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    The movie could have been even better (article)

    Ever since I saw Statler and Waldorf with Tex Richman in the trailers I had hoped that they would somehow help the Muppets in the end. I also expected them to be assisting Richman a bit more in the movie. The junior novel includes the scene with Statler and Waldorf deciding to give the Muppets...
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    Rumor: Muppet Movie Blu-ray-DVD combo set coming soon

    How reliable is that website? I noticed there's no official release date, and it looks like the "cover" is just one of "The Muppets" posters (with no "movie collection" note). People have asked about The Muppets Take Manhattan, but that's already on blu-ray (as is Muppets from Space)...
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    The Muppets reviewed by Doug Walker

    Doug Walker (of "The Nostalgia Critic" fame) posted two reviews of The Muppets, one as part of Bum Reviews, and another reviewed by Doug Walker as himself, where he also gives his opinions on the other movies he's seen (he hasn't seen Muppets from Space). And both reviews are favorable...
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    Little things we've noticed

    I was recently watching the UK spot from the Andy Williams episode (where Sam talks about his family life), and it seems that must have been shot during the Christopher Reeves episode. There are images of Superman backstage. Something tells me this was intended for that episode but for some...
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    Sesamestreet.org relaunches for Season 39

    It's "Parts of Your Body Day" with Ernie.
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    Normally I prefer the deleted scenes to be kept seperate (otherwise they wouldn't be listed as features), though in this case I think it'd be best for the DVD to be an extended version with all deleted plot points and all deleted scenes not inportant to the plot be seperate.
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    I hope we find out when the DVD comes out. Though there was a receent interview with James Bobin where he said that most of the deleted scenes were cut for time (with so many plot points cut, I wonder how many acts from the telethon were cut. It seems those would be easier to cut out, though I'm...
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    Anyone Find The Lack Of Muppet Merch Disturbing?

    It's been said that the movie has exeeded expectations and is only two million dollars away from making back the budget spent. I think it's now the second highest-grossing Muppet movie of all time. I hope that within the next few months Disney will put out more mainstream Muppet merchandise.
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    Regarding why Kermit and Piggy split up, in The Movie Junior Novel, there's a flashback to the wedding, with Kermit saying "I thought Gonzo was going to play the priest" (yeah, in MTM he says "minister"). Then, a few weeks later, Miss Piggy tells Kermit that she's gotten them a home, to which...
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    Dream DVD Extras for 'The Muppets' DVD

    The main features that I want: Audio commentary Deleted scenes and outtakes (if the DVD could only have one of the two and I could pick I'd pick deleted scenes) A behind-the-scenes featurette (or two or three) A scene-by-scene comparison between the season three opening and the opening recreated...
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    How well does the new movie have to do?

    Well, we've never had two Muppet films released two years in a row. I wonder if any movies took more development time than The Muppets (recently when Tough Pigs did a series of articles on Muppetzine it mentioned that Muppet Treasure island had numerous production delays).
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    The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Thread!

    I feel like A Boy Named Charlie Brown (and maybe Snoopy Come Home) gave a little bit more effort. ABNCB seems to be very artsy, has a number of cool split-screen scenes, has that cool piano piece from Schroeder, and has the amazing skating scene with Snoopy. Paw Dugam recently reviewed Snoopy...
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    I'm thinking that all the characters who only appear during Kermit's big speech were not rebuilt puppets, and all minor characters who appear many times were rebuilt, whether for this movie or recently. Somehow that makes sense, as they pretty much use all minor characters outside of that scene...
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    The Muppets, The Movie Junior Novel

    As those of us who have read the book and seen the movie know, there are many scenes in the book not in the movie. One scene not in the movie involves a member of the audience who does an act, scamming the audience into putting their wallets in a sack which he runs off with. After the telephone...
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    Where's the love for Rocky and Bullwinkle?

    I just remembered something about the movie that I had forgotten about: The credits list "stunt voices" for Rocky. What's a stunt voice for? Were there lines June Foray either couldn't do well or refused to say? I can see actors needing stunt double but voice actors?
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    Does Puppet Heap build The Muppets now?

    Well, when Disney got the Muppets, they made a special deal with The Jim Henson Company allowing them to continue building the Muppets and developing ideas for Muppets for five years (which has expired by now), though it seems most of the Muppet stuff planned during that time got canceled.
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    Your Thoughts: "The Muppets" Theatrical Film

    Anyone else find it odd that Thog was among the relatively small group of characters in the office when they get their chance to do the telethon? Pretty much everyone else there got a scene earlier in the film and had been well-known to casual fans (well, fans would have known who Walter and...
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    "The Muppets": What made you laugh

    The "Man or Muppet" sequence was a lot funnier than I remember. And I laughed a lot at many of the visual gags in the opening "Life's a Happy Song" number.
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    It's Time To Dress Up Right

    I wore my Kermit Klien t-shirt and Kermit hat. I got one or two compliments from people at the theater.
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    If "The Muppets" is a success: What's next?

    There were many reports that the movie includes "every Muppet you can think of", but unless they were in deleted scenes I doubt every Muppet was in it. I hardly saw anyone I didn't see in the trailers, and the only scene I noticed where there were so many Muppets you'd have to pause to see...
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