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Overflowing with spontaneous lunacy, surprising guest stars and more frogs, pigs, bears (and whatevers) than legally allowed, the Muppets cut loose in “Muppets Now” with the kind of startling silliness and heartfelt fun that first made them famous.}} |
Overflowing with spontaneous lunacy, surprising guest stars and more frogs, pigs, bears (and whatevers) than legally allowed, the Muppets cut loose in “Muppets Now” with the kind of startling silliness and heartfelt fun that first made them famous.}} |
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+ | The Summer 2020 edition of the ''[[Disney twenty-three]]'' magazine further detailed that the series consists of a variety of segments, including: |
{{quote|An uproarious game show from everyone's favorite shellfish, [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepé the King Prawn]]...a cooking show with none other than [[the Swedish Chef]]; a look at the ''trés'' fabulous lifestyle of the one and only [[Miss Piggy]]; some zany science experiments from [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and his every-faithful assistant, [[Beaker]]; and a chat show featuring several super-special celebrity guests.<ref name=23mag>''Disney twenty-three'' Summer 2020</ref>}} |
{{quote|An uproarious game show from everyone's favorite shellfish, [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepé the King Prawn]]...a cooking show with none other than [[the Swedish Chef]]; a look at the ''trés'' fabulous lifestyle of the one and only [[Miss Piggy]]; some zany science experiments from [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and his every-faithful assistant, [[Beaker]]; and a chat show featuring several super-special celebrity guests.<ref name=23mag>''Disney twenty-three'' Summer 2020</ref>}} |
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− | Said special guests include [[RuPaul]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], and [[Danny Trejo]].<ref name=23mag /> |
+ | Said special guests include [[RuPaul]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Aubrey Plaza]], [[Linda Cardellini]], and [[Danny Trejo]].<ref name=23mag /> |
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+ | *Episode One: "Due Date" (July 31, 2020)<ref>[https://d23.com/everything-new-you-can-stream-on-disney-in-july-2020/ D23: Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in July 2020], June 17, 2020.</ref> |
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==Development history== |
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In May 2019, The DisInsider reported a series of improvised Muppet shorts would be produced for the platform. The approximate ten-minute shorts would take the formats of "three different segments of a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show."<ref>[https://thedisinsider.com/2019/05/20/exclusive-muppets-variety-shorts-coming-to-disney/ The DisInsider: EXCLUSIVE: Muppets Variety Shorts Coming To Disney+], May 20, 2019.</ref> |
In May 2019, The DisInsider reported a series of improvised Muppet shorts would be produced for the platform. The approximate ten-minute shorts would take the formats of "three different segments of a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show."<ref>[https://thedisinsider.com/2019/05/20/exclusive-muppets-variety-shorts-coming-to-disney/ The DisInsider: EXCLUSIVE: Muppets Variety Shorts Coming To Disney+], May 20, 2019.</ref> |
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− | An official announcement was released on The Muppets' social media accounts on August 23, 2019. A press statement written and signed by [[Kermit the Frog]] (with sections redacted in black marker under the legal restriction of [[Joe the Legal Weasel]]) announces ''Muppets Now'', an unscripted short-form series featuring celebrity guest stars. A teaser video featuring Kermit and Joe the Legal Weasel was simultaneously screened at the Disney + panel at the [[D23 Expo]].<ref>''Variety'' [https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-muppets-disney-plus-short-form-series-1203312841/ ‘The Muppets’ Short-Form Series Coming to Disney Plus]</ref> Portions of this teaser were |
+ | An official announcement was released on The Muppets' social media accounts on August 23, 2019. A press statement written and signed by [[Kermit the Frog]] (with sections redacted in black marker under the legal restriction of [[Joe the Legal Weasel]]) announces ''Muppets Now'', an unscripted short-form series featuring celebrity guest stars. A teaser video featuring Kermit and Joe the Legal Weasel was simultaneously screened at the Disney + panel at the [[D23 Expo]].<ref>''Variety'' [https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-muppets-disney-plus-short-form-series-1203312841/ ‘The Muppets’ Short-Form Series Coming to Disney Plus]</ref> Portions of this teaser were incorporated into the official series trailer, released publicly online on June 24, 2020. |
