William ArnottThe Muppets Are Upon Us
September 25th 2008 16:49
Well, we once again find me posting about the Muppets. The last post I did about them was more or less all about Beaker (one of, if not the best, Muppets ever). Turns out that video that I posted a link to was just the start of a huge viral marketing campaign to bring the Muppets back into the public eye. Disney bought the Muppets a while back, but have been having somet trouble figuring out what to do with them, but they have not given up and seem to working hard to recapture the magic that Jim Henson was able to create with them. Let's all cross our fingers.
Here, read this NY Times Muppet Article and tell me you aren't a little excited?
I think my favorite thing about this is that they are being very careful about the sensibilities of the older Muppet fans, like myself. They have hired the guys behind "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" to write the next Muppet movie and I really, really like this idea. I remember back when "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" was coming out and reading about Jason Segal (star and writer of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall") and his love for the Muppets (which if you have seen "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" you will know his love for them is very deep) and thinking about how much this sounded like something I wanted to see happen. I grew up watching and loving the Muppets and have been very sad over the last decade of so in how they have been used and slowly disappearing from pop culture.
Segal is close to my age and probably has the same fond, magical memories of the Muppets that I have. The fact that Disney has hired Segal really shows me that they are trying to keep in touch with the generations that grew up watching "The Muppet Show," all the Muppet movies, Fraggle Rock, etc... while still trying to make a younger (the "new" generation) audience discover and fall in love with them. Segal doesn't seem like an obvious choice, but I think he is close to perfect for this. His nostalgia will make it great.
Well, that's enough for now. I have seen so many movies over the past week that I need to write something about (Blu-Ray "Robocop", "My Kid Could Paint That", the documentary "I Think We're Alone Now" that showed at Fantastic Fest, "Lakeview Terrace") so I will be back shortly with some ideas about each.
But while you wait enjoy this classic "Muppet Show" clip!!!
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