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I agree that Statler sounded the most like Richard's interpretation than it has in years. I thought it was a good step but it leads me to wonder if Jerry Nelson is thinking about retirement as well.
In terms of Fozzie and Piggy:
It was great to see Fozzie and Kermit together again. Fozzie playing the second banana to Kermit...it's a good team. However, the performance in terms of vocal quality didn't quite meet my expectations in terms of Fozzie. I thought he sounded as tough he had something stuck down in his throat. But I think time and practice will help as it has with Bert.
Piggy on the other hand was fabulous. From the subtle inflections to the laugh going out of frame. Eric's Piggy is wonderfully spot on and I cannot applaud him enough. He has definitely risen to the occasion and I think she's in good hands.
Over all, I felt the video wasn't what I hoped it would be. I been seeing the word "rushed" being bandied and around this forum and I think that's a decent way to describe it. Of course, you're trying to cram so much into one video...so I think we're fortunate to see what we have seen in terms of dialogue, etc.
But one thing that's been nagging at me...and I might hear it for this. This whole project feels like a grasp for exposure for the Muppets but not necessarily a natural one. It seems as though their guest appearance in the video has sense of the muppets being a retro pop culture oddity and that doesn't necesarrily, in my mind, portray them as a viable medium of entertainment, fun and myrth. It's almost like, but not quite this bad, seeing Eric Estrada parodying himself in a some low budget indie video. The video feels more like a step backwards as opposed one that is forwards and it also lacks the natural charm they exude in their best projects
I don't know, perhaps that's what they need to do given the current state of the Henson company.
But you know something, in spite of it all, I enjoyed it. I've watched it quite a bit and it's just cool to see the Muppets doing something fun and a little quirky.
Enough from me
In terms of Fozzie and Piggy:
It was great to see Fozzie and Kermit together again. Fozzie playing the second banana to Kermit...it's a good team. However, the performance in terms of vocal quality didn't quite meet my expectations in terms of Fozzie. I thought he sounded as tough he had something stuck down in his throat. But I think time and practice will help as it has with Bert.
Piggy on the other hand was fabulous. From the subtle inflections to the laugh going out of frame. Eric's Piggy is wonderfully spot on and I cannot applaud him enough. He has definitely risen to the occasion and I think she's in good hands.
Over all, I felt the video wasn't what I hoped it would be. I been seeing the word "rushed" being bandied and around this forum and I think that's a decent way to describe it. Of course, you're trying to cram so much into one video...so I think we're fortunate to see what we have seen in terms of dialogue, etc.
But one thing that's been nagging at me...and I might hear it for this. This whole project feels like a grasp for exposure for the Muppets but not necessarily a natural one. It seems as though their guest appearance in the video has sense of the muppets being a retro pop culture oddity and that doesn't necesarrily, in my mind, portray them as a viable medium of entertainment, fun and myrth. It's almost like, but not quite this bad, seeing Eric Estrada parodying himself in a some low budget indie video. The video feels more like a step backwards as opposed one that is forwards and it also lacks the natural charm they exude in their best projects
I don't know, perhaps that's what they need to do given the current state of the Henson company.
But you know something, in spite of it all, I enjoyed it. I've watched it quite a bit and it's just cool to see the Muppets doing something fun and a little quirky.
Enough from me
