Conversation with Matthew @ JHC.

Well, I called JHC a couple of days ago, and I had a lovely little conversation with a fellow named "Matthew" from the Jim Henson Company. Here's the talk as much as I remember it.



Me: *Waiting for phone to ring, and it finally does* Hi there!
Matthew: This is the Jim Henson Company, Lincening Division, this is Matthew speaking, how may I help you?
Me: Well, my name is Sara Vines, and I'm calling about...um...getting permission to personally publish a fanfiction of mine.
Matthew: Oh, okay. What kind of fanfiction is it?
Me: It concerns the muppets, and the muppet theatre, a lot of stuff like that.
Matthew: Well, I don't think we're the ones to talk to about it.
Me: *Dissapointed* Oh, I see. Either way would you like to hear a little bit about it?
Matthew: Certainly! What is this story about?
Me: Well, it's novel length for one thing, it's about 190 pages long.
Matthew: *Silence* ...it's 190 pages long? Wow.
Me: Yeah, yeah! It's called "Sadie's Stories" It concerns Scooter, and all the muppets, finding their family and friends again, and it's really neat.
Matthew: Cool.
Me: It's made up of about 5 different stories, but the fifth one I'm having to cut out, cause it is a crossover between the Muppets and Back to the Future.
Matthew: My goodness. That is quite some story there. What's the first story about?
Me: You don't mind me explaining it to you? Even though you guys can't give me...well, like the blessing for publishing it?
Matthew: I always love hearing about the stories you guys write!!
Me: Awesome! I'm also from Muppet Central Forums too. You should join up, you can read it on the computer then.
Matthew: Muppet Central Forums, I just might join it. I've heard a lot about you guys.
Me: Yeah, it's really awesome!! I'm ReneeLouvier on there, just look up my name, and click on new threads, and you'll see each story on there. Oh okay, well the first story is about Uncle Deadly, and his longing for his wife, Eleanor. Eleanor is an original character of mine. So is Sadie Grosse, she's Scooter and Skeeter's mother.
Matthew: You've used Skeeter?
Me: Yeah. I also showed the connection between Muppet Babies and the Muppet show. It's really well done.
Matthew: Wow. I love the Muppet Show myself.
Me: That's my favorite too. Ooh, have you seen the Muppets' Christmas Carol?
Matthew: Yes, it's a really welldone movie. Personally I think that's the best movie out since Jim passed away.
Me: ....really?
Matthew: Yeah. It has lots of emotion, and Michael Caine did a good performance.
Me: I always skip through that song in the middle of it. Slows it down SO much.
Matthew: *laughs a little* Same here.
Me: You need to watch it again, and skip ahead to the scene when Kermit came home from the funeral, and he's trying to tell Piggy about it, and he looks like he's about to cry.
Matthew: Yeah?
Me: That emotion was not for Tiny Tim. It was for Jim and Richard. You can just see it when their doing that scene. So much emoting in it. Makes me cry everytime I see it.
Matthew: I've gotta watch that again when I get home tonight...
Me: Ooh, my story....yeah, It's really nice.
Matthew: Did you use Nanny?
Me: *is excited he's asked that question now* Yes, I did. I gave her a real name, Nancy, and I gave her a brother, Eli. Get this: Nancy is the daughter of Life, like the angel of Life, and her brother, Eli, is the Angel of Death.
Matthew: *silence* ....if you can get it published, can you send us a copy or two?
Me: *is in heaven now, so excited* Well, certainly!! I'd be happy to send you a copy, Matthew!!
Matthew: I'm sure it'll make rounds around here.
Me: If I send a second copy, can you try to forward it to Rickey Boyd? I haven't seen a address for him yet.
Matthew: I'll try. Where do you live?
Me: South Carolina.
Matthew: It must be 10 o clock over there!
Me: Yeah, I just got home from college, so I'll be up till like...midnight myself, so this dosn't bother me.
Matthew: Yeah, it's 7 over here, closing time. *does a double take* 7 o clock! It's closing time! I've gotta go, Sara. It was very nice speaking to you.
Me: Very nice speaking to you too, Matthew! If I get permission, I'll be sending 2 copies your way!
Matthew: Can't wait for 'em! Bye!
Me: Bye!!