I've always loved the Muppets, both on TV and in movies.
I like this new series. I think it's pretty funny, and it's
clever the way they updated it for today. Instead of having
it behind-the-scenes of a vaudeville show (like their old
series), it's not behind-the-scenes of a talk show. It
reminds me a bit of "The
Larry Sanders Show," and it also sometimes reminds me of
"The Office" (especially when the characters talk to the
camera). I thought the best part was Fozzy Bear dating a
woman and having to meet her parents, who weren't too crazy
about their daughter dating a bear.
I know some people who are complaining that it's "too
adult." Some people just like to complain. Others are
just nostalgic for their childhood. If you're one of the
people who has fond memories of the old 70's series "The
Muppet Show," then I urge you to go watch those again,
either online or on DVD. I watched those, too (in the
80's in re-runs, and I was already an adult, not a kid), and
I recall like them pretty well. However, I found the first
episode online and it very slow and boring to me now. TV
changes as our tastes change. Shows move much faster
now and the type of humor is different. Similarly, children
are also different. They're used to much more adult
humor than what we used to watch. The most adult thing we
ever saw was "Rocky & Bullwinkle." Today's kids watch
all of those cable kids networks, and shows on ABC Family.
But heck, even we watched shows like "Star Trek," which had
some adult situations. Face it, broadcast networks are not
going to have too much squeaky clean content for kids on
primetime any more. Those type of shows don't get many
ratings.
Which is not to say that "The Muppets" is racy (at least
not to me), but it does talk about relationships and has
very sarcastic humor. It's more like the movies than the old
TV show. I don't think anyone over 10 will watch it and be
shocked by anything that's said (unless they're living in a
very sheltered family). I doubt anyone under 10 will
understand the show, but they'll like it because has pigs,
dogs, bears and frogs acting silly.
Check it out for yourself and be the judge. Like
the old Muppets show, there are many guest-stars in every
episode. The first one had Tom Bergeron, Elizabeth Banks,
and Imagine Dragons. There seems to be a lot more comedy
than music, which is the ONLY thing I liked better about the
old show.
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