The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
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#127
Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...x_and_Violence
They didn't adultify The Muppets with this show, they went back to it's roots.
#131
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
This the second pilot to the original show:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...x_and_Violence
They didn't adultify The Muppets with this show, they went back to it's roots.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...x_and_Violence
They didn't adultify The Muppets with this show, they went back to it's roots.
There's a lot of talk that the Muppets don't resonate with kids anymore. This would not surprise me; when I was a kid in the 70s, my mom would go on and on about the Mickey Mouse Club and Howdy Doody. Finally, some syndicated channel started re-airing old episodes of those shows, and she gushed about how much I'd love them. As you can imagine, I tried watching and had no interest. Yet on the other hand, my greatest entertainment as a kid was watching WWII-era Warner Bros cartoons, so I guess some kid-vid is more timeless than others. Any parents here introducing their kids to Muppets, whether it's this show or DVDs of the original series?
#132
Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
My kids, 4 and 2 received the 2011 movie as a gift and loved it and still watch it quite a bit. Neither really liked Muppets Most Wanted or the current show so it is hit or miss. The 4 year old likes Star Wars so he likes the Star Wars Muppets episode from the 70's as well but not really the show as a whole.
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#134
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
I never liked The Muppet Show as a kid, but loved the movies and Baby Muppets cartoon. As an adult I ended up really enjoying the original show.
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
I have 3 girls, 6 year old twins and a 5 year old.
One of the twins loves the Muppets, and will watch anything with them in it. The other doesn't care for them. The youngest plays along and will watch sometimes with her sister, but I get the feeling she doesn't really like them either.
One of the twins loves the Muppets, and will watch anything with them in it. The other doesn't care for them. The youngest plays along and will watch sometimes with her sister, but I get the feeling she doesn't really like them either.
#136
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
The last episode was great! That whole scene at the Kareoke bar was laugh worthy but the end with Kermit at his scheming best (thanks to learning from the best) was the LOL moment for me.
#138
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
Watch early in the episode (10/13) where Fozzie is describing how he deals with hecklers. On the left side of the screen
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#140
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
Found myself laughing at lot at this past weeks episode.
Really loving Kermit in this show.
Really loving Kermit in this show.
#141
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
Slapstick used to be a bigger part of the Muppets' comedy. I like the show but this one feels aimed squarely at adults. We haven't gotten enough Gonzo for my tastes.
#143
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
i didn't particularly care for the episode, but the piggy rap song production at the end was pretty damn good.
#144
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
http://deadline.com/2015/10/the-mupp...bc-1201597928/
ABC ordered 3 more episodes.
We'll now get 16 this season
ABC ordered 3 more episodes.
We'll now get 16 this season
#145
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
And Riki Lindhome looks to be a semi-regular as Fozzie's girlfriend. She even got to sing this episode. I'd love a Garfunkel and Oates crossover.
#147
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
Kermit's facial expressions are amazing. They've really done a great job capturing his moods, especially when talking to Piggy.
#148
Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
There is a behind the scenes shakeup on ABC’s freshman comedy series The Muppets. Gone is co-creator, executive producer and Bob Kushell. Kristin Newman (Galavant) is in negotiations to succeed him as new showrunner under her overall deal at ABC Studios, the studio that produces The Muppets. The move is part of a creative overhaul of the freshman comedy, which is expected to take a hiatus after finishing Episode 10 for a reboot. ABC recently ordered 3 more episodes, bringing The Muppets‘ first season to 16 episodes — 10 to air in the fall and the other 6 in midseason after a winter hiatus. The spring run will likely be treated as a relaunch.
Kushell co-wrote the original Muppets presentation with The Big Bang Theory co-creator/executive producer Bill Prady. Because of Prady’s commitment to the hit CBS comedy, Kushell was tapped as solo showrunner on The Muppets, with Brady coming in two days a week.
The Muppets was rushed to air by TV standards, filming a last-minute presentation in April and getting a slot on the fall schedule just a couple of weeks later — before its concept, style and tone had been fully formed. That added tension to the already stressed environment on the show, which faced a tight production schedule and a complicated shoot because of the seamless mix of real actors and puppets.
Because it marked the TV return of beloved characters, there were high expectations for the series, which was launched with a big marketing campaign that employed ABC’s biggest stars plugging the muppets’ comeback comedy. But after a highly rated premiere, ratings dropped. The Muppets has done an OK job opening Tuesday night for ABC at 8 PM, with its numbers on par with lead-out Fresh Off the Boat, but because of its marquee title, The Muppets has been held to a different standard, so its performance has been considered somewhat disappointing, and there has been a concern about its creative direction.
Behind the scenes, I hear there was a clash in styles and vision for the show between Kushell and Prady, which was exacerbated by Prady’s part-time participation, leading to swings in direction on scripts that had been already in progress. I hear Kushell was well liked among the cast, crew and the producers, but the discord proved too taxing on everyone and starting to show on the screen. It was getting harder for the show to go on with both Prady and Kushell, and a decision was made to let Kushell go though I hear many wanted him to stay.
