>>30565
"If we could do it all again,
just another chance to entertain,
would anybody watch, or even care,
or did something break we can't repair?"

Every Muppet Show Intro

It's been said before, but damn it, there needs to be an audio commentary done entirely by Statler and Waldorf.

You know, if this was used as the jumping-off point for a new Muppet Show... where would it air? It seems a bit "mature" for Disney Channel, but I can't see ABC being a great fit either.

Maybe it would air on them both?

>>30607
They attempted that before, it was a clusterfuck.

>>30609
Are you talking about Muppets Tonight?

That show had problems of its own.

Also,
>Frank Oz: "The Muppets have never been about toilet humor."
>Frank Oz voiced Miss Piggy saying "I gotta pee!" in Muppets in Space.

>>30611
Not to mention Labyrinth's Bog of Eternal Stench

Saw it today. Loved it even though I've only so far seen a couple Muppet movies. I laughed really loud at the Sweedish Chef torching all his old food.

Also, something interesting I had pointed out to me. Tex Richman actually had some sort of inability to laugh (that's why he kept Deadly and Bobo around). In the credits he's shown laughing after the head injury, so him giving back the theater may not have just been brain damage.

>>30637
The orginal cut has about 3 hours of material. A lot of extra stuf gets explained.

>>30640
It's painfully obvious in some places, too.

Oh Fox, you hilarious
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201112020036

I hope this means we can start having muppet viral videos again.
Can you believe Disney thought it would be beneficial to the movie to put the kibosh on those?

>>30685
Was probably more of a "focus on movie production" thing then a complete cancellation of the line.

Saw it over the weekend, very fun and entertaining.
Maniacal laugh.
MANIACAL LAUGH.

Bear: "I love geriatric humor."

I saw this a week or so ago and totally forgot to say that it was amazingly good. So much of it is all in the execution, with about a gazillion winks to the audience and a message of "nobody cares about logic here; just shut up and enjoy it". I really want to see it again.

Also. The man/muppet song has been stuck in my head for five fucking days now. Help.

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC, IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS

Please Disney, give me more of this. New movies, a new show, something. These guys GET how to write Muppet humor.

>>30777
I've been waiting for a new show for at least five years. They have to be thinking about it. The Muppets are clearly still ridiculously beloved by pretty much everyone in the country and the media--what other puppets can go on modern serious news programs and be treated like they're actual people? Pretty much just Sesame Street characters, and it's only on a technicality that they're not part of the Muppets anymore themselves.

One of my friends told me they hadn't seen this yet.

I didn't realize that was possible, so reposting in cause it was the case here for some.

Also, just because.

OK Go and The Muppets - Muppet…

Finally saw it with my friends last friday, and I really enjoyed it.
It's like they never leaved.

WE BUILT THIS CITY!
WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL!

We Built This City

We have a listing of Blu-Ray extras

>The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History – We Think)
>NEW – Disney Intermission; A Disney/industry first!
>Scratching The Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of The Muppets
>Explaining Evil: The full Tex Richman song
>A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through
>Deleted scenes
>Spoof trailers
>Audio commentary with Jason Segel, James Bobin, and Nicholas Stoller
>Hidden Easter eggs

>>31392
>Kermit's not on the commentary.
>No Statler and Waldorf commentary track.

Missed a golden opportunity, Disney.

Man or Muppet is going to win Best Song at the Oscars. I say this with absolute certainty because the only other nominee in the category is a song from Rio.

Told!
The Muppets Attack Fox News

>>31515
I really liked that song, but I want the song from Tintin to win more, just because I think it was unfairly not nominated for Best Animated Picture. Both had really great soundtracks, though.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_muppets/news/1924658/weekly_ketchup_muppets_sequel_officially_in_the_works/

Hmm, wonder what it could be about.

Saw this with my parents today. Grinned throughout, cried when they sang Rainbow Connection.

I did say afterwards I wanted to get the soundtrack. My dad gave me a funny look.

Could this be a Henson General then?

