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July 21, 2015 7:19 PM Subscribe
So Kermit is playing a role similar to that occupied by Liz Lemon, who was based on Kermit?
posted by the man of twists and turns at 7:45 PM on July 21, 2015 [27 favorites]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 7:45 PM on July 21, 2015 [27 favorites]
Totally sold.
posted by brundlefly at 7:46 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by brundlefly at 7:46 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Semi-Related (and totally unauthorized by the Muppets, Rihanna, or anyone with an ounce of sense).
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:48 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:48 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
So Kermit is playing a role similar to that occupied by Liz Lemon, who was based on Kermit?
Think about it, if Liz Lemon showed up on the show utterly unfazed by muppets, would anyone be surprised?
I mean I'm an actual person and if I visited the set of a Muppet run and starring show i's be completely fine, I mean they're Muppets, of course they exist.
posted by The Whelk at 7:51 PM on July 21, 2015 [15 favorites]
Think about it, if Liz Lemon showed up on the show utterly unfazed by muppets, would anyone be surprised?
I mean I'm an actual person and if I visited the set of a Muppet run and starring show i's be completely fine, I mean they're Muppets, of course they exist.
posted by The Whelk at 7:51 PM on July 21, 2015 [15 favorites]
They really need to start making references to Nanny.
posted by k8t at 7:52 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by k8t at 7:52 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
/googles "Elizabeth Banks"
posted by pompomtom at 8:00 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by pompomtom at 8:00 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
According to the Muppet Wiki the "obscure" Muppet is named Chip.
posted by RobotHero at 8:01 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by RobotHero at 8:01 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
Still no word on who Elizabeth Banks is.
posted by RobotHero at 8:02 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by RobotHero at 8:02 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
No wait, I spoke too soon, she's on the Muppet Wiki too.
posted by RobotHero at 8:03 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by RobotHero at 8:03 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
The 10-minute semi-pilot does have two celebrity cameos, Elizabeth Banks (probably best known for her voice character in The Lego Movie, she is shown doing Janice's hair and suggests adding Celebrity Cameos... that's the joke) and Topher Grace (on a set with Miss Piggy who she gives the longest muppet/human kiss I can recall).
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:05 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:05 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
Things that are upbeat and sincere and for adults are good things.
posted by Going To Maine at 8:09 PM on July 21, 2015 [19 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 8:09 PM on July 21, 2015 [19 favorites]
Tiny Fey even has an actual starring musical number in Muppets Most Wanted so there's a good chance at least
posted by The Whelk at 8:13 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 8:13 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Chip reminds me a lot of Dr. Steve Brule, but I'm guessing the show won't go in that direction.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 8:14 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 8:14 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Chip was a recurring background character, made as a caricature of one of the Muppets' writers back in 1989... a guy named Bill Prady, who's now the Real Life Executivest Producer of the new show... of course he'd appear.
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:21 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:21 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
People who are familiar with Liz Lemon might remember Jack Donaghy's wife Avery Jessup, who was kidnapped by North Korea. She was played by Elizabeth Banks.
Banks also stars as Effie Trinket in the the Hunger Games films, and is in both of the Pitch Perfect movies -- in addition, she directed the second one, which is best known around here for being the film that crushed Mad Max: Fury Road at the box office.
She is not an unknown.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 8:24 PM on July 21, 2015 [26 favorites]
Banks also stars as Effie Trinket in the the Hunger Games films, and is in both of the Pitch Perfect movies -- in addition, she directed the second one, which is best known around here for being the film that crushed Mad Max: Fury Road at the box office.
She is not an unknown.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 8:24 PM on July 21, 2015 [26 favorites]
She's also a great supporting character playing "herself " in the light comedy Hamlet 2
posted by The Whelk at 8:26 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 8:26 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
I didn't know we had a Karlos the Jackal. Who apparently expects us to know about some games based on hunger. Does that sound like fun to anyone?
posted by George_Spiggott at 8:27 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by George_Spiggott at 8:27 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Think about it, if Liz Lemon showed up on the show utterly unfazed by muppets, would anyone be surprised?
