‘The Muppet Show’ Returns With Disney+ Special Produced By Seth Rogen; Will Serve As Backdoor Pilot

[wdwmagic]

You obviously have not seen The Studio then….. the best comedy I have seen in years…. It has been sweeping up every award it can and it’s deserving… and I am not the biggest fan he has… but the right material he can be ok…. Knocked up, Superbad, Platonic, the aforementioned The Studio

Agree. The Studio is one of the best shows of the last year.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It was a good show

I seriously doubt it gets traction - like everything muppets - but good.

I’m still chuckling over The Weeknd cover by the rats

 

[bmr1591]

Is there a place to watch this online?

 

[Disney Irish]

Is there a place to watch this online?

Disney+

 

[Streetway Again]

Muppet show currently trending in multiple regions around the world on d+

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[DCBaker]

As part of the promotion for The Muppet Show, Kermit and Miss Piggy sit for Vanity Fair's lie detector test:

 

[david10225]

Disney has launched a merchandise collection at Mickey’s of Glendale for The Muppet Show:

It's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights! To celebrate The Muppet Show special event on Disney+ and ABC, this curated capsule collection features exclusive pins, accessories and apparel items inspired by the show itself. Pins and accessories are limited to one item per person, per transaction.

This collection is brought to you by Mickey’s of Glendale, the exclusive store of Walt Disney Imagineering, in partnership with The Muppets Studio and is only available to ship to the United States. Keep your eyes out for the next surprise drop – you never know when the next capsule collection will launch!

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I wanted the baseball hat but sold out as is most of the items.

 

[erasure fan1]

You obviously have not seen The Studio then….. the best comedy I have seen in years…. It has been sweeping up every award it can and it’s deserving… and I am not the biggest fan he has… but the right material he can be ok…. Knocked up, Superbad, Platonic, the aforementioned The Studio

No I haven't watched it. Seth was fine back in the mid 2000s or so. And once you hit the green hornet time frame and beyond, he really took a dive in my opinion. Sausage party, that Santa movie...So yea I haven't watched because I've had so little reason to pay attention to him.

Do I think he's the right guy for the job? Not really. With the right people around him? It could work. This is hard because as of now, it's a one off in my eyes. No matter if it does well or terrible with viewership, it doesn't tell you much. They needed to do at least 3 or 4 episodes.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

No I haven't watched it. Seth was fine back in the mid 2000s or so. And once you hit the green hornet time frame and beyond, he really took a dive in my opinion. Sausage party, that Santa movie...So yea I haven't watched because I've had so little reason to pay attention to him.

Do I think he's the right guy for the job? Not really. With the right people around him? It could work. This is hard because as of now, it's a one off in my eyes. No matter if it does well or terrible with viewership, it doesn't tell you much. They needed to do at least 3 or 4 episodes.

I don’t care about people’s personal leisure habits…while at the same time not thinking promoting being high all the time being particularly clever

Middle ground there

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Muppet show currently trending in multiple regions around the world on d+

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#1 today in Canada too

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

#1 today in Canada too

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The 51st state best get in line…

 

[DKampy]

No I haven't watched it. Seth was fine back in the mid 2000s or so. And once you hit the green hornet time frame and beyond, he really took a dive in my opinion. Sausage party, that Santa movie...So yea I haven't watched because I've had so little reason to pay attention to him.

Do I think he's the right guy for the job? Not really. With the right people around him? It could work. This is hard because as of now, it's a one off in my eyes. No matter if it does well or terrible with viewership, it doesn't tell you much. They needed to do at least 3 or 4 episodes.

As I have said Seth is hit and miss for me… never saw the Christmas one as that got terrible reviews … but the other one you mentioned… I agree it is awful

However IMO The Studio is the best thing he has ever done… and I am not the only one who thinks so… everything I have heard from critics and audiences agreed…. I have not seen The reboot of The Muppet Show yet… I have been a fan of the OG show since the age of 5 in 1976…. And only grew more appreciative as I became an adult… I will probably watch tomorrow night… I look forward to it… as you are the first person I have seen that did not have great things to say…. When I first heard Seth was involved… I was excited because I thought it could be fantastic if he could bring some of that same energy as The Studio but more family friendly

Another recent Rogen show that is decent is Platonic on Apple +…Though I don’t think he is a creative on the show….I have always thought Seth and Rose Byrne have great chemistry since their Neighbors days though

 

[TanagraTheater]

I saw half of the special the other night and the only things I found funny were: Miss. Piggy's wig getting stuck on the chandelier, her sending her lawyers to contact Sabrina's, and Statler and Waldorf's remarks. I was surprised and glad to see that they brought back Hilda the Seamstress. She was one of my favorite characters from the first season and I was sad that they never used her in anything aside from the Muppet Movie finale. I thought it was unnecessary to have all the characters backstage at once, they cluttered the scene. It's a shame they don't try to bring back Waldo, Chip, and that cyborg. I thought the Muppets designed for the special were hideous, especially the one seated next to Rogen. That Muppet with the pin and the top hat and cape, they should have used Uncle Deadly instead. It's just sad that there's Muppeteers out there that Jim trusted with these characters and Disney forced them out.

 

[networkpro]

In My Opinion, its a faithful recreation of the show for this one episode. A good mix of music, skits. and puppets. I'd be happy for it to continue on this platform and trajectory.

 

[DisneyFreak]

Chip

Loved this guy! I was looking for him too on set. I did see the Mahna Mahna Muppets though.

 

[erasure fan1]

as you are the first person I have seen that did not have great things to say….

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on it or anything. Do I think it was awesome? No. It was fine. Somethings didn't really hit with me and some did. There's potential there for sure. There was plenty of potential with Mayhem as well and they canned that. Do I trust Disney to push this in the right direction? Absolutely not. I believe whatever they were going to do, they needed to make a commitment to it. At least 3 to 4 episodes to see it's sticking power. Will this be something they just throw out there a couple few times a year as an event? Or is it a true one off? Or will it be a legitimate series? Time will tell I suppose.

 

[erasure fan1]

I saw half of the special the other night and the only things I found funny were: Miss. Piggy's wig getting stuck on the chandelier, her sending her lawyers to contact Sabrina's, and Statler and Waldorf's remarks.

Yea it was hit or miss for me as well. I will say I thought Statler and Waldorf were better than they've been in a long time.

I thought the Muppets designed for the special were hideous,

I have to watch it again. But for me, it was just too clean. And there was more than a couple instances where the puppeteering fell really flat.

It's just sad that there's Muppeteers out there that Jim trusted with these characters and Disney forced them out.

For me, it's all about Oz. No one knows the characters better than him since Jim passed. If Disney wants to keep these characters going, tap into this priceless knowledge.

 

[EagleScout610]

Watched it this morning and was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it. Rizzo singing Blinding Lights is stuck in my head, and while he's still got his rough spots (Mainly when yelling "IT'S THE MUPPET SHOOOOOWWWW!!!"), I actually found Vogel tolerable as Kermit. Praying he keeps this version of Kermit as his standard and doesn't revert back to his earlier attempts to sound like Steve's Kermit. Rogen didn't get many laughs from me.

 

[sedati]

I saw half of the special the other night

I saw less than half of your comment.

I'm not trying to be mean, but most comedies such as the Muppet Show use reoccurring gags or prolonged pay-offs, so judging based on half is actually basing it on even less than that.