IT'S HERE!
Life's a fillet of fish! Yes it is!
That's right, today marks the home release of The Muppets! I can't stop exclaiming!
(Pause for breath! Ponder this!)
OK, there we go. Indeed, today is one that should have been circled on the calendar, for I can only hope this marks the re-entrance to the mainstream for the Muppets. It's been over thirty years since The Muppet Show went off the air, and the last of the "classic" movies, The Muppets Take Manhattan, came out in 1984. I enjoyed The Muppet Christmas Carol, but it was never "big".
Then came The Lull. There were a few attempts, but none really made the public consciousness like 2011's The Muppets. Memorable songs, a paper-thin plot, travelling by map - it's all there. A sequel has been green-lit, and as great as Jason Segel was, hopefully the hand-off won't mean a drop in care and attention to detail. after all, the original trilogy had the same kind of rotating cameos/not-really-a-stars, so in the hands of a studio and producers that care, we can hope for the best.
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