Nah.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:28 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Nah.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:28 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Elizabeth Banks is definitely a should-be-better-known star, but for Muppet purposes, would be best known as Wyldstyle in The Lego Movie.
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:30 PM on July 21, 2015
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:30 PM on July 21, 2015
I got to see my main man Sweetums again. Don't ask my why I am such a fan, but I am.
posted by Samizdata at 8:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [11 favorites]
posted by Samizdata at 8:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [11 favorites]
Greg Nog: "no the Rowlf voice nooooooo"
At least HE'S not dating.
(But, yeah, I had some uncanny valley-ish issues with some of the voice talent.)
posted by Samizdata at 9:03 PM on July 21, 2015
At least HE'S not dating.
(But, yeah, I had some uncanny valley-ish issues with some of the voice talent.)
posted by Samizdata at 9:03 PM on July 21, 2015
So, Greg the Bunny but with muppets.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 9:07 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 9:07 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
I own plushes of both Alf and Rowlf (part of an odd collection that fills two shelves in my small domicile) and I was quite relieved to see that both toymakers did it right. (Right now, my favorite plush is totally Opus, but Fozzie's full-body performance in the video is tempting me to add him to the collection)
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [2 favorites]
Sweetums is also my favorite muppet, Samizdata! I don't know why, either. Over the years this has come up with different people and there appears to be a small subset of us and none of us know why Sweetums is best.
posted by Mizu at 10:10 PM on July 21, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by Mizu at 10:10 PM on July 21, 2015 [6 favorites]
Elizabeth Banks is in Wet Hot American Summer, guys. Step up your game.
posted by shakespeherian at 10:21 PM on July 21, 2015 [9 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 10:21 PM on July 21, 2015 [9 favorites]
Elizabeth Banks was Effie Trinket inthe various Hongry Games movies AND SHE WAS STARLA IN SLITHER WITH CAPTAIN TIGHTPANTS WHICH IS TOTALLY AWESOME IN EVERY WAY OMG YOU PEOPLE CULTURAL LITERACY.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:22 PM on July 21, 2015 [13 favorites]
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:22 PM on July 21, 2015 [13 favorites]
I <3 Slither
posted by shakespeherian at 10:23 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 10:23 PM on July 21, 2015 [3 favorites]
Beaker is always my favorite. Poor old thing could never catch a break. I wonder how they'll incorporate him and Dr. Honeydew.
posted by Beti at 10:24 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by Beti at 10:24 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
It's so weird seeing a Muppets TV show that doesn't have a laugh track.
Color me cautiously optimistic, though some of the voices do seem a little weird. I guess that's to be expected, given that, at this point, I don't think any of the original Muppeteers are still at it?
posted by DoctorFedora at 10:27 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
Color me cautiously optimistic, though some of the voices do seem a little weird. I guess that's to be expected, given that, at this point, I don't think any of the original Muppeteers are still at it?
posted by DoctorFedora at 10:27 PM on July 21, 2015 [1 favorite]
My favorite has always been Pepe. So much attitude for such a small shrimp, I'm sorry, King Prawn.
posted by matt_od at 10:37 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by matt_od at 10:37 PM on July 21, 2015 [4 favorites]
So many human / muppet relationships!
Dunno... maybe the GOP had a point when they said that gay marriage would lead to this.
posted by markkraft at 10:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [6 favorites]
Dunno... maybe the GOP had a point when they said that gay marriage would lead to this.
posted by markkraft at 10:50 PM on July 21, 2015 [6 favorites]
I guess that's to be expected, given that, at this point, I don't think any of the original Muppeteers are still at it?
I think just Dave Goelz, voice of Gonzo and Honeydew.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 12:16 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
I think just Dave Goelz, voice of Gonzo and Honeydew.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 12:16 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
Mizu: "Sweetums is also my favorite muppet, Samizdata! I don't know why, either. Over the years this has come up with different people and there appears to be a small subset of us and none of us know why Sweetums is best."
