{"id":3129,"date":"2026-06-28T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-cube-is-jim-hensons-little-known-proto-black-mirror-masterpiece\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:30:00","slug":"the-cube-is-jim-hensons-little-known-proto-black-mirror-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-cube-is-jim-hensons-little-known-proto-black-mirror-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cube is Jim Henson\u2019s little-known proto-Black Mirror masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThat sure is a man in a cube, alright. | Image: NBC \/ Jim Henson Company\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

I’m sure we’re all familiar with Dark Crystal<\/a><\/em>, so we know that Jim Henson can be weird and tackle slightly more mature subject matter. But there is little in his oeuvre that is quite as mind-bending<\/a> as the Muppetless The Cube<\/a><\/em>. This 1969 teleplay was produced for an NBC anthology series called Experiment in Television<\/em>, which featured, appropriately enough, various experimental films, plays, and documentaries. One episode even featured Marshall McLuhan explaining his oft-cited theory that \u00ab\u00a0the medium is the message<\/a>.\u00a0\u00bb <\/p>\n

Even among all these oddities, however, Jim Henson’s The Cube<\/em> stands out. It’s a 53-minute bottle film – taking place almost e \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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