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Lizard Wizard posted:If nothing else, click this. The Wilkins Coffee commercials are gold. Was Wilkins a coffee company or the Protection arm of the Mob?
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As a self-proclaimed Muppet aficionado, the pilot didn't land for me but I think it did show potential. I have two concerns. First, the jokes weren't that funny, but I can chalk this up to pilot syndrome. Second, while I'm fine with the darker, more 'adult' focus, they definitely need to include more of the Muppet-brand of optimism. The updated premise works well. The late night format is today's variety show and the characters translate nicely to their new roles. I'm hoping they designed the show to incorporate frequent guest stars because part of the Muppet charm is how they interact with humans. I disagree with whoever said the characterization was off. Kermit, Fozzie, and Piggy have always been sad sacks who need each other to succeed. If there's one consistent message throughout all Muppet media, it's the importance of working together, being kind and loyal and supportive to your friends, community > individual, etc. The tension always comes when the Muppets are separated. The pilot introduced their current disharmony, and I imagine that'll be the through-line for the show: how do we put on a show when everyone is a walking disaster? On the lighter side, Gonzo's joke about camera cutaways being hackneyed fit perfectly. He's a whatever who loves the avante garde, so of course he's the perfect mouthpiece to question the show's tried format. I'm going to keep watching. Hopefully they'll find the right balance as the season unfolds, but I don't think they have a lot of time before they risk cancellation. They might've used up any popular audience goodwill they had by placing too much emphasis on the "not yo mama's Muppets" angle right off the bat.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 14:13 |
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Lizard Wizard posted:If nothing else, click this. The Wilkins Coffee commercials are gold.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 14:30 |
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Lizard Wizard posted:If nothing else, click this. The Wilkins Coffee commercials are gold. That should have been the ending to Mad Men.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 17:45 |
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Bruceski posted:Was Wilkins a coffee company or the Protection arm of the Mob? What do you mean "or"?
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 18:38 |
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I'm just hoping we finally get an answer as to what happened to Skeeter and why every just pretends she never existed.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 19:48 |
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Are you goons seriously watching and criticizing a children's tv show?
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 20:08 |
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No.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 20:16 |
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So why exactly are parents upset about this show? Isn't Modern Family considered a family show and they have adult situations?
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 20:25 |
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Ravane posted:Are you goons seriously watching and criticizing a children's tv show? No, please look for cartoon threads if you want to see that.
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 20:55 |
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Jubs posted:So why exactly are parents upset about this show? Isn't Modern Family considered a family show and they have adult situations? The consensus I've seen is that certain parents (i.e. those from One Million Moms) are upset over its "perverted nature" because they cover topics about "sex and drugs". The jokes in the pilot were much more direct than what we've typically seen from past shows or movies featuring the Muppets, as opposed to simply alluding to more mature themes. The Muppets' reputation amongst the general public is inoffensive, family-friendly humor - so it probably was a little jarring to some people who are only really familiar with the Muppets via their movies. It sounds to me like they're upset because they didn't bother to watch any previews or do enough research on the show before it aired. Here's an article that's a good laugh: Julie Gunlock from the NYPost posted:ABC’s sordid prostitution of the once-sweet Muppets Source: http://nypost.com/2015/09/23/abcs-sordid-prostitution-of-the-once-sweet-muppets/
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# ? Sep 25, 2015 21:33 |
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What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck e: I mean seriously where is this hardcore edgy nympho Muppets show so I can watch it? These people are acting like someone filmed puppet erotica for late night television, the show was incredivlbly inoffensive in that respect. loving NCIS has more hardcore jokes. HIJK fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Sep 25, 2015 |
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HIJK posted:What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck To be fair, NCIS has one character is walking sexual harassment suit. I watched the pilot and I liked most of it. Stadler and Waldorf are still funny, they had some of the weird humor between real world and fantasy and I didn't really see anything too sexual. So I am in for now.
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# ? Sep 26, 2015 21:47 |
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Lizard Wizard posted:If nothing else, click this. The Wilkins Coffee commercials are gold. I'm terrified of Wilkins Coffee now.
