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Well the idea is that Kermit and gang got to Hollywood through their own power and determination. They didn't let the world tell them they couldn't make it. They didn't stay at home waiting for something to happen. They took things into their own hands and wrote their own ending. :)

In honor of Christmas in July, here we have a retro Gemco commercial for high tech bulky '80s telephones! (they even have call waiting!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Y1RRk1zKA Not to mention a state of the art VCR and stereo from the dearly departed Circuit City...

You know the Muppet performers were always generally pretty anonymous, except for Jim and Frank. And I think at the time that was almost a strength, it made the characters more real to the audience. They didn't think about an actor, they thought about a real person (or frog). :) But now I feel...

That's probably true, and again I say it's a huge imbalance. ;)

Oh that version was wonderful, so grand in scale, very intimate and sweet yet at times quite disturbing. It's always fun seeing well known grown up actors playing fantasy roles for children. You can imagine this is how they behave when playing make believe with their own kids, lol. And it's like...

Well I do think parents are a little too eager to follow the trends, or what's expected sometimes. Then they wonder why their kids don't think for themselves later in life. And no, I'm not saying buying an Elmo doll leads to delinquency. ;) Just saying parents don't always realize the lesson...

I'm sorry that happened, things are rough all over right now, right? Good luck and most importantly, stay positive! You won't believe what a difference that can make. And I hope you enjoy the new puppy. ;)

Very true, I mean I thought some of LMM was rather charming. True it had some problems, but perhaps they could have been ironed out with time. But Jim of course though was a perfectionist and didn't want his work to be anything less than that, which I understand. :) Sometimes I actually...

Oh definitely, I'm sure he did want them to stay active. I'm just saying he didn't want Muppet Show to still be on the air if it turned bad. He pulled Little Muppet Monster after three episodes because he thought it wasn't up to standard. He wanted the Muppets to continue, but by the same...

Very true! Thing is, Jim had Muppet Show cancelled before it had a chance to go bad (as every TV show eventually does given enough time). He knew it wasn't how long something lasted, but how good it was. If it's not good, it shouldn't continue. And just because something retires, doesn't mean...

Obviously Elmo has been very popular, but at the same time the media tends to make sweeping judgements. There are still plenty of kids who like all the rest of the Sesame Street characters, they're just not given the attention. And if there are viewers who have moved away from liking a classic...

Aw thanks :) Yeah it will be a challenge to find something new to say (Don't want to just copy the Blog, I still want people to visit it, hehe ;) )

Yeah it's great, we definitely needed more. I probably can't start until next month, but it will be soon. Again, I hope you don't feel like I stole your idea, hehe. :)

Definitely! Thing is for me, I don't need new projects for that to happen. :) Again, not that I don't appreciate the efforts being made now. But the Muppets as they were will always stand alone for me. :)

Well I probably have more shallow reasons; Leo Dicaprio was nice but I liked the English guys more, hehe. ;)

Btw, I do have to also plug the 1968 film version of Romeo & Juliet, which is also quite enjoyable. Maybe it's just the cute English accents, hehe.

Happy Birthday, Skye! Always great talking with you! : D

I like to do that too, if possible! (Don't mean to take your idea, MN, hehe. You just inspired me. :) ;) )

Well for a purely Muppet fan, there's a lot of charming early Kermit footage. And the first Old School DVD has a bonus feature featuring Rowlf and Kermit sort of pitching the show, which is quite funny, lol. I do appreciate Old School for nostalgic reasons, but I also think it has a lot of...

Honestly, I think there's some validity to that argument. I'm not saying the Muppets should just disapear. And I respect the efforts to keep it going. But throughout history, all the great works of art have their prime and then it passes. That's part of what makes something good, that it doesn't...