Leda: Well it was pretty much a case of seeing the book in the library, and winding up reading it and it's immediate sequel many times over. I loved the world, and the characters.

Tully: I was going on a road trip and needed a new audio book to pass the time, and hey, look, one by Jimmy Buffet. I like him. And I love that the narrator sounds like David Caradine.

Tim: This is another case of finding the book in the library, loving it, and re-reading it many many times. I was a teenager myself when I did so, so I really could relate to the boy.

Billy: I grew up watching the cartoon. And then when Marvel started putting out the trades of the old comic I checked them out, remembering some stuff from my friends tales when I was a kid. I wound up becoming impressed with the characterization of the people as opposed to the cartoon. Particularly ol' Snake-Head himself.

Oz: A fan since season one, episode one. I checked it out because I was curious about how they were gonna turn the movie (which I had not actually seen yet) into a tv show. I knew the story of course, because as huge geek, I'd read the novelization of the movie.

Robin: And last but not least, I grew up with the Muppets. And have loved them forever.