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 – 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...
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...
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...
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,...
Ryan Dosier – Sesame Street’s latest televised special, “The Cookie Thief” debuted on PBS last week, taking over the PBS Kids segment every day. The special has been promoted like crazy via Sesame Street’s brilliant social media channels,...