Other than the fact he is upholstered in 100% awesome?
posted by Samizdata at 12:33 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Other than the fact he is upholstered in 100% awesome?
posted by Samizdata at 12:33 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I also love sweetums
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
Elizabeth Banks is most famous for voiceover? No, sorry. Directing Pitch Perfect 2, producer on the original, major supporting role in both of those films? Others have pointed out her roles in 30 Rock & Hunger Games. I recognised her straightaway.
Elizabeth Banks on Pitch Perfect 2: 'I became a director because I felt under-used by Hollywood'
In other words, that cameo joke was SOLID. More please!
posted by rollinson at 3:08 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
Elizabeth Banks on Pitch Perfect 2: 'I became a director because I felt under-used by Hollywood'
In other words, that cameo joke was SOLID. More please!
posted by rollinson at 3:08 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
I said "for Muppet purposes, would be best known as Wyldstyle in The Lego Movie."
and her IMDb listing shows it the first item under "Known For..." Not fair, but at least partially fact-based... for a joke.
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:42 AM on July 22, 2015
and her IMDb listing shows it the first item under "Known For..." Not fair, but at least partially fact-based... for a joke.
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:42 AM on July 22, 2015
Random non-animal muppet: ...my shoes are filled with caviar.
posted by sammyo at 3:45 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by sammyo at 3:45 AM on July 22, 2015
"Is that safe?" "Of course, I'm wearing protective gloves!"
Suddenly, I'm filled with the feeling that everything is going to be okay.
posted by frijole at 3:53 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
Suddenly, I'm filled with the feeling that everything is going to be okay.
posted by frijole at 3:53 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
No Clifford?
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 4:27 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 4:27 AM on July 22, 2015
Clifford was performed by Kevin Clash, who hasn't worked with the Muppets since his fall from grace a few years ago. It's a real shame, and I hope he's able to bring his talents to a new project some time in the future.
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:37 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:37 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Putting a little more Noir into the Muppets is a good thing. But don't overdoo it!
posted by rongorongo at 4:45 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by rongorongo at 4:45 AM on July 22, 2015
Banks has also guest starred on a few episodes of ABC's sitcom Modern Family. She's a 2015 Emmy nominee for this work.
posted by JoeZydeco at 4:59 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by JoeZydeco at 4:59 AM on July 22, 2015
Fellow Sweetums lovers! There's an auto-generated Sweetums channel on YouTube!
posted by neushoorn at 5:49 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by neushoorn at 5:49 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
I feel like we all know who Elizabeth Banks is and the comments pretending otherwise are just having fun with us. I means, she was just in Magic Mike.
posted by maxsparber at 5:50 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 5:50 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
It's funny, I've rewatched a lot of the original Muppet Show as an adult and I feel like it always struck a good balance between "kid" humor and "adult" humor. It's weird watching this trailer and seeing the muppets with real, adult lives and problems. I guess the idea of a variety show with musical numbers and guest stars feels a little dated nowadays, but the new show-within-the-show could totally be a Late Show-style thing with Kermit as the host. They even have a house band!
I am also obligated in every Muppets thread to point out that my uncle was a muppeteer on Muppets Take Manhattan and my aunt has his movie poster from it signed by Henson, Frank Oz, and a bunch of the other original Muppet folks. I must find a way to steal that.
posted by backseatpilot at 5:52 AM on July 22, 2015 [12 favorites]
I am also obligated in every Muppets thread to point out that my uncle was a muppeteer on Muppets Take Manhattan and my aunt has his movie poster from it signed by Henson, Frank Oz, and a bunch of the other original Muppet folks. I must find a way to steal that.
posted by backseatpilot at 5:52 AM on July 22, 2015 [12 favorites]
My favorite has always been Pepe. So much attitude for such a small shrimp, I'm sorry, King Prawn.
