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On ABC this Fall (http://abc.go.com/shows/the-muppets).
Comic-Con first look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2B5d-8H588

I like it.

AKA, the Greg the Bunny reboot.  I miss my fabricated Americans.

God yes.

I started watching the trailer, thinking that the only way it could be funnier is if they made fun of the entire concept.

Then Gonzo made fun of the entire concept.

Cannot wait.

My only disappointment is that awful, awful, awful Rowlf voice. Rowlf was one of my favorites and that didn't sound like Bill Barretta at all. (Who has voiced Rowlf since Jim died.)

I have heard that Frank Oz retired from voice acting so I am sure a lot of the other voices are going to sound "off". I think I will have more trouble with that than I did with Henson's characters as (with the exception of Ms Piggy) Frank Oz voiced most of my favorite characters.

Looks like Bunsen/Beaker are a couple.   :drillf:

"A bacon wrapped hell on earth"   :grin:

I'm in.

My God, that actually looks good.

But it was Bill Barretta:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2B5d-8H588#t=10m18s

(Paste into new window/tab, don't use the popup, it doesn't support timestamps)

Yeah, IDK what's up. Maybe he was ill that day or mentally stuck in another voice. That didn't sound like Rowlf, there was none of the low-end gravel to it. Too much Pepe that day, maybe. Here's "From The Balcony" for comparison.

https://youtu.be/2W3kNkrZShE?t=139 (same deal with the timestamp)

It's a nitpick, to be sure, but it's always one of those things that stands out: when muppets that don't sound right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxfbLXeCa5Y

Muppets are timeless. Voice actors are not. There is some of the same drift in the Simpsons, but not to this extent.

I approve of this.

(http://i.imgur.com/Wi528QA.gif)

My childhood just returned and all is good in the world :)

I have no interest in The Muppets and am confused by all the excitement. Yes, I did watch them as a kid and they should have stayed in the 70s.

Thank you for reminding us that you hate fun.  :drill:

Did you watch the trailer/first look?  Or is this blind crapping?

I watched the trailer and never cracked a smile.

Your soul is dark and empty. 

The old jokes get me.  I'm a huge Fozzy fan.

Did I mention Uncle-Woman here yet?

Emo is so 1990s and not edgy anymore

Just a FYI :D

This premieres tonight. First network television show I will be watching on purpose when it airs in a long time.

Sadly, I'm hearing that it is thinner on laughs than the previews indicated.  However, I hear the pilot is the weakest of the early episodes.

It really peaks in the 3rd season, though.

Best to cash out now, prior to the collapse.

 "thin on plot" so, the muppets.

Other "valid" complaints:

Not enough boobs
Where's the DRAMA. The ANGST. How can I binge watch this without gravitas?!

 :awesome_for_real:

Was a bit underwhelming. Will still watch next week to see if it is better.

Yeah.... The "30 Rock meets The Office" gimmick seemed a little forced, but I guess it is as close as they can get to the "Variety Show" gimmick of the original.

Needs more silly shtick, less plot. I don't want to see Kermit resolving his midlife crisis, I want more one liners. They had some good bits, padded out with drama I don't need in a puppet show. The jokes are supposed to be lame, giving us time to think about how lame they were while Fozzy plays "Guess who's coming to dinner" from the alternate universe where Poitier's part was played by Woody Allen in a fur suit, doesn't make them funnier.

--Dave

Actually it most reminded me of the Larry Sanders Show.

Yeah, awkward funny vs. shtick. I enjoyed it.

It was hit and miss throughout the show, and being better than most shit on TV atm I'll at least give it a few more episodes.

Best quote goes to Fozzie: "when your online profile states you're a passionate bear looking for love you get a lot of wrong responses"  :why_so_serious:

Hah!

"well not wrong...just wrong for me"

http://www.eonline.com/news/698671/the-muppets-is-perverted-according-to-people-boycotting-it-who-probably-haven-t-seen-it (http://www.eonline.com/news/698671/the-muppets-is-perverted-according-to-people-boycotting-it-who-probably-haven-t-seen-it)

 :awesome_for_real:

That was pretty rough.  Will give them a few more episodes and see if they end up somewhere a bit more consistently entertaining.

The Muppet Show is both hard to live up to (for older fans) and a straight re-make probably would not work well on modern TV (for younger audiences), so I appreciate that they don't have it easy here.

OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD....do they have the Swedish chef doing Rapper's Delight next episode??  :Love_Letters: :rock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUnNalP_6Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUnNalP_6Y)

The third episode was actually fairly decent.

Enough so that I will watch the fourth, had it been on the same level as episode 2 I probably would have given up there.

Episode four was pretty solidly funny.  The B plot with Fozzie was a little weak (I just don't think Fozzie works well on his own), but the A plot entertained.  The Swedish Chef rapping was great.

Fozzie has always, ironically, worked best as the straight man. Having him lead a storyline doesn't work well unless the other people are crazy rather than cruel.