Sabrina Carpenter hosts The Muppet Show special
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ABC's special commemorating the original series' 50th anniversary stars Sabrina Carpenter—and leaves us wanting more.
Seth Rogen was smart enough to realize that The Muppet Show was never broken; it didn't need fixing. It just needed to come back to television. He has executed a loving and faithful revival with The Muppet Show.
The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable
Nobody put too much thought into reinventing the gonzo variety classic for its revival. That’s what makes it a delight.
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Ever since The Walt Disney Co. bought The Muppets in 2004, Disney’s efforts to keep the characters alive for new generations have met with limited success.
Maybe the best review I can give this Rogen/Goldberg reboot is the simplest: I hope they make many more of them.
After a decade of mismanagement neglected to put the Muppets in front of a generation of kids, can a now show bring them back?
This isn't the first reincarnation of Jim Henson's crew, but it's one of the best in a very long time. Seth Rogen is an executive producer, and Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter guest star.