It's hard out here for a shrimp.
posted by echocollate at 6:07 AM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
It's hard out here for a shrimp.
posted by echocollate at 6:07 AM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
I just didn't think I'd live to see the day that the Muppets would make weed jokes.
posted by komara at 6:44 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by komara at 6:44 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
Jere Burns! Muppets! I am IN.
posted by killy willy at 6:48 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by killy willy at 6:48 AM on July 22, 2015
Elizabeth Banks career progression
2001 - 2005 : The Girl with Barbecue Sauce all over her face
2005 - 2010 : (pointing at nametag) BETH
2010 - 2012 : Jack Donaghy's newscaster girlfriend
2012 : Makeup lady from Hunger Games
2012 - 2013 : OMG Pitch Perfect!
2013 - 2015 : Elizabeth Banks
2015 : What's with all the Guatemalan jokes, kinda weird.
posted by nathancaswell at 8:02 AM on July 22, 2015
2001 - 2005 : The Girl with Barbecue Sauce all over her face
2005 - 2010 : (pointing at nametag) BETH
2010 - 2012 : Jack Donaghy's newscaster girlfriend
2012 : Makeup lady from Hunger Games
2012 - 2013 : OMG Pitch Perfect!
2013 - 2015 : Elizabeth Banks
2015 : What's with all the Guatemalan jokes, kinda weird.
posted by nathancaswell at 8:02 AM on July 22, 2015
For those who have a hankering for more adult Muppet stuff, may I shamelessly plug the Farscape rewatch in Fanfare? All the insanity, sex, drugs and violence you could hope for in a Henson show, with bonus Australians, genre in-jokes and a pre-CGI Star Wars aliens vibe.
posted by along came the crocodile at 8:05 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by along came the crocodile at 8:05 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
Random non-animal muppet: ...my shoes are filled with caviar.
Random? Random? That was famous newscaster, game show host and crooner Guy Smiley!
posted by PlusDistance at 8:12 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Random? Random? That was famous newscaster, game show host and crooner Guy Smiley!
posted by PlusDistance at 8:12 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
backseatpilot: I am also obligated in every Muppets thread to point out that my uncle was a muppeteer on Muppets Take Manhattan and my aunt has his movie poster from it signed by Henson, Frank Oz, and a bunch of the other original Muppet folks. I must find a way to steal that.
Might I suggest some sort of..... great muppet caper?
posted by dr_dank at 8:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
Might I suggest some sort of..... great muppet caper?
posted by dr_dank at 8:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [6 favorites]
Clifford was performed by Kevin Clash, who hasn't worked with the Muppets since his fall from grace a few years ago. It's a real shame, and I hope he's able to bring his talents to a new project some time in the future.
I really don't want to derail, but this bothered me -- "fall from grace" is kind of glossing over his relationships with people who were underage. This isn't capricious corporate shenanigans; real people were hurt.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
I really don't want to derail, but this bothered me -- "fall from grace" is kind of glossing over his relationships with people who were underage. This isn't capricious corporate shenanigans; real people were hurt.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:39 AM on July 22, 2015 [3 favorites]
I initially thought it was Julie Bowen. Shows what I know.
posted by GuyZero at 8:46 AM on July 22, 2015
posted by GuyZero at 8:46 AM on July 22, 2015
I thought everyone knew Elizabeth Banks as "Betty Bryant" from Raimi's Spider-Man films. (I'm not sure why I felt the need to specify Raimi, I mean, it's not like there were OTHER Spider-Man films. Weird.)
"Cut to interviews? That is totally just an overused device to make easy jokes!"
posted by entropicamericana at 8:50 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
"Cut to interviews? That is totally just an overused device to make easy jokes!"
posted by entropicamericana at 8:50 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I think just Dave Goelz, voice of Gonzo and Honeydew.
