The Muppets, on the other hand, was painful to watch from start to finish. This might be because I grew up in a family that adores the Muppets, A Muppet Christmas Carol gets a lot of play around the holidays, and therefore I have high expectations for anything that they star in. Many other viewers also had high hopes for the show because they remembered watching The Muppet Show when they were younger. However, The Muppets did not capture the essences that made their previous television show or the movies loved by the fans. It tried to be an adult show, with adult themes, which would bring in these older viewers back to see their favorite characters in new situation, but destroyed the “Muppet” feeling that their previous media embodied. That feeling was what viewers wanted and were sadly disappointed.
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Muppets production of Miss Piggy’s late night show, the same format used in Parks and Recs or the Office. The first episode set up the tensions that are in the studio since Kermit and Piggy’s break up, Kermit’s new relationship, and Fozzy Bear meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. The main controversy is over who is going to be the guest on the Late Night Show. Miss Piggy refuses to interview Elizabeth Banks so Scooter enlists Tom Berheron to be a stand in, only to have Kermit overrule Piggy and have Elizabeth Banks stay as the guest. We find out at the end of the show that Piggy doesn’t like Elizabeth because it was after seeing Pitch Perfect 2 that her and Kermit broke up. Imagine Dragons also has a guest appearance, though it is a small bit with Animal and a performance at the very end of the show. For a thirty minute program, there were a lot of issues with the show. The first real issue was that a lot of the jokes were in very poor taste. Kermit referring to Miss Piggy as “a lunatic”, talks of plastic surgery, an Alcoholics Anonymous joke, and multiple sexual references made the whole half an hour uncomfortable to watch. No one wants to see Kermit depressed or talking about hooking up with his new girlfriend Denise. It is just creepy. Also, even though this is supposed to be an adult look at the Muppets, kids are going to be watching with their parents, and a lot of the jokes are going to bring up awkward conversations. The fact that Fozzy has a human girlfriend and her father asks them if their children “are going to crap in the woods” starts a conversation about how a human and a bear are going to have kids that is just awkward for everyone involved. I know it was supposed to be a take on “does a bear crap in the woods” but it was a really bad take. These jokes on top of the blatant sexual references just don’t fit with how people view the Muppets, an adult geared program or not. The dissonance between what everyone expects from the Muppets and what this show delivers plays in to the second issue, this show lacks the Muppet magic.
Kermit is known for his cheery disposition and hope in the face of all the obstacles that him and his friends face, having him be depressed and stress eat takes his magic away. Why do we want to watch Kermit be depressed, what appeal does that have? No one wants Kermit to be like the rest of us, we want him to have a carefree and positive spirit. There is just a glum attitude that all the Muppets have in this show that is off-putting against their bright colored bodies and the personalities viewers have grown to love in other Muppet media. The only slightly funny part of the whole show was when Rizzo and Pepe were dancing around in costumes for the Dancing with the Czar’s skit. It was also the only thing that reflected the essence that audiences expect to see when the Muppets are involved. This lack of Muppet magic along with jokes that weren’t funny and situations that were uncomfortable left a really bad taste in my
mouth. Hopefully the show will turn around or at least lighten up in future episodes, but I have very little hope. As for the pilot, it fell flat and was more awkward than funny. You can stream the first episode on ABC’s website, or watch the show live at eight on Tuesdays, and decide for yourself if you enjoy this grownup look at the Muppets. I, for one, am not impressed.
The production of Honky is a satirical comedy, following the lives of five people and the language of racism. While it focuses on the plot of 5 characters, the storyline was well thought out and intriguing. One actor in specific, Gerard Joseph, who played Thomas, did an exceptionally well job at conveying emotion and projecting to the audience, in my opinion. The overall directing, from the actors to the soundtrack and lightning, seem to be presented with excellent detail. Overall, this production was well done.
AP English Literature and Composition MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: A Raisin In the Sun Author: Lorraine Hansberry Date of Publication: 1951 Genre: Realistic Drama Biographical Information about the Author Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on May 19, 1930. She grew up as the youngest in her family. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a real estate broker.
People have goals everyday, believe it or not some people think that dreams aren't worth it. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it gives a person a goal, it makes them feel good, and it makes them stronger. I know this from The Pearl, A Cubs video, the Susan Boyle video, and We Beat the streets.
