Hail Sabin 1,130 Posted September 24, 2015 It was good I will watch next week's episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheVileOne 1,886 Posted September 24, 2015 http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/a-rainbow-rejection-how-the-muppets-gets-everything-wrong-about-the-muppets/ A scathing review by Grantland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 10,551 Posted September 24, 2015 Hey I blame Frank Miller too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincey Greene 746 Posted September 24, 2015 I thought it was pretty good and pretty funny in spots but holy fuck, there is nothing in entertainment I needed to see less than the specifics of Kermit and Piggy's breakup. Woof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,633 Posted September 24, 2015 I think my main issue with this show is the writers think that showing what happens behind the scenes of a show with Muppets is something novel. It was done already, it was called The Muppet Show. They aren't re-inventing the wheel, they basically stole the wheel off a parked car and put it on an inferior car thinking it would make it run better James 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bustronaut 4,200 Posted September 24, 2015 Some reviewer likened it to a tepid LARRY SANDERS SHOW ripoff, forcing Kermit into the Rip Torn role, which I completely agree with.Thinking about it, t would have been 100x better if Kermit were the Larry analogue and Piggy was Artie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtVanderlay 126 Posted September 24, 2015 http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/a-rainbow-rejection-how-the-muppets-gets-everything-wrong-about-the-muppets/ A scathing review by Grantland. *shrugs* It's Grantland, their whole gimmick these days seems to be being "outraged" over one thing or another. Having a twitter meltdown b/c Selma didn't win Best Picture and Ava DuVernay wasn't even nominated is one thing, posting a manifesto-length attack on a puppet show you didn't like is a waste of processing power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate 4,735 Posted September 24, 2015 http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/a-rainbow-rejection-how-the-muppets-gets-everything-wrong-about-the-muppets/A scathing review by Grantland.Was Batman an "alcoholic" in DKR? I don't remember that at all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bustronaut 4,200 Posted September 24, 2015 Imagine how much funnier Kermit's "My life is a bacon wrapped hell" line would have been coming from Piggy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spritenaut 32 4,589 Posted September 24, 2015 Bruce is shown drinking in a couple scenes early on. I don't recall Miller actually making it clear Bruce was a full-blown alcoholic (as opposed to a social drinker) but that seems to be the general interpretation, and it plays in naturally to the "Bruce is embittered and has lost hope" motif. I found Muppets pretty dull, personally. The docu-reality approach seems forced. Building the pilot around Real World-style confessionals about the breakup of the Kermit/Piggy relationship seemed really forced. The slapstick comedy with Elizabeth Banks driving around the lot and the one muppet basically attacking her to keep her away from Miss Piggy made me wonder if Banks did something to piss off her agent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elizium 1,639 Posted September 24, 2015 Will watch this a little later. 3rd the love for Garfunkel & Oates wish they got a 2nd season on IFC. It's only half of G&O, but I really liked Another Period, Riki Lindholme and Natasha Leggaro's Victorian upstairs/downstairs parody. The supporting cast is stellar, including Michael Ian Black and Christina Hendricks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Fresh 4,541 Posted September 24, 2015 I liked it. Not a ton, but enough to stick around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
offspring515 1,617 Posted September 27, 2015 Not really a Muppets fan but I enjoyed this. I found the Piggy/Kermit breakup scene, which seems to be the most reviled part of the show, to be oddly touching. The puppetry and voice work was outstanding. I'm in for now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hail Sabin 1,130 Posted September 27, 2015 It's fair since the other half of G&O did have a reoccurring role on Scrubs and Raising Hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyLaw 2,718 Posted September 27, 2015 She also showed up on Another Period as one of Hortense's friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyLaw 2,718 Posted September 27, 2015 I agree with those that say this show lacks joy. It is fine on its own, but (admittedly based only on the pilot) no kids watching this show are going to walk away with a life time love of the Muppets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.H. 1,633 Posted September 27, 2015 This show wishes it was Greg The Bunny James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 10,551 Posted September 27, 2015 I agree with those that say this show lacks joy. It is fine on its own, but (admittedly based only on the pilot) no kids watching this show are going to walk away with a life time love of the Muppets. We're not letting our kids watch it, so certainly not in our household. Granted, they've seen the first three seasons of the Muppet Show about two dozen times, so there is that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smelly McUgly 2,935 Posted September 27, 2015 This show is pretty much a puppet extension of 30 Rock with Kermit as Liz Lemon. I guess I can see the Larry Sanders comparisons too with Piggy as Larry, Kermit as Artie, and Fozzie as Hank Kingsley, but either way, it's for people who are adult Muppet fans from way back. Personally, I think they should revive Muppet Babies and show it on the Disney Channel if they want to rope in a new generation of fans (which I don't think is the purpose of this ABC Muppet show). Anyway, even if kids see this show and don't like it (and since it's out of their wheelhouse, they probably wouldn't), nothing can be worse than the garbage that was the Muppet Movie revival from a couple years back. If I didn't already love the Muppets, I would have never given them a chance after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Fresh 4,541 Posted September 27, 2015 The Jason Segal one? That was amazing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bustronaut 4,200 Posted September 27, 2015 Except Walter. He can burn in Muppet hell forever. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smelly McUgly 2,935 Posted September 27, 2015 Yeah, that Jason Segal one. Awful, awful, awful movie. I never thought that I would dislike anything that involved the Muppets, much less dislike that strongly. But that's for another thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Fresh 4,541 Posted September 27, 2015 Wow. That's crazy. You're the first person I've heard not smile from ear-to-ear through that whole movie. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Conn 2,491 Posted September 27, 2015 I thought the first episode was good I just hope the show gets time to breath and find its voice before they cancel it. I also really like the Jason Segal Muppet movie it was a perfectly fine revive. I have yet to see the latest movie Muppet's Gone Wild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Fresh 4,541 Posted September 27, 2015 I thought the first episode was good I just hope the show gets time to breath and find its voice before they cancel it. I also really like the Jason Segal Muppet movie it was a perfectly fine revive. I have yet to see the latest movie Muppet's Gone Wild. I think it was "Muppets Most Wanted". Nobody flashed Muppet tits. Sadly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
