LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Bill Prady took him a decade to realize his comedy mockumentary format, or mockumentary, with the Muppets
But when the company that owns the Muppets, Walt. Disney Co., finally agreed this year Prady ran into an important detail, fans of these puppets he sent congratulations to the producer but also a clear warning:
“They are a very important part of my childhood and if you miss forgive you never lose, “he said Prady all, his sister recalled strangers. “We will be watching, good luck!”.
The moment of truth will come to the United States at 8 pm (ET) with the premiere of “The Muppets” on ABC with Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie, Animal and fabulous Miss Piggy.
The pig is the host of a talk show produced by her (now) ex Kermit with a staff that has its own standard of professionalism. The “Up Late With Miss Piggy” program attracts guests including Josh Groban, Laurence Fishburne and Reese Witherspoon in addition to the attention of a team of documentary production
The filmmakers have many things to record.: Tantrums (Piggy, of course), office romances (Kermit and marketing executive of ABC, Denise, who happens to be a pig, likes chanchitas recognizes known as René frog in Latin) and lives outside Muppets the set (Fozzie known human parents of his girlfriend and facing rejection being of other species).
The program seeks to have a humor that is appreciated by adults and children, recalling that these Muppets , out of Kermit, never mixed with their most domesticated of “Sesame Street” relatives include Cookie Monster and Elmo.
But children are safe as they could not understand, for example, when staff It meets for a meeting and Zoot gets up and presented as if it were in rehabilitation. Then you remember that it is not that kind of meeting.
“The Muppets” is the first TV show in prime time for the characters from “Muppets Tonight” aired briefly in 1998 and reach more than three decades after the success of “The Muppet Show” which aired from 1976 to 1981.
But the Muppets have not been idle, they have made films and special programs, including one with Lady Gaga and film successes . “The Muppets” (2011) and “Muppets Most Wanted” (2014)
Prady said he wanted to see the Muppets in a more authentic light and realized he had what it took to do the job: He began working as a scriptwriter with Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets who was 53 when he died in 1990.
“Over time characters, without the audacity of the person who gave them life, are softened “Prady said. “It is natural to think that these are beloved characters and must be protected.”
“But the Muppets, if you go back to ‘The Muppet Show’ snide, were scathing and talk about the world around them” he added.
Prady saw the emergence of mockcumentaries, including “The Office”, a way to achieve the revival of the Muppets. Henson made Kermit and his friends work in a variety show in “The Muppet Show” because the genre was characteristic of the television 1970, so why not a mockumentary could be another ideal vehicle?
When he presented the idea to Disney 10 years ago were not as excited as he had before the newly purchased brand. Prady tried again and failed, but later found a distraction: creating and producing with Chuck Lorre success of CBS ‘The Big Bang Theory “
It was the Muppet veteran actor and producer. Prady Bill Barretta series that returned for the third time with Disney, and this time he ignored.
“We knew this would work partly by the characters, because somehow were made for this, to try to be true in the real world “(The Simpsons”, “Anger Management”), Prady, who developed the program with the co-creator Bob Kushell said. ” Randall Einhorn is the director and producer.
Prady rejects the idea that the concept of mockumentary that posed for so long could be overcome, however argues that it has become the current comedy format.
Whatever the vehicle, the Muppets shine under the guidance of actors who typically handle several puppets. Among them Barretta (the Swedish Chef, Rowlf); Steve Whitmire (Kermit, Rizzo); Eric Jaconson (Miss Piggy, Fozzie); Dave Goelz (Gonzo, Zoot); David Rudman (Scooter, Janice) and Matt Vogel (Sgt Floyd Pepper).
“It’s the world of characters richest I’ve been part, was perhaps when he wrote for ‘The Simpsons’ in its fourth , fifth and sixth season, “Kushell said. “That was an exciting and growing world of characters”.
Whitmire, who has been with the Muppets since 1978, said the series shows “a nice progress of those who are (the characters). We had talked by years on the idea of knowing more than those who are in his personal life. “
And there are barriers, Prady said in August at a conference and television:” we were given unlimited access “
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“Yes,” he confirmed Kermit reporters. “I tried to limit it did not work”
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