Pictures from Its a Very Merry Muppet Christmas

[frogboy4]

Sounds weird, but guess I'm going to have to spell it out. Vitamin Water is a flavored drink brand - not unlike Gatorade (but with healtier stuff). It doesn't have the corn syrupy taste of most drinks. It has a lighter taste. It is not just water. It's been around for a couple of years. Strange you haven't heard of it. I remember the Snapple craze ten years ago when every sitcom character seemed to be drinking them. They're drinking Vitamin Water these days. Nonetheless, it has no ads.

 

[WiGgY]

I don't pay much attention to what all the sitcom stars are drinking. The people I hangout with aren't exactly the trendy type.

But anyway, where's Beau? Shouldn't he explain himself?

 

[sarah_yzma]

I don't think beau has to explain himself....if he wants to say something, it's up to him!

I have stopped nutra sweet for the most part...although I still apt for artificial sweeteners, I go for the ones that don't have poisons! wal mart has said they plan to change sweeteners (yeah right) I buy them at the dollar store during the school year....I think that has Splenda in it...which is *supposed* to be made from sugar....trace amounts I'm guessing

 

[frogboy4]

I don't pay much attention to what all the sitcom stars are drinking. The people I hangout with aren't exactly the trendy type.

Guess you missed the point. I don't particularly care either. Just find it amusing. Especially when it seemed that at one time everyone on TV was drinking a Snapple. It also demonstrates wide usage of the product (Vitamin Water) even though they don't advertise. I mainly see it in Law and Order. Noticed it after I was hooked on them. The whole point of it (if you read it's packaging) is that it makes no promises and isn't tied to endorsements. They labeling is quite amusing.

Other members objected to Whoopi playing "the boss" in a thread last year. I still didn't understand it. Most of it was based on the misconception that scripture says God is male. I guess it's the use of He and Him, but that's more about the translation than gender assignment as I have understood it. Was forced to take years of theology courses.

 

[WiGgY]

I think Beau should explain what it is he meant by sick. I mean, when you use strong words like that, you should back it up some more. Otherwise, we're just wasting our time posting.

 

[Beauregard]

Ok, I'd better make a quick exit here.

Actaully, my problem was not that she was black (actually God probably would be Jewish anyway...) It was, I guess, mostly that God was portraed by a women (Note: He, Him, The Father), and more, a women who acts like Whopie (no offence meant) is not who I would have choosen to play God.

Also if I don't play my card right, I won't be allowed, by M. and D. to watch this movie!

I guess, I should watch it before passing my judgement on "the boss" but I thought that he/she was portrayed through the film as a god who was more interested in watching TV and getting her records changed to MP3s than carring for her people.

I don't know, maybe Sick, was to strong a word.

I am just still very dissapointed in the JHC for putting God in the film at all.

Does anyone know, was this JHC or NBC's fault?

 

[frogboy4]

The usage of God in the script is nobody's "fault". It was a creative choice. The part really wasn't even needed. It helped tie the story together and offered a bit of humor.

My years of private school education resulted in many theology classes. Technically, the God of the Bible has no sex or race. Don't want to get off on a tangent, but Jesus (God as man) was Jewish. God existed before Jews or people for that matter. And why can't a black person be Jewish in the first place? Sammy Davis Jr converted to Judaism.

Many people make the assumption that God is male because the terms He and His used in reference to Him. These pronouns are used in a similar way that the term "man" can mean both men and women (as in, "…all men are created equal" in the US Constitution).

There is also the analogy of God as the Father. That simply means "He" is the first in command. It is not a gender assignment, just a way that we can understand His relationship with us. God creates; he does not need to procreate.

That being said, having God portrayed as man or woman is grossly inaccurate, but what can you do? Make God a Muppet? I'm sure there would be objections to that too. Should they leave God out of the story? It’s nice to have a little spirituality in prime time television every now and then.

That part of the film has been greatly exaggerated anyway. Her performance was very restrained. I liken Whoopi's attitude in the role to God giving us free will. It's implied that God doesn't have to meddle in every affair. That He works in "mysterious ways" and that Kermit could figure it out on his own.

There isn't anything upsetting about the film. Pepe’s part contains some sexual undertones, but much less than any sitcom today. That’s nothing really new anyway. We all know he's an edgy little prawn and we love him for it.

Anyway, that concludes this term paper of a post on Biblical theology. LOL! Next up - can God build a rock so big He can't move it? LOL! (Just kidding. It's an invalid question if you think about it.)

 

[sarah_yzma]

can God build a rock so big He can't move it?

uhh uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....you have a lot of spare time, don't you?

 

[Movies205]

Does anyone else find the fozzie VMC pic a little creepy, disturbing and freaky? Here a link to it
http://www.muppetcentral.com/_images/muppets/fozzie_vmmc.jpg

 

[sarah_yzma]

that's forbidden!!!!