I feel everyone else's pain re: wrong voices, but Gonzo is my favorite and I am DREADING the day Goelz retires and it happens to me.
posted by nonasuch at 9:02 AM on July 22, 2015
I feel everyone else's pain re: wrong voices, but Gonzo is my favorite and I am DREADING the day Goelz retires and it happens to me.
posted by nonasuch at 9:02 AM on July 22, 2015
PlusDistance, the Newsman is not Guy Smiley.
posted by Guy Smiley at 9:03 AM on July 22, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by Guy Smiley at 9:03 AM on July 22, 2015 [8 favorites]
Fozzie: "I'm meeting my girlfriend's parents tonight, I gotta run home and change."
Kermit: "All you wear is a bowtie..."
Fozzie: "So I won't run."
Hey-o! (ba-dum, tissshhhh)
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:05 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
Kermit: "All you wear is a bowtie..."
Fozzie: "So I won't run."
Hey-o! (ba-dum, tissshhhh)
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:05 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
So many great throwaway moments - like Fozzie trying out material on his Uber driver, Animal lane-splitting through the traffic jam on a Harley, Rowlf revealing that he put the Cone of Shame on himself, the aforementioned shoe-caviar, the snout-makeup-print on the glass pane...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:27 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:27 AM on July 22, 2015 [2 favorites]
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, but with Muppets. SOLD.
posted by DangerIsMyMiddleName at 9:37 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by DangerIsMyMiddleName at 9:37 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
My favorite thing about this was that Walter stayed in the background and kept his fucking mouth shut.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 9:56 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 9:56 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I'm also a big Sweetums fan, but I'd say he's my second-favorite muppet. My favorite is Waldorf (only Waldorf — not Statler).
I continue to be tickled by his part in the OK Go take on the Muppet Show theme song.
posted by cardioid at 10:31 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I continue to be tickled by his part in the OK Go take on the Muppet Show theme song.
posted by cardioid at 10:31 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
You're all missing the best part:
"ANIMAL DO NUDITY...IF TASTEFUL"
posted by Lucinda at 10:40 AM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
"ANIMAL DO NUDITY...IF TASTEFUL"
posted by Lucinda at 10:40 AM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
I really don't want to derail, but this bothered me -- "fall from grace" is kind of glossing over his relationships with people who were underage. This isn't capricious corporate shenanigans; real people were hurt.
It's more nuanced than that. Kevin Clash didn't prey on children; he had relationships with young men whom he believed to be of the age of consent because they lied about their ages to join adults-only hookup websites. I don't think any of his partners were under the age of 16, which is the age of consent in many but not all states. In the end, he was never convicted of any crime.
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:51 AM on July 22, 2015
It's more nuanced than that. Kevin Clash didn't prey on children; he had relationships with young men whom he believed to be of the age of consent because they lied about their ages to join adults-only hookup websites. I don't think any of his partners were under the age of 16, which is the age of consent in many but not all states. In the end, he was never convicted of any crime.
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:51 AM on July 22, 2015
You're all missing the best part:
"ANIMAL DO NUDITY...IF TASTEFUL"
Actually it was the follow-up that tickled me most: "ANIMAL START CROSS-FIT TODAY"
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:47 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
"ANIMAL DO NUDITY...IF TASTEFUL"
Actually it was the follow-up that tickled me most: "ANIMAL START CROSS-FIT TODAY"
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:47 AM on July 22, 2015 [4 favorites]
They gotta get Steve Martin for this.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:48 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Chrysostom at 11:48 AM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
I just didn't think I'd live to see the day that the Muppets would make weed jokes.
Pretty sure the entire Dr. Teeth band has ALWAYS been a weed joke but I know what you mean.
I am torn on this, because I kind of enjoyed the variety show setup, even if it wouldn't work now. It kept bits from going on too long.
posted by emjaybee at 12:19 PM on July 22, 2015
Pretty sure the entire Dr. Teeth band has ALWAYS been a weed joke but I know what you mean.
