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Jim Henson’s Farscape, Fraggle Rock now on iTunes
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
News Category: iTunes
Apple has added its first offerings from the Jim Henson Company to the iTunes Store. The initial offerings include the first season (22 episodes) of the sci-fi series Farscape and the first season (24 episodes) of the critically-acclaimed puppet series Fraggle Rock. As with other iTunes TV show offerings, the shows are priced at $1.99 per episode. “We continue to be honored and thrilled by our fans’ ongoing desire to support their favorite shows and view them using all formats of media,” said Nicole Goldman, Vice President of Marketing and Publicity of The Jim Henson Company. “We know our fans have been asking for these titles on iTunes and through our partnership with New Video, we hope to serve our loyal supporters and also introduce these beloved shows to new audiences.” In addition, the Jim Henson Company has said that both series will be available in their entirety in the coming months.
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1
wow, that is really cool. i’m kind of excited by this!
Posted by mrc123 on January 29, 2008 at 8:19 AM (PDT)
2
Farscape! Frelling Finally!
Posted by kaioslider on January 29, 2008 at 1:38 PM (PDT)
3
TOTALLY excited about farscape. it would be great if they would give out and episode or 2 for free for promotion. farscape and firefly- 2 great shows that died way before their time to go. yatz.
Posted by funkpod on January 30, 2008 at 11:17 AM (PDT)