[[Kirk Thatcher]] served as one of the directors for the shorts<ref>[https://kirkrthatcher.com/ Kirk Thatcher official website]</ref>, along with [[Bill Barretta]] and directors from [[Soapbox Films]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp60ft8uh0o&feature=youtu.be&t=5755 Kirk Thatcher on ''Puppet Tears'' (1:35:55)]</ref> filmed over the course of six days. They were originally intended as "three types of shows" split between eighteen episodes at ten minutes each for a total of approximately three hours of content.<ref>[https://youtu.be/IXyv-MxGRmU?t=46m15s GalaxyCon Louisville] (at 46:15) Dec 22, 2019</ref> |
[[Kirk Thatcher]] served as one of the directors for the shorts<ref>[https://kirkrthatcher.com/ Kirk Thatcher official website]</ref>, along with [[Bill Barretta]] and directors from [[Soapbox Films]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp60ft8uh0o&feature=youtu.be&t=5755 Kirk Thatcher on ''Puppet Tears'' (1:35:55)]</ref> filmed over the course of six days. They were originally intended as "three types of shows" split between eighteen episodes at ten minutes each for a total of approximately three hours of content.<ref>[https://youtu.be/IXyv-MxGRmU?t=46m15s GalaxyCon Louisville] (at 46:15) Dec 22, 2019</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:28, 25 June 2020
This article is about an upcoming project, product, or production. |
Premiere | July 31, 2020 |
Network | Disney+ |
Episodes | 6 |
Muppets Now is a short-form series being developed for the Disney+ streaming service to be released on July 31st, 2020.
Press description
The Summer 2020 edition of the Disney twenty-three magazine further detailed that the series consists of a variety of segments, including:
Said special guests include RuPaul, Taye Diggs, Seth Rogen, Aubrey Plaza, Linda Cardellini, and Danny Trejo.[1]
Episodes
- Episode One: "Due Date" (July 31, 2020)[2]
Development history
In February 2018, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Disney plans a "reboot" for the Muppets on Disney+, and that a search for a writer was in-progress.[3]
The series would join other original programming for the platform from the company's Marvel and Star Wars properties, as well as new versions of High School Musical, The Parent Trap, Father of the Bride, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
In February 2019, a website called "Splash Report" published an item about the Josh Gad-penned project Muppets Live Another Day, which would follow the events of The Muppets Take Manhattan.[4] The project would subsequently be shelved by September.
In May 2019, The DisInsider reported a series of improvised Muppet shorts would be produced for the platform. The approximate ten-minute shorts would take the formats of "three different segments of a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show."[5]
An official announcement was released on The Muppets' social media accounts on August 23, 2019. A press statement written and signed by Kermit the Frog (with sections redacted in black marker under the legal restriction of Joe the Legal Weasel) announces Muppets Now, an unscripted short-form series featuring celebrity guest stars. A teaser video featuring Kermit and Joe the Legal Weasel was simultaneously screened at the Disney + panel at the D23 Expo.[6] Portions of this teaser were incorporated into the official series trailer, released publicly online on June 24, 2020.
Kirk Thatcher served as one of the directors for the shorts[7], along with Bill Barretta and directors from Soapbox Films,[8] filmed over the course of six days. They were originally intended as "three types of shows" split between eighteen episodes at ten minutes each for a total of approximately three hours of content.[9]
Videos
Gallery
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Disney twenty-three Summer 2020
- ↑ D23: Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in July 2020, June 17, 2020.
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter "Disney Planning Another Muppets Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)" by Lesley Goldberg, February 21, 2018
- ↑ splashreport.com "The Muppets Project for Disney+" by Jean-François Allaire, Feb 7, 2019
- ↑ The DisInsider: EXCLUSIVE: Muppets Variety Shorts Coming To Disney+, May 20, 2019.
- ↑ Variety ‘The Muppets’ Short-Form Series Coming to Disney Plus
- ↑ Kirk Thatcher official website
- ↑ Kirk Thatcher on Puppet Tears (1:35:55)
- ↑ GalaxyCon Louisville (at 46:15) Dec 22, 2019