“Muppets Now” News & Discussion Thread

[PinkieLopBun]

After the previous Muppet show didn't last long, Disney has announced that they're planning another one. Not much is known at this time, but a search for a writer for the new take is underway and will be on their upcoming streaming service.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-planning-muppets-reboot-streaming-service-1086800

 

[Light Lucario]

That's pretty cool news. I wasn't sure if we'd get another Muppet series aside from the upcoming Muppet Babies reboot anytime soon. I don't think that the previous Muppet series did all that well ratings wise, so maybe this new series will perform better on their new streaming service.

 

[ShadowBeast]

Hopefully this new show won't be anything like the previous series.

 

[dumbfoolkid5]

How can a new series work without Jim?

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[M622]

Cool. Hope their simply going back to basics and just do a Muppet show reboot, considering their doing that for Babies. The 2015 show's Crudeness may have put off some pepole, thinking that their turning it into another family guy or some sort of live action conterpart.

 

[Fone Bone]

How can a new series work without Jim?

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Muppets Tonight was pretty great.

Anyways, I now have to think about subscribing to this service.

 

[Wonderwall]

I'm good without seeing the Muppets again for...a long time. I had no idea there was a new Muppet Babies. I'm so out of the loop

 

[jaylop97]

Interesting they are making another one after Muppet Babies. Hope Disney does a good job on spreading awareness to the app before the show begins.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Looks like it will be called Muppets Live Another Day and will take place after the events of The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Report: The Muppets Will Get a Show on Disney’s Streaming Service

 

[Mandouga]

The Muppets Take Manhattan was released in 1984. If this is to take place sometime after that, there can't any kind of...contradictions. We had the internet in the 1980s, but not like we have it today. CDs existed at the time, but weren't quite a thing just yet. There were cell phones, but not like we have them today, and most of them were car phones, which only rich people could afford.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I hope this show doesn't try to make itself (and as a result, make the movie) look like it takes place in the "present day", but at the same time, I also hope they don't constantly keep trying to remind everyone when the show takes (including, but not limited to, constantly making "80s" jokes). I know this is The Muppets we're talking about, but they're better than that.

On the other hand, why is this show using the logo from the two "reboot" movies (which pretend as though the "Very Muppet Christmas Movie"* never happened)?

*Whose plot involves saving the Muppet Theater.

 

[Fone Bone]

The Muppets Take Manhattan was released in 1984. If this is to take place sometime after that, there can't any kind of...contradictions. We had the internet in the 1980s, but not like we have it today. CDs existed at the time, but weren't quite a thing just yet. There were cell phones, but not like we have them today, and most of them were car phones, which only rich people could afford.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I hope this show doesn't try to make itself (and as a result, make the movie) look like it takes place in the "present day", but at the same time, I also hope they don't constantly keep trying to remind everyone when the show takes (including, but not limited to, constantly making "80s" jokes). I know this is The Muppets we're talking about, but they're better than that.

On the other hand, why is this show using the logo from the two "reboot" movies (which pretend as though the "Very Muppet Christmas Movie"* never happened)?

*Whose plot involves saving the Muppet Theater.

Stop being That Guy. The Muppets are timeless. It will be awesome.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Guess that article from before turned out to be false. It’s a short form series called Muppets Now.

The Muppets Short-Form Series Coming To Disney+

During Disney+’s presentation at Disney’s D23 Expo event Friday, the company confirmed a short-form series featuring the Muppets. The “unscripted” series, titled Muppets Now, will debut in 2020. The variety show, featuring celebrity guests, harkens back to the classic The Muppet Show, which too...

deadline.com

 

[Fone Bone]

Live Another Day has been scrapped? I would have much preferred to see that.

 

[Mandouga]

So let me see if I have this right. "The Muppets Live Another Day" is a pilot that was set after The Muppets Take Manhattan. However, instead they will be making "Muppets Now", an "unscripted" series set in the present day (or at least that's what it sounds like to me) that will have celebrity guests, just like The Muppet Show (and by extension, Muppets Tonight*) once had.

In any case, I didn't like the political joke the Twitter post made (you all know what I mean)...

*Apparently, "MuppeTelevision", a segment from The Jim Henson Hour, also had celebrity guests, but I'm not sure.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Live Another Day has been scrapped? I would have much preferred to see that.

Apparently, it was scheduling conflicts.

 

[Light Lucario]

That's really too bad. I was hoping to see another Muppets TV series, but I can understand how difficult that would have been do with schedule issues.

 

[Zorak Masaki]

I still wish they had made that "Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever", where all the budget goes to the opening titles and everything else is done on a shoestring budget. That premise sounded brilliant and it's a shame we'll never see it.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

It's coming on July 31.

 

[SweetShop209]

Here's the trailer for Muppets Now.

 

[Light Lucario]

That was a cute fun trailer. Joe from Legal was especially funny. I'm also really glad that Kermit's current performer Matt Vogel will be able to work on a show. I don't think he's been able to do much since he replaced Steve Whitmire a few years ago, so I think that this will give him a chance to do more with the role.

I'm still used to Steve Whitmire's voice for Kermit since that was basically the Kermit I grew up with. But I think Matt Vogel is doing a pretty good job so far. I especially liked his performance of "Rainbow Connection" on the Muppet's YouTube channel a few weeks ago. I love the song and I think it showed that he was starting to make this role his own too. Hopefully this show will be good cute fun. The Muppets have needed more attention for ages too.