I am torn on this, because I kind of enjoyed the variety show setup, even if it wouldn't work now. It kept bits from going on too long.
posted by emjaybee at 12:19 PM on July 22, 2015
Elizabeth Banks is in Wet Hot American Summer, guys. Step up your game.
You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore.
posted by hellphish at 12:53 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore.
posted by hellphish at 12:53 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
The problem with casting Elizabeth Banks as Betty Brant is that her presence in Peter Parker's world made it impossible to understand how he could be interested in anyone else.
posted by George_Spiggott at 1:20 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by George_Spiggott at 1:20 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Miss Piggy totally lip-locked with a real human?
I have the weirdest boner right now...
posted by Quasimike at 2:06 PM on July 22, 2015
I have the weirdest boner right now...
posted by Quasimike at 2:06 PM on July 22, 2015
The internet has such things to show you.
posted by Going To Maine at 2:32 PM on July 22, 2015
posted by Going To Maine at 2:32 PM on July 22, 2015
She's also a great supporting character playing "herself " in the light comedy Hamlet 2
posted by The Whelk at 8:26 PM on July 21
You're thinking of Elisabeth Shue.
posted by hopeless romantique at 4:22 PM on July 22, 2015
posted by The Whelk at 8:26 PM on July 21
You're thinking of Elisabeth Shue.
posted by hopeless romantique at 4:22 PM on July 22, 2015
Kermit has a MacBook and a cup of coffee from Bean & Beluga.
posted by miyabo at 5:12 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by miyabo at 5:12 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Holy cow, I just watched the OP clip again* and noticed something that I originally overlooked because I got distracted by Animal's "tasteful nudity" comment immediately following it: just after 1:26, Kermit is saying the show will be "all about our personal lives, behind the scenes, at home, our relationships..." and Dr. Honeydew and Beaker turn toward each other and mutter, "Uh-oh..."
* I know, this is like my 6th or 8th time, I think I need an intervention
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:31 PM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
* I know, this is like my 6th or 8th time, I think I need an intervention
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:31 PM on July 22, 2015 [5 favorites]
backseatpilot:
I am also obligated in every Muppets thread to point out that my uncle was a muppeteer on Muppets Take Manhattan and my aunt has his movie poster from it signed by Henson, Frank Oz, and a bunch of the other original Muppet folks. I must find a way to steal that."
You must find a way to steal it? Pardon moi?
posted by Samizdata at 10:18 PM on July 22, 2015
I am also obligated in every Muppets thread to point out that my uncle was a muppeteer on Muppets Take Manhattan and my aunt has his movie poster from it signed by Henson, Frank Oz, and a bunch of the other original Muppet folks. I must find a way to steal that."
You must find a way to steal it? Pardon moi?
posted by Samizdata at 10:18 PM on July 22, 2015
Guy Smiley: "PlusDistance, the Newsman is not Guy Smiley."
e:f;b
Also, no cries of "Epistonyrical!" or "Muppet Blue!"
posted by Samizdata at 10:21 PM on July 22, 2015
e:f;b
Also, no cries of "Epistonyrical!" or "Muppet Blue!"
posted by Samizdata at 10:21 PM on July 22, 2015
Greg_Ace: "Holy cow, I just watched the OP clip again* and noticed something that I originally overlooked because I got distracted by Animal's "tasteful nudity" comment immediately following it: just after 1:26 , Kermit is saying the show will be "all about our personal lives, behind the scenes, at home, our relationships..." and Dr. Honeydew and Beaker turn toward each other and mutter, "Uh-oh..."
* I know, this is like my 6th or 8th time, I think I need an intervention"
Science is a harsh mistress. Just sayin'.
And, much like garlic in dishes, never too much Muppets. I dub thee intervention unnecessary! (We are talking JUST Muppets, right?)
posted by Samizdata at 10:24 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
* I know, this is like my 6th or 8th time, I think I need an intervention"
Science is a harsh mistress. Just sayin'.
And, much like garlic in dishes, never too much Muppets. I dub thee intervention unnecessary! (We are talking JUST Muppets, right?)
posted by Samizdata at 10:24 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
(We are talking JUST Muppets, right?)
