BigTeacherMan
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The other day, I received in the mail a copy of the first pressing of "A Muppet Family Christmas." This is now the second copy I have of this show. Why? Because when I received the latest copy this past Christmas and watched it, I found something horrible...
It had been, strangely, edited!
So, I went looking and finally heard that the original copy (with only Kermit and Piggy on the front) was un-edited, I jumped at the chance and bought it. My original taped copy from Nickelodeon going bad, I wanted to have a good copy.
So, I received it and watched it. And, to my dismay, it had been edited, too. 3 complete songs, as well as various sections of the final medley. Disgusted, I turned it off and went about my business.
What is happening here? When I rented "Muppets From Space" when it was released on video, I looked forward to something interesting and fun. Without Jim, the previous two movies (Treasure Island and Christmas Carol) have been good, but still fail to capture the same feeling as the original 3 films. Why? Because they are not original stories. Muppets From Space was. I looked forward to being delighted.
I was horrified.
Kermit says, "Get down with your bad self." Gonzo slowly goes a bit mad. Most angering of all, however, Gonzo's identity is revealed. We now know what he is. An alien. Not a "Whatever" as he was referred to for so long...and, to my understanding, Jim wanted it that way. Gonzo was a long-nosed, blue WHATEVER/. Not a chicken. Not a mosquito. Not an alien. He was the odd man out because he had no place. Now, because he does, he seems somehow less endearing. Less magical.
What has happened?
Now the Denny's commercials. Of courseI give thumbs up for even INCLUDING them, which is wonderful. Still, we watch Kermit reduced to fat jokes toward Piggy (which, sure, he has always done. But doesn't it seem...I don't know...different somehow?).
I'm not sure what's going on around the studios lately. I look forward--yet with much skepticism--to the Muppet Christmas movie. I'd rather see something more original, like Muppet Family Christmas or The Christmas Toy or even Christmas Eve on Sesame Street rather than what we've been getting lately...
Lost magic and forgotten dreams.
Remember what was said in The Muppet Movie...
"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing. keep Pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the LOVERS, the DREAMERS, and YOU."
Not...
"Thanks to the rappers, the second-rate artists, and everyone who paid a hefty sum to see this movie."
It had been, strangely, edited!
So, I went looking and finally heard that the original copy (with only Kermit and Piggy on the front) was un-edited, I jumped at the chance and bought it. My original taped copy from Nickelodeon going bad, I wanted to have a good copy.
So, I received it and watched it. And, to my dismay, it had been edited, too. 3 complete songs, as well as various sections of the final medley. Disgusted, I turned it off and went about my business.
What is happening here? When I rented "Muppets From Space" when it was released on video, I looked forward to something interesting and fun. Without Jim, the previous two movies (Treasure Island and Christmas Carol) have been good, but still fail to capture the same feeling as the original 3 films. Why? Because they are not original stories. Muppets From Space was. I looked forward to being delighted.
I was horrified.
Kermit says, "Get down with your bad self." Gonzo slowly goes a bit mad. Most angering of all, however, Gonzo's identity is revealed. We now know what he is. An alien. Not a "Whatever" as he was referred to for so long...and, to my understanding, Jim wanted it that way. Gonzo was a long-nosed, blue WHATEVER/. Not a chicken. Not a mosquito. Not an alien. He was the odd man out because he had no place. Now, because he does, he seems somehow less endearing. Less magical.
What has happened?
Now the Denny's commercials. Of courseI give thumbs up for even INCLUDING them, which is wonderful. Still, we watch Kermit reduced to fat jokes toward Piggy (which, sure, he has always done. But doesn't it seem...I don't know...different somehow?).
I'm not sure what's going on around the studios lately. I look forward--yet with much skepticism--to the Muppet Christmas movie. I'd rather see something more original, like Muppet Family Christmas or The Christmas Toy or even Christmas Eve on Sesame Street rather than what we've been getting lately...
Lost magic and forgotten dreams.
Remember what was said in The Muppet Movie...
"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing. keep Pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the LOVERS, the DREAMERS, and YOU."
Not...
"Thanks to the rappers, the second-rate artists, and everyone who paid a hefty sum to see this movie."