode, they celebrate the award-winning expanded The Dark Crystal soundtrack from La-La Land Records, revisit why Trevor Jones’ score remains such an essential part of the film’s magic, and reflect on their earlier conversation with Tim Greiving. They also discuss Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company, the major exhibition heading to Brisbane’s QAGOMA, and share their excitement about what fans might discover there. To close, they spotlight The Boroughs, the upcoming Netflix series from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, and take a moment to celebrate the wider creative family behind one of their favourite fantasy worlds.

Contact

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Games and Stuff Acquires the Crystal of Truth: Interview with Paul (Julien’s Auction Winner)

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:23:22 +1100

In this episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, Phil and Sydnni return for a brand new year and welcome a very special guest Paul Alexander Butler from Games and Stuff.

Paul joins us to tell the incredible story of how he unexpectedly became the owner of the screen-used Crystal of Truth from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance after Julien’s Auction. From bidding drama and surprise emails to shipping a seven-foot prop like a priceless artifact, this is a true collector’s quest, and a win for the entire Dark Crystal community.

We also talk about fandom, storytelling spaces, tabletop gaming culture, and why it matters that this legendary prop will be displayed publicly for fans to experience.

Shownotes

Games and Stuff - https://www.gamesandstuffonline.com/
ICV2 article - https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61212/games-stuff-acquires-the-dark-crystal-prop

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Is The Dark Crystal a Halloween Movie?

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:29:30 +1100

This episode, hosts Phil and Sydnni return to the Dreamspace to dive into a spirited discussion just in time for the spooky season — could The Dark Crystal actually be considered a Halloween movie? With Fathom Events bringing Jim Henson’s fantasy classic back to theatres in October, the hosts explore the film’s darker tones, eerie atmosphere, and the haunting beauty that makes it a perfect addition to any Halloween watchlist.

From mysterious trailers that once scared theater audiences in 1982, to the film’s near-Christmas release and its potential as both a Halloween and Christmas classic, Phil and Sydnni unpack the uncanny magic that makes The Dark Crystal timeless. Along the way, they share updates from the wider Henson world and reflect on how the changing seasons — both in life and in Thra — always bring new reasons to return to The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal with Fathom Entertainment

https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/the-dark-crystal-2025/

The Labyrinth Experience

https://www.labyrinth-experience.com/

Juliens Auctions

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/the-jim-henson-company-70th-anniversary-auction

Labyrinth Experience

Contact

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Peace and Passion: The Heretic and The Wanderer Discussion on Jim Henson Presents

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:15:26 +1000

On this episode of Dreamspace, Phil and Sydnni return for a deep dive into The Heretic and The Wanderer, a four-part Dark Crystal comic story from the Jim Henson Presents anthology.

Join them as they explore the long-awaited reunion of SkekGra and UrGoh as we unpack both the lore and the emotional weight behind the characters’ journeys. The hosts reflect on how the story builds on themes from Age of Resistance, and examine the comic’s visual style, narrative decisions, and connection to the broader Dark Crystal mythos.

Contact

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At the End of All Things #Tavronica and License to Charm

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:05:44 +1000

On this episode of Dreamspace, Phil and Sydnni reunite to discuss the recent explosion of Dark Crystal merchandise and—most thrilling of all—the new stories emerging from the Jim Henson Presents comic series with their main focus on At The End of All Things.

Main Highlights:

🎉 Catching up on Dark Crystal happenings since April
💍 Discussion on the stunning new Skeksis & Mystic ring by Licensed to Charm
💜 Sydnni’s love for amethyst and the design inspirations behind the jewelry
🛍️ The ever-growing line of merch: from fragrance and coffee and much more.
📚 A deep dive into “At the End of All Things”, the new comic story featuring Tavra and Onica
🔮 Dreamfasting, lore alignment with the YA novels, and speculation on Age of Resistance’s future.

🔗 Links & Mentions:

📬 Connect with Us:

📧 darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com

📸 Instagram: @darkcrystalpodcast

📘 Facebook: facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Merchandise of The Dark Crystal

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:50:08 +1000

Phil and Sydnni return to celebrate an exciting wave of Dark Crystal goodness! From the stunning expanded soundtrack release to an explosion of new merch (plushies and glow-in-the-dark joggers to name a few).

They chat:

Highlights from their interview with Tim Greiving on the remastered soundtrack
Amazing apparel from Cavity Colors, Fun.com, and Shop.Henson.com
Hype for upcoming Jim Henson Presents featuring Tavra and Onica #Tavronica
A surprise encounter with Mike Quinn in Australia from Phil and much more...

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal 3CD Limited Edition
Cavity Colors
Fun.com
Shop.Henson.com
Jade City Foods
Weta Workshop
Devon Draws
Comicbook.com
Gizmodo
Truffle Shuffle

Contact

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From Abbey Road to Thra: The Journey of The Dark Crystal’s Expanded Soundtrack

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:17:10 +1100

In this special episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, hosts Phil and Sydnni are joined by music journalist and self-described “film music evangelist” Tim Greiving. Dive deep into the story behind the surprise release of 2025 on The Dark Crystal: Expanded Motion Picture Soundtrack, a project that was years in the making. Tim shares the surprising origins of how the project began and along the way, Tim reflects on his passion for film scores, collaborations with the Jim Henson Company, and the twists and turns that nearly kept this definitive soundtrack from ever seeing the light of day. Also Tim reveals more details about the Jen and Kira's love theme song that was hinted from the liner notes.

Shownotes
Tim Greiving
https://timgreiving.com/

The Dark Crystal: Expanded Limited Edition (3 CD Set)
https://lalalandrecords.com/the-dark-crystal-expanded-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

John Williams: A Composers Life - September 2025 by Tim Greiving
https://www.amazon.com/John-Williams-Composers-Tim-Greiving/dp/0197620884/

Contact

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The Great Con-Junction Recap

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:54:28 +1100

Join us for a special episode of Dream Space: A Dark Crystal Podcast as we dive into the magic of The Great Conjunction—the ultimate Dark Crystal fan convention! Host Phil is joined by guests Lily, Jessica, Joe and Toby Philpott, sharing their unforgettable experiences from the event.

From behind-the-scenes stories, meeting legendary creators, and witnessing the love for The Dark Crystal franchise in full force, this episode is a heartfelt look at what makes the fandom so special.

Hear firsthand accounts of the convention’s highlights, including incredible encounters with The Dark Crystal community, the thrill of experiencing the convention as both fans and industry contributors, and the lasting impact of this growing event. Plus, listeners share their own stories of what made The Great Conjunction so memorable.

If you were at the event or just want to relive the excitement, this is an episode you won’t want to miss! Stay tuned for more Dream Space, and don’t forget to reach out to us at darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com to share your own convention memories.

Shownotes

Joe Parmenter
www.instagram.com/the_heretic_and_the_wanderer

Toby Philpott
www.instagram.com/toby.ph

Jessica Jelks
www.fancifulquill.com

Lily Rose

www.instagram.com/odd_person4

The Great Con-Junction
www.thegreatconjunction.com

The Labyrinth Experience
https://www.labyrinth-experience.com/

Contact

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Soundtrack gets Expanded and The Great Con-Junction is almost upon us

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:41:36 +1100

On this episode, Phil covers the latest updates in The Dark Crystal, including the highly anticipated expanded limited edition soundtrack from La-La Land Records, featuring never-before-heard compositions from Trevor Jones. He also talks about the upcoming The Great Conjunction, detailing its exciting panels, guest appearances, and suggests a recommended tip as well.

Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to the world of Thra, Dreamspace is your gateway to the stories, music, and magic that make The Dark Crystal timeless.

🎧 Subscribe now and follow us on social media for more updates!

Shownotes

The Great Con-Junction
www.thegreatconjunction.com

The Dark Crystal: Expanded Limited Edition CD
https://lalalandrecords.com/the-dark-crystal-expanded-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

Contact

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#DarkCrystalPodcast #DreamspacePodcast #TheDarkCrystal #DarkCrystal #Fantasy #AgeOfResistance #JimHenson #FantasyPodcast #Dreamspace #TrevorJones #OST #LalalandRecords

New Year, New Name: Exploring Jim Henson Presents #1 and Counting Down to The Great Con-Junction

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:38:32 +1100

In this first episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, your hosts Phil and Sydnni guide you into the spirit realm of Thra as they unveil a fresh chapter in their podcasting journey. Reflecting on the evolution from Trial By Stone to Dreamspace, they share the inspiration behind the name change, their passion for the mystical world of The Dark Crystal, and their vision for fostering a community of dreamers united by love for this iconic franchise.

The episode delves into the highly anticipated Jim Henson Presents comic series, exploring the first issue’s story featuring The Heretic and The Wanderer. Phil and Sydnni discuss its themes, character arcs, and connections to the lore of Thra, while theorizing about what’s to come in future issues.

Listeners are also treated to a preview of the upcoming The Great Con-Junction event at Elstree Studios, where fans will gather to celebrate The Dark Crystal. Phil shares his exciting news about attending the convention, while reflecting on the significance of this final gathering for fans of the beloved series.

Join the conversation as Phil and Sydney encourage fans to share their thoughts on the new comic, their hopes for the future of The Dark Crystal, and their dreams for this ever-evolving fantasy universe.

Shownotes

The Great Con-Junction
www.thegreatconjunction.com

Surviving Black Saturday - Philip's documentary in 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNKFwaYp8s

Resources for LA. fires

These local organizations are collecting resources for LA residents affected by the fires.

All Power Books @allpowerbooks

The volunteer bookstore is open and acting as a drop-off and pickup site for donations.

It's Bigger Than Us @itsbiggerthanus_

This nonprofit is turning its headquarters into a distribution hub that will deliver water to various locations.

Milo's Sanctuary @milos_sanctuary

The animal nonprofit is boarding small and large animals and their human companions.

LA Times "How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles Country
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/how-to-help-victims-of-pacific-palisades-eaton-and-hurst-fires

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#DarkCrystalPodcast #DreamspacePodcast #TheDarkCrystal #DarkCrystal #Fantasy #AgeOfResistance #JimHenson #FantasyPodcast #Dreamspace #DarkCrystalComics

End. Begin. All The Same feat. Zay from Thames Con

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:56:52 +1100

On this final episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast, Phil and Sydnni chat to Zay from Thames Con to chat about The Great Con-Junction in February 2025 and whats on offer during the weekend for the final Dark Crystal convention.

We also chat about the 4K physical release of The Dark Crystal, Jade City Foods with series 2 of their hot sauces alongside with hot chocolates and coffee, Licensed to Charm with Dark Crystal line of jewelry, Boom Studios with Jim Henson Presents... and much more.

Thanks everyone for listening to last 10 years of Trial By Stone.

Shownotes

Digital Bits Review of The Dark Crystal 4K From Shout Studios
https://thedigitalbits.com/item/dark-crystal-limited-shout-2024-uhd

The Great Conjunction
www.thegreatconjunction.com

Dark Crystal Hot Sauces
https://jadecityfoods.com/products/dark-crystal-hot-sauce-5-pack-series-2

Dark Crystal Hot Chocolates
https://jadecityfoods.com/products/dark-crystal-hot-chocolate-3-pack

Dark Crystal Coffee
https://jadecityfoods.com/products/dark-crystal-coffee-2-pack

Dark Crystal on 4K and 5 years of Age of Resistance

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:44:03 +1000

On this belated delayed episode of Trial By Stone (the episode was recorded early September, sorry), there was a lot of Dark Crystal to talk about recently including the following;

Dark Crystal on Disney Plus / Hulu
Dark Crystal Physical Release in November from Shout Studios
Our Spicy takes on less of Dark Crystal presence from their social medias in general (more so before they announce the physical release of the film)
We talk about physical media and the impacts it’s been having lately.
Phil’s and Sydnni’s nostalgia trip through VHS and DVD era.
The lack of more new special features for the 4K release of The Dark Crystal.
Phil’s expectation of the sole only new bonus feature.
The price point of The Dark Crystal on 4K.
The Great Con-Junction coming back next year with tickets on sale.
The likelihood of us being at the next Great Con-Junction.
Talk about 5 years of Age of Resistance and how great it was around the release of the show.
The impact of the shows cancellation had on us personally and what Phil's level of expectation is for a continuation of Age of Resistance.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal on 4K at Shout! Factory - https://shoutfactory.com/collections/labyrinth-dark-crystal
The Dark Crystal on 4K (Walmart Exclusive) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dark-Crystal-Walmart-Exclusive-Limited-Edition-Steelbook-4K-Ultra-HD-Blu-ray-Family-Shout-Factory/9175901487
The Great Con-Junction - www.thegreatconjunction.com

Contact

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Celebrating 10 years of Dark Crystal podcasting

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:10:17 +1000

On this episode hear stories from Philip and Sydnii on the history of the podcast, including the following;

Origins of the podcast
The influence of Dark Crystal . Com and the resurgence of the franchise with YA novels in the early years.
Philip criticising his early years and building more confidence within himself over the years.
What was the episode that Phil felt made the show worked in the early years.
How Phil and Jaimie first met and talk about their Dark Crystal documentary film that didn’t get made and why that was the case and could one possible happen today?
*Philip refers to the film as being released in 1983, which he was referring to the Australian release of The Dark Crystal.
How the Adventure Game brought more legitimacy to the podcast.
Find out which early episode interview helped Phil in advance of its release (not Age of Resistance, Phil did try to get advance screeners from Netflix to no avail)
Phil’s regret on not completing one of the books roundtable shows.
How 2017 was a beginning of things to come for the podcast and Phil’s thoughts on Age of Resistance with the antipation of the show.
The Facebook Live Video
A time capsule episode to release in the future?
Sydnni’s fan art exclusives on Patreon and one of her favourite fan art pieces outside of Patreon that she created.
Phil reveals the download numbers over the ten years and even comparing downloads from 2018, 2019 and beyond.

And much more! Our 5 year anniversary Age of Resistance discussion will happen, stay tuned.

Shownotes

Every episode of Trial By Stone (obviously)

Noristoryart on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/noristoryart

Contact

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Jim Henson: Idea Man Review, The Great Con-Junction Returns and Numbers revealed for Age of Resistance

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 23:48:30 +1000

On this jam packed episode of the podcast. Phil and Sydnni share their thoughts on Jim Henson: Idea Man documentary that was recently released on Disney+ directed by Ron Howard, what we liked, didn't like and what we felt was missing in the documentary and much more.

We also reveal the viewing hours numbers from July to December 2023 for Age of Resistance and discuss about the announcement of dates for The Great Con-Junction in 2025.

Shownotes

Jim Henson: Idea Man on Disney+
The Great Con-Junction
Netflix Numbers for Age of Resistance July to December 2023
Brian Jay Jones on Trial By Stone (Episode 8 in 2015!)

Contact

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Interview with Beccy Henderson

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:48:35 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat to Beccy Henderson, the main puppeteer behind Deet and several characters on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Shownotes

Beccy Henderson YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@YoungsterBeccy

Contact

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The Dark Carrousel: Dark Crystal News for March 2024

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:28:52 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat about recent going ons relating to The Dark Crystal, including Louis Leterrier’s launch of a production company Carrousel Studios, to the press event celebrating the 4K digital release of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, shout out to Thames Con on their upcoming Neverending Fantasy Convention and also thinking ahead for the upcoming 5 year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Shownotes

‘Lupin’ Star Omar Sy, ‘Fast X’ Director Louis Leterrier and Producer Thomas Benski Launch Production Company Carrousel Studios

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/lupin-omar-sy-louis-leterrier-thomas-benski-production-company-carrousel-studios-1235941996/

Neverending Fantasy Con

https://www.neverendingfantasycon.com

The Future of The Jim Henson Company Has The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth in Its DNA

https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/jim-henson/the-dark-crystal-labyrinth-the-jim-henson-company-interview

Dark Crystal 4K Issues

Speculation: The Dark Crystal 4K Re-Issue in 2022 and video issues that SHOULD be fixed!

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Shouting Faeries: Dark Crystal News for January 2024

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:44:56 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat about recent news related to Dark Crystal over past few months, we talk about Faeries tv show in development with the Froud's, JHC and Amazon, the numbers revealed from Netflix for Age of Resistance between Jan to June 2023 and the Shout Studios distribution deals with the Jim Henson Company titles including Labyrinth and of course The Dark Crystal. Shownotes Amazon MGM Studios, Jim Henson Company to Develop Series Based on Brian & Wendy Froud’s Faeries (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/amazon-mgm-studios-jim-henson-company-faeries-series-brian-wendy-froud-1235812780/ What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report Shout! Studios Lands Exclusive Rights To Distribute ‘Labyrinth,’ ‘The Dark Crystal’ & Other Jim Henson Company Titles https://deadline.com/2024/01/jim-henson-movies-labyrinth-the-dark-crystal-acquired-shout-studios-1235694059/ Women of Science Fiction: Wendy Froud | Womanica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70hODeHkiWY Contact

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Dark Crystal Perfumes and Odyssey World Tour

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 23:19:16 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat about what they've been up to last few months as to why the podcast was on a break of sorts. We also talk about perfumes, the world wide tour of The Dark Crystal Odyssey with dates announced for 2024, The Great Con-Junction chatter and much more.