The Muppets follows Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppet gang as they produce a late-night talk show, Up Late with Miss Piggy. The series stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Pepé the King Prawn, Rizzo the Rat, Scooter, Rowlf and the Electric Mayhem.
Season to date, The Muppets still ranks as Tuesday’s highest-rated new TV show among Adults 18-49 (2.6). On average, the freshman show is improving its half-hour for ABC by 69% in Total Viewers (7.6 million) and by 86% in Adults 18-49 (2.6), standing as the net’s strongest performing Tuesday comedy in 4 years. In its most recent airing last night, The Muppets matched its delivery from last week, a 1.4 in 18-49 (Live+same day). Fresh Off the Boat did a 1.5.
Newman had a fast start in TV writing. She landed her first staff job in 2000 on That ’70s Show, rising to supervising producer. Following the end of the Fox sitcom in 2006, Newman got her first overall deal at 20th TV where she joined another long-running young ensemble comedy, How I Met Your Mother, as co-executive producer. Newman, repped by UTA and Hansen Jacobson, also worked on the NBC/WBTV dramedy Chuck, created the ABC/ABC Studio comedy Single with Parents and served as co-executive produced on ABC/ABCS’ The Neighbors and Galavant and as executive producer/showrunner on ABC/ABCS’ comedy pilot Delores and Jermaine this past season.
Newman would executive produce The Muppets alongside Prady, Randall Einhorn, Bill Barretta, Debbie McClellan and Kyle Laughlin for ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio.
Kushell co-wrote the original Muppets presentation with The Big Bang Theory co-creator/executive producer Bill Prady. Because of Prady’s commitment to the hit CBS comedy, Kushell was tapped as solo showrunner on The Muppets, with Brady coming in two days a week.
The Muppets was rushed to air by TV standards, filming a last-minute presentation in April and getting a slot on the fall schedule just a couple of weeks later — before its concept, style and tone had been fully formed. That added tension to the already stressed environment on the show, which faced a tight production schedule and a complicated shoot because of the seamless mix of real actors and puppets.
Because it marked the TV return of beloved characters, there were high expectations for the series, which was launched with a big marketing campaign that employed ABC’s biggest stars plugging the muppets’ comeback comedy. But after a highly rated premiere, ratings dropped. The Muppets has done an OK job opening Tuesday night for ABC at 8 PM, with its numbers on par with lead-out Fresh Off the Boat, but because of its marquee title, The Muppets has been held to a different standard, so its performance has been considered somewhat disappointing, and there has been a concern about its creative direction.
Behind the scenes, I hear there was a clash in styles and vision for the show between Kushell and Prady, which was exacerbated by Prady’s part-time participation, leading to swings in direction on scripts that had been already in progress. I hear Kushell was well liked among the cast, crew and the producers, but the discord proved too taxing on everyone and starting to show on the screen. It was getting harder for the show to go on with both Prady and Kushell, and a decision was made to let Kushell go though I hear many wanted him to stay.
The Muppets follows Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppet gang as they produce a late-night talk show, Up Late with Miss Piggy. The series stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Pepé the King Prawn, Rizzo the Rat, Scooter, Rowlf and the Electric Mayhem.
Season to date, The Muppets still ranks as Tuesday’s highest-rated new TV show among Adults 18-49 (2.6). On average, the freshman show is improving its half-hour for ABC by 69% in Total Viewers (7.6 million) and by 86% in Adults 18-49 (2.6), standing as the net’s strongest performing Tuesday comedy in 4 years. In its most recent airing last night, The Muppets matched its delivery from last week, a 1.4 in 18-49 (Live+same day). Fresh Off the Boat did a 1.5.
Newman had a fast start in TV writing. She landed her first staff job in 2000 on That ’70s Show, rising to supervising producer. Following the end of the Fox sitcom in 2006, Newman got her first overall deal at 20th TV where she joined another long-running young ensemble comedy, How I Met Your Mother, as co-executive producer. Newman, repped by UTA and Hansen Jacobson, also worked on the NBC/WBTV dramedy Chuck, created the ABC/ABC Studio comedy Single with Parents and served as co-executive produced on ABC/ABCS’ The Neighbors and Galavant and as executive producer/showrunner on ABC/ABCS’ comedy pilot Delores and Jermaine this past season.
Newman would executive produce The Muppets alongside Prady, Randall Einhorn, Bill Barretta, Debbie McClellan and Kyle Laughlin for ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio.
#149
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Great. We're probably gonna have a whole new spin on the Moopets again.
#150
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Re: The Muppets (ABC) - Season 1 Thread - Premieres 9/22/15
Well, say goodbye to THE MUPPETS, friends. They're going to make it kid-friendly now, which means everything that made this new version great will be gone by January.