Squidbillies is an animated cartoon show about talking squids living in a random county in the Appalachian Mountains. Dougal County, the setting of this comedy, is a dusty, distorted place in which the squids wreak havoc everywhere they go. The show follows the patriarch of the Cuyler clan; Early, the alpha squid himself, drinks heavily, chain smokes, and talks ‘shit' (in colloquial terms) to everyone he encounters.
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Have you ever heard about the hippie who had to go to a Middle School after living on a remote farm in the novel Schooled by Gordon Korman? Well, Capricorn Anderson is a flower child who lives at Garland Farms until his grandmother, Rain, falls out of a plum tree, which changes this hippie’s life. Now, Cap has to go to a public middle school and live with Mrs.Donnelley, a social worker, which he is not prepared for.He is just a hippie with a soul of good, who is not prepared for physical fights, cursing, and even video games! He doesn’t understand this modern world; he’s as lost as a kit who couldn’t find her mother.
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In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the reader has the experience to understand what it was like to live in an insane asylum during the 1960’s. Kesey shows the reader the world within the asylum of Portland Oregon and all the relationships and social standings that happen within it. The three major characters’ groups, Nurse Ratched, the Black Boys, and McMurphy show how their level of power effects how they are treated in the asylum. Nurse Ratched is the head of the ward and controls everything that goes on in it, as she has the highest authority in the ward and sabotages the patients with her daily rules and rituals. These rituals include her servants, the Black Boys, doing anything she tells them to do with the patients.
The character I chose to analyze is Bonnie Grape from What's Eating Gilbert Grape, an American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Bonnie Grape is a Caucasian woman who is, approximately, in her mid 50’s and lives in a small town of Endora, Iowa with her four children, and has lost her husband seven years ago. Bonnie who is suppose to be the immediate care taker of all of her kids is shown to have abandoned all of her parental duties after her husbands passing and she hasn’t left the house for seven years. She has become completely housebound she sleeps, eats, and stays on the couch all day. Her day starts out with eating breakfast with the family, and then she watches TV all day. Even though she loves her children a lot, but she does not take any part in raising them. She also has become an object of ridicule or amusement many times children sneak on to the yard to catch a glimpse of her through the window. However, Bonnie sees no problem with her weight or her lifestyle, until one day when she has to make a trip to the town for her son. When Bonnie is leaving the town a crowd comes together around the police station to get a glimpse of Bonnie, and many also begin taking pictures of her. At this point, Bonnie realizes that she has become something that she never intended to be. In one particular scene Bonnie tells her oldest son Gilbert “I know what a burden I am. I know that you are ashamed of me. I never meant to be like this. I never wanted to be a joke” (Hallström, 1993). From Bonnie’s background information we can conclude that she is clearly facing some psychological problems, and in order to gain more information we would have to conduct more assessments.
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
The Incredibles presents familiar, yet clever ideas such as the perception of self-worth, conveying resolutions through compromise, and a controversial issue about handling violence properly.
In a quote from Henson himself in regards to his work, he perfectly encapsulates the importance of his art. He uses his Muppets to relate to humanity, and to spread the message that we never lose that childlike sense of wonder, and that in itself is how the universe bleeds perfection. "As I [Jim Henson] try to zero in on what is important for the Muppets, I think it is a sense of naïveté...Even the most worldly characters are innocent. Our villains are innocent, really. And it's that innocence that I think is the connection to the audience (Henson, 25)." Ever since Jim Henson picked up his mother's old dress coat and decided that out of it he would craft the world's most famous frog to the day he passed away, he filled the world with warmth. Through his songs and his movies, his television shows and books, Henson was kind. His characters were gentle. And because of that, society is all the better for it. Jim Henson benefitted today's world in several ways such as defining the entertainment industry and inspiring others, but above all, he made the world a friendlier, smaller place through his Muppets. Jim Henson benefitted today's world in several ways however, making the world a friendlier, smaller place through his Muppets trumps
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Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.
Tennessee Williams of Columbus, Mississippi, and author of the play The Glass Menagerie creates a well-rounded character by the name of Tom Wingfield. The author reveals many aspects of this character throughout the play, which focuses on the memories of the three main characters that live in a St. Louis apartment in the late 1930s. As the story progresses, the reader observes how each of the characters unravel and unfold to their needs and wants. Tom is displayed as a character who lives in a world that is different from reality, so, therefore, he behaves in a fashion that makes him seem falsely selfish, creative, and adventurous.