Shownotes

Dark Crystal Purfume Oils

https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/the-dark-crystal/

Dark Crystal Odyssey Calendar Dates

https://waynemcgregor.com/calendar

The Great Con-Junction - Steven Garlick and Brian Meehl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IoEPTwVO3o

Dark Crystal Tarot Deck and Hot Sauces

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:06:54 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni are back chatting Dark Crystal.

We hear Sydney's thoughts on the Dark Crystal sauces from Jade City Foods, poke fun at recent rumours about Labyrinth TV show in the works and we delve into The Dark Crystal Tarot Guidebook and Deck from Insight Editions.

Shownotes

Hot Sauces - https://jadecityfoods.com/pages/dark-crystal

Tarot Deck and Guidebook - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dark-Crystal-Tarot-Deck-and-Guidebook/Insight-Editions/9798886630657

Labyrinth Experience - https://www.labyrinth-experience.com

Contact

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Age of Existence: Would Age of Resistance ever be removed on Netflix?

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:06:31 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip raises his concerns on the state of streaming services, with other platforms starting the trend of removing their own original series of films and tv shows months after release or cancellation, would Netflix dare to follow suit with their own Original Series of shows that are cancelled like The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance?

Hear his thoughts on the issue, whether it might happen or not.

Also a shoutout to all the writers and now actors with the strikes that are happening in US.
Trial By Stone supports you.

Contact

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Fan reactions to UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:58:09 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni are joined by two fans, Zay from Thames Con / the Great Con-Junction and Ellie @moos_hues on Instagram to chat about their time seeing UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey, from Studio Wayne McGregor at the Royal Opera House in London. We hear their thoughts, the reactions from critics and fans and much more.

Shownotes

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/the-dark-crystal-odyssey-by-wayne-mcgregor-details

The Labyrinth Experience

https://www.labyrinth-experience.com/

Ellie on Instagram

www.instagram.com/moos_hues

Contact

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What The Thra Is Going On

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:46:27 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni catch up with what we’ve been up to and why there’s been lack of podcasting content lately, long story short, life has been busy for us both.
We find out some Dark Crystal encounters from Wonder Con from Sydnni and some possible merchandise in the works. We also discuss about the controversy and demise behind The Dark Crystal: The Card Game from River Horse Games, more cancellations from Weta Workshop with The Dark Crystal mini epics Chamberlain and Aughra, hear lot of pitches from ourselves on what direction The Jim Henson Company could be doing to keep The Dark Crystal alive and thriving and so much more.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 39

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:43:05 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni are back at it again to break down every minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 39, we cover from 38:00 to 39:00 of the film.

Transition to family of Nebrie at the swamp to being Roast Nebrie at the Skeksis banquet as they begin their feast.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 38

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:23:03 +1100

The Dark Crystal Minute is finally back again! After seven month long break, hosts Philip and Sydnni are back at it again to break down every minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 38, we cover from 37:00 to 38:00 of the film.

Jen is introduced to a Nebrie, to Kira’s name and also Fizzgig. Soon after they leave the swamp.

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Bringing positivity back into Dark Crystal

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:56:56 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni wanted to briefly chat about the news from cancellation of Tavra collectible from Weta Workshop to bringing the positivity into The Dark Crystal with the podcast moving forward.

Contact

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Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Dark Crystal news for February 2023.

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:45:06 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat about Co-CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos' comments on 'cancelling successful shows' and how it relates to Age of Resistance as well as updates on Universe: A Dark Crystal Odyssey. We also discuss about upcoming collectible statues from Weta Workshop and whether they support NFTs or not based on their recent newsletter. Also two card related titles are coming out as well from River Horse Games and Insight Editions later this year. It’s a spicy episode as we break it all down on the show.

Shownotes

Ted Sarandos Interview "We have never cancelled a successful show"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-01-21/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-steps-down-interview-with-greg-peters-ted-sarandos

Universe: A Dark Crystal Odyssey

https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/the-dark-crystal-odyssey-by-wayne-mcgregor-details

Weta Workshop Newsletter on Dark Crystal NFT's

https://email.wetanz.co.nz/6XI1-892D-127D9BF2EDE4730245Y9JP7195714DE5E7F775/cr.aspx

Weta Workshop's unlisted Dark Crystal video on NFT's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aybR_VYSjzE

Tara the Gelfling from Weta Workshop

https://www.wetanz.com/us/tavra-the-gelfling

The Dark Crystal: Card Game

https://toywiz.com/the-dark-crystal-card-game/

The Dark Crystal Tarot Deck and Guidebook

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dark-Crystal-Tarot-Deck-and-Guidebook/Insight-Editions/9798886630657

Contact

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Interview with Zay from The Great Con-Junction

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:11:08 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat to Zay to chat about the biggest Dark Crystal event of 2022 that she was involved in making it all happen and hear some of her stories throughout the convention and much more.

Shownotes

The Great Con-Junction
www.thegreatconjunction.com

Contact

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Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Interviews from the Great Con-Junction

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 23:58:20 +1100

On this episode, hear Phil's interviews that were recorded from The Great Con-Junction. Guests include James Reedie, Jaime Prater and Toby Froud, J.M. Lee, Cory Godbey, Erin Rado, Jack Caesar, Alice Dinnean, Eliane Torralba, Caseen Gaines, Kristin Dalleske and Victor Yerrid. More coverage to come from The Great Con-Junction in the future. Stay tuned for our interview with Zay next week.

Contact

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Chatting with fans from The Great Con-Junction – Part 3

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 20:17:28 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we chatted to three fans of the show about their experience attending The Great Con-Junction over the weekend. We chat more about what happened on Sunday.

This is part 3 of our chat.

Shownotes

Hannah on Instagram

www.instagram.com/hannahlmedia

Joe on Instagram

https://instagram.com/the_heretic_and_the_wanderer

Fran on Instagram

www.instagram.com/fran.ellen412

Contact

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Chatting with fans from The Great Con-Junction – Part 2

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:06:44 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we chatted to three fans of the show about their experience attending The Great Con-Junction over the weekend. We chat more about what happened on Saturday.

This is part 2 of our chat, stay tuned for part 3

Shownotes

Hannah on Instagram

www.instagram.com/hannahlmedia

Joe on Instagram

https://instagram.com/the_heretic_and_the_wanderer

Fran on Instagram

www.instagram.com/fran.ellen412

Contact

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Chatting with fans from The Great Con-Junction - Part 1

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:27:23 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we chatted to three fans of the show about their experience attending The Great Con-Junction over the weekend.

This is part 1 of our chat, stay tuned for part 2 and probably part 3 as well.

Shownotes

Nick Foulk on Instagram
www.instagram.com/foulkvoegeli

Hannah on Instagram

www.instagram.com/hannahlmedia

Joe on Instagram

https://instagram.com/the_heretic_and_the_wanderer

Fran on Instagram

www.instagram.com/fran.ellen412

Contact

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The Great Con-Junction

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:21:06 +1100

On this very special episode of Trial By Stone, Phil, Sydnni, Jaime and James come together to chat about the greatest Dark Crystal convention event that happened less than two weeks ago "The Great Con-Junction".

Join us as we chat about the event, what we got up to during the weekend, how our Dark Crystal quiz panel went, highlights from the convention and so much more.

If you attended the convention and would love to tell your story send us an email and we'll get you on future episode of the podcast as we'll be covering a lot about the convention for many episodes to come.

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More updates on The Great Con-Junction

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:09:01 +1100

On this short episode of Trial By Stone, Phil chats about the Great Con-Junction, the Dark Crystal Trivia Panel and his expectations on season 2 update on the weekend.

See you in L.A this weekend at the Great Con-Junction!

Thanks.

Legends Of Thra: SkekMal

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:08:07 +1100

In this episode, James and Jaime get back together after a bit of a break to talk about SkekMal and his place in Dark Crystal lore. The duo also cover the coming Great Con-Junction, celebrating 40 years of Dark Crystal. This was a fun and lively episode. Enjoy!

Shownotes

www.thegreatconjunction.com

Contact

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Updates on the podcast

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:08:57 +1100

Hey everyone, this is a short episode just explaining why we haven't been releasing episodes of the podcast. Long story short, life's been busy for us and have been working hard on our panel for the Great Con-Junction.

New episode of Legends of Thra will be out soon and am going to re-release old episodes of the podcast in anticipation for The Great Con-Junction. We'll let you know when we'll do another live show.

Shownotes

www.thegreatconjunction.com

Contact

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The Great Con-Junction Live Show with Zay, Jaime, Sydnni and Phil

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:04:03 +1000

On his episode of Trial By Stone, we appeared on a live show on The Great Con-Junction Facebook page to chat about the convention, what some plans that are happening and also guest announcements that was first time hearing guest announcements as well and much more!

Shownotes

Watch the video presentation https://fb.watch/fE7UNcc7TQ/

Buy Tickets to The Great Con-Junction

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-con-junction-dark-crystal-40th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-381009970077

Contact

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Words That Stay: Interview with voices of Jen and Kira from The Dark Crystal Part 3

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:38:15 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chatted to the voices behind the iconic characters from The Dark Crystal, Lisa Maxwell (Kira) and Stephen Garlick (Jen).

This is part 3 of the interview

Buy Tickets to The Great Con-Junction

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-con-junction-dark-crystal-40th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-381009970077

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Legends of Thra: The Creatures of Thra

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +1000

In this episode, Jaime and James talk about the creatures that populate the world of Thra. From the delicate Pluff'M, to the Landstriders and the Crystal Bats, they leave no stone unturned. Creating creatures to populate a world that does not exist was a monumental task for those who worked on the original 1982 film, and the colossal television show that's available on Netflix. We hope you enjoy this hour long dive into a world unlike any other. What is your favorite creature?

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Words That Stay: Interview with voices of Jen and Kira from The Dark Crystal Part 2

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:08:51 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chatted to the voices behind the iconic characters from The Dark Crystal, Lisa Maxwell (Kira) and Stephen Garlick (Jen).

This is part 2 of the interview and part 3 will conclude the interview with Stephen and Lisa.

Buy Tickets to The Great Con-Junction

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-con-junction-dark-crystal-40th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-381009970077

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Words That Stay - Interview with voices of Jen and Kira from The Dark Crystal Part 1

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 22:19:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chatted to the voices behind the iconic characters from The Dark Crystal, Lisa Maxwell (Kira) and Stephen Garlick (Jen).

This is part 1 of the interview and is expected to be in three parts.

Buy Tickets to The Great Con-Junction

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-con-junction-dark-crystal-40th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-381009970077

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The Dark Crystal Minute 37

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 23:20:32 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down every minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 37, we cover from 36:00 to 37:00 of the film.

Jen and Kira continue their dreamfasting and Kira helps Jen out of the mud.

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Great Conjunction, Garthim Climbing and Creators of Age of Resistance collaborate with the Duffers

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:34:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni have brought Zay, the organiser behind the upcoming Dark Crystal convention, The Great Con-Junction. We chat about the two day event, get some ideas on what'll occur and much more.

Phil and Sydnni also chat about Dan Dewhirst's (Garthim performer from Age of Resistance) charity climb fundraiser and also the news on Jeff Addiss and Will Matthews working on an original series with the Duffer Brothers.

Shownotes

The Great Con-Junction
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com

The Great Con-Junction on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatConJunction

The Great Con-Junction travel Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230541767797650

Dan Dewhirst Charity Climb Fundraiser
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/DanDewhirst

Jeff Addiss and Will Matthews original series with Duffer Brothers
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stranger-things-spinoff-stage-play-netflix-duffer-brothers-1235310165/

Contact

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Legends of Thra: The Gelflings Part Two

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:59:00 +1000

James and Jaime come back together after a bit of a break to discuss the Gelflings yet again. In this episode we get into Gelfling lore, and mythology and their larger place in the story of The Dark Crystal. We hope you enjoy!

Shownotes

The Great Con-junction
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com

The Great Con-junction on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatConJunction

The Great Con-junction travel Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230541767797650

Contact
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The Great Con-Junction is coming to L.A in November!

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:40:24 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Phil and Sydnni chat a lot of Dark Crystal news and updates. The controversy continues with NFT announcement through Jim Henson Company social media channels, the official soundtrack being removed digitally off music streaming platforms, new Dark Crystal apparel clothing coming soon from Fright Rags and of course the official announcement of The Great Con-Junction coming to L.A in November 2022 to celebrate 40 years of The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

NFT post from Selkie Selenite
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfLVto2qZpz/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Fright-Rags Dark Crystal range
https://www.fright-rags.com/collections/the-dark-crystal

The Great Con-junction
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com

The Great Con-junction on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatConJunction

The Great Con-junction travel Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1230541767797650

Contact
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Dark Crystal NFT’s? Garthim from Weta Workshop and a visit to the Jim Henson Creature Workshop

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:29:28 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni have special guest Eliane Torralba on the show.
We chat about recent announcement on Dark Crystal NFT's, a controversial topic that we break it down and what it all means and our takes on it. Weta Workshop has Garthim available to pre-order, hints on future Dark Crystal convention from The Great Con-Junction and stories from Eliane's visit to the US with Sydnni from Monsterpalooza to ending up visiting the Jim Henson Creature Workshop.

Shownotes

The Jim Henson Company Partners with Quidd to Release The Dark Crystal NFTs
https://www.henson.com/the-jim-henson-company-partners-with-quidd-to-release-the-dark-crystal-nfts/

Labyrinth NFTs: The Henson Company’s Worst Decision
https://toughpigs.com/labyrinth-nfts-bad-idea/

Weta Workshop Garthim Pre-Order
https://www.wetanz.com/shop/figures/garthim

The Great Con-Junction on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatConJunction

Eliane Torralba on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/eliane.torralba/

Contact
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The Dark Crystal Minute 36

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:59:11 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down every minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 36, we cover from 35:00 to 36:00 of the film.

Jen and Kira meet for their first time and as Kira lends her hand to Jen to lift him from the swamp, they go into Dreamfasting, as they share their memories of their past and upbringing.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 35

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:06:49 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 35, we cover from 34:00 to 35:00 of the film.

Jen gets closer and closer to the creature and Jen jumps at the sight of Fizzgig and lands in the mud. The stranger appears in her cloak and reveals herself.

Shownotes

Cheryl Henson Interview
https://darkcrystalpodcast.com/episode-47-feat-cheryl-henson/

Contact
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Legends Of Thra: The Gelflings

Wed, 25 May 2022 22:16:18 +1000

In this episode, James and Jaime sit down to discuss the Gelling race and their part in the story of Thra. How do Gelfling procreate? Why are there so many fathers and mothers absent from some specific family dynamics? Are Jen and Kira both descendants of Stone in the Wood? We tackle this and more in our latest episode of Legends of Thra. We hope you enjoy!

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The Dark Crystal Minute 34

Thu, 19 May 2022 22:31:04 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 34, we cover from 33:00 to 34:00 of the film.

Jen investigates through the swamp and we see a stranger amongst the swamp. He notices foot prints and the little creature moves quickly in last second as Jen tries to track it down.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 33

Wed, 11 May 2022 23:00:00 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 33, we cover from 32:00 to 33:00 of the film.

At the swamp, Jen looks at the shard, unsure of what to do it, sees a vision from the past of a Skeksis broke the Crystal of Truth. Then he hears a noise that he doesn't like.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 32

Wed, 04 May 2022 23:59:00 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 32, we cover from 31:00 to 32:00 of the film.

The mystics take their leave to go to the castle of the crystal and we go to a new location, the swamp.

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Legends of Thra: Mother Aughra

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +1000

In this episode, James and Jaime discuss Mother Aughra and her role in the Dark Crystal universe. Aughra is known as the mother of Thra, a being brought forth by the planet to guide and protect its denizens. From Frank Oz's performance to Kevin Clash, no stone is left unturned in this episode. We hope you enjoy.

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Trial By Stone is back with Dark Crystal merchadise news

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:56:23 +1000

We are back after a bit of a hiatus break from the podcast and go through number of updates from The Dark Crystal since we recorded last time.

From new figurine from Weta Workshop, to backpacks, and the Adventure Game getting a PDF release, there was a lot to unpack so hope you'll enjoy the episode.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Odyssey
https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/the-dark-crystal-odyssey-by-wayne-mcgregor-details

Lore collectible from Weta Workshop
https://www.wetanz.com/shop/figures/lore

Dark Crystal Mini Backpacks
https://www.fun.com/dark-crystal-mini-backpack.html
https://www.fun.com/fizzgig-dark-crystal-mini-backpack.html

The Dark Crystal Adventure Game PDF
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/392061/The-Dark-Crystal-Adventure-Game

Brian and Wendy Froud YouTube Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcMMKP8X-0o

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The Dark Crystal Minute 31

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:00:00 +1000

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 31, we cover from 30:00 to 31:00 of the film.

Jen escapes from Aughra's observatory and continues on, with the Chamberlain looking on and we go back to the Valley of the Stones as the Mystics prepare their leave.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 30

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:46:40 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 30, we cover from 29:00 to 30:00 of the film.

The Garthim enter Aughra's observatory and Jen narrowly escapes.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 29

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:19:00 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 29, we cover from 28:00 to 29:00 of the film.

