The Muppets head for Oz

[Phillip]

The Muppet Wizard of Oz is officially a go now. It will be based on the book, not the movie.

http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2004/031604.shtml

 

[BornBlue]

Hrmm...

Blah...

I just don't think the Muppets doing Wizard of Oz is what they need to invigorate the characters.

I want to see more of the characters doing ORIGINAL stuff.

I guess we'll see, though.

 

[mupvisiongirl]

I'm a HUGE fan of the wizard of oz books, so I'm really optimistic about this project. I think that the muppets can really make it fun and fresh; I'm probably the only one on the board who is excited about this but I don't care!

 

[Super Scooter]

Sounds terrific! I can't wait to see what they do with it.

I wonder if they'll be writing any songs for the movie.

 

[Whatever]

I think it's a good thing that it will be based on the book, at least. That will give them a chance to do some fresh new stuff, not just competing against Judy Garland. Still, I'd rather they do an original movie.

 

[jediX]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Sigh.........

 

[Tera]

I'm a big fan of the books, and I think this can really work. Remember, the best stuff from the Mupppet Show was parody!

I have high hopes for this project. I keep imagining Johnny Fiama as the Great and Terrible Oz with Sal as the doorkeeper. And oh, to see Pepe as Toto...

 

[Klonoa]

Sounds like fun!

At the very least it'll probably be better than 90 percent of what's on TV today.

--Klonoa

 

[Drtooth]

I'm still mixed. I'm happy it's being based on the book and not just some cheapo parody of the movie. Hopefully this will turn out good, but I still would rather see something more of a sketch movie (like Monty Python's the Meaning of Life).

 

[BoyRaisin2]

Hmm, Fox is involved. I just find that sort of interesting.

Hope it's good.