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While many iterations have tried, most have failed to recapture the fun and magic of the Jim Henson era – that is, until now
For anyone lucky enough to have grown up with the original Muppets – arising from the collaborations of Jim Henson and Frank Oz who had great chemistry as a creative partnership and gathered round them a true company of like-minded souls – the iterations that have come since have been … lesser. Not necessarily bad but, even at their best, still unable to recapture that lightning in a bottle that so illuminated the 70s and 80s for children. And, of course, their parents, for the Muppets (and even Sesame Street) were an intergenerational joy.
It is immensely cheering to report, then – possibly even worthy of a small burst of Kermitty arm-waving enthusiasm – that new streaming service Disney+ has come splendidly close to reproducing the magic, with Muppets Now. Continue reading...