'Charisma can only carry bad improv so far,' TV reporter Patrick Ryan says of the new Muppets reboot.
. The concept –"What if the Muppets were YouTubers?" – is half-baked and lowbrow, assuming that the only