![]() While they hope that fans of the original series would feel connected to the reboot, they are just as excited about getting a new generation of young viewers to fall in love with Fraggle Rock.Įach 30-minute episode provides ways for parents and their children to bond.įusfeld says: "If a family would sit down and really immerse themselves in this world - without looking at their phones - and talk about the joy, the silliness and the comedy for half an hour, I can't think of anything better than that." "If we were approaching a theme or a subject in a particular episode, we always met with an expert to talk about how to depict it in really responsible ways," Cuthbertson says. Being parents, both are concerned about the content that children are watching these days, including on YouTube, and take pride in the research that they put into the series. So Fraggle Rock is like a real world compared with Roblox, which is just a computer game, really."Ĭuthbertson, 41, also has two kids aged three years and nine months. ![]() He adds: "I can see how transfixed my kids are when they see them. When kids get their eyes on them, they'll be like, 'Oh my god, this is otherworldly.' It's not even like animation." But there's just something timeless, magical and undeniable about puppets. Speaking to The Straits Times over a video call, Fusfeld, 43, acknowledges that children - including his own nine- and six-year-olds - get plenty of "distractions" from the likes of smartphones and online games. Will today's children embrace the puppet-centric show?įraggle Rock: Back To The Rock's showrunners Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson, who also executive produce, are hopeful. ![]() But a lot has changed in the world of kids' entertainment since Red, Boober, Wembley, Mokey, Gobo and other Fraggle friends first sang and danced on air.
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