The Cube is Jim Henson’s little-known proto-Black Mirror masterpiece

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By Terrence O’BrienJun 28, 2026, 12:30 pm76 ptsTrending
That sure is a man in a cube, alright. | Image: NBC / Jim Henson Company I'm sure we're all familiar with Dark Crystal, 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 as the Muppetless The Cube. This 1969…

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