Fairy
01-27-2010, 09:45 PM
I didn't wanna hijack the Desperate Houseplants thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. As a Sesame Street fanatic, I'm really disgusted with the 40th season for a few reasons. Now, there's alot to be happy about and to love, but I just feel like they're tumbling down such a sad path here in Season 40. Not that this is a new, the path had been enblazoned at least a few seasons ago. Some would even say with the advent of Elmo's World. Now, my 5yo still loves Sesame, and I'm very proud of that. I'm not saying it's bad for kids, in fact, I think it's one of the finest shows on the air for kids. But I do think there are things they don't do anymore that he's completely missing out on that makes me kind of sad. So, here are some thoughts if anyone wants to have a conversation about it.
Love It!
* Celebrity Lullabies with Ricky Gervais. Oh. My. GAWD. Possibly the funniest thing I've seen on TV -- any TV -- in months. Mayve even in the last year. I laughed so hard I was crying, and DS was in hysterics, too. I mean, seriously, the piece was brilliant. Believe it or not, there are folks out there who hated it and thought it was damaging to their kids. There's a blog on that somewhere, I'll try to find the link. But I loved this. So. Much.
* Season 40 Hidden Gems. Tehre are alot of these, at least one in every episode this season that's a throwback to the Old School episodes. I've been catching most of them, but some are OBSCURE, man. I mean really out there. Still, if you're interested, here they are --> http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Season_40_Hidden_Gems.
* Ep 1 of the season had every single actor. And boy was it cool to see them all. AND it referenced Mr. Hooper constantly with Big Bird calling the Habitat Guy all the wrong names (just like Mr. Looper, Pooper, etc.). Other than the ones who have passed away and Linda (no clue where she is) and Miles, everyone was there.
* The Street Stories. They're all really good this year.
* Chris. This guy is awesome. Adore him.
Hate It!
Almost everything else.
* Abby's Flying Fairy School sucks. I do think it's cool that the mouths are animated as if there was a hand inside their head, and I fully acknowledge that it can be an enriching piece with lots to appreciate for a child. But you can't tell me it's cheaper to animate than it is to have live puppets. I really think there's something missing with these.
* Please Murray, go away. Ovehita may stay. Murray must go.
* Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures. Not. A. Fan. What the hell is wrong with the live puppets? Nothing. I'd rather see Ernie & Bert reruns of old sketches forever than to see these claymation pieces anew.
* The "stay tuned" segments "hosted" by Murray. What we need bumpers within the show now? WTF?
* Another WTF with Murray is the number and letter wrap up at the end of the show being the same EXACT vid over and over with different audio dubbed in. Again, WTF?
* Fianlly, Zoe. I never liked Zoe. Ever. But she's grown on me, and this season's Zoe is a terrible refresh of the puppet. She's smaller, her eyes are smaller, her hair is weirder, and she's just all wrong. Apparently, she's from a different show or special and to get the most mileage out of the cost of that puppet, they're using it on this season. MISTAKE. And you'll notice, they shoot her very differently. She gets almost no real camera time. Ya know why? Cuz they know she's a terrible puppet.
Still with me? I'm impressed.
Love It!
* Celebrity Lullabies with Ricky Gervais. Oh. My. GAWD. Possibly the funniest thing I've seen on TV -- any TV -- in months. Mayve even in the last year. I laughed so hard I was crying, and DS was in hysterics, too. I mean, seriously, the piece was brilliant. Believe it or not, there are folks out there who hated it and thought it was damaging to their kids. There's a blog on that somewhere, I'll try to find the link. But I loved this. So. Much.
* Season 40 Hidden Gems. Tehre are alot of these, at least one in every episode this season that's a throwback to the Old School episodes. I've been catching most of them, but some are OBSCURE, man. I mean really out there. Still, if you're interested, here they are --> http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Season_40_Hidden_Gems.
* Ep 1 of the season had every single actor. And boy was it cool to see them all. AND it referenced Mr. Hooper constantly with Big Bird calling the Habitat Guy all the wrong names (just like Mr. Looper, Pooper, etc.). Other than the ones who have passed away and Linda (no clue where she is) and Miles, everyone was there.
* The Street Stories. They're all really good this year.
* Chris. This guy is awesome. Adore him.
Hate It!
Almost everything else.
* Abby's Flying Fairy School sucks. I do think it's cool that the mouths are animated as if there was a hand inside their head, and I fully acknowledge that it can be an enriching piece with lots to appreciate for a child. But you can't tell me it's cheaper to animate than it is to have live puppets. I really think there's something missing with these.
* Please Murray, go away. Ovehita may stay. Murray must go.
* Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures. Not. A. Fan. What the hell is wrong with the live puppets? Nothing. I'd rather see Ernie & Bert reruns of old sketches forever than to see these claymation pieces anew.
* The "stay tuned" segments "hosted" by Murray. What we need bumpers within the show now? WTF?
* Another WTF with Murray is the number and letter wrap up at the end of the show being the same EXACT vid over and over with different audio dubbed in. Again, WTF?
* Fianlly, Zoe. I never liked Zoe. Ever. But she's grown on me, and this season's Zoe is a terrible refresh of the puppet. She's smaller, her eyes are smaller, her hair is weirder, and she's just all wrong. Apparently, she's from a different show or special and to get the most mileage out of the cost of that puppet, they're using it on this season. MISTAKE. And you'll notice, they shoot her very differently. She gets almost no real camera time. Ya know why? Cuz they know she's a terrible puppet.
Still with me? I'm impressed.