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bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2011-11-21 03:40 pm
bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2011-11-21 03:40 pm
As Long As I'm Spammin'
Critics' Corner: Why Do Still We Love the Muppets After All These Years?
Silly question, really. But Grae and Dave, who are extremely entertaining reviewers, answer it well. (“Animal teaches you how to be awesome on every level, and Sweetums teaches you to be comfortable in the background doing nothing and not freaking out about it, just being chill.” “And the Swedish Chef teaches you how to put the gobbley in da pot.” “These are all important lessons.”)
But they hit on the best thing about the Muppets—they are warmhearted without being one-dimensional; they’re friendly but intelligent and even wicked. Hell, that even crossed over to Sesame Street. It takes some genius to do that.
Also, they made one of the best versions of A Christmas Carol in history. I’m always amazed at how much of Dickens’s excellent prose they got to wedge in thanks to the Great Gonzo. Not a lot of versions are that good.
Silly question, really. But Grae and Dave, who are extremely entertaining reviewers, answer it well. (“Animal teaches you how to be awesome on every level, and Sweetums teaches you to be comfortable in the background doing nothing and not freaking out about it, just being chill.” “And the Swedish Chef teaches you how to put the gobbley in da pot.” “These are all important lessons.”)
But they hit on the best thing about the Muppets—they are warmhearted without being one-dimensional; they’re friendly but intelligent and even wicked. Hell, that even crossed over to Sesame Street. It takes some genius to do that.
Also, they made one of the best versions of A Christmas Carol in history. I’m always amazed at how much of Dickens’s excellent prose they got to wedge in thanks to the Great Gonzo. Not a lot of versions are that good.