Um...sure, yeah. That's right.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:30 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Um...sure, yeah. That's right.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:30 PM on July 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Kermit is saying the show will be "all about our personal lives, behind the scenes, at home, our relationships..." and Dr. Honeydew and Beaker turn toward each other and mutter, "Uh-oh..."
Oh, holy cow... great catch!
posted by sutt at 9:06 AM on July 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
Oh, holy cow... great catch!
posted by sutt at 9:06 AM on July 23, 2015 [2 favorites]
Kermit: "What can I say Gonzo, I'm attracted to pigs."
Gonzo: (sighing) "Yeah...me too..."
Hmm, must've been a nasty falling out with Camilla...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:25 AM on July 23, 2015
Gonzo: (sighing) "Yeah...me too..."
Hmm, must've been a nasty falling out with Camilla...
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:25 AM on July 23, 2015
Greg_Ace: "Kermit: "What can I say Gonzo, I'm attracted to pigs."
Gonzo: (sighing) "Yeah...me too..."
Hmm, must've been a nasty falling out with Camilla..."
Nah, Gonzo is just...open minded...
posted by Samizdata at 10:06 AM on July 23, 2015
Gonzo: (sighing) "Yeah...me too..."
Hmm, must've been a nasty falling out with Camilla..."
Nah, Gonzo is just...open minded...
posted by Samizdata at 10:06 AM on July 23, 2015
Perhaps; I wouldn't be surprised. But he said with such despair that it made me wonder if there's a bit of backstory there. Maybe that gets brought up during the show?
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:33 AM on July 23, 2015
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:33 AM on July 23, 2015
In fact, I could easily see a story line being set into motion by that and the bit toward the end of the clip, where Kermit says he's made his life a bacon-wrapped hell and Gonzo says "Yep, congratulations" with maybe a bit more schadenfreude than is warranted. Perhaps Gonzo's secretly pining after Denise? Jealousy! Tension! Smouldering rancor! Psychodynamics!
If not, then they really need to hire me as a writer on that show.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:41 AM on July 23, 2015
If not, then they really need to hire me as a writer on that show.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:41 AM on July 23, 2015
Didn't Gonzo occasionally have a thing for Piggy on The Muppet Show too? Maybe just as the backstage plot in one episode or something?
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 11:17 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 11:17 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Yes, Gonzo has a history of being infatuated with Piggy.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:39 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Chrysostom at 11:39 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
Indeed, I stand corrected!
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:43 AM on July 23, 2015
Crushes on Piggy: In the earliest days of The Muppet Show (most notably in episode 124), Gonzo was shown to have made some unwanted advances on Piggy, although this mostly fizzled after Gonzo's obsession with chickens was established.That does serve to reinforce my "backstory" and "schadenfreude" speculations.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:43 AM on July 23, 2015
It also serves to reinforce my wish to re-watch the old "Muppet Show" episodes.
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:44 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:44 AM on July 23, 2015 [1 favorite]
He transfers his affections to guest star Madeline Kahn in episode 209, and informs Miss Piggy that he doesn't love her anymore.
Madeline Kahn? Dude's got taste.
posted by brundlefly at 12:46 PM on July 23, 2015
Madeline Kahn? Dude's got taste.
posted by brundlefly at 12:46 PM on July 23, 2015
brundlefly: "He transfers his affections to guest star Madeline Kahn in episode 209, and informs Miss Piggy that he doesn't love her anymore.
Madeline Kahn? Dude's got taste."
As do you for testifying. She was a whole new level of hot. Physically quite attractive and smart and funny. Whole new level...
posted by Samizdata at 12:57 PM on July 23, 2015
Madeline Kahn? Dude's got taste."
