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Critic Reviews
ColliderJul 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
By modernizing the characters, and the way that they get their jokes across, Disney has stumbled upon something charmingly old school. There might not be a stage or as many celebrity guests, but this could very well be the most lovable, uproariously funny the Muppets have been since the original Muppet Show. Light the lights. The Muppets are back.
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Jul 31, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
It’s a bit like the old show in that it’s full of small sketches and segments, and in some ways, it reminded me of John Mulaney’s popular Netflix show for kids that adults also enjoyed, The Sack Lunch Bunch. ... The show really shines brightest when it’s about Miss Piggy.
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Jul 30, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Delightful. ... The felt-and-glue Muppets have always excelled at interacting off the cuff with flesh-and-blood humans, and some of these segments are certainly unscripted, if not entirely improvised, which leaves room for real reactions and interesting rhythms; it makes the show feel modern without being needlessly edgy.
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Jul 31, 2020
Season 1 Review:
For The Muppets, putting on the show has always been as entertaining as the show itself (often more so), and this format loses much of that element. ... Luckily, the characters, even those that have been entertaining us for decades, are so fleshed out and timeless in their personalities and quirks and silliness that they can make a project like Muppets Now work for both old fans and, hopefully, a few new ones.
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TV Guide MagazineJul 31, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The freewheeling and often frantically rib-tickling Muppets Now is as close as these puppet masters have come in a while to recapturing the joyfully anarchic spirit of the classic The Muppet Show of the 1970s. [3 - 16 Aug 2020, p.4]
Jul 31, 2020
Season 1 Review:
“Muppets Now” improves on the ABC sitcom because it understands what the Muppets are and why we love them. ... But with the segmented format of “Muppets Now,” you lose the big-scale interaction among characters that animated the 1970s variety show. The connective tissue here mostly consists of Kermit and Scooter teleconferencing. There are some nice throwaway jokes there. But just like all the Zoom webinars you’re attending these days, it’s not quite the same.
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RogerEbert.comJul 30, 2020
Season 1 Review:
There’s something comforting in how the writers blend in the familiar beats and strike a nostalgic chord for those of us who grew up with these characters. Like any sketch comedy show, it’s a hit-and-miss proposition, but it hit way more for me than I expected it to.
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Aug 3, 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The segments are a little all over the place, some funnier than others. But what makes Muppets Now gel is that it lets the Muppets be chirpy entertainers. ... Maybe the saddest thing about Muppets Now is that the show doesn’t seem to know what to do with the Muppets’ main Muppet, Kermit the Frog.
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Jul 29, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The segments can be hit-or-miss. ... Overall, though, the sketches are pretty good. The larger problem is that there are usually just two Muppets in any sketch, and almost always in the same combination. In addition, Muppets Now barely has any backstage component to speak of.
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IndieWireOct 23, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The belief that this is a show, specifically, never gets off the ground, leaving everything to feel clunky; it’s the “hello there, fellow kids” of the Disney+ world. This isn’t to say “Muppets Now” is bad. It’s great to see these characters back in action. “Muppets Now” just isn’t a great use of their talents, as always.
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Aug 10, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The rigid adherence to the recurring segments means Animal, Fozzie Bear and many other staples barely show up, while a lot of attention is paid to the rather unsettling "Okey Dokey Kookin," in which the turkey host gobbles excitedly over dishes featuring chicken and pork and the Swedish Chef wraps a Muppet mole (yes, the mammal) in a tortilla.
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