There's a documentary on Caroll Spinney in the works now, "I am Big Bird", much like the Kevin Clash one that came out recently "Being Elmo"

http://www.toughpigs.com/caroll-spinney-documentary/

>>32378
Speaking of Kevin Clash- Was it just me, or was it a bit odd that he wasn't featured in The Muppets at all?

Clifford is actually older than Pepe. Having him show up in the same kind of cameo appearance would have worked fine. Is it a Disney vs. CTW thing?

>>32387
Probably the demanding schedule that puppeteering Elmo brings kept him out of it. Though there were plans at one point for an Elmo cameo as one of the celebrities Kermit tried bringing aboard for the show.

The way I look at it, I could see Kermit getting away with some semi-raunchy joke in a movie, Elmo can't. It's also an issue of the kind of humor they want to use.

If I Remember Correctly, The Scene was planned as akin to this.

>>"Hey Elmo, want to be my guest star on the show?"
>>"Oh boy, I would love to Kermit!"
>>And then lawyers barged into behind Elmo, tell him no, and hang up the phone.

And that is pretty much exactly what happened in real life.

>>32398
But... Kevin Clash HAS other Muppets. He didn't need to be Elmo.

>>32403
Movie ignored a lot of the post-Manhattan franchise. Hell, Bobo and Pepe only got in because they're among the few really popular characters of the post-Henson stuff and Big Mean Carl only managed to sneak in what with being a monster that fits in well with the old crowd. As great as the movie was, Segel comes off as a "MUPPET SHOW AND ORIGINAL TRILOGY MASTER RACE" fan when looking at the writing and stuff.

>>32446
Well they wanted to speak to what most people remember as good with Muppets. When the next movie comes we'll see how that possible favoritism goes and what's included.

>>32449
>Well they wanted to speak to what most people remember as good with Muppets.

But... A Muppet Family Christmas!

I thought Manhattan was crap compared to Christmas Carol honestly. I also quite like Treasure Island but that's just because Tim Curry is merely a Muppet who has been cruelly cursed with a human form.

Muppets in Space is also a decent film in my opinion. Fuck Wizard of Oz though.

>>32453
>>32452
I personally liked In Space, Treasure Island and Christmas Carol truth be told, but this little dissension is what they wanted to avoid. They wanted to paint with the most vibrant and publicly reaching brush they could and they succeeded. From that hopefully they can modernize without losing the soul and love they gained back.

>>32457
Treasure island was THE SHIT!

>>32453
This guy right here knows what's up.

>>32453
This guy right here knows what's up.

Dear fans:

The Muppet Movie =/= The Muppets.

Thank you.

http://animatedviews.com/2012/next-muppet-movie-will-be-a-comedy-caper/

>Co-writer of The Muppets Nick Stoller and director James Bobin are already writing a sequel to the 2011 blockbuster. Thirteen pages have already been written and it will be a comedy caper with new characters. Jason Segel might make a cameo and Disney wants a summer 2013 release date–which isn’t realistic. Disney really wants a sequel as soon as possible, but let’s hope they don’t sacrifice quality in their haste.

>Jason Seagel not writing
WHY

>>32616
Because he's too busy staring in a bunch of other movies.

I never got the chance to see this in the theater, but I finally watched it today. It was wonderful, but at the same time kind of strange, because you do get the feeling that the writers don't have much affection for any of the films or specials past Muppets Take Manhattan. I know it's been a mixed bag since then, but that doesn't make the premise of everyone having forgotten the Muppets and Kermit being so out of the loop that Jimmy Carter and Bob Hope are at the top of his contacts any easier to buy.

I guess I understand why they would focus on the... continuity established by The Muppet Show and the original films? I'm not sure if that's the word I'm looking for, but whatever. It feels kind of alienating in a way.

(Would it have been so much to ask for Gonzo and Rizzo to bro it up a little, at least?)

>>33471
>Would it have been so much to ask for Gonzo and Rizzo to bro it up a little, at least?

Yes, because all Rizzo managed was basically a cameo.

Also, their lack of affection for A Muppet Family Christmas is disconcerting, as it's one of the greatest Muppet things ever.

Caroll Spinney's raising money for his biofilm

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/472635228/i-am-big-bird