The New New Quote Thread

[D'Snowth]

ED: I love Double D! Double D is the best!
DAPHNE: The constant talking about Double D made me a little uncomfortable, how am I supposed to compete with that?

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

"Shaggy: Who's your best buddy?
Scooby Doo: Raggy
Shaggy: That's right. And who's my best buddy in the whole wide world?
Scooby Doo: Rooby Doo."

 

[CBPuppets]

"That's the Entertainment Business, you have to appeal, you have to have a hunch. You just can't simply go by words if you're reading the script. You can't just go by the words of the script's say, you have to visualize what could happen."
--Lord Lew Grade--

 

[D'Snowth]

"We set up the pattern of how to sell a show in the kids area, and it wasn't by writing twelve pages that nobody reads. And if they do read it, they will never pick it up based on that. But, if you can give them a pictoral look of what this is, and if they have a comfort level, then you can deliver a show. And if they have the guts to pick up something that's different, then you get your show on. And I think these visual presentations helped us sell our shows." ~ Marty Krofft

 

[CBPuppets]

“It’s certainly not a career that one would plan, you know you wouldn't decide to become a puppeteer I don't think in your life. I was interested in television and films and art, and actually, when I went into puppetry, I found that I could combine all of this stuff.”
--Jim Henson

 

[antsamthompson9]

JD Hansel: Jarrod, you had a piece on the Muppet Mindset where you presented another side to Happytime Murders, which is the trailer isn't telling of the whole thing and there, believe it or not, might be some heart in this movie.
Jarrod Fairclough: Right. I spoke to one of the puppeteers of the film, I won't tell you his name for his own sensitive anonymity, and he said that trailer was made to be shocking and dirty to get everyone's attention, whereas since he worked on the whole thing and read the whole script, he doesn't think that trailer is indicative of what the whole film is. The best way he described it was "Imagine Avenue Q, but they made a trailer that only consists of the Internet is for Porn and the sex scene." He said that's what it feels like the marketing team have done.
Steve Swanson: But it's not like this trailer was shown to Brian Henson, and he said "That looks good, that'll go out." Like Henson looked at this and gave approval.
JD: But they could only have so much power if they weren't the people doing the distribution and marketing. It probably wasn't Brian who thought "Let's have right at the beginning of the trailer from the director of Muppet Christmas Carol. That won't confuse anybody." Surely that was the marketing team.
Jarrod: I find it interesting how they don't actually say the words Brian Henson. They just keep mentioning the Muppet connection, then there's "No Sesame, all street" which I have a feeling we'll get to.
Steve: We'll get to that.

 

[D'Snowth]

I think I know which of the puppeteers Jarrod is talking about, because one of the puppeteers from the movie gave me a lecture on Facebook on how I need to go see the movie so I can support other puppeteers who had the opportunity to be given work to perform in the movie, and that I should look beyond my dislike for Melissa McCarthy or raunchy humor.

Unfortunately, my dislike for Melissa McCarthy (as well as Joel McHale) and raunchy humor is weighing out over any interest I may have in actually seeing this movie.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Oh geez, I forgot that movie comes out next month. And that month is almost here! I guess we'll find out really soon what people think about it.

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help you are freed." — Buddha

 

[CBPuppets]

Gonzo: Kermit, are you busy?
Kermit: Yes Gonzo but I can give you my ear for a moment.
Gonzo: What would I do with your ear?
Kermit: Van Gough Impressions
--The Muppet Show Episode: Charles Aznavour--