Saturday, January 30, 2010
20100130_muppets.pngI love me some Muppets.

And I'm one of those rare Muppet fans who think that Disney purchasing them wasn't a bad idea.

Granted, I'm pretty pro-Disney, but I think that they can house a stable of evergreen characters better than the next mega-conglomerate.

However, since the 2004 announcement the integration of the Muppets into the Disney stable has been slow. What have we had, one special? A theme park advertising campaign?

But now we have this:

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Disney is working on a new theatrical Muppet movie, tentatively titled The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!, and now we get this news story: "Flight of the Conchords Co-Creator May Direct the New Muppet Movie".

If you haven't seen Flight of the Conchords you might be missing out on something terribly clever. I can imagine some people might not like it, but I think it's a riot.

But best of all, it's perfectly suited for the Muppets. The show has a dry sensibility, as well as the odd (and I do mean "odd") musical number.

This is fantastic news. Fantastic.

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posted by Josh at 8:31 AM | 0 comments
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I don't care if it's a sequel to the God-aweful sequel or a straight-up reimagining, I've been waiting for this news for 17 years: "Gladden sticks the Paddles on Bernie".

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Bernie's back, baby!!

Although maybe the kids today would respond better if it was titled Wknd @ Bernie's, because, you know, they love texting.

Not trying to tell you how to do your job, just thinking of suggestions.

But no doubt Silverman and/or McCarthy have already mentioned this in what I can only assume is a weekly "hey, let's revive Bernie" emails they've been sending the production company since The Single Guy went off the air in 1997 ...

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posted by Josh at 6:26 AM | 0 comments
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Yes.

Yes it is.

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posted by Josh at 9:05 AM | 0 comments