My Take on… The Muppets Take The O2
Our own Kieran Moore was at all 3 performances of The Muppets Take The O2, and he’s gratiously broken down the entire thing for us. There’s music, mayhem and Mahna Mahna!
Dancing To Bohemian Rhapsody
Jarrod Fairclough – I was having a bad day today, until I saw a video that Muppet Performer Bill Barretta had shared on Facebook. In 2015, an amazing group of dancers put on a performance of The Muppets cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, complete with...
The Great Gonzby
Jarrod Fairclough – With the announcement of ‘Muppets Meet the Classics: Phantom of the Opera’ back in February, comment sections everywhere lit up with ideas for other possible classic books this series could bring. Could we see The Muppets cast in...
The Muppets Are Perfect For the Digital Age. So Why Aren’t They Thriving?
One of the greatest things about The Muppets is that, while they’re timeless, they’re also current. They have the ability to transcend any media form or any film genre or parody any film that they please, yet it feels fresh and it works. They also keep up...
Frankly, The Muppets Need Frank
Jarrod Fairclough – Recently I suggested that Disney should hand the keys to The Muppets over to the performers for a moment, to see what these creative minds could conjure up when left alone with no constraints. It’s a statement I still stand by, however...A Year On From ‘The Muppets’
Jarrod Fairclough – A year ago tonight, ABC aired the final first season episode of The Muppets, the mockumentary series about life backstage at ‘Up Late with Miss Piggy’. The show ended with a risky cliffhanger, Miss Piggy passing out before she...
The Muppets: So… What Now?
This post originally appeared on Marni’s blog Just For The Halibut Marni Hill – Let’s take a look at the few main options, shall we? Live Appearances The news about The Muppets performing live at the Hollywood Bowl this coming September was certainly...Celebrating 5 Years Since ‘The Muppets’
Jarrod Fairclough – 5 years ago the world sat in cinemas and saw the long awaited return of a bunch of lovable characters from the 70’s – The Muppets! After a few years of being teased with news by writer and star Jason Segel, life finally became a...The Cancellation of The Muppets
Jarrod Fairclough – Yesterday our fears were realized, as ABC announced that they had cancelled The Muppets after one season. Obviously the entire Muppet fan community is saddened and disappointed at the lack of faith that ABC showed in the series, which, while...
‘The Muppets’ Review, Season 1 Episode 16, ‘Because… Love’
Jarrod Fairclough – Team Love. Team Friendship. Since Kermit and Miss Piggy split in August last year its a real battle that’s been fought between divided Muppet fans. And on Tuesday night the whole thing finally came to a head, as Kermit and Piggy...
‘The Muppets’ Review – Season 1, Episode 15 ‘Generally Inhospitable’
Jarrod Fairclough – 20 minutes and 24 seconds in to last night’s ‘Generally Inhospitable’, three single words were uttered that had been coming from the very first second of Episode 1. It was three words that audiences had been dying to hear...
‘The Muppets’ Review, Season 1 Episode 14, ‘Little Green Lie’
Jarrod Fairclough – Back in August last year, the internet went in to meltdown when it was announced that Kermit and Miss Piggy had ended their relationship. While there was a lot of table flipping and over used ‘grave turning’ comments, I also saw...‘The Muppets’ Review, Season 1 Episode 13, ‘Got Silk?’
Jarrod Fairclough – I’ve spoken a lot about this ‘retool’ that The Muppets has undergone in the second part of its first season, so it would be pointless for me to harp on about the specifics again. However, there is one particular change that...
The Muppets Review – Season 1 Episode 11, ‘Swine Song’
Jarrod Fairclough – After close to 2 months on hiatus, The Muppets returned last night, with audiences getting their first look at the new ‘retooled’ series under show runner Kristen Newman. Since the announcement of the ‘reboot’, there...Star Wars: The Foz Awakens
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...
The Muppet Mindset Presents: (Not So) Inspirational Quotes
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...The Muppets Review – ‘The Ex Factor’ Season 1 Episode 6
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...‘The Muppets’ Review – ‘Walk the Swine’ (Season 1, Episode 5)
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...
5 Reasons to Watch The Muppets As It Airs Tonight!
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...What Might Have Been – Halloween Edition
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...
