Muppets Now

The Muppets have had a hard time finding creative footing since Jim Henson died in the 1990s. Their output is generally hit and miss, and sometimes veers too far in trying to be trendy and "relevant." This new series is-- judging by the first episode-- harmless and pleasant, but not exactly mindblowing. The celebrity guests are rather uneven when it comes to improv skill, and the skits themselves are just okay. I'll watch more episodes before I write it off though.

Also suffers from the issue of attempting to be too grounded in modern day human life. One of the charms of the original show was crazy antics. Cartoonish absurdism. When you try to ground everything muppet into the human world, rather than grounding humans in the muppet world, it looses that.

I got a few nice laughs from the first episode, and it's better than the last effort (although that also had it's moments), it also suffers from some of the same issues. It feels toned down, sedate.

Episode 1 was quite good, got some laughs and made me want to see the next episode. That being said I have to agree about the new voices Kermit in particular just sounds wrong and it's really off putting. I thought Miss Piggy and Deadly were very fun together.

I kinda like it, but Kermit is unwatchable. The new voice is all wrong and he doesn't even behave like Kermit anymore. Makes the whole thing automatically way less watchable. The format is cute, I'd prefer a regular show. Didn't care for the female Muppet performer.

I almost stopped watching because Kermit was so BAD! I mean, I know Jim Henson is gone, but can they not find someone who can do a Kermit impression? The second episode seemed like it was someone else trying harder and other skit was pretty funny. The Swedish Chef is pretty hilarious!