Jen spends his time deciding which is the right crystal shard and uses the Firca to help him in his quest.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 28

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:17:53 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 28, we cover from 27:00 to 28:00 of the film.

Aughra talks about the great conjunction, ends, begins, changes and she drops a box full of shards as Jen.

Shownotes

Questions Questions Too Many Questions Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzLc6LIxyws

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Legends of Thra: Episode Three | The Skeksis

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

In this episode, James, and Jaime sit back down to discuss the Skeksis in all of their disgusting and amazing glory. Formidable, and frightening, ridiculous or comedic? The Skeksis are now legendary, yet complicated villains in a story that's as dense as it is simplistic. Join us for this satisfying discussion on all things Dark Crystal, in a world only Jim Henson could dream up.

- For more information on Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast -

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/norman-reedus-henson-tv-fraggle-rock-1235177257/

TV, Interrupted: The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Went Out Fighting

https://www.slashfilm.com/766283/tv-interrupted-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-went-out-fighting/

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Age of Nostalgia - The Jim Henson Company are ready to jump back into Thra

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:30:50 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Sydnni and Phil chat about recent developments on the future of The Dark Crystal franchise from the latest Variety article on announcement of new primetime adventure series (not Dark Crystal related) collaboration with Norman Reedus and the Frouds.

The Jim Henson Company are ready to jump back into Thra, so long as they find someone (streaming service) to make it happen. We analyse the quote from Halle Stanford, discuss about strong possibilities with Dark Crystal on Apple TV+ following the release of Fraggle Rock and other possible streaming service contenders, speculate on the rights issues with Age of Resistance from Netflix and much more.

Shownotes

Henson TV Enlists ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Norman Reedus to Create New Creature-Filled Adventure Series (EXCLUSIVE)
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/norman-reedus-henson-tv-fraggle-rock-1235177257/

TV, Interrupted: The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Went Out Fighting

https://www.slashfilm.com/766283/tv-interrupted-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-went-out-fighting/

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The Dark Crystal Minute 27

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:25:20 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 27, we cover from 26:00 to 27:00 of the film.

Aughra’s monologue continues on from the angle of eternity to the great conjunction.

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Trial By Stone - Dark Crystal Adventure Game Interview Thralloween

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:25:25 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we go through our archive of shows and realised that we hadn't released our interview with Janet that was conduction by Sydnni and Zay as part of Thralloween from October 2021. So here's the chat in full. You can watch it on video on our YouTube channel.

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The Dark Crystal Minute 26

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:07:14 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 26, we cover from 25:00 to 26:00 of the film.

Jen enters Aughra's Observatory and he gets to know more about the Orrery and what it does.

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Trial By Stone is back for 2022

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:32:35 +1100

Trial By Stone is back for 2022. Join with Phil and Sydnni as we chat about celebrating 40 years of The Dark Crystal, the news about The Dark Crystal Odyssey being delayed til 2023, J.M. Lee's audio books in German, what we expect for what's to come this year and lots of tangent conversations in the mix.

Shownotes
The Dark Crystal Odyssey delayed to 2023
https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/the-dark-crystal-odyssey-by-wayne-mcgregor-details

The Dark Crystal audiobooks in German
https://www.audible.com.au/series/The-Dark-Crystal-Audiobooks/B09HMJFVB6

The Dark Crystal audiobooks in English petition
https://www.change.org/p/the-jim-henson-company-we-want-dark-crystal-prequel-novels-as-audiobooks

Daredevil Cancellation Articles based on speculation with rights for Age of Resistance reverting to The Jim Henson Company in 2022
https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/30/daredevil-canceled-no-season-4-at-netflix
https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-gets-punisher-jessica-jones-rights-back-from-netflix

Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock on Apple TV+ on 21st January 2022.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip.
Additional recording by Sydnni

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The Dark Crystal Minute 25

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:51:42 +1100

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 25, we cover from 24:00 to 25:00 of the film.

Aughra commands the vines to let him go and drop him, Aughra enters her home and Jen follows her.

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Legends of Thra: Episode Two | The Valley of the Mystics

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100

In this episode of Legends of Thra, James and Jaime discuss the URRU, otherwise known as Mystics. One of the most complex puppets ever built and designed, the UrrU, is a creation from the heart and mind of Brian Froud, brought to life by the magic of Jim Henson. Join us as we jump into the world of The Dark Crystal through the eyes of one its most fascinating creatures.

For more information about the show, please visit www.darkcrystalpodcast.com

Audio Commentary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Episode 2

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:37:43 +1100

The Dark Crystal Minute 24

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:10:06 +1100

We're back!

After a long hiatus of the show, The Dark Crystal Minute is back and we plan on completing the show.

Hosts Philip and Sydnni break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 24, we cover from 23:00 to 24:00 of the film as we get introduced to Aughra for the first time.

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Cinematic Realms - The Dark Crystal Discussion

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:04:54 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni appeared on YouTube channel called John Webster Film for his show Cinematic Realms chatting about The Dark Crystal. The live streamed happened on the 10th of October 2021 and this is the audio version with permission from John.

If you wanted to watch the video version of our chat link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTz4s_fgo5U

Also Phil gives you updates with the podcast and what's to come for December.

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Legends of Thra: Episode One | The Prophecy Is Fulfilled

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:12:52 +1100

Trial By Stone would like to present, a new podcast. Hosted by TBS alumni Jaime Prater with co-host James Reedie, Legends of Thra promises to dive into the world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal in ways not explored. In this first episode, your hosts, and special guest, Ethan UrSkaa talk about how they fell in love with The Dark Crystal, favorite moments from the original film, what continues to drive their passion, Age of Resistance and so much more. We hope you take this journey with us.

To find out more about Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast, please visit www.darkcrystalpodcast.com

The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game Preview (Video on YouTube)

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:20:53 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Sydnni along with Jack Caesar and Janet Forbes give us a sneak peak into the upcoming The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game.

This presentation was originally on throughout the Thralloween event hosted by The Great Con-Junction.

To get the full experience watch the game preview in its intended form on YouTube at https://youtu.be/AsRG7R3f-ho

Pre-Order The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game

https://riverhorse.eu/product/the-dark-crystal-adventure-game/

World Anvil

www.worldanvil.com

Music by Ian Frost

Chance Encounters on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLBASSXdLJQGpNmRQggEgQw

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Creating The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game with Jack Caesar and Janet Forbes

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni chat to game creators Jack Caesar (Game Designer at River Horse Games) & Janet Forbes (CEO of World Anvil) about the upcoming The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game! They discuss their involvement in the game, the challenges involved, Phil & Sydnni's contribution to the game and so much more.

You can watch the interview on YouTube at links below, that was shown during Thames Con The Great Con-Junction Thralloween.

Part 1

https://youtu.be/1OcoZHIlf50

Part 2

https://youtu.be/ZnrCC9G9p6Q

Pre-Order The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game

https://riverhorse.eu/product/the-dark-crystal-adventure-game/

World Anvil

www.worldanvil.com

Credits

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional recordings provided by Sydnni

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Trial By Stone taking a break - Halloween Dark Crystal event coming soon!

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 23:16:51 +1100

Just a short update with the podcast taking a break.

We're collaborating with Thames Con for a special Dark Crystal Halloween Event later this month called "Thralloween" during the Halloween weekend.
Follow our social medias for further updates on the event. Sorry about the audio recorded on an iPhone, just wanted to keep it short and simple.

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Special Announcements and updates on the podcast

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:08:32 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone that was recorded as live show on Facebook on the 18th September 2021, Philip and Sydnni make a special announcement with the podcast on a guest contributor collaboration with River Horse Games upcoming The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game. We talk quite a bit about the Adventure Game and as well as give you updates on the podcast and what's to come. This episode contains the fixed audio, the live show audio was too loud for Philip and too soft for Sydnni, so this episode is mixed just right.

Credits

The Emotional Connection - Two Years on Age of Resistance

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:08:38 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, join Phil, Sydnni and special guest Jaime, we chat about the two year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We reflect on the anticipation for the show, the emotional connection, its continuing legacy, the closeness we still hold dearly for The Dark Crystal and how much it still means to us two years later and much more.

It's very much a therapeutic episode of Trial By Stone for us and we hope you enjoy listening to it.

Credits

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional recordings provided by Sydnni and Jaime

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Audio Commentary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Episode 7 with Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:31:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, join with Phil, Sydnii and special guest Javier Grillo-Marxuach (writer of Episode 7 and co-executive producer) as we record an audio commentary of the seventh episode of Age of Resistance.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Fires of Resistance - Part 3 Discussion - Gurjin

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:52:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni wrap up their discussion about the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. This episode is dedicated to Gurjin and also discuss about what adventures the characters might've had during the events of the show compared to the events of the young adult novels.

Credits

Hosted by Phil and Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact

Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Fires of Resistance - Part 2 Discussion - Tavra

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:37:59 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni discuss about the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. This episode is dedicated to Tavra.

Topics include;

Was Tavra what Sydnni imagined watching Age of Resistance compared to her appearance in J.M. Lee's young adult novels?

Is Tavra really dead?

Speculation on Tavra's role following the Battle of Stone in the wood?

Tavra being more of a key player in the books compared to Age of Resistance

We detour to chat about Naia and Gurjin's twin essence sub plot that wasn't part of story with Age of Resistance.

Tavra being a spider in the books

Tavronica.

Connection between Tavra and Onica and how the books delve deeper into their relationship.

And so much more!

This will be a multiple part series, stay tuned for Part 3 on Gurjin to conclude the Fires of Resistance discussion.

Credits

Hosted by Phil and Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact

Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Fires of Resistance - Naia and Kylan Discussion Part 1

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni discuss about Naia and Kylan, the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. Topics include;

Party dynamics between the characters between the show and the YA Novels
The major spoilers from Age of Resistance that were in the books 8 months before it's released. Should they have delayed Tides and Flames in the first place?
Did Sydnni or Phil read Flames days before the shows release?
Our thoughts of knowing about characters from show being part of Age of Resistance.
The connection between Kylan and SkekMal the Hunter.
Neech's exclusion from Age of Resistance
The differences between how characters are portrayed in Age of Resistance compared to YA novels
The canon on books vs Age of Resistance
The importance of essence in the YA novels
Similarities between Naia and Deet's journey
And so much more!

This will be a multiple part series, stay tuned for next episode on our discussion on Tavra.

Credits

Hosted by Phil and Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact

Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Dark Crystal ASMR with OopsyDaisy

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:50:02 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Sydnni chats to OopsyDaisy ASMR on the show. Find out how she got into The Dark Crystal, her origins into ASMR, and behind the scenes on her Dark Crystal ASMR videos that came out early this year. Visit her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/0opsyDaisy

Credits

Hosted by Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact

Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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The Dark Crystal News Recap with Philip and Sydnni

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:56:37 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni go through Dark Crystal news over past few weeks.

Topics include:

Weta Workshop figurines with Seladon and Kira
Philip gets spicy on video issues on The Dark Crystal in 4K that he hopes will be fixed for 40th anniversary edition of the film
Center for Puppetry Age of Resistance Reunion
The Dark Crystal: Odyssey updates
Karen Falk chat with the Walt Disney Museum
Creators on Age of Resistance delving into Middle-Earth
Hint of things to come for Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast
and much more!

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Additional recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach ▼ Co-Executive Producer / Writer on The Dark Crystal: AOR ▼ Part 2 Interview

Wed, 26 May 2021 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni chat to Javier Grillo-Marxuach, co-executive producer on Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and writer on episode 7 "Time to make... my move" aka the Puppet Show episode.

We chat about the role that Javier had for Will and Jeff, the table read of all the ten episodes of Age of Resistance with actors and Netflix, his biggest contribution to the show, what his favourite character is on the show, the awful cruelty scene, his favourite scene on Age of Resistance, scenes from script that were cut out, pop culture references, the four words that Javier hopes to see one day in Dark Crystal story and so much more!

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Additional recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach ▼ Co-Executive Producer / Writer on The Dark Crystal: AOR ▼ Part 1 Interview

Wed, 12 May 2021 22:40:21 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni chat to Javier Grillo-Marxuach, co-executive producer on Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and writer on episode 7 "Time to make... my move" aka the Puppet Show episode.

We chat about the Emmy win, how he discovered The Dark Crystal, how did the idea for the puppet show within the puppet show came about and so much more.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional recording by Sydnni

Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
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Seladon: For Thra ▼ Part 2 Discussion

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we continue our discussing on Seladon with special guest Jaime Prater.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.
Special Guest: Jaime Prater
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Iris Compiet ▼ Illustrating The Dark Crystal Bestiary

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:36:38 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Sydnni chats to Iris Compiet on her work on The Dark Crystal Bestiary and much more!

Note: This episode was recorded before her announcement of being involved on a Netflix project as visual developer.

Credits
Hosted by Sydnni.
Podcast edited and mixed by Philip

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Shownotes
Iris Compiet - https://www.iriscompiet.art/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/iriscompiet

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Seladon: We Are Nothing Without The Skeksis ▼ Part 1 Discussion

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:58:38 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we begin our discussion on one of the most complex supporting characters on Age of Resistance, Seladon.

Is Seladon really the villain of the show? Is Seladon redeemed by the end of the season? The origins of her name is also discussed and much more.

*Note*
This episode was recorded before the announcement of The Dark Crystal Odyssey.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Dark Crystal: Odyssey Announcement Live Show

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 22:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni discuss about the recent news announcement on upcoming ballet/dance work The Dark Crystal: Odyssey. We chat about the news, what we know about it, speculate on what it could be and also go through one of our listeners take on the news as well.

This video was originally recorded on our Facebook page as a live show.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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Age of Resistance Saturn Award Nomination Live Show

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:24:50 +1100

Trial By Stone returns from their hiatus as Phil and Sydnni break down the Saturn Award nomination for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance in Best Fantasy Series category. We look at the other nominees, discuss if Age of Resistance has any chance at winning and also provide updates on the podcast and so much more.

This is your vital essence of The Dark Crystal.

The podcast was originally recorded on our Facebook page as a live show that you can watch there or on our YouTube channel.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Contact

Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone is taking a hiatus break

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:21:11 +1100

This is a short episode to let you know that the podcast is going to go on a hiatus break and will return as we take our time to produce great Dark Crystal content.

We'll let you know when we're back to bring you more Dark Crystal podcasting content with more character discussions, interviews and so much more.

We'll still be on social media with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Sponsor
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Contact
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Hup: Uchi Uchi Thirsty | Part 2 Discussion

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 22:35:54 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we continue our discussion of our favourite brother paladin Hup. Jaime joins with us in the discussion and we go through some comments from listeners about Hup.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.
Special guest Jaime
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Dark Crystal Predictions for 2021

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:18:25 +1100

On this episode of the show, Phil and Sydnni chat about our own predictions for The Dark Crystal franchise in 2021 as well as go through many of our listeners predictions as well. You can watch the full live show video on our Facebook page.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Hup: Podling Justista | Part 1 Discussion

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:02:25 +1100

Trial By Stone is back for 2021 and on this episode we continue our character discussion from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with our favourite brother paladin Hup.

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Glorious Ladies of Puppetry

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +1100

On this ladies only episode of Trial By Stone, host Sydnni chats to the team behind GLOP, the Glorious Ladies of Puppetry with Donna Kimball, Alice Dinnean and Louise Gold. You can watch the video version of the episode on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/darkcrystalpodcast

GLOP is now a series of 6 episodic shorts with a musical finale. Filming from their homes in LA, New York, Atlanta and London, GLOP has a diverse cast of over 20 women puppeteers.

GLOP is here to remind you that lady puppeteers are glorious.

Shownotes
GLOP
www.glop.us

Contact
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Interview with Daniel Dewhirst - Garthim performer on Age of Resistance

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 23:00:56 +1100

On this episode of the podcast, Phil and Sydnii chat to Daniel Dewhirst, who performed the Garthim on Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. We find out how he got involved on the show, what it was like being the Garthim and so much more.

Shownotes
Daniel Dewhirst on Instagram - www.instagram.com/DanDewhirst

Our Part In The Song: Discussing the UrVa & SkekMal Collectibles with Weta Workshop

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:43:17 +1100

Jaime sits down with recurring guests Steven Saunders and Daniel Falconer of Weta Workshop as they take us through the process of the creation of their latest pieces, UrVa the Mystic and SkekMal, the Hunter.

This is a wonderful conversation that pulls the curtain on what it takes to create the masterpieces that only WETA can imagine.

Contact
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The Gathering Songs: Flames of The Dark Crystal Chapter 9 to 12 Discussion

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 23:29:15 +1100

On this episode of The Gathering Songs, join us as your host Jason with Philip, Nancy and Peter discuss about Flames of The Dark Crystal with chapters 9 to 12.

Also of note this episode was recorded before Age of Resistance being cancelled.

Sponsor
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Shownotes
The Dark Crystal Conjunction YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/TheDarkCrystalConjunction

The Crystal Shard
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

Nancy Gray
www.nancygray.net

Peter Ehm
www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact
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Part 2 Interview with the creative team on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance featuring Louis Leterrier, Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:42:31 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip, Sydnni and Jaime continue their chat with the creative team behind Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with Louis Leterrier, Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Topics include dreamfasting, Rian and Mira's kiss, a Gelfling prototype of Rian that resembled a well know Hollywood star, Aughra talking to Aughra and of course the fire on the set of Age of Resistance.
All this and so much more on this episode of Trial By Stone.

