Don't get me wrong when I say it's childish but it takes me back to when Disney first started doing Muppet stuff, the thing that's so great to me about the muppets is that not every character is the same..and I get a bit irked when they do act the same.I wouldn't say the opening dance sequence is juvenile. It appears that the Muppet performers got together and just had a lot of fun. I admit that that performance (and a couple others) was a little out of character. The puppets were also fairly good. There are some personal tweaks I'd make to them, but wouldn't we all? And you know the tweaks would all look different. Some Jim-era Muppet puppets didn't always look so hot. And now we know exactly where MR's Animal design came from. That was practically him!
It's more than a good start that Disney has *finally* created with the Muppets and it is well worth the wait. The old Muppet Studios, as someone mentioned, did seem like a ghost town in its design and execution. I'm glad they scrapped it and hope this one receives at least quarterly updates.
The streaming Flash is a little tweaky on my system. The way that sort of thing is accessed by my type of wireless can cause problems, but it was by far better than the Henson.com related feeds.
On Steve's Kermit, I feel sometimes he gets lost in the moment and loses Kermit's core personality in the process. Usually he's great. I'm just glad that the entire site didn't center on Kermit. He was one of many Muppets – clearly the leader but not the headliner. Now we know why From the Balcony is gone. I guess it was a testing ground and this is where the full Muppety web-forces will be concentrated.
The old Muppets.com/Muppet Studios web-park seemed like a place Disney felt they had to stick the Muppets so they wouldn't harm themselves or others! Even with a character on the screen the place seemed lonely and unpopulated. Just not the right tone.Don't get me wrong when I say it's childish but it takes me back to when Disney first started doing Muppet stuff, the thing that's so great to me about the muppets is that not every character is the same..and I get a bit irked when they do act the same.
And that'd be me who said that about the old site looking like a ghost town.
And it's the truth it sure did they should of had muppets greating us at every turn.
And I agree with you I have no problem with Steve at all as a person he seems great and fun.
It's just that Kermit to me was the boss the glue that held things together and well these days the glue seems a bit tacky...if you know what I mean.