As do you for testifying. She was a whole new level of hot. Physically quite attractive and smart and funny. Whole new level...
posted by Samizdata at 12:57 PM on July 23, 2015
Don't expect payoffs in the series from everything hinted at in the 'pilot', since they declared in the ComicCon panel that they've developed the series differently: "The whole show takes place behind the scenes at Miss Piggy's talk show, 'Up Late with Miss Piggy', that airs sensibly behind the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Kermit is her Executive Producer, Gonzo is her Head Writer with Pepe and Rizzo on the writing staff, Scooter is her Talent Coordinator, Fozzie is her sidekick on-air [big laughs], Bobo is Stage Manager, Sam the Eagle is Head of Broadcast Standards for the network [bigger laughs]. So everybody from the Muppets has a position on the show, and it's about the intrigue that happens behind the scenes, but also at home with their emotional and personal lives." (After which they introduced the show Producer who used to work on "The Office's" 'mockumentary style)
Also revealed at the panel: Fozzie's human girlfriend will continue, while Gonzo tries out "online dating" (although that was news to Dave Goelz & Gonzo at the panel as 'Pepe' and 'Rizzo' then popped up to explain the concept). Fozzie reveals just how much he NEEDS the writers. And Kermit & Piggy's 'former relationship' will definitely be a recurring plot point. Kermit's new girlfriend Denise (not on the show, she works in Marketing) will NOT be the same puppet as in the 'pilot'. Executive Producer Kermit hired 'his friends' behind Piggy's back, and after the initial blowup (probably before the time frame of the series), it'll be an ongoing issue. The Swedish Chef will be doing Craft Servcies. Rowlf is not part of the show-within-the-show but owns "Rowlf's Tavern" across the street from the studio where the crew hangs out while he plays 'Piano Dog'. As for other characters, "we can see anybody from the Muppet Universe" but no more specifics were offered. Maybe Dr. Honeydew and Beaker could be doing a 'tech startup' that Piggy invests her money in (that idea is © by OneSwellFoop NetWorks as if Disney cares). And if Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are NOT the 'house band', I'll be shocked.
posted by oneswellfoop at 4:12 PM on July 23, 2015 [5 favorites]
Also revealed at the panel: Fozzie's human girlfriend will continue, while Gonzo tries out "online dating" (although that was news to Dave Goelz & Gonzo at the panel as 'Pepe' and 'Rizzo' then popped up to explain the concept). Fozzie reveals just how much he NEEDS the writers. And Kermit & Piggy's 'former relationship' will definitely be a recurring plot point. Kermit's new girlfriend Denise (not on the show, she works in Marketing) will NOT be the same puppet as in the 'pilot'. Executive Producer Kermit hired 'his friends' behind Piggy's back, and after the initial blowup (probably before the time frame of the series), it'll be an ongoing issue. The Swedish Chef will be doing Craft Servcies. Rowlf is not part of the show-within-the-show but owns "Rowlf's Tavern" across the street from the studio where the crew hangs out while he plays 'Piano Dog'. As for other characters, "we can see anybody from the Muppet Universe" but no more specifics were offered. Maybe Dr. Honeydew and Beaker could be doing a 'tech startup' that Piggy invests her money in (that idea is © by OneSwellFoop NetWorks as if Disney cares). And if Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are NOT the 'house band', I'll be shocked.
posted by oneswellfoop at 4:12 PM on July 23, 2015 [5 favorites]
None of which dissuades me from wanting to be a writer for the show; but, y'know...wishes and horses and all that.
but wait, there aren't any horses in the Muppet Show, are there. *sigh*
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:16 PM on July 23, 2015
but wait, there aren't any horses in the Muppet Show, are there. *sigh*
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:16 PM on July 23, 2015
Samizdata: Also, no cries of "Epistonyrical!" or "Muppet Blue!"
What? No, Muppet orange.
posted by Guy Smiley at 9:09 PM on July 24, 2015
What? No, Muppet orange.
posted by Guy Smiley at 9:09 PM on July 24, 2015
It's not easy being Muppet Green.
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:50 PM on July 24, 2015
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:50 PM on July 24, 2015
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