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NBC Developing Jim Henson Studios Puppet Comedy
Today marks the long-awaited release of 'The Muppets,' and apparently the fervor of renewed interest leading up to this day was not lost on NBC. The network has currently working on a comedy series featuring a Palm Springs family dealing with the fact that their new neighbors are puppets! 'The New Nabors,' as it is called, is the brain child of Jim Henson Studios in association with Universal Television. The single-camera comedy will be written by '30 Rock' executive producer John Riggi as well as John Hoffman, the latter will also produce 'The New Nabors' alongside Henson Company CEO, and Jim Henson's daughter, Lisa Henson.
While undoubtedly 'The Muppets' marketing machine that flooded several mediums, not the least of which being the internet, will probably have a contingent of people sick of all things Muppet, I am intrigued by this project. Granted, it does not appear that this series will feature the classic cast of characters, and that is a bit troubling. But I'm fascinated by the idea of clashing the human world and the puppet world as so many Muppet properties seem to incorporate them without the human characters so much as batting an eye at the puppet presence. It always seems to be taken as a given that humans share space with short, felt beings. I'm also curious about the 'single-camera' approach and what sort of visual aesthetic that will create. It will be interesting to see how this concept changes and evolves as the box office numbers from 'The Muppets' come in. No word yet on when 'The New Nabors' will hit the airwaves.
Source: THR
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Comment by Sam Hill on November 24, 2011 at 8:05am -
I've never heard of Greg the Bunny, but I do love Seth Green...*runs off to find a torrent*
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Staff Comment by Mandy Savage on November 24, 2011 at 1:18am -
Might I be the only one who loved Greg the Bunny? Though I hope this isn't like that. Greg the Bunny started off focusing on the puppets or "Fabricated Americans" and then quickly decided to just focus on Seth Green.
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Comment by GodofThunder16 on November 23, 2011 at 10:39pm -
Sooo...let me get this straight, there's going to be a new Muppets show, but it won't be starring any of the classic Muppet characters? Well that's just regular puppets then and nobody wants to see that shit. Once again, NBC greelights another piece of crap tv show that is a slap in the face to fans of iconic characters. Smh
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Comment by False Lie Studios on November 23, 2011 at 5:19pm -
disney does not own NBC. disney does not own the Jim Henson Company. disney owns the muppets (not sesame street, fraggle rock, dark crystal, etc.)
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on November 23, 2011 at 3:45pm -
To be fair most movies are made with a single camera set-up, they take shots from one angle then move the camera and relight and shoot the rest for example The Social Network, but somehow I have a feeling that's not what these guys here mean, more likely the show will look something more like Modern Family where the camera has and almost 'fly-on-the-wall' style capturing the drama of real life as it happens... with Muppets!
The return of the Jim Henson style puppets to the small screen would be a wonderful thing! :D
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Comment by Boatloads1017 on November 23, 2011 at 3:14pm -
So it's Greg the Bunny if it was on a network that gives a quarter of a shit more.
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Comment by Jim1213 on November 23, 2011 at 1:05pm -
Maybe it will go something like this:
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Comment by PoisonPirate on November 23, 2011 at 12:52pm -
Sounds interesting. As long as it's not another Greg the Bunny
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Comment by Cthulhu R'lyeh on November 23, 2011 at 12:50pm -
Well, the idea is horribly generic ...
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Comment by Paradox on November 23, 2011 at 12:05pm -
I'm interested in seeing at least one episode even if it's terrible.
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