Lisa Henson says digital characters can still feel like the Muppets we grew up with

From green-screen set backgrounds to full-blown animated graphics, the technology has reached the point where we can often no longer tell the difference between real life and CGI. SEE ALSO: The Smithsonian on Kermit and Miss Piggy: 'But that's none of my business' The iconic puppets created by the late, legendary puppeteer Jim Henson have been around for more than six decades and are often held up as the last bastion of the analog fight against digital. Not a fan of CGI Muppets...lets stick to the basics..afterall, isn't that why we enjoyed them in the first place? Sci-fi movies today need more Muppets and less CGI. But the Jim Henson Company, with Henson's daughter Lisa Henson at the helm as CEO, is also throwing its weight behind digital animation.