Mr. Mickey
DIS Veteran
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- Nov 10, 2017
To be fair, the edginess of the original show was the original concept. The late night appearances in the 1960s, pre-Sesame Street and long before The Muppet Show, were not children's entertainment. The appearances on Saturday Night Live in the early 70s were also pretty edgy. Sure the Muppets are most known for Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and the children's movies, but the original concept was more in line with the most recent reboot... which just wasn't very good.I think they should go back to the original show concept...the key there is getting really good writers. I *loved* the muppet show when I was younger, and since there hasn’t been anything like it in recent times, it may almost seem like a fresh concept. I hated the edginess of the most recent version of the show.
To be fair, the edginess of the original show was the original concept. The late night appearances in the 1960s, pre-Sesame Street and long before The Muppet Show, were not children's entertainment. The appearances on Saturday Night Live in the early 70s were also pretty edgy. Sure the Muppets are most known for Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and the children's movies, but the original concept was more in line with the most recent reboot... which just wasn't very good.
I think they need to decide what the Muppets are. Personally I think they work best as childrens characters.
but I could see a sketch-based show like SNL.
I really liked the most recent TV series that aired on ABC. I was disappointed that they cancelled it.
I was too. When you look about at many TV comedies, including many classics, a significant number of them really didn't find their stride until they were into the 2nd season. The Muppets did end better than it started. These days networks don't give shows enough time to work out the kinks and find and audience.
Nope, I love it too. Cracks me up. I love the songs.Seems like I’m the only one here who loves Muppets Most Wanted ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You're, of course, entitled to that perfectly reasonable viewpoint, but I would hate it!
Although I admit that I don't have a perfect recall of the (most recent) Muppet Show, I don't recall anything overly "dark" or too serious. It felt like a comedy to me, and that's how I recall it.
I certainly don't recall it being darker than the most recent films, which are well liked by most.
I hope they go back to a format that has a "special guest star." I think it helped keep the original fresh as they wrote to the star. Maybe not a variety show as most kids wouldn't know what that was, but I could see a sketch-based show like SNL.
I'd be cool with a "Muppets Tonight" style reboot.
Seems like I’m the only one here who loves Muppets Most Wanted ¯\_(ツ)_/¯