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Beaker is a pickle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVw0i5Rd_Is And here is the season trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJkusicBa4 Apparently this is going to be a more "adult" Muppets. If we consider the original Muppets and the current idiotic state of US parenting, this will probably be on par with Barney. quote:One Million Moms Boycotting The Muppets
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I thought it was funny, and my 18 month old son liked the colors moving around on the screen, so win win, I guess.
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Sep 22, 2015 04:10
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Sep 22, 2015 04:13
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Yeah, Citytv showed it today.
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Sep 22, 2015 04:30
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The impression I've gotten from the previews I've seen and articles I've read is that it's like The Office, but with Muppets. Is this accurate?
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Sep 22, 2015 09:31
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It was an okay pilot, Statler & Waldorf are still my favourites. Fozzie's subplot wasn't great, but Fozzie. Will Walter be on the cast? Still, I'll watch this for the nostalgia. As a kid I'd wake up at 5am to watch old repeats on the weekend.
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Sep 22, 2015 09:40
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Its weird how much better the Comic-con trailer was compared to tonight's pilot episode. It even used Elizabeth Banks better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2B5d-8H588&t=150s
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Sep 22, 2015 12:11
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Eh, it was okay. The "adult" humour comes across as them trying too hard, and I don't think it fits, it's not like they're ever going to cross any lines so they just sound like lame dad jokes. It looks great, though.
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Sep 22, 2015 14:25
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It doesn't really "feel" like the Muppets. It's them, but the tone is totally wrong. I actually got the sense that the show could be cancelled relatively quickly. Hope things improve because this is not what people are looking for from a muppet show.
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Sep 22, 2015 18:11
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I don't know, I liked it. Gave me a bit of a 30 Rock vibe. Miss Piggy is Jenna, Kermit is Liz, etc etc. I'm OK with that.
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Sep 22, 2015 20:13
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It is like Greg the Bunny and The Office (first season) mashed together.
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Sep 22, 2015 20:16
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It's 30 Rock + puppets - Tina Fey.
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Sep 22, 2015 20:19
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Its like The Larry Sanders Show, but not funny and starring the Muppets.
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Sep 22, 2015 21:48
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Sep 23, 2015 01:10
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you know who else is attracted to pigs
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david cameron david cameron is attracted to pigs
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Sep 23, 2015 01:15
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The Fuzzy Hulk posted:It's 30 Rock + puppets - Tina Fey. No it's the office. This is miserable. I'm completely depressed. I didn't know this was going to happen and now I'm watching it happen.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:16
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Krinkle posted:No it's the office. This is miserable. I'm completely depressed. I didn't know this was going to happen and now I'm watching it happen. You hear that sound? That's Jim Henson spinning in his grave.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:24
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Somehow it's not as bad when it's just a terrible movie every few years I can ignore. Janet's wrong voice just then clued me into janet's voice actor/puppeteer dying in '92. RIP Janet.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:29
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That.... just didn't feel like the Muppets.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:30
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I enjoyed the show, hope it does well but it probably won't because that's my luck.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:33
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I liked it. Like others said, A 30 Rock/Office hybrid but with Muppets. Somehow I'm okay with that.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:46
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The determined Scooter jumping back into the lot tour won me over.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:48
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I'm a simple man, but the Imagine Dragons joke from Janice made me laugh.
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Sep 23, 2015 01:52
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Pilot was super low key but I appreciate that. It would have been worse if they tried for over the top funny. It has a chance to grow into something funny. The break up had real pathos to it too, I actually felt for these little puppets.
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X-O posted:I'm a simple man, but the Imagine Dragons joke from Janice made me laugh. Yeah me too. Like, it was a cheesy joke but for whatever reason it landed and I laughed. I kinda liked the episode. Though I was real surprised they did Guess Who's Coming To Dinner but with a Muppet. That was way more "adult" than I was expecting.
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Sep 23, 2015 02:02
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Liked the first episode overall, though I do think a few of the adult jokes felt like they were trying too hard, i.e Fozzy's "passionate bear" line. I get that the show is supposed to be about the real lives of the Muppets, but it felt weird that half the dialogue was about them boning. Lots of solid gags in there though, so I'm really hoping this catches on and we can see it grow into something awesome.
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Sep 23, 2015 02:09
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It wasn't as good as the "pilot" it was remaking, which is unfortunate. The situation wasn't well-established and they counted on character familiarity to carry it, but it was... it felt a little undercooked.
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Sep 23, 2015 02:27
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The pilot wasn't too bad, but man, Kermit is such a downer in this, it's kind of depressing (usually I remember him being so optimistic)
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Jonny_Rocket posted:The pilot wasn't too bad, but man, Kermit is such a downer in this, it's kind of depressing (usually I remember him being so optimistic) I don't know, maybe in the movies, but he's kind of a downer in The Muppet Show too. He's always the one freaked out by everything and who isn't amused by any of the Muppets shenanigans because he's just trying to put on a show. It was slightly accentuated here because Kermit was dealing with the Piggy breakup, but I don't think it was completely out of character.
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Sep 23, 2015 02:55
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This was a good pilot, and I look forward to more.
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Sep 23, 2015 02:58
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I was disappointed it wasn't a new Muppets variety show also, but I found myself chuckling through the entire thing. I also see this being cancelled soon, and forgetting about it for a few years until I see it on Netflix and go "Huh, that's right, they did try a 30-Rock-style Muppets show years ago, that wasn't just a fever dream."
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Sep 23, 2015 03:07
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I'm gonna take a pass. Sorry, Kermit.
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Mister Kingdom posted:The Muppets - You hear that sound? That's Jim Henson spinning in his grave. New thread title?
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Waltzing Along posted:New thread title? Nope, because it was good 
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Sep 23, 2015 03:21
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It was a pretty spot-on The Muppet Show reboot for 2015, if you ask me. Keep in mind, I always saw the Muppets' appeal as stupid jokes made palatable by lovable characters.
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Sep 23, 2015 03:27
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Maybe I shouldn't watch the pilot, because you can count how many of those were actually good on one hand. But the NY Times review said that it felt like the kind of "adult show" that a kid would come up with and that Kermit is the undeniable weak point, and people are saying the same thing here.
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I don't know about this. I think I may have expected too much. It gives off a 30 Rock vibe but without the joke-a-minute ratio and the facial reactions. They can improve on one of those though.
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Sep 23, 2015 03:30
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This is the Muppets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpanPmIfBs4 Whatever ABC has come up with is not.
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BJPaskoff posted:I was disappointed it wasn't a new Muppets variety show also, but I found myself chuckling through the entire thing. I also see this being cancelled soon, and forgetting about it for a few years until I see it on Netflix and go "Huh, that's right, they did try a 30-Rock-style Muppets show years ago, that wasn't just a fever dream." I don't know if prime-time variety shows can really work in TYOOL 2015. (Exhibit A: Best Time Ever, which isn't.) I thought this one was a little too heavy -- I do not need to see Kermit having a mid-life crisis, thanks -- but there's time to get into a better groove. I did laugh at Sam the Eagle objecting to "crotchety," "twaddle," and "gesticulate."
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