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# ? Sep 26, 2015 22:05 |
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Dave Syndrome posted:It'll pass. The network would do well to just sit and twiddle its thumbs while those crotchety biddies gesticulate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueuA-9pqRok
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# ? Sep 27, 2015 00:05 |
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Jonny_Rocket posted:The consensus I've seen is that certain parents (i.e. those from One Million Moms) [/url] Which is, allegedly, like 2 people and a fax machine who like to mass email/fax complaints under a long list of false names. Supposedly at one point every single message sent by them was traced to the same IP address (of a Tea Party member from Arkansas.)
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# ? Sep 27, 2015 00:54 |
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The only thing I don't like about tonight's episode is Fozzie's B story.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 00:54 |
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This episode is already better than the last one, it has more of Bobo the Bear Also, "For the first time ever, we're in a code GREEN! Yaaaaaay!!"
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:12 |
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"Libraries have had it TOO good for TOO long."
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:14 |
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"Talking Toilets with Jay Leno" would be an awesome show.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:15 |
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Laurence Fishburne!
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:24 |
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Jax-Guy1 posted:Laurence Fishburne! Holy poo poo, he's an rear end in a top hat. That's amazing.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:25 |
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Pan Dulce posted:Holy poo poo, he's an rear end in a top hat. That's amazing. "I watched your show, and IT SUCKED!" *Drives away
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:27 |
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I liked that a lot more than the first episode.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:30 |
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And they paid off the Lea Thompson joke. Nice. I liked last week, but I loved this episode. ...But it's got almost nothing for kids and it'll probably be off the air in a couple weeks. Oh well, I'll get the one-disc box set. And I choose to believe Fozzie thinking Jay Leno's the funniest comedian ever was a subtle slam on the chin.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:32 |
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That ballpoint pen joke slayed me, oh my god.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:37 |
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HIJK posted:That ballpoint pen joke slayed me, oh my god. This but I also loved the confrontation between Kermit and Josh Groban when Kermit tried to jump over him but failed miserably "Did you forget that frogs can jump?!" *Thud
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:45 |
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Jonny_Rocket posted:This but I also loved the confrontation between Kermit and Josh Groban when Kermit tried to jump over him but failed miserably Also: "Bye bye." That was savage. I love it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:51 |
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I like this show a lot.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 01:55 |
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X-O posted:I like this show a lot. Yeah I heard mediocre things about the pilot but tonight's episode was gag-a-minute and I loved it.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 02:08 |
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The line Kermit had about Piggy being brave enough to say she couldn't do it without a man was loving amazing and had my husband and I in stitches. Kermit has got to be the only performer that could pull that off.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 03:09 |
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HIJK posted:e: I mean seriously where is this hardcore edgy nympho Muppets show so I can watch it? That show is a movie and it's called "Meet The Feebles". Peter Jackson made it back in his earlier, edgier, more experimental days. I liked it (because I enjoy weird things), but be warned that it's pretty heavy on both gross out humor and puppet based gore.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 03:47 |
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muppets. FTW
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 04:42 |
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I thought that episode was still pretty weak but the show is still alright enough for me to give it a few more episodes My mom and my little sister both dislike it though and don't want to watch any more episodes so I don't imagine general public opinion is very good
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 05:01 |
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My wife lost it when the Swedish Chef asked Kermit "Cooked de piggy?" after the scene with the hot rocks.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 13:07 |
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I loved the "Forget the mountain bike; she's getting a Prius!" Really, the whole solution to that plot was great.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 13:22 |
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"Don't draw anything inappropriate" "hmmmm, maybe I can turn that into a saxophone"
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 14:05 |
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For some reason it always cracks me up when Pepe calls Kermit "Kermin". Also his "What? Gender is fluid!" scene should be good for a few protest reviews.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 15:08 |
Second episode was definitely a step above the first. "YOU HAVE PRE SHOW CRY TOO!?" ; Animal only gets like 2 gags an episode but he's been golden.
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# ? Sep 30, 2015 16:42 |
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Cheesus posted:My wife lost it when the Swedish Chef asked Kermit "Cooked de piggy?" after the scene with the hot rocks. I thought it was something along the lines of: "Someone cookin' de bacon?" Oh well, same joke. I also liked his line about "Gropin' de Grobin? Hee hee hee."
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