Jarrod Fairclough – In 2002, NBC and The Jim Henson Company got together to make the new Muppet Christmas classic, It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. The special introduced is notable for a few reasons, one being that it was the first major...
Jarrod Fairclough – This week the most anticipated film in years opens around the world. Fans all across the globe are lining up to see what could be the biggest film event of the decade. Will the audience fall in love with these characters, or...
Jarrod Fairclough – The internet is full of inspirational quotes. All you need to do is scroll down your Facebook page and you’ll see that your Aunt Linda has shared some quote about travel laid over a picture of the horizon. Well, there’s no reason...
Mitchell Stein- Just when you thought this show couldn’t possibly have gotten any better: It gets better. Adding to the five-thousand Christmas productions the Muppets have put on, The Muppets gives a perfect mid-season send off for the characters as we await...
Mitchell Stein- Another week, another pleasantly entertaining episode of The Muppets. Although this week’s glorious episode, Going, Going, Gonzo is not quite my favorite episode (That award goes to Pigs in a Blackout), this episode was absoltely wonderful and I...
Jarrod Fairclough – Before I begin my review of Henson’s Turkey Hollow, let me make one thing very clear – Creatures are not Muppets. Creature’s are totally different to Muppets. They are not the same. You’ll forgive me for...
Jarrod Fairclough – One gripe that I’ve had with the reviews for this new series is that they’re all comparing these characters to their previous incarnations. They say that Miss Piggy is a diva compared to her Muppet Show self, or that Gonzo is...
Mitchell Stein- Whenever The Jim Henson Company releases a new production, it’s always something for Muppet fans and Henson enthusiasts to be excited about. As a longtime fan and appreciator of the family-owned business, I really appreciate all of the hard work...
Mitchell Stein- Last Tuesday, I was given the incredible opportunity of speaking with both director Kirk Thatcher and The Jim Henson Company CEO, Lisa Henson, about their upcoming holiday TV special, Turkey Hollow. Joining me on the discussion were fellow Muppet nerds...
Mitchell Stein- Right off the top, can we all agree that this episode is by far the most entertaining, zany and most importantly- Muppety episode yet? I couldn’t be more super delighted by how this episode turned out. As we could generally find points or...
Jarrod Fairclough – Last week I talked about the redemption of Miss Piggy in this series, and how she had gone from a crazy egocentric diva to a crazy slightly less egocentric diva. Since the break up of Kermit and Miss Piggy, it’s been very easy to side...
Happy Halloween from The Muppet Mindset. Be sure to go back and look through all the SPOOOOOKY posts from the past week! LOOK OUT, THERE’S A MURDEROUS SNUFFLEUPAGUS BEHIND YOU! Jarrod Fairclough – In 1999 my brother and I were ecstatic to receive a joint...
Jarrod Fairclough – One complaint that has plagued not just the series, but the characters in general, is that The Muppets have become Flanderized versions of themselves. The term comes from the idea that a character will have a small trait, which will...
Hey there. We thought we’d take a quick break from our SPOOOOOOOKY Halloween Week to do a public service, and that’s to remind you that The Muppets is on tonight, at 8/7c on ABC! Why are we reminding you? Because that’s just what we do! So...
It’s Halloween Week here on The Muppet Mindset, filled with spooooooky articles! LOOK OUT, THERE’S A SCARY GHOST BEHIND YOU! In ‘What Might Have Been’, we’re looking at all the unfinished films, specials and TV shows that were once in...
Mitchell Stein- The legendary Jim Henson would often say “Simple is good.” Where this new Muppet show has so far kept trying things moving as fast and cram in as much as possible, this week takes a bit of a slower, simpler approach. Where the general...
Jarrod Fairclough – One of my favorite things about ‘The Muppets’ is how they’ve been using some of the more obscure characters from the franchise. Whether in the background or brought forward for a bigger role, it’s such a delight to...
Jarrod Fairclough – Let’s talk a little about the concept of ‘Muppet canon’, i.e the idea of how something that The Muppets do in one venture relates to these characters in another. For example, in The Muppet Movie Kermit meets the gang as...
Mitchell Stein- When it comes to the new Muppet series, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground on this new Muppet show. It seems either folks will love it or rip it to shreds. Admitting that this is a fairly odd setting to see the Muppets in, I think...
The following is our review of ‘The Muppets’, which aired last night on ABC. If you have not yet seen the episode, and wish to avoid spoilers, please be warned that this review contains a multitude of them. Jarrod Fairclough – The music is playing,...
