Muppet Thoughts!

Muppets Most Wanted has sort have made me realize how much the Muppets have evolved since Jim Henson's passing. I am going to straight up say that I am NOT the kind of person who believes the franchise went to Hell after he died. That is complete nonsense, and the grumblings of fanboys who have outgrown the franchise, and aren't self-aware enough to realize it. The Muppets ain't ever gonna be Game of Thrones. It's a kiddie franchise. Keep your expectations reasonable.

And frankly a TON of Muppet projects since Henson's death have been better than some of the so-so stuff he created when he was alive. I'll do a list of the three tiers of Muppet quality projects. I'm excluded both the Jason Segal movie and Muppets Most Wanted (although they'd be between the top and middle tier) because I want to focus exclusively on projects either Henson or his family were mainly responsible for.


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