This is part 1 of our interview, you can watch the video on YouTube or Facebook to follow along.

Part 1 interview with creative team from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with Louis Leterrier, Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip, Sydnni and Jaime interview the creative team behind Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with Louis Leterrier, Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. We find out their reactions to winning an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program, how they got involved with Age of Resistance and first met, the influence from other Dark Crystal stories, writing around characters based on shooting schedules, mindset of artist vs fan and so much more!

This is part one of the interview and stay tuned next week for part two of our interview.

Contact
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Cancelling The Clans: Uniting The Clans

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +1000

This episode was originally recorded on 25th September 2020.

You can watch the video on our website or on our Facebook page.

Phil, Sydnni, and Jaime get together to discuss the somber news of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance being canceled.

Sponsor
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Contact
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Age of Resistance Wins an Emmy!

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +1000

This episode was originally recorded live on Facebook on 19th September 2020, you can watch the video on our website or on our Facebook page.

On this episode of the show, Philip, Jaime and Sydnni celebrate the win for Outstanding Children's Program for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Thra A Thon Episode

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 23:21:59 +1000

This episode was recorded during the Thra A Thon on 29th August 2020.

Join with Philip, Sydnni along with special guests Jason from The Dark Crystal Conjunction, Zay from Thames Con, Sean who started the Thra A Thon and fan of the show Eliane chatting about the show one year on and much more.

You can watch the live video on DarkCrystalPodcast.com or on our Facebook page

Audio Commentary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Episode 1

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 08:49:04 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and as part of the Thra-A-Thon, join with Phil, Sydnnii and Jaime as we record an audio commentary of the first episode of Age of Resistance.

Credits
Hosted by Philip, Sydnii and Jaime
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

The Darkening and Why Age of Resistance Matters

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:34:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil, Sydnii and Jaime talk about Age of Resistance and how its become more relevant with what's been happening around the world right now.

Credits
Hosted by Philip, Sydnii and Jaime
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnii

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/

Contact
Patreon -www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Age of Resistance Comics with Matthew Erman

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:30:19 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni chat to Matthew Erman, the writer of the Journey into the Mondo Leviadin comic arc from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance from Boom Studios/Archaia.

This episode contains spoilers for Issue 9 of the comic, Tides of the Dark Crystal and Age of Resistance. Topics include Matthew's recent discovery of The Dark Crystal as a new fan How he got involved with writing Dark Crystal comics SkekSa and how Tides of the Dark Crystal helped develop the character in the comics Collaboration and creative freedom Dot'Leth The Legacy of Mayrin The Boblings and much more!

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/ Shownotes Matthew Erman's website
https://www.matthewerman.com/
Matthew Erman on Twitter
Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Dreamspace Episode 9 - Patreon Bonus Show

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 22:56:32 +1000

Here's a free episode of one of our Patreon exclusive shows called Dreamspace.

Hear host Phil provide updates for future episodes of the podcast, chat about the Emmy nomination and its campaign, the upcoming Thra A Thon and much more.

If you'd like to listen to these shows as well as getting early access to shows and also fan art from Sydnnii then consider pledging your support on Patreon at
www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Brea: I demand the truth | Discussing episode

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, join with Philip, Sydnnii and Jaime as we continue discussing about the character of Brea from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and read some of the may comments for the character from The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Facebook Group.

Credits
Hosted by Philip, Sydnni and Jaime
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional audio recording by Sydnni and Jaime

Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs: Flames of The Dark Crystal Chapter 5 to 8 Discussion

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs, join us as your host Jason joins with Sydnni, Nancy and Peter begin the first discussion on Flames of The Dark Crystal with chapters 5 to 8.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Shownotes The Dark Crystal Conjunction YouTube https://www.youtube.com/TheDarkCrystalConjunction The Crystal Shard https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/ Nancy Gray www.nancygray.net Peter Ehm www.dwiimmsaga.com
Sydnni Frost www.instagram.com/blackstar_fardreamer

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Crystal Calls | Interview with Randall Lobb documentary director

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Randall Lobb, the director behind The Crystal Calls: Making of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Topics include

How did he get on board with the documentary?
Which character intimidated him on set of Age of Resistance?
The method and process with making a behind the scenes documentary.
Was there anything left out of the cutting room floor with the documentary?
Interviewing the Frouds
Which one of the voice cast from Age of Resistance is a huge fan of Dune?
Louis involvement with the documentary and so much more!

Big thanks to Albert Chessa for connecting us to Randall for the episode.

Shownotes

Definitive Films
https://www.definitivefilm.com

The Crystal Calls documentary on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/us/title/80238013

Credits
Hosted by Philip
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Brea: Now I have more questions | Part One

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:21:57 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni continue our character discussion from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Brea.

We chat about her journey throughout the show, the lack of merchandise for Brea compared to Rian and Deet and speculation on where we might see the direction of her character in the future.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the character for Deet and we'll go through them in Part Two

Credits
Hosted by Philip and Sydnni Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip
Additional audio recording by Sydnni

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

What's The Great Con-Junction? You Tell Me.

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 23:15:06 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to our first Patreon sponsor for the podcast Zay. Many listeners will know her through her work on Thames Con but also was head of The Great Conjunction, the first ever Dark Crystal convention that was held back in February this year.

Find out how Zay discovered The Dark Crystal, what got her into the world of conventions, the origins on the puppeteer workshop with Louise Gold with Thames Con to organising the first ever Dark Crystal theme convention in the world, all that and more on Trial By Stone.

Credits
Hosted by Philip
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Deethra: What’s Good - What’s Fair - What’s Right | Part Two

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:37:01 +1000

In this episode, your hosts, Philip, Sydnni, and Jaime wrap their discussion on Deethra. Whether Deet is echoing elements of Jen, to her subsequent infusion of Darkening, your Trial By Stone hosts leave no stone unturned as they discuss one of The Dark Crystal’s most enduring characters.

Shownotes
Puppe Tears ep 049 with Beccy Henderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXyxruY-zoY

Credits
Hosted by Philip with Jaime and Sydnii
Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Sponsor
Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Albert Chessa
https://www.albertchessa.com/store

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Performing Skeksis and Gelfling with Louise Gold

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Louise Gold, puppeteer many characters including The Gourmand, Maudra Argot, All-Maudra on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We chat about revisiting the role of the Gourmand, differences between working on the original film and Age of Resistance. Favourite moments working on the show, some behind the scenes stories and of course her speech from The Great Con-Junction and much more!

Credits Hosted by Philip Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Albert Chessa https://www.albertchessa.com/store

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

VFX on Age of Resistance with Shannon Moran

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode, Philip chats to Shannon Moran, VFX editor on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. We chat about the VFX work on the show, how Shannon got involved with the show. The challenges as VFX editor and much more.

Shownotes Postcards Across The Galaxy (Star Wars Podcast)
https://streamerlinks.com/PCGE_Podcast Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Albert Chessa https://www.albertchessa.com/store
Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Recap of Age of Resistance MOMI live event

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:48:16 +1000

On this episode, Philip, Sydnni and Jaime discuss the Museum of the Moving Image online event from last week, and what it means for the future of the Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

Original Live Video – https://www.facebook.com/813508102006331/videos/187665362563831
Webcam Background Images – www.darkcrystal.com
Museum of Moving Image Age of Resistance Event – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-niKxn5wPI

Sponsors

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
www.thegreatconjunction
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPoqMPDnLaxjRFOi5GPkvQ

Albert Chessa Store
https://www.albertchessa.com/store

Credits

Hosted by Philip, Sydnni and Jaime

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Website – www.darkcrystalpodcast.com
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast
YouTube – www.youtube.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Patreon – www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone: The Future of The Dark Crystal

Mon, 25 May 2020 15:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, join hosts Phil, Sydnni, and Jaime as they discuss the future of The Dark Crystal and the series in light of not hearing of a renewal.

Will there be another season of the show? Does the upcoming event from Museum of the Moving Image give us hope of an announcement? If the show doesn't go ahead with Netflix, which streaming service would you like to see the show continue on?

This was our first live show on Zoom, so you can watch the video on our Facebook page.

Shownotes

Webcam Background Images - www.darkcrystal.com
Frank Oz Interview of AoR - https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/frank-oz-interview-baby-yoda-dark-crystal-1202231299/
Museum of Moving Image Age of Resistance Event - http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2020/05/30/detail/creating-the-world-of-jim-hensons-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance

Sponsors

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
www.thegreatconjunction.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPoqMPDnLaxjRFOi5GPkvQ

Albert Chessa Store
https://www.albertchessa.com/store

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip, Sydnni and Jaime

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Because The Sanctuary Tree Chose Me: Deet Discussion Part 1

Tue, 19 May 2020 19:58:33 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hear Philip and Sydnni as we discuss about the next hero of Thra, Deethra. This is part one of our discussion and would love to hear your thoughts on the character of Deet for our part 2 discussion.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip and Sydnni

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Additional recording by Sydnni Frost

Contact

The Canon of The Dark Crystal

Wed, 13 May 2020 23:11:15 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni along with Jaime discuss about Age of Resistance and go into discussion about the recent update to DarkCrystal.com
What does it all mean? Is it all canon, partially canon, hierarchy canon? We speculate on this and much more.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs: Flames of The Dark Crystal Chapter 1 to 4 Discussion

Tue, 05 May 2020 23:30:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs, join us as your host Jason joins with Philip, Sydnni, Nancy and Peter begin the first discussion on Flames of The Dark Crystal with chapters 1 to 4.

Sponsor

Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction
https://thamescon.co.uk/
https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Conjunction YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/TheDarkCrystalConjunction

The Crystal Shard
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

Nancy Gray
www.nancygray.net

Peter Ehm
www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

A Little Solution To A Big Problem: Rian Discussion Part 2

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:16:43 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip and Sydnni continue their dive deep character discussions from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance with, Rian. This is part 2 of the discussion and we also play a fun game of Mad Libs and see what the non-canonical story happens with Rian.

Also we have our first sponsor for the podcast thanks to Thames Con, the organizers behind The Great Con-Junction, the first ever Dark Crystal convention in UK.

They have a cosplay virtual contest which you can find more information at www.thegreatconjunction.com

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip and Sydnni

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Additional recording by Sydnni Frost

Contact

A Little Solution To A Big Problem: Rian Discussion Part 1

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip and Sydnni dive deep into character discussions from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and starting off with one of the main heroes of Thra, Rian. This is part 1 of the discussion.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip and Sydnni

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Dreamspace (Trial By Stone now on Patreon)

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:14:16 +1000

This is the first episode of Patreon exclusive show called 'Dreamspace'.

Topics I chat about include;

Will we get a second season of Age of Resistance?

How can we get a second season of the show to happen?

The recent article from Jason Isaacs on the future of the show.

A fan campaign for everyone to watch Age of Resistance on 10th April 2020 to try get the show in the Top 10 on Netflix.

Credits

Dreamspace is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Designing Thra: Interview with Toby Froud

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Jaime chat to Toby Froud, design supervisor on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We chat about his early career working as a sculpter and fabricator for Laika Studios, working on his short film 'Lessons Learned', working alongside his parents Brian and Wendy Froud on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and much more!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Jaime and Philip

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

The Gathering Songs is back for 2020

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:36:09 +1100

The Gathering Songs has returned.

After a hiatus break in mid 2019, the deep dive discussion show on The Dark Crystal is back on monthly basis.

Join with Jason, Philip, Sydnni, Peter and Nancy as we re-introduce the podcast, what The Gathering Songs is all about, get to know us and have a great chat about Age of Resistance and J.M. Lee's Young Adult Novels.

Next month we're going to start going through Flames of The Dark Crystal and hope you'll join us with The Gathering Songs.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Conjunction YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/TheDarkCrystalConjunction

The Crystal Shard
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

Nancy Gray
www.nancygray.net

Peter Ehm
www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

A Hero of Thra: Crafting Deethra - An Interview with WETA Workshop

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:45:42 +1100

In this episode, Jaime interviews Daniel Falconer and Steven Saunders of Weta Workshop. From original drawings, to translucent wings, Steven and Daniel breakdown everything that went into creating what may be WETA Workshop's best figure yet.

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

That Means You Princess: Interviewing Brea Puppeteer Alice Dinnean

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:14:37 +1100

In one of our best interviews yet, Jaime and new Trial by Stone co-host Sydnni sit down with Alice Dinnean, the brilliant puppeteer behind the character of Brea.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Age of Resistance Tactics Discussion

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip, Sydnni, Ethan and Tobias continue our discussion from last week to chat about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics video game, Philip reads an email from a listener of the podcast and give updates on the podcast.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast host, recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

The Great Con-Junction Discussion

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:24:10 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, join with Philip, Sydnni, Ethan and special guest Tobias Rowe as we chat about the very first Dark Crystal convention 'The Great Con-junction' and what went down on 8th February 2020, we also read an email and play voice messages from fans who attended the event and Philip pitches an idea for Hup. You don't want to miss out on this episode, your vital essence of The Dark Crystal.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast host, recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Producing A Resistance; Interview with Halle Stanford

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:26:08 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Halle Stanford, President of TV at The Jim Henson Company and an executive producer on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Halle talks about the early years when she became part of The Jim Henson Company, her involvement bringing The Dark Crystal back in the early 2000's with Power of The Dark Crystal, the animated series and now with Age of Resistance.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast host, recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Thra Belongs To Us Now: Interview with Chamberlain puppeteer Warrick Brownlow-Pike

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:53:57 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Warrick Brownlow-Pike who performed SkekSil, Maudra Laesid, Lath'N, the Red-Haired Paladin and Podling Servant #1 in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. He also voiced the Red-Haired Paladin and Podling Servant #1 provided additional voices in the series.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast host, recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Trial By Stone - The Anticipation for Season 2 of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:39:40 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip, Jaime and Ethan introduce a new co-host to the podcast Sydnii. We chat to her how she got into The Dark Crystal and her involvement with the fandom with the largest Dark Crystal facebook community "The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Facebook Group".

We also give updates on whats to come for the podcast, the nominations that The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has been getting during award season, our continuing thoughts on status of Season 2, Dark Crystal comics and so much more!

Shownotes

Age of Resistance: Tactics Giveaway - bit.ly/dctacticsgleam

The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

The Great Con-Junction - https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Podcast host, recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell
Additional recording by Jaime Prater

Co-Hosts by Jaime Prater, Ethan UrSkaa and Sydnii Frost

Contact

What Is My Prey: Interviewing Body Suit Performer of skekMal, Nick Kellington

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:31:23 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Nick Kellington, the body suit performer of skekMal the Hunter on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Find out how he got the role, what it was like performing the character and hear some behind the scenes stories from the show.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Yet I Stand: Interviewing the Voice of Aughra, Donna Kimball

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +1100

In this exclusive episode, host JM Prater sits down with actor, and puppeteer Donna Kimball to discuss bringing the sacred character of Aughra to life once again for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. From the first table read to watching the puppeteers in action on set in England, Donna Kimball takes us through her journey to conjure and perform what might be one of the most iconic characters in cinema history.

An Interview with A Paladin: Hup the Podling Puppeteer and Voice Actor Victor Yerrid

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +1100

In this interview, Jaime sits down with actor and puppeteer Victor Yerrid, otherwise known as Hup from The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance. In this special interview, Victor takes us through his beginnings in puppetry leading into how he managed to become what many believe is the heart of Age of Resistance, Hup, the Paladin. This was a delightful interview. We hope you enjoy!

Age of Resistance Episode 10 “A Single Piece Was Lost” Aftershow

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:17:11 +1100

Join Philip and Jaime as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance tenth and final episode of season 1 "A Single Piece Was Lost".

Many topics in this episode includes puppet hands, Skeksis nightmares, the battle, character developments, a puppetry easter egg, the dual glaive, speculation on the fate of the many characters on the show and much more.

The podcast will be taking a break over Christmas and New Year and will return in January 2020!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 9 “The Crystal Calls” Aftershow

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:20:08 +1100

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ninth episode of the show "The Crystal Calls".

Many topics in this episode includes the Dual Glaive, similarities between Mother Aughra and Maudra Argot, that shocking moment, spinning chairs, find out which Skeksis wasn't mentioned or seen on screen and hear Ethan's epic rant.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 8 "Prophets Don't Know Everything" Aftershow

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:44:12 +1100

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance eighth episode of the show "Prophets Don't Know Everything".

We speculate on when we might hear news on a potential second season of the show, Seladon's arc, the end for Hup's journey, Skeksis vocabulary, nostalgia with Age of Resistance and The Dark Crystal, Star Wars chat in the midst, Philip makes a bad pun and so much more!

