Hypothetical: The Muppets Are For Sale

[D'Snowth]

They're as much a foundation of my life as the Muppets.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Also, *puts on John Goodman voice* AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO DIDN'T MIND THE CHIPMUNK MOVIES?!

Okay, well, the first two. Chipwrecked was ehhhh.

(Also, the Big Leblewski for the win).

 

[Teheheman]

I'm not so sure about that either.

Going back to the Chipmunks franchise, those live action/CGI movies have been produced by Twentieth Century Fox, and have given Bagdasarian Productions very, very little creative input, hence why the characters sound and act very differently from the rest of the franchise's titles (like the recent Nick show). Granted, there wouldn't be any secondary company involved, so Twentieth Century Fox could call all the shots they want - including probably bringing in celebrities to dub the characters' voices so the movie will sell better with more recognizable names.

I dunno about that because the Muppets are so recognizable anyways that dubbing their voices with "more recognizable names seems pointless. They're already recognizable. You can't put another voice as Kermit because more people know who that person is. Besides, the Muppets movies and TV shows have always been able to get recognizable names anyways. You don't need to dub Ray Romano as Rowlf because he's Ray Romano.

Daniel

 

[MuppetsRule]

I don't know who I would want to buy them . . . but I know who I WOULDN"T want to buy them.















Tex Richman

 

[pjtoadie]

I don't know who I would want to buy them . . . but I know who I WOULDN"T want to buy them.















Tex Richman

Nicely played!

 

[D'Snowth]

I dunno about that because the Muppets are so recognizable anyways that dubbing their voices with "more recognizable names seems pointless. They're already recognizable. You can't put another voice as Kermit because more people know who that person is. Besides, the Muppets movies and TV shows have always been able to get recognizable names anyways. You don't need to dub Ray Romano as Rowlf because he's Ray Romano.

Daniel

Yeah, the characters are recognizable, but the people performing them aren't, which is what my point was. This is why Twentieth Century Fox brought in bigger-named celebrities to voice the Chipmunks in those movies because, so they'd market better.

 

[mr3urious]

Yeah, the characters are recognizable, but the people performing them aren't, which is what my point was. This is why Twentieth Century Fox brought in bigger-named celebrities to voice the Chipmunks in those movies because, so they'd market better.

And it's an utterly pointless anyway as their voices become unrecognizable when pitched up. Just a waste of money all around.

Then again, Fox didn't learn their lesson 6 years earlier getting John Turturro to voice the title character in the beautiful-looking but utterly forgettable Henry Selick film Monkeybone, whose voice is also pitched up.

 

[D'Snowth]

Totally makes sense from your standpoint, but not theirs, because again, they need a draw, and recognizable names like Justin Long are going to bring people to the theaters over an unknown name like Ross Bagdasarian. This is also why they brought in Jason Lee to play Dave: his career was really booming at that point, what with MY NAME IS EARL and stuff . . . even though not only was he horribly miscast, you can tell he isn't even enjoying making those movies anyway.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I definitely think Warner Bros would be the best option, but i'm also kind of mixed on it. I mean, if Warner bought them at least we'd know there would probably be more merchandise; just look at their Funko figures for extremely obscure Hanna Barbera characters like Ricochet Rabbit. And they're probably not as likely to change the Muppets out with CGI or give them celebrity voices. However, in terms of actual productions it's a much more mixed bag. Most DC movies have been poorly received, and when was the last time they cared to promote a Looney Tunes or Scooby Doo show?

 

[LittleJerry92]

Yeah, Warner movies nowadays haven't been all that great with a few good ones here and there.

I dunno, I just hope they don't force the Muppets into some like cheesey predictable drama series god forbid they DO buy them....