This episode contains spoilers for the show, the YA novel books and The Mandalorian.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

VFX of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 22:50:50 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip chats to Andy Hargreaves and Wayne Simmons, part of the team behind DNEG, the VFX company who worked on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We chat about how they were involved in the process early on, the pitch video, puppets vs CGI, the carriage sequence, Lore and so much more!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 7 "Time to Make...My Move" Aftershow

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:06:26 +1100

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance seventh episode of the show "Time to Make...My Move"

Many topics includes SkekGra the Heretic, humour in the world of The Dark Crystal, connections with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the puppet show, Ethan's Lore theory, Rian and Deet love story, diversity of Thra and skirts (that somehow got in the conversation).

All that and more on this episode!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

Daniel Wallace (author of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Inside The Epic Return To Thra)

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:20:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip chats to Daniel Wallace, the author of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Inside The Epic Return to Thra.

We chat about the early years of the podcast, how Daniel got involved with writing the book, his early ideas for the book, CGI vs Puppets, Favourite moments writing the book and much more.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 6 “By Gelfling Hand” Aftershow

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:33:54 +1100

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance sixth episode of the show "By Gelfling Hand"

Many topics includes Lore, comparisons between World of The Dark Crystal and the show, Crystal skimmers, foreshadowing, Seladon's coronation and much more!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater

Contact

Age of Resistance Comic Issue #2 Discussion

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:46:26 +1100

Join Philip and Ethan as we discuss about the second issue of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comic book series tie in from Archaia and Boom Studios.

Episode contains spoilers for Age of Resistance show and the comic.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

Neil Sterenberg (puppeteer on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:29:04 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip chats to Neil Sterenberg, puppeteer of Rian, skekOk, Tavra, Gruenak #2 and many more other characters on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We chat about the audition process, what it was like being a part of the show, the differences between puppeteering a Gelfling and a Skeksis, the Stone-in-the-wood battle and so much more.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

The Future of Age of Resistance + Episode 5 “She Knows All The Secrets” Aftershow

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 23:00:00 +1100

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance fifth episode of the show “She Knows All The Secrets”

We also talk about the lack of announcements from Netflix and what it all means for a season 2 of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

This episode contains spoilers for the entire series and also for Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Highlights from Episode 5 include;

Connections from Tides of The Dark Crystal, the cinematography, Red Haired Paladin, Hup and Deet, the carriage sequences, dream space and much more!

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 4 “The First Thing I Remember Is Fire” Aftershow

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:00:00 +1100

Join Philip and Jaime as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance fourth episode of the show "The First Thing I Remember Is Fire"

Many topics includes the many character introductions from skekMal, urVa, Lore, Naia, Kylan. Hear Philip and Jaime talk about their connections to their favourite characters and much more.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater

Additional recording by Jaime Prater

Contact

Interview with Age of Resistance: Tactics Video Game

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:36:22 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to David (Game Director) and Alex (Lead Designer) about the upcoming video game The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics.

Shownotes

Age of Resistance Tactics
https://www.enmasse.com/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-tactics-official-site

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Contact

Interview with J.M. Lee author of Dark Crystal YA Novels and staff writer on Age of Resistance

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip, Jaime and Ethan chat with J.M. Lee, author of The Dark Crystal YA novels and writer of Episode 2 of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We talk about canon, the writing process for the show, Podlings language and so much more!

This episode contains spoilers for the show and also for Flames of The Dark Crystal.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Additional audio recording by Jaime Prater

Contact

Age of Resistance Comic Issue #1 Discussion

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:16:26 +1000

Join Philip and Ethan as we discuss about the first issue of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comic book series tie in from Archaia and Boom Studios.

Episode contains spoilers for Age of Resistance show and the comic.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted Ethan UrSkaa

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 3 "What Was Sundered and Undone" Aftershow

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +1000

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and discuss about the third episode of the show "What Was Sundered and Undone"

Many topics include Juni, our love for Podlings, foreshadowing at Stone-In-The-Wood, the fight, Aughra and so much more.

Credits

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast is a production of Three Point Edit
www.threepointedit.com

Hosted by Philip Mitchell

Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Mitchell

Co-Hosted by Jaime Prater and Ethan UrSkaa

Additional recording by Jaime Prater

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 2 "Nothing is Simple Anymore" Aftershow

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +1000

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and discuss about the second episode of the show "Nothing is Simple Anymore"

Many topics include the canon of The Dark Crystal, Hup, the shocking moment with SkekTek and much more!

Credits

Contact

A Master Craft: Interviewing WETA Workshop's Steven Saunders and Daniel Falconer

Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:59:47 +1000

In this episode, co-host Jaime sits down with WETA Workshop's Daniel Falconer and Steven Saunders to discuss the exclusive Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance figures unveiled at San Diego Comic Con 2019. This is an extensive and immersive episode that lovers of The Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will not want to miss!

Contact

Age of Resistance Episode 1 "End. Begin. All The Same" Aftershow

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:19:01 +1000

Join Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and begin to dive into the first episode of the show.

How many trine does the show take place before the original film?
Gelflings with eye brows?
Favourite moments of Age of Resistance? We discuss those questions and much more.

Contact

Age of Resistance London Premiere and Exhibition Discussion

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +1000

Philip, Jaime and Ethan discuss about the recent Dark Crystal events at the London 'Purple Carpet' premiere of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and the launch of the exhibition at BFI Southbank. We also discuss about the soundtrack, the shout out from Louis Leterrier for The Crystal Shard Facebook group, a secret revealed, read some positive reviews for the show and our final thoughts before we all go back to rediscover the age of wonder with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Q and A event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UVo4CECnh4

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Purple Carpet Sizzle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsiRV3xG4Pk

The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu55qbth1gM

Contact

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Final Trailer Discussion

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +1000

Netflix has released the final trailer for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and it is amazing!

Join co-hosts Philip and Jaime, as well as special guests James Reedie and Rob Harper from The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group to discuss about the final trailer and much more.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Final Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_owZfYVR8

The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

Contact

Trial By Stone: SDCC 2019 Sneak Peak Review

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +1000

August is here and Trial By Stone is back, with Philip, Jaime and Ethan as we discuss about the SDCC Sneak Peak video on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and much more.

Contact

The Dark Crystal Minute 23

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:15:00 +1000

Minute 23, we cover from 22:00 to 23:00 of the film, Jen continues to find Aughra, whomever she is and is caught in a trap.

Contact
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Trial By Stone - Non Spoiler Review of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Episode 1

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, co-hosts Jaime and Ethan have seen the first episode of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Here's their non-spoiler review of the episode.

Stay tuned for the next episode of the podcast as we'll discuss about everything that went down at SDCC 2019 with news, panels, the Age of Resistance booth and much more!

Contact

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Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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The Dark Crystal Minute 22

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 22, we cover from 21:00 to 22:00 of the film, the Garthim are released, Skeksil the Chamberlain follows them and Jen climbs up the High Hill to reach the home of Aughra.

Contact
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The Dark Crystal Minute 21

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 21, we cover from 20:00 to 21:00 of the film, the Skeksis discover that a Gelfling is alive and the prophecy is now reborn, they release the Garthim.

Contact
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Trial By Stone: Age of Resistance Characters Revealed

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip and Jaime break down Dark Crystal news over the past few weeks including Age of Resistance comics, the second teaser poster, the gallery of all the characters for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and SDCC announcement and much more.

We also debut the new logo and new website on the show.

Shownotes

Boom Studios announces official tie in comic book series to the Jim Henson Company's new Netflix Series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
https://www.boom-studios.com/2019/06/21/boom-studios-announces-official-tie-in-comic-book-series-to-the-jim-henson-companys-new-netflix-series-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance/

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Characters Gallery
https://www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2546309155392875

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Exhibition at BFI Southbank (London)
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/darkcrystalageofresistanceexhibition

Gelfling Clans on Instagram
www.instagram.com/grottanclan
www.instagram.com/stonewoodclan
www.instagram.com/vapraclan

Gelfling Clans Coming Soon on Instagram
www.instagram.com/sifaclan
www.instagram.com/dousanclan
www.instagram.com/drenchenclan
www.instagram.com/spritonclan

Weta Age of Resistance Collectibles
https://www.wetanz.com/dark-crystal

Contact
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Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Gathering Songs: Tides of The Dark Crystal Discussion - Part 5

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we begin discussing the third book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the fifth and final part of the discussion and in this episode we go through Chapter 23 to 26

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal and Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Peter Ehm.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Dark Crystal Minute 20

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 20, we cover from 19:00 to 20:00 of the film, SkekSil the Chamberlain loses the Trial By Stone and is banished by the Skeksis.

Contact
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The Gathering Songs: Tides of The Dark Crystal Discussion - Part 4

Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we begin discussing the third book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the fourth part of the discussion and in this episode we go through Chapter 18 to 22.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal and Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray, Peter Ehm and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com
Dom Nardi - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Dark Crystal Minute 19

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 19, we cover from 18:00 to 19:00 of the film, SkekSil the Chamberlain loses the Trial By Stone and is banished by the Skeksis.

Contact
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Trial By Stone - Age of Resistance Tactics and the Future of The Dark Crystal Speculation

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip, Jaime and Ethan along with special guest Doug Bodine, the moderator of The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group discuss about the recent news from E3 about new video game announcement
"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics" and the gameplay video that we got to see as well as chat about Age of Resistance, the canon and the future of the franchise.

Also this is the episode that you can have a chance to win a teaser poster for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, details are below.

How to enter for a chance to win a poster for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance courtesy of Netflix, The Crystal Shard and Trial By Stone!
1. Follow The Crystal Shard on Facebook
2. Listen to the episode for the three questions to answer throughout the show
3. Email your answers to darkcrystalguy82@gmail.com with subject line 'Giveaway'
4. Competition will close on 30th June 2019 12pm Pacific Daylight Savings Time (same timezone as L.A)
5. A couple days later we will go through all the emails and anyone that got all three correctly will enter the draw to win a teaser poster for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
6. We'll announce the three winners on Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Facebook page and the winners will be notified by email.

This contest is open to anyone internationally.

Shownotes
The Crystal Shard –https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrystalShard/

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics Announcement Teaser – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhPhF_4g6Hw

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics Gameplay Demo at E3 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErJ8aIlq7uQ

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Gathering Songs: Tides of The Dark Crystal Discussion - Part 3

Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we begin discussing the third book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the third part of the discussion and in this episode we go through Chapter 12 to 17.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal and Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray, Peter Ehm and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com
Dom Nardi - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 18

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 18, we cover from 18:00 to 19:00 of the film, SkekUng The Garthim makes his first strike, so does SkekSil The Chamberlain, SkekUng strikes back and wins the 'Trial By Stone' challenge and is herald as the new Emperor.

Contact
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The Gathering Songs: Tides of The Dark Crystal Discussion - Part 2

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we begin discussing the third book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the second part of the discussion and in this episode we go through Chapter 6 to 11.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal and Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Peter Ehm.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 17

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 17, we cover from 16:00 to 17:00 of the film, Trial By Stone begins and SkekUng the Garthim Master is about to make his first strike.

Contact
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The Gathering Songs: Tides of The Dark Crystal Discussion - Part 1

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we begin discussing the third book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the first part of the discussion and in this episode we go through Chapter 1 to 5.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal and Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Peter Ehm and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com
Dom Nardi - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com/

Contact
Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 16

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 16, we cover from 15:00 to 16:00 of the film, the Chamberlain makes his move and SkekUng the Garthim Master challenges him to a 'Trial By Stone'

Contact
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Trial By Stone - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Teaser Trailer Roundtable Discussion

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +1000

In this episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast, your hosts Philip, Jaime and Ethan with special guest Eric Rivas, member from The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group discuss at length about the teaser trailer for the upcoming Netflix series.

We also want to hear from you? What did you thought of the trailer?

Send us an email or voice message at darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read them out in future episode of the podcast.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Trailer Reaction

Sat, 01 Jun 2019 05:07:11 +1000

In this episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast, your hosts Philip, Jaime and Ethan give a brief trailer reaction, which will be followed soon by a longer roundtable break down. This is an exciting time to be a fan of all things Dark Crystal. Never in our wildest imaginations would we ever hope to taken back to the world that's occupied the brightest parts of our hearts and minds. We hope you enjoy this discussion.

Contact
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The Dark Crystal Minute 15

Thu, 30 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 15, we cover from 14:00 to 15:00 of the film, a montage for the Journey of Jen begins and back at the Castle of the Crystal, the Skeksis are fighting over who'll become the new emperor.

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Trial By Stone: Interview with Adam Smith (writer of Beneath The Dark Crystal)

Tue, 28 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Adam Smith, writer of Beneath The Dark Crystal.

We chat about the comic book series and much more.

Shownotes
Adam Smith - www.twitter.com/asmithwrites

Contact
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The Gathering Songs: Beneath The Dark Crystal #2 and #3 Discussion

Mon, 27 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we start discussing the second issue of Beneath The Dark Crystal, a sequel to The Power of The Dark Crystal.

Episode contains spoilers for Beneath The Dark Crystal

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Douglas 'Fish' Fisher.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com
Douglas Fisher - facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact

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The Dark Crystal Minute 14

Tue, 21 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 14, we cover from 13:00 to 14:00 of the film, Mystics are performing a ritual for UrSu the Master and the Journey of Jen begins

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The Gathering Songs: Beneath The Dark Crystal #1 Discussion

Fri, 17 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we start discussing the first issue of Beneath The Dark Crystal, a sequel to The Power of The Dark Crystal.

Episode contains spoilers for Beneath The Dark Crystal

Special guests are Nancy Gray, Peter Ehm, Douglas 'Fish' Fisher and Jason Delgado.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray – www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm – www.dwiimmsaga.com
Douglas Fisher - facebook.com/fishrocksmusic
Jason Delgado - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1m2U77_W7__l1u6G_AA3Xg

Contact
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The Dark Crystal Minute 13

Thu, 16 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

Minute 13, we cover from 12:00 to 13:00 of the film, skekSo the emperor has died, his face crumblesas the Skeksis watch on, we return back to the Valley of the Mystics and we see Jen's master pass away by disappearing.

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Trial By Stone: First Look Images from Empire Magazine on Age of Resistance

Wed, 15 May 2019 12:27:58 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip and Jaime discuss the recent article from Empire Magazine which will be seen in their Summer 2019 edition. The summer issue is due to be released in a couple days time.

The images leaked early and Philip and Jaime break it all down, hours after the images were posted on social media. We go through the images, read the interview article and much more.

This is your vital essence on The Dark Crystal.

What did you thought of the images?

Send us an email at darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com with subject line "Empire" and you can write or leave a voice message and we'll play it on future episode of the podcast.

Trial By Stone: Visit to the Centre of Puppetry Arts

Tue, 14 May 2019 01:00:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip travelled to the Centre for Puppetry Arts to check out the museum and see Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic exhibition.
We chat to Jill Malool who gave us an audio tour of the exhibition and chatting all things Dark Crystal.

The exhibition is open until 5th January 2020 so if you're in the area, its well worth the visit.

Also there will be a second Dark Crystal ball coming up on August 29th 2019 to coincide with Dragon Con 2019 with tickets to be on sale at a later date.
Go to http://www.puppet.org/buy-tickets/2019-20/the-dark-crystal-ball-gathering-of-gelflings/ for more details on when tickets go on sale.

Coming up on May 31st 2019 is a screening of The Dark Crystal at the Centre for Puppetry Arts to check that out!
https://ticketsales.puppet.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=30193&_ga=2.59208680.41182271.1557755138-769194033.1557755138

Shownotes
Centre for Puppetry Arts - www.puppet.org

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Trial By Stone: Visiting The Jim Henson Company and the patience for Age of Resistance

Tue, 14 May 2019 00:15:49 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip Mitchell travelled to USA for a week long trip, meets up with his co-host Jaime Prater and visit The Jim Henson Company as we talk about what went down including our thoughts on the growing impatience in fandom as we wait for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ and whats to come for Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast.

Trial By Stone - J.M. Lee - Author Tides of The Dark Crystal Part 2 (Spoilers)

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to J.M. Lee, author of Tides of The Dark Crystal, we go into spoiler territory on Tides of The Dark Crystal. You've been warned.

Also we find out who will be featured on the front cover on Flames of The Dark Crystal and what to expect from the next book in the series.

Trial By Stone - J.M. Lee - Author of Tides of The Dark Crystal Part 1

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:20:07 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to J.M. Lee, author of Tides of The Dark Crystal, we chat about the books launch and the journey its been writing Dark Crystal stories over 5 years.

This is part 1 of the interview and is non-spoiler for Tides of The Dark Crystal.

Stay tuned for part 2 as we go in depth with Tides and also we'll find out more information on the upcoming fourth book 'Flames of The Dark Crystal'.

Trial By Stone - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Release Date Speculation

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:26:43 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip, Jaime and Ethan chat all things Dark Crystal, with speculation on the release date for the show and much more.

Trial By Stone - Expectations and Prequel Dilemma for Age of Resistance

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:32:02 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Jaime talk about Age of Resistance with expectations, concerns and much more.

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal - Introducing the puppeteers of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:00:00 +1100

You can watch this episode of the podcast on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/E0SymHDhv5E

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Jaime break down the recent announcement of the puppeteers behind The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, we chat about the puppeteers, speculate about the significance of the pink tree and much more.

Trial By Stone : The Dark Crystal - Preparation for Age of Resistance

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:23:52 +1100

In this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip Mitchell and JM Prater talk Dark Crystal as we entered 2019 - The Age of Resistance is upon us.

With the show due to be released sometime this year, there has been a lot of people asking what to read or watch in preparation for the upcoming Netflix series for fans old and new and we give our recommendations.

Also check out our podcast on YouTube where we'll post episodes of the show as well as special video episodes on the occasion.

Trial By Stone - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance First Look and Voice Over Cast Announcements

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:51:59 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip Mitchell and Jaime Prater break down the latest news from Netflix on First Look Images of the three Gelfling heroes, Rian, Brea and Deet.

We also go through an impressive voice cast for the show as well.

2019 is going to be an incredible year for The Dark Crystal and we can't wait to see what the future holds.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal 2018 Highlights

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:27:11 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Jaime break down the year that was for The Dark Crystal, we discuss about all the highlights from 2018 with releases from books to comic books, events, exhibitions and much more.

This episode is also available to watch on YouTube in video, also give the YouTube channel a like, comment and subscribe and click on the bell for future notifications on new videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og52NLh7X_8

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone: Doug Bodine from The Crystal Shard Facebook Group

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:43:36 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip Mitchell chats to Doug Bodine, the creator of "The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group" Facebook Group. We chat about Dark Crystal, Age of Resistance, The Crystal Shard group and much more.

This episode is also available to watch on YouTube in video, also give the YouTube channel a like, comment and subscribe and click on the bell for future notifications on new videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcZ8K3_Nwpk

Shownotes
The Crystal Shard: A Dark Crystal Fan Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2495416580469503/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 12

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 11:00:00 +1100

Minute 12, we cover from 11:00 to 12:00 of the film, we see the the death of skekSo the emperor as he says his final words "I am still emperor" surrounded by the Skeksis at his death bed.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 20 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 6

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 11:00:00 +1100

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we continue discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the sixth and final part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 25 to 29.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Peter Ehm.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray - www.nancygray.net
Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 19 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 5

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:00:00 +1100

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we continue discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the fifth part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 20 to 24.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray - www.nancygray.net
Nardi Views - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone: Anticipating The Age of Resistance (feat. Jaime Prater)

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:53:29 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip Mitchell and Jaime Prater get together to chat about the anticipation for the upcoming Netflix series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" with coverage about the Netflix and Chills panel at NYCC 2018 and our hope on when we expect to get more details about the show at FaeryCon 2018.

Shownotes
FaeryCon 2018 - http://faeriecon.com/
Netflix and Chills NYCC 2018 Dark Crystal Panel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhXH_...
The Dark Crystal Conjunction - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1m2...

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 11

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +1100

Minute 11, we cover from 10:00 to 11:00 of the film, we get back to the Castle of the Crystal with skekUng the Garthim Master and skekSil the Chamberlain heading to the Emperor's bed chamber on skekSo's deathbed.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 18 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 4

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:58:19 +1100

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we continue discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the fourth part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 13 to 19.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Peter Ehm, Douglas 'Fish' Fisher and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
FishRocks Music - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic
Nardi Views - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 17 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 3

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:04:38 +1100

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we continue discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the third part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 8 to 12.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Nancy Gray and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Nancy Gray - www.nancygray.net
Nardi Views - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 10

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +1000

Minute 10, we cover from 09:00 to 10:00 of the film, urSu the Master says his final words to Jen the Gelfling and we go back to The Castle of The Crystal.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 16 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 2

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we continue discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the second part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 5 to 7.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Albert Chessa, Nancy Gray and Dom Nardi.

Shownotes

Interactive Artistry - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTweedyGamer
Nancy Gray - www.nancygray.net
Nardi Views - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com/

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 15 - Song of The Dark Crystal Part 1

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +1000

On this episode of The Gathering Songs we start discussing the second book of J.M. Lee's four book Dark Crystal Young Adult Novel series.

This is the first part of the discussion with many more episodes to follow, in this episode we go through Chapter 1 to 4.

Episode contains spoilers for Shadows of The Dark Crystal and Song of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Albert Chessa, Nancy Gray, Dom Nardi

Shownotes

Interactive Artistry - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTweedyGamer
Nancy Gray - www.nancygray.net
Nardi Views - https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com/

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 9

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +1000

Minute 9, we cover from 08:00 to 09:00 of the film, urSu the Master explains the prophecy to Jen and what he needs to do to save the world, to find the crystal shard from Aughra and put the shard back in its rightful place before the three suns meet.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 14 - Shadows of The Dark Crystal Part 5

Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +1000

This is the fourteenth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal, the first book in J.M. Lee's young adult Dark Crystal series of books.

This episode was released as Episode 39 of Trial By Stone on August 2017.

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Gray - http://nancygray.blogspot.com/

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 13 - Shadows of The Dark Crystal Part 4

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +1000

This is the thirteenth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal, the first book in J.M. Lee's young adult Dark Crystal series of books.

This episode was released as Episode 38 of Trial By Stone on July 2017.

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Gray - http://nancygray.blogspot.com/

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 8

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:49:31 +1000

Minute 8, we cover from 07:00 to 08:00 of the film, Jen visits his dying master urSu as he tells Jen that he is in danger from the Skeksis.

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 58 feat. Beau Brown and Jill Malool from Center for Puppetry Arts - Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic Exhibition

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:59:58 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip got to chat to Beau Brown and Jill Malool from the Centre of Puppetry Arts, we chat about Dark Crystal and of their upcoming events with The Dark Crystal Ball and Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: World of Myth and Magic exhibiton.

Find out more information about the events, what to expect to see at the exhibiton and what may be in store for future events.

Also, host Philip Mitchell's makes an announcement for the podcast.

TL;DR - Trial By Stone episodes will be on a break until January 2019 at the latest.

Stay tuned on Trial By Stone Facebook page for further announcements on its return, from August onwards expect two episodes of The Gathering Songs and one episode of The Dark Crystal Minute each month.

Shownotes
Center of Puppetry Arts - www.puppet.org
The Dark Crystal Ball - http://puppet.org/buy-tickets/2018-19/the-dark-crystal-ball/
The Dark Crystal film screening - http://puppet.org/buy-tickets/2018-19/the-dark-crystal/
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge Live at Dragon Con 2018 - https://www.henson.com/press-releases/2018/press-release-2018-07-16.php

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 12 - Shadows of The Dark Crystal Part 3 Discussion

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:02:34 +1000

This is the twelfth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal, the first book in J.M. Lee's young adult Dark Crystal series of books.

This episode was released as Episode 37 of Trial By Stone on June 2017.

Special guests are Peter Ehm, Andrea Judy and Douglas 'Fish' Fisher for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Andrea Judy - www.judyblackcloud.com
Douglas Fisher - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 11 - Shadows of The Dark Crystal Part 2 Discussion

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 23:59:08 +1000

This is the eleventh episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.
This month discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal, the first book in J.M. Lee's young adult Dark Crystal series of books.
This episode was released as Episode 35 of Trial By Stone on May 2017. Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Grey - nancygray.net

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 57 feat. Erich Arendall aka Attercap (War of The Dark Crystal Fatecore RPG game)

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:21:05 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phillip chats to Erich Arendall from Attercap as we chat about The Dark Crystal and his fan made Fatecore RPG game "War of The Dark Crystal" that has just been recently released!

To find out much more about the game, visit his websites on the shownotes below.

Shownotes
War of The Dark Crystal - https://www.attercap.net/post/war-of-the-dark-crystal-intro-and-characters

Erich Arendall Attercap Website - https://www.attercap.net/

Erich Arendall on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/Attercap

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 7

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:01:30 +1000

Hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 7, we cover from 06:00 to 07:00 of the film, as the narration ends, the Journey of Jen begins as he runs to his master.

Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 10 - Shadows of The Dark Crystal Part 1 Discussion

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:39:42 +1000

This is the tenth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.

This month we discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal, the first book in J.M. Lee's young adult Dark Crystal series of books.

This episode was released as Episode 34 of Trial By Stone on April 2017.

Special guests are Bland Garrett, Peter Ehm, Nancy Gray and Douglas "Fish" Fisher.

Shownotes Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Grey - www.nancygrey.net
Douglas Fisher - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 9 - The Gelfling Gathering Part 3

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:06:10 +1000

This is the ninth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.

This month Philip and Bland discuss about The Gelfling Gathering, a PDF document that detailed all about the Gelfling Clans, insight on the Mystics and Skeksis and was used as a guide for the Author Quest on DarkCrystal.com

This episode was released as Episode 32 of Trial By Stone on February 2017.

Shownotes The Gelfling Gathering PDF http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 8 - The Gelfling Gathering Part 2

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:27:46 +1000

This is the eighth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month Philip and Bland discuss about The Gelfling Gathering, a PDF document that detailed all about the Gelfling Clans, insight on the Mystics and Skeksis and was used as a guide for the Author Quest on DarkCrystal.com

This episode was released as Episode 31 of Trial By Stone on January 2017.

Shownotes

The Gelfling Gathering PDF http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 56 (feat. Ty from Wit and Folly - Star Wars and The Dark Crystal Conspiracy

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:25:11 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phillip chats to Ty from Wit and Folly YouTube channel and co-host of What The Force Star Wars Podcast, who posted a video about the connections between Star Wars (The Last Jedi in particular) and The Dark Crystal, we chat about the video, Dark Crystal and of course Star Wars.

Shownotes
Star Wars and The Dark Crystal Conspiracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUQ1mfggM3g
Wit and Folly YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBlwpX_Nh2Ij-yqNXuSD6Q

Ty's Star Wars Podcast
What the Force Show: http://whattheforce.ca/
What the Force Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wtforceshow
What the Force YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJu_UVHQDUmzewiNLs3tpA

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 7 - The Gelfling Gathering Part 1

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:16:55 +1000

This is the seventh episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month Philip and Bland discuss about The Gelfling Gathering, a PDF document that detailed all about the Gelfling Clans, insight on the Mystics and Skeksis and was used as a guide for the Author Quest on DarkCrystal.com

This episode was released as Episode 29 of Trial By Stone on November 2016.

Shownotes The Gelfling Gathering PDF http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod I
nstagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 6

Sat, 26 May 2018 17:13:02 +1000

Hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.

Minute 6, we cover from 05:00 to 06:00 of the film, as we go from the Valley of the Mystics as the Urru call out for Jen, the chosen one, the narration continues.

Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 6 - TDC Creation Myths Volume 3 Part 2 Discussion

Sun, 20 May 2018 23:28:58 +1000

This is the sixth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.

This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 3, this is the second part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of the show to follow along our discussion.

This episode was released as Episode 21 of Trial By Stone on April 2016.

Shownotes Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella
Nancy Gray website - http://nancygray.net/
Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti
Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 55 feat. Jason Delgado (The Dark Crystal Conjunction YouTube Channel)

Thu, 03 May 2018 20:21:49 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Jason Delgado who has recently started a YouTube channel dedicated to The Dark Crystal called The Dark Crystal Conjuntion, we chat about the YouTube channel, Dark Crystal, Song of The Dark Crystal, Age of Resistance and much more.

Shownotes The Dark Crystal Conjunction- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1m2U77_W7__l1u6G_AA3Xg

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 5

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:51:55 +1000

Hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time. Minute 5, we cover from 04:00 to 05:00 of the film, as we go from The Castle of The Crystal to the Valley of the Mystics and get introduced to the Urru (Mystics) for the first time as the narration continues on.

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 54 feat. Phillip Kennedy Johnson (The Power of The Dark Crystal)

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:52:56 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal, Philip chats to Phillip Kennedy Johnson, co-writer on The Power of The Dark Crystal comic book series from Archaia Entertainment.

This episode will have spoilers for Power of The Dark Crystal.

In this episode we chat about the series as a whole as well as go through several topics including;

Reception to Power of The Dark Crystal

Phillips theory on the Skeksis/Mystics returning to Thra in Power of The Dark Crystal

Suns and Conjunctions!

Mystics/Jedi comparisons

Offerings to the Crystal, was it really worth it?

The themes of Power of The Dark Crystal?

Off screen moments in Power of The Dark Crystal?

The ending of the Power of the Dark Crystal? Afterlife? Angels?

Chal and Saluna

Phillips biggest contributions to Power of The Dark Crystal?

Shownotes

Phillip Kennedy Johnson's website - www.phillipkennedyjohnson.com
Phillip Kennedy Johnson on Twitter - www.twitter.com/PhillipKJohnson
Phillip Kennedy Johnson on Facebook -www.facebook.com/phillip.kennedyjohnson

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 5 - TDC Creation Myths Volume 3 Part 1 Discussion

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:36:46 +1000

This is the fifth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.

This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 3, this is the first part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of the show to follow along our discussion.

This episode was released as Episode 20 of Trial By Stone on March 2016.

Below are old shownotes with updated links.

Shownotes Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella Nancy Gray website - http://nancygray.net/ Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti
Moon and Sun Cycle Discussion via Peter Ehm - https://web.archive.org/web/20170701014259/http://www.darkcrystal.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/77/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 53 (feat. Alessio Cavatore from River Horse Games - The Dark Crystal: Board Game)

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:15:56 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Alessio Cavatore from River Horse Games about his time working on The Dark Crystal: Board Game with the the game design for the board game and much more.

If you enjoy listening to the podcast and want to help support the show, you can pledge on Patreon for just $1 a month for early access episodes from Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast network of shows.

Episode 54 and brand new podcast show exclusively on Patreon called 'The Vital Essence' is already on Patreon so if you want to be ahead of everyone, check out our Patreon.

Shownotes
River Horse Games
Official Website - http://riverhorse.eu/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/RiverHorseEU
Twitter - www.twitter.com/RiverHorseGames

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 52 (feat. Johnny Fraser-Allen on The Dark Crystal: Board Game)

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:14:12 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip chats to Johnny Fraser-Allen from Tabletop Troubadour Games about his time working on The Dark Crystal: Board Game with the sculptures and the art design for the board game.

If you enjoy listening to the podcast and want to help support the show, you can pledge on Patreon for just $1 a month for early access episodes from Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast network of shows.

Episode 53 and 54 is already on Patreon so if you want to be ahead of everyone, check out out Patreon. We very much appreciate the support to continue making great Dark Crystal podcasts.

Shownotes
Tabletop Troubadour Games
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tabletoptroubadour/
Twitter - www.twitter.com/TroubaGames
Instagram - www.instagram.com/tabletoptroubadourgames
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7LZIFCc4hWu_GDJWUiqSg

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 51 feat. Laszlo Burkhardt - Moderator of Dreamfasting: The Dark Crystal Experience Facebook group

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 22:08:26 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip chats to Laszlo Burkhardt, the moderator of Dreamfasting: The Dark Crystal Experience Facebook Group about The Dark Crystal, the excitement surrounding the Age of Resistance, meeting the Frouds for the first time and much more.

There'll be four episodes of Trial By Stone this month instead of one a month, to promote the Patreon campaign for the podcast.

For $1 per month you can get early access to our podcasts, right now the next three episodes are on Patreon right now if you want to be first to listen to those episodes, hope you can help support the podcast, be greatly appreciated. Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 4

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:55:43 +1100

Hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time.
Minute 4, we cover from 03:00 to 04:00 of the film. We go through the opening credits getting a good look at most of the Skeksis characters in the film.

Contact Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
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Episode 50 feat. JM Prater (Fathom events screening of The Dark Crystal) and James Reedie (Age of Resistance news)

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:40:22 +1100

Achievement unlocked, this is indeed the 50th episode of Trial By Stone and what better way than to celebrate with chatting to JM Prater about the Fathom Events screening and the 4K Ultra HD release of the film, followed by chatting to James Reedie, who attended a Faery event a couple of weeks ago and got the chance to meet with Brian, Wendy and Toby Froud as we get some insights on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

We'll find out;

How involved are the Frouds on Age of Resistance?

Was it challenging for Brian Froud to go back into the mindset of the world of The Dark Crystal for Age of Resistance?

The backlash of Raunip in The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths.

Will Age of Resistance be lighter or darker in tone? What James and Philip would love to see on the show? The influences for Age of Resistance?

The benefit of having Louis Leterrier directing all the episodes of Age of Resistance?

The story behind the first teaser trailer for Age of Resistance.

Whats the most likely estimated release date for the release of the show?

And much more! This is one epic episode of Trial By Stone that you don't want to miss.

If you enjoy listening to the podcast and want to help support the show, you can pledge on Patreon for just $1 a month for early access episodes from Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast network of shows. Episode 51 is already on Patreon so if you want to be ahead of everyone, check out out Patreon.

Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
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Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 4 - TDC Creation Myths Volume 2 Part 2 Discussion

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:28:38 +1100

This is the fourth episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 2, this is the second part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of the show to follow along our discussion.

This episode was released as Episode 19 of Trial By Stone on February 2016.

Below are old shownotes with updated links.

Shownotes Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/ Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574 Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti
Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast witter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 49 feat. Tim Green (co-host of Yeah G'Day podcast)

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 22:32:40 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal, Philip chatted to Tim Green, comedian and co-host of Yeah G'Day podcast.

We chat about The Dark Crystal and on his performance of "Jim With a T" a Jim Henson tribute show at the Melbourne Fringe festival in September 2017.

Shownotes Tim Green on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jimwithat Tim Green on Instagram - https://instagram.com/tforjim Yeah G'Day Podcast - https://yeahgday.com

Contact Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 3

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:26:12 +1100

Hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down each minute of The Dark Crystal, one episode at a time. Minute 3, we cover from 02:00 to 03:00 of the film. The narration continues on about the Skeksis, cheating death once more followed by the Title Card and the beginning of the ceremony of the sun.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook TBS - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter TBS - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Gathering Songs Episode 3 - The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 2 Part 1 Discussion

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:27:13 +1100

This is the third episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 2, this is the first part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of The Gathering Songs to follow along our discussion.

This episode was released as Episode 18 of Trial By Stone on January 2016.

Below are old shownotes with updated links.

Shownotes Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/ Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574 Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti

Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 48 feat. Phillip Kennedy Johnson (co-writer The Power of The Dark Crystal)

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:29:52 +1100

This episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal, Philip chatted to Phillip Kennedy Johnson, co-writer on The Power of The Dark Crystal comic book series from Archaia Entertainment.

We chat about The Dark Crystal and how he got involved with The Power of The Dark Crystal comic book series.

Shownotes

Phillip Kennedy Johnson's website - www.phillipkennedyjohnson.com
Phillip Kennedy Johnson on Twitter - www.twitter.com/PhillipKJohnson
Phillip Kennedy Johnson on Facebook -www.facebook.com/phillip.kennedyjohnson

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 2

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:04:22 +1100

This is the second minute episode of The Dark Crystal Minute as hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) break down the cult classic Jim Henson film "The Dark Crystal", one minute at a time.

Minute 2, we cover from 01:00 to 02:00 of the film. Shot of The Castle of The Crystal outside and a glimpse inside the Castle in the Crystal Chamber as we begin to be introduced to the Skeksis for the first time

Want to listen to the next episode of The Dark Crystal Minute right now? Join our Patreon page and for $1 per month get early access to all our episodes from the Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast Network shows at www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook TBS - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook TDCM - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalminute
Twitter TBS - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Twitter TDCM - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalmin
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 47 (feat. Cheryl Henson)

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +1100

This episode of Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal, Philip chatted to Cheryl Henson, President of The Jim Henson Foundation, Board of Directors at The Jim Henson Company and founder of DarkCrystal.com We chatted all things Dark Crystal including;

DarkCrystal.com including an update on the "Design a new creature for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" contest

How Cheryl discovered the Dark Crystal and the early origins of the film from her first trip with Jim Henson to meet Brian Froud.

Have you ever heard about the bird!? (flying in the background when we see Kira for the first time). There's a story behind that.

Why The Dark Crystal matters to Cheryl? Cheryl's involvement during her time on The Dark Crystal. We chat a little bit about Age of Resistance, the secrecy and what the series might be like.

And much more! Also we're giving away a double pass to one lucky listener for the upcoming screenings of The Dark Crystal on 25th and 28th February thanks to Fathom Events. All you have to do is like, share and comment on this episode post on Facebook for a chance to win.

Winner will be announced 5 days later via Facebook.

Shownotes Official Dark Crystal Website - www.darkcrystal.com
The Dark Crystal on Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystal
The Dark Crystal on Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystal
The Jim Henson Foundation - www.hensonfoundation.org/

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
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The Gathering Songs Episode 2 - Creation Myths Volume 1 Part 2

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:00:00 +1100

This is the second episode of The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal. This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 1, this is the second part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of the show to follow along our discussion.

This episode was released as Episode 17 of Trial By Stone on December 2015.

Below are old shownotes with updated links.

Shownotes J.M. Lee's website - www.joeyverse.com The Dark Crystal Author Quest eBook - http://bit.ly/thedarkcrystalauthorquestebook Shadows of The Dark Crystal Amazon Preorder - http://amzn.to/1lmxuXY Nancy Grey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WriterNancyGray Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/ Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574
Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 46 (feat. Paul Francis - Chronicle Collectibles)

Sat, 20 Jan 2018 10:00:00 +1100

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Philip Mitchell chats to Paul Francis, the creative director at Chronicle Collectibles that specialises in statues, prop replicas from franchises like Jurassic Park, Ghostbusters, Robocop and Flash Gordon to name just a few.

They recently announced a new license with The Jim Henson Company to produce collectibles from their properties on Labyrinth and of course The Dark Crystal. We chat about The Dark Crystal and whats in store for Chronicle Collectibles
Shownotes

Chronicle Collectibles https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/
Chronicle Collectibles on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chroniclecollectibles/
Chronicle Collectibles on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChronicleLLC

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 45 (feat. Matt Hatton - Concept Designer Power of The Dark Crystal cancelled sequel)

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:36:07 +1100

This month on Trial By Stone, host Philip Mitchell chats to Matt Hatton, who was involved on the cancelled movie sequel The Power of The Dark Crystal back in the mid 2000's when the film was originally going to shoot in Sydney, Australia. We go into his thoughts on POTDC, touch upon the comics and much more.

Shownotes
Matt Hatton on Instagram - www.instagram.com/matthatt0n
Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 1

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:00:00 +1100

This is the first minute episode of The Dark Crystal Minute, hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) are going to break down the cult classic Jim Henson film "The Dark Crystal", one minute at a time. This will be a 95 episode series and this month we're releasing Minute 0 and 1.

Minute 1, we cover from 00:00 to 01:00 of the film.
Title cards and one shot of The Castle of The Crystal.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook TBS - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Facebook TDCM - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalminute
Twitter TBS - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Twitter TDCM - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalmin
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal Minute 0

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:00:00 +1100

This is the first episode of The Dark Crystal Minute, hosts Philip Mitchell (Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast) and JM Prater (Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) are going to break down the cult classic Jim Henson film "The Dark Crystal", one minute at a time. This will be a 95 episode series and this month we're releasing Minute 0 and 1.

Minute 0 is an introduction on what the podcast is all about and how the hosts discovered The Dark Crystal and why it connects so much to us and why we decided to take on this task of this new show.

I hope you'll enjoy listening to the episodes.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Gathering Songs Episode 1 - Creation Myths Volume 1 Part 1

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 23:37:53 +1100

This is the first episode of new Dark Crystal podcast The Gathering Songs: The Dark Crystal Discussions, a roundtable discussion show on all things Dark Crystal.

We're starting off with re-releasing old episodes of the podcast that featured roundtable episodes on Creation Myths and Shadows of The Dark Crystal from past episodes of Trial By Stone.

This episode was originally recorded on November 2015.

Below are old shownotes with updated links.

Shownotes J.M. Lee's website - www.joeyverse.com The Dark Crystal Author Quest eBook - http://bit.ly/thedarkcrystalauthorquestebook Shadows of The Dark Crystal - http://amzn.to/1lmxuXY Nancy Grey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WriterNancyGray Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/ Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574

Contact Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 44 - Dark Crystal Highlights 2017 and Podcast on Patreon! (feat. JM Prater)

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:36:20 +1100

This month, JM Prater (host of Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast and Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast) and close friend of host Philip Mitchell, chat about the big highlights of 2017 on The Dark Crystal, we chat about the 35th anniversary and its continuing legacy as well as the announcement of the podcast being turned into a network and launching its own Patreon account.

Contact
Patreon - www.patreon.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 43 feat. Tom Spina

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +1100

This month on Trial By Stone, host Philip Mitchell chats to Tom Spina, who was behind bringing several characters to life with the restoration and conservation on Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings and more for the Jim Henson Exhbition Imagination Unlimited in Seattle and New York.

Shownotes
The Jim Henson Exhbition Imagination Unlimited in Seattle
https://www.mopop.org/exhibits/current-exhibits/the-jim-henson-exhibition/

The Jim Henson Exhbition Imagination Unlimited in New York
http://www.movingimage.us/exhibitions/2017/07/22/detail/the-jim-henson-exhibition/

Tom Spina Designs
http://www.tomspinadesigns.com/

Tom Spina Designs on Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/TomSpinaDesigns
http://instagram.com/tomspinadesigns
https://twitter.com/TomSpinaDesigns
https://www.youtube.com/c/TomSpinaDesigns
https://www.pinterest.com/tomspinadesigns/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 42 feat. Caseen Gaines - The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 21:06:12 +1100

Trial By Stone is here for October 2017 edition of the show.

This month, host Philip Mitchell chats to Caseen Gaines about The Dark Crystal and also his new book The Dark Crystal: Ultimate Visual History which was released in late September and is a must have book on all things Dark Crystal with the Ultimate Visual History from behind the scenes stories, lots of concept art and the legacy of the film and much more.

To celebrate the launch of the book, Trial By Stone is giving away a copy of the book thanks to Insight Editions, for a chance to win, all you need to do is go to our Facebook page, find the post for this months episode, like, share and comment on the post for chance to win.
Each like, share and comment count as one chance so do all three for three chances.

This contest is only open for residents of North America and must be 13 years or over.

Contest will end on 10/10/2017 midnight Eastern Time Zone (New York, USA time for reference) and the winner will be announced on 10/15/2017 on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Shownotes
The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Crystal-Ultimate-Visual-History/dp/1608878112

Caseen Gaines website
www.caseengaines.com

Caseen Gaines on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
http://www.facebook.com/caseengaines
https://twitter.com/caseengaines
http://instagram.com/caseengaines

Insight Editions website
https://insighteditions.com/

Insight Editions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/insighteditions
http://www.twitter.com/insighteditions
http://instagram.com/insighteditions

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 41 feat. J.M. Lee (Song of The Dark Crystal)

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:44:52 +1000

Trial By Stone is back for September 2017 as your host Philip Mitchell chats to author J.M. Lee about the second young adult novel, Song of The Dark Crystal and also briefly on his involvement on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

This episode contains spoilers on Song of The Dark Crystal as we go in depth on many things including;

The meaning behind the name of Rians brother TimTri?
Incorporating other Dark Crystal stories into Song of The Dark Crystal.
Lee’s thoughts on Aughra foretelling.
A big change to a character in Song of The Dark Crystal
The weirdness of The Dark Crystal.
An Author Quest Easter Egg in Song of The Dark Crystal?
The controversy of Raunip and much more.

Shownotes
Song of The Dark Crystal on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Song-Dark-Crystal-Jim-Hensons/dp/0399539816

J.M. Lee's website
www.joeyverse.com

J.M. Lee on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
www.facebook.com/joeyverse
www.twitter.com/joeyverse
www.instagram.com/joeyverse

Podcast Episode Cover Photo credited to J.M. Lee

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 40 feat. Sam Koji Hale and BJ Guyer - Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 08:02:49 +1000

Trial By Stone is here again for August 2017,
Host Philip Mitchell chats to Sam Koji Hale (director of Yamasong) and BJ Guyer (lead puppeteer of Yamasong) about The Dark Crystal and also about their feature film, Yamasong: March of the Hollows which has inspiration from The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Premiere Screening Q&A with Director and Producer
https://www.bristolfestivalofpuppetry.org/events/2017/9/10/yamasong

Yamasong Official Website
https://darkdunesproductions.com/films/yamasong-march-hollows/

Yamasong on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/YamasongOfficial/

Dark Dune Productions
https://darkdunesproductions.com/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 39 (Shadows of The Dark Crystal Roundtable Discussion Part 5)

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:48:44 +1000

Hosts Philip and Bland continue discussing Shadows of The Dark Crystal young adult novel written by JM Lee that serves as a prequel to The Dark Crystal. This is the last part of the discussion. Stay tuned for September's edition of Trial By Stone as Philip will have JM Lee on the show to chat about his new book "Song of The Dark Crystal"

Download Previous Episodes 34, 35, 36 and 37 to follow along our discussion on Shadows of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Gray - http://nancygray.blogspot.com/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 38 (Shadows of The Dark Crystal Roundtable Discussion Part 4)

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:32:29 +1000

Trial By Stone returns for July 2017, hosts Philip and Bland continue discussing Shadows of The Dark Crystal young adult novel written by JM Lee that serves as a prequel to The Dark Crystal. This is the penultimate of the discussion. August 2017 edition will be the final roundtable discussion for Shadows of The Dark Crystal.

Download Previous Episodes 34, 35 and 36 to follow along our discussion on Shadows of The Dark Crystal.

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Gray - http://nancygray.blogspot.com/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 37 (Shadows of The Dark Crystal Roundtable Discussion Part 3)

Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:33:00 +1000

This month, hosts Philip and Bland continue discussing Shadows of The Dark Crystal young adult novel written by JM Lee that serves as a prequel to The Dark Crystal.

This is the third part of the discussion, the first part is on Episode 34.

Special guests are Peter Ehm, Andrea Judy and Douglas 'Fish' Fisher for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Andrea Judy - www.judyblackcloud.com
Douglas Fisher - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 36 - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix!!!

Sat, 20 May 2017 14:14:00 +1000

Trial By Stone is back again this month as we chat about all things Dark Crystal, from Vinyls, Books, Comics and of course the newly announced series from The Jim Henson Company and Netflix "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" with special guests Andrea Judy, Peter Ehm and Douglas 'Fish' Fisher on board to discuss about our thoughts on the teaser video, speculations on duration and budget for each of the episodes, practical effects vs CGI, Netflix vs Hollywood and much more!

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGzVYyV_Jsg

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Press Release
https://www.henson.com/press-releases/2017/2017-05-18.pdf

Dreamfasting: The Dark Crystal Experience Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574/

The Dark Crystal Official Website
http://www.darkcrystal.com/

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Andrea Judy - www.judyblackcloud.com
Douglas Fisher - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 35 (Shadows of The Dark Crystal Roundtable Discussion Part 2)

Sat, 06 May 2017 03:16:00 +1000

This month, hosts Philip and Bland continue discussing Shadows of The Dark Crystal young adult novel written by JM Lee that serves as a prequel to The Dark Crystal.

This is the second part of the discussion, the first part is on Episode 34.

Special guests are Peter Ehm and Nancy Gray for this months roundtable.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Grey - www.nancygrey.net

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 34 (Shadows of The Dark Crystal Roundtable Discussion Part 1)

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 23:49:00 +1000

This month, hosts Philip and Bland discuss Shadows of The Dark Crystal young adult novel written by JM Lee that serves as a prequel to The Dark Crystal.

This is the first part of the discussion, there will be plenty more in future episodes of Trial By Stone.

Special guests are Peter Ehm, Nancy Gray and Douglas "Fish" Fisher.

Shownotes

Peter Ehm - www.dwiimmsaga.com
Nancy Grey - www.nancygrey.net
Douglas Fisher - www.facebook.com/fishrocksmusic

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 33

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:55:00 +1100

Trial By Stone returns this month as your hosts Philip and Bland delve into news and discussions on all things Dark Crystal, from Dark Crystal personal stories, to news on Funko, the comics, vinyls and so much more.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 32 (Gelfling Gathering Part 3 Discussion)

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:43:00 +1100

Trial By Stone is here for February 2017 and your host Philip goes through all the recent news and updates with all things Dark Crystal, including new logo for Trial By Stone, Power of The Dark Crystal, Dark Crystal Tales and much more.

Also in the show is the third and final part of the Gelfling Gathering document discussion with Philip and Bland Garrett.

Shownotes

Powers of The Dark Crystal
https://www.comixology.com/Jim-Hensons-The-Power-of-the-Dark-Crystal/comics-series/86651

Garthim Reaction Figurine
March release date in USA

The Dark Crystal Tale’s Announcement
http://blog.boom-studios.com/2017/02/pr_the-dark-crystal-tales/

The Gelfling Gathering PDF Document
http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 31 (Gelfling Gathering Discussion Part 2)

Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:15:00 +1100

Trial By Stone returns for 2017 as Philip and Bland get back into discussing more on the Gelfling Gathering and also on recent Dark Crystal news as well.

Stay tuned for next episode for the conclusion of the Gelfling Gathering discussion.

Shownotes
Simon Supurrier signing Power of The Dark Crystal #1
https://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2017/02/15/simon-spurrier-signing-power-dark-crystal-1/

Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574/

i09 Song of The Dark Crystal
http://io9.gizmodo.com/read-a-spine-tingling-excerpt-from-the-new-dark-crystal-1789845582

The Gelfling Gathering PDF Document
http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 30 (Power of The Dark Crystal has returned!)

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:09:00 +1100

This month of Trial By Stone, hosts Philip and Bland go through all the news thats been going on with The Dark Crystal, from more Funko talk, this time with the launch of the Reaction Figurines, announcements on Visual History book, comic book series adaptation on Power of The Dark Crystal, whats to come in 2017 and much more!

Our apologies for absence of the 2nd part of the Gelfling discussion chat this month, there was too much Dark Crystal news to talk about this month to fit it into the episode, so stay tuned for future episode for the conclusion!

Shownotes

Powers of The Dark Crystal Comic Book Series Announcement
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-crystal-sequel-finally-coming-life-thanks-comic-book-series-949591

The Dark Crystal Visual History
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Crystal-Ultimate-Visual-History/dp/1608878112

Caseen Gaines Gaines Announcement Video
https://www.facebook.com/caseengaines/videos/1349880065031998/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 29 (Gelfling Gathering Discussion Part 1)

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:21:00 +1100

This month, hosts Philip Mitchell and Bland Garrett discuss about the "Gelfling Gathering", a pdf document that was an authors resource for the Author Quest, the first DarkCrystal.com contest hosted by The Jim Henson Company.

This is the first part of the discussion, stay tuned for next months episode for the second part of the discussion.

Shownotes

The Gelfling Gathering PDF - http://www.darkcrystal.com/pdfs/dc_GelflingGathering.pdf

Contact

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 28 (Fan Filmmakers Roundtable)

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:48:00 +1100

This month, Philip and Bland chat all things Dark Crystal, from more Funko talk about Garthim/Kira NYCC Exclusive figurine, Bland's time at the 30th anniversary screening of Labyrinth and of course, we've invited several fan film makers (Kristin, Joshua and Mr. Mullin) to discuss about their fanfilms that they entered for The Dark Crystal Fan Film Contest and their recent visit to the Jim Henson Company.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Shownotes

Dark Crystal Fanfilms Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50aNizcZU3T7wWrCjG3BdYjg37M-RPgd

Kristin Dalleske Website - http://kristindalleske.wix.com/costumedesign

Kristin Dalleske Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kdcreaturedesign/

Joshua Francesco Hoareau - http://www.cinestudios.com.au/
CineStudios on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CinestudiosEntertainment

Mullin Entertainment Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MullinEntertainment

Episode 27

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 02:00:00 +1000

On Episode 27 of Trial By Stone, Philip Mitchell and Bland Garrett chat about all things Dark Crystal, about the upcoming fan film event at the time of the discussion, more Funko talk as Philip gets his hands on Jen and Landstrider Reaction figures, The Dark Crystal getting a Blu-Ray release in the UK as a steelbook tin and much more.

Shownotes

Skeksi Kong Tshirt - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/166114-skeksi-kong

Funko Jen and Landstrider Reaction Figurine - http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=103532976&prodFindSrc=search&cp

The Dark Crystal Blu-Ray Steelbook - http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/blu-ray/the-dark-crystal-(hmv-exclusive)?_ga=1.231617305.741602913.1473648298

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 26 (SDCC 2016 discussions)

Sat, 13 Aug 2016 11:47:00 +1000

On Episode 26 of Trial By Stone, Philip Mitchell and Bland Garrett continue their discussion, this time about Funko Reaction Figure and of course The Dark Crystal's World of Publishing panel at SDCC that occurred a month ago.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal's World of Publishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ns9DDOQiX8

The Dark Crystal Reaction Figurine Jen and Landstrider
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=103532976&prodFindSrc=search&cp=

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 25 (Funko Pop Vinyls discussion)

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:24:00 +1000

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip Mitchell and Bland Garrett discuss in length about the recent release of The Dark Crystal Pop Vinyls!

Stay tuned for the next episode of Trial By Stone as we'll chat about what happened at SDCC with Funko Reaction figures as well as The Publishing World of The Dark Crystal Panel.

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 24 (feat. J.M. Lee - author of Shadows of The Dark Crystal)

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +1000

This month of Trial By Stone, Philip catches up with author J.M. Lee to chat about the recent release of the new book "Shadows of The Dark Crystal" we talk dreamfasting, stories from book launches to San Diego Comic Con 2016, maps and much more.

Shownotes

Dreamfasting: The Dark Crystal Experience Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574/

The Dark Crystal's Publishing World SDCC Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ns9DDOQiX8

Coverage of Interviews with J.M. Lee on Shadows of The Dark Crystal
http://suvudu.com/2016/07/sdcc-2016-author-j-m-lee-on-the-horror-and-splendor-of-shadows-of-the-dark-crystal.html

http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2016/07/fog-chats-with-shadows-of-the-dark-crystal-author-j-m-lee.html

Shadows of The Dark Crystal on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Dark-Crystal-Jim-Hensons/dp/0448482894/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470105491&sr=8-1&keywords=shadows+of+the+dark+crystal

Shadows of The Dark Crystal on Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadows-of-the-dark-crystal-j-m-lee/1123977498?ean=9780448482897

J.M. Lee's Website and Social Media pages
www.joeyverse.com
www.facebook.com/joeyverse
www.twitter.com/joeyverse

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 23 (Fanfilms, Funko, Novels and more discussion) feat. Bland Garrett

Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:28:00 +1000

Trial By Stone is here for June 2016 with lots and lots of Dark Crystal news to chat about, so Philip (host) has invited Bland Garret to break it all down for you.

Shownotes

Dark Crystal Fanfilm Contest Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK1jrJDiHt0&list=PL50aNizcZU3T7wWrCjG3BdYjg37M-RPgd

Shadows of The Dark Crystal - 2 chapters excerpt
http://nerdist.com/read-an-excerpt-of-the-dark-crystal-prequel-series-featuring-cover-art-by-brian-froud/

Henson Novel Slipcase Box Set Reissue
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Henson-Novel-Slipcase-Box-Set/dp/1608864383/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466857569&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+henson+novel+slipcase

Funko Reaction Set - Landstrider and Jen Comic Con / Summer Exclusive
http://funko.com/blogs/news/133087555-2016-san-diego-comic-con-exclusives-wave-two

Funko Pop Vinyls - Dark Crystal Collection
http://funko.com/blogs/news/127268803-coming-soon-the-dark-crystal

Zen Monkey Studios
https://www.zenmonkeystudios.com/

J.J Lewllen on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jjllewellyn/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast @gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 22 (feat. Kristin Dalleske)

Mon, 30 May 2016 07:03:00 +1000

Trial By Stone is back for May 2016.

This month, Philip interviews Kristin Dalleske, director, co-writer, creature fabrication and lots of other roles on her winning film as part of The Dark Crystal Fan Film Contest "The Promise".

Shownotes
"The Promise" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK1jrJDiHt0

Dark Crystal Fanfilms Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50aNizcZU3T7wWrCjG3BdYjg37M-RPgd

Kristin Dalleske Website - http://kristindalleske.wix.com/costumedesign

Kristin Dalleske Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kdcreaturedesign/

Skeksis meets The Raven Viral Video - https://www.facebook.com/kdcreaturedesign/videos/1132494500103871/

Make Art, Not Money: Lessons from Jim Henson On Fuelling Your Creative Career - http://www.amazon.com/Make-Art-Money-Lessons-Creative/dp/1480581895

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod
Vine - https://vine.co/u/1304076088540045312

Episode 21 - Creation Myths Volume III Discussion Part 2

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:44:00 +1000

This month we continue our discussion on series of The Dark Crystal Creation Myths graphic novels with Volume III, this is the conclusion of the discussion.

Shownotes

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Nancy Gray website - http://nancygray.net/

Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 20 - Creation Myths Volume III Discussion Part 1

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:02:00 +1100

This month we continue our discussion on series of The Dark Crystal Creation Myths graphic novels with Volume III, this is the first part of the discussion.

Shownotes

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Nancy Gray website - http://nancygray.net/

Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti

Moon and Sun Cycle Discussion via Peter Ehm - http://www.darkcrystal.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/77/

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 19 - Creation Myths Volume II Part 2 Discussion

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:28:00 +1100

This month we continue our discussion on series of The Dark Crystal Creation Myths graphic novels with Volume II, this is the second part of the discussion.

Shownotes

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/

Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574

Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 18 - Creation Myths Volume II Part 1 Discussion

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:47:00 +1100

This month is a roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths with Volume 2.

This episode is the first part of the discussion, with the second part of volume 2 to be released in February.

Shownotes

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/

Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574

Peter Ehm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mordanti

Contact
Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 17 (Creation Myths Volume 1 Part 2 Roundtable Discussion)

Sun, 13 Dec 2015 03:26:00 +1100

This month we continue with our roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 1, this is the second part of the discussion, its recommended to listen to previous episode of the show to follow along our discussion.

Shownotes

J.M. Lee's website - www.joeyverse.com

The Dark Crystal Author Quest eBook - http://bit.ly/thedarkcrystalauthorquestebook

Shadows of The Dark Crystal Amazon Preorder - http://amzn.to/1lmxuXY

Nancy Grey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WriterNancyGray

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/

Ethan UrSkaa - www.shadowhouse5.com (Coming Soon - Early 2016)

Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 16 (Creation Myths Volume 1 Part 1 Roundtable Discussion)

Sun, 29 Nov 2015 01:20:00 +1100

This month is a roundtable discussion on The Dark Crystal Creation Myths, starting off with Volume 1.

This episode is the first part of the discussion, with the second part of volume 1 to be released in December.

Shownotes

J.M. Lee's website - www.joeyverse.com

The Dark Crystal Author Quest eBook - http://bit.ly/thedarkcrystalauthorquestebook

Shadows of The Dark Crystal Amazon Preorder - http://amzn.to/1lmxuXY

Nancy Grey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WriterNancyGray

Bland Garret on Twitter - https://twitter.com/blandarella

Andrea Judy's website - http://www.judyblackcloud.com/

Ethan UrSkaa - www.shadowhouse5.com (Coming Soon - Early 2016)

Douglas Benjamin Fisher on "Dreamfasting The Dark Crystal Experience" Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1675926092642574

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 15 (The Great Conjunction Launches)

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:44:00 +1100

This month is all about the launch of the crowdfunding campaign for The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal.

Philip and JM Prater chat about the documentary as well as The Dark Crystal Fanfilm Competition that was recently announced on DarkCrystal.com

Shownotes

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal

Indiegogo
http://igg.at/me/darkcrystaldoc

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/darkcrystaldoc

Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/darkcrystaldoc

The Dark Crystal Fanfilm Competition

http://www.darkcrystal.com/fanfilm.php

The Dark Crystal Fan Made Animation Teaser

http://jasonvenus.com/the-dark-crystal/

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 14 (feat. Matthew Dow Smith)

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:03:00 +1000

Trial By Stone is back this month as Philip interviews the writer of The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 3, Matthew Dow Smith.

The interview does contain spoilers, so if you haven't read the book yet, download the podcast, get the book, read it and then come back to listen the rest of the show with the interview.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 3 Kindle eBook
http://amzn.to/1habFbV

Matthew Dow Smith on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/matthewdowsmith

Matthew Dow Smith on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Matthew-Dow-Smith-75998809935

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 13 (feat. Bland Garrett aka Habidabad)

Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:17:00 +1000

This month, Philip chats to Bland Garrett, the creator of one of the earliest fan sites on the internet dedicated to The Dark Crystal, we chat about his passion of the film as well as how he got into making the website.

Shownotes

The Book of Habidabad - http://habidabad.com/main_index.htm

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/darkcrystaldoc

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 12 (feat. Ryan Wells)

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:35:00 +1000

This month Philip chats with Ryan Wells, a cosplayer who has cosplayed as the Chamberlain from The Dark Crystal as well as many other characters from other films from Labyrinth, Spaceballs, Mad Max and much more.

Shownotes

The Cosplay Resume of Ryan Wells
https://www.facebook.com/CosplayofRyanWells

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal - Concept Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkNG0b4_Ko

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 11

Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:28:00 +1000

Trial By Stone, your vital essense of all things Dark Crystal is here for June's edition on the show.

There was so much to cover on the show that we have special co-host JM Prater and host Philip Mitchell to break down all Dark Crystal news this month.

Also Philip chats to Samantha aka Glaiceana from The Dark Crystal Deviantart Group which is worth checking out a collection of fan art of The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Awakens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud8s_JUDBds

The Dark Crystal Creation Myths Volume 3 release date announced
http://nerdist.com/exclusive-archaia-announces-jim-hensons-the-dark-crystal-creation-myths-vol-3/

Jim Henson Company Taps Blanca Lista to Oversee Feature Films
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/jim-henson-company-taps-blanca-lista-to-oversee-feature-films-1201505603/

The Dark Crystal Deviant Art Group
http://thedarkcrystalgroup.deviantart.com/

Mike Ploog’s Art of Ploog Kickstarter

https://t.co/yOzr8IqofF

Frank Oz at Disney's Star Wars Weekends

http://muppetshenson.blogspot.com/2015/06/video-frank-oz-at-star-wars-weekend-at.html

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 10

Fri, 22 May 2015 04:23:00 +1000

This months a short episode, for host Philip its been a busy month. Find out why in the show. Also he'll chat about the recent article from The Guardian about Shaun Abbess's involvement on the Dark Crystal sequel during the development stage, Philip's opinion on the future of The Dark Crystal and also a little bit of details about the upcoming documentary The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

Shane Abbess: Infini film marks return of Aussie science fiction's prodigal son
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/14/shane-abbess-infini-film-marks-return-of-aussie-science-fictions-prodigal-son

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal
www.facebook.com/darkcrystaldoc

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 9 (feat. Toby Philpott - Extended Interview)

Sat, 25 Apr 2015 09:07:00 +1000

This month, Philip was away to USA, so for this months episode, we went back and found an extended interview with Toby Philpott.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Trial By Stone.

www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Episode 8 (feat. Brian Jay Jones)

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 01:34:00 +1100

This months episode, host Philip Mitchell chats to Brian Jay Jones on his biography "Jim Henson: The Biography".

Shownotes

Brian Jay Joness Website
http://www.brianjayjones.com

Brian Jay Jones Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/brianjayjones

Jim Henson: The Biography (Paperback)
http://www.bookdepository.com/Jim-Henson-Brian-Jay-Jones/9780345526120

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 7 (feat. Mac Smith)

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 02:23:00 +1100

This month Philip Mitchell chats to Mac Smith on his fan art that he did on The Dark Crystal.

Shownotes

Mac Smith's Website
www.mac-smith.com

Mac Smith's Store
www.mac-smith.com/store

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 6 (feat. JM Prater)

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:25:00 +1100

Trial By Stone is here for 2015!

This month, host Philip Mitchell interviews JM Prater, a filmmaker about his passion for The Dark Crystal and also about the documentary The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal that both JM and Philip are collaborating on with an announcement on where we'll be launching the crowdfunding campaign on.

Shownotes

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal on Facebook
www.facebook.com/darkcrystaldoc

The Great Conjunction: The Legacy of The Dark Crystal on Twitter www.twitter.com/darkcrystaldoc

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 5 (Artboy Gallery and Dark Crystal Create Creature Contest Discussion)

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:35:00 +1100

Trial By Stone returns for the December edition of the show.

This month Philip chats with Marc from Artboy Gallery about the recent World of Jim Henson Art Gallery that was on several weeks ago.

Also Philip chats with Jeff, Mellisa and Nikki about the Create a Creature contest that they participated in on DarkCrystal.com

This is your vital essence of The Dark Crystal as we celebreate the 32nd anniversary of the film.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Q&A with Gary Kurtz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXjXWZXz-0

The Dark Crystal Screening at the Astor Theatre - http://www.astortheatre.net.au/films/the-dark-crystal

Artboy Gallery - http://www.artboygallery.com

Dark Crystal Create Creature Contest - http://www.darkcrystal.com/creaturecontest.php

Contact

Email - darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast
Twitter - www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod

Episode 4 (Dark Crystal Fan Event Discussion)

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:33:00 +1100

Trial By Stone returns.... early this time for November edition of the show.

Join Philip as well as guests J.M. Lee, Peter Ehm and Melissa Kelt as we discuss about the recent The Dark Crystal Fan Fest that occured on 24th October 2014 with audio recordings of the event featuring Cheryl Henson, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Toby Froud, J.M. Lee and much more.

Shownotes

The Dark Crystal Official Website
www.darkcrystal.com

The Dark Crystal Facebook Fan Group
http://on.fb.me/1rEkkkN

J.M. Lee's Website
www.joeyverse.com

Dark Crystal at The Astor Theatre
http://www.astortheatre.net.au/films/the-dark-crystal

Episode 3 (feat. Toby Philpott)

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:36:00 +1100

Trial By Stone is back for October 2014 with news and interviews on The Dark Crystal.

This month Philip interviews Toby Philpott, puppeteer on The Dark Crystal, performed urTih the Alchemist Mystic, Garthim, Podlings and much more.

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Show Notes

Variety Article
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/billy-crystal-joins-henson-which-witch-1201326184/

Entertainment Weekly Article
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/10/10/labyrinth-sequel/

BAM Puppets on Films - The Dark Crystal Fan Fest
http://www.bam.org/film/2014/the-dark-crystal

Toby Philpott's Website
https://sites.google.com/site/jabbahutt2/home

Episode 2 (feat. Tim Clarke)

Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:27:00 +1000

Trial By Stone is back for September 2014. This month Philip (host) interviews Tim Clarke; Mystic Design and Fabrication Supervisor.

Show Notes:

The Dark Crystal Creature A Creature Contest http://www.darkcrystal.com/creaturecontest.php

Tim Clarke
www.instagram.com/timclarketoys
www.totims.com
www.drphin.com

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Episode 1 - Interview with J.M. Lee; winner of The Dark Crystal Author Quest

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 07:26:00 +1000

Welcome to the first episode of Trial By Stone.

On this months show we'll look at the news going on, Philip Mitchell will introduce himself as host and an interview with J.M. Lee, the winner of The Dark Crystal Author Quest.

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Show Notes

Create a Dark Crystal Creature - http://www.darkcrystal.com/creaturecontest.php

J.M. Lee's website - www.joeyverse.com

The Dark Crystal Author Quest eBook - http://bit.ly/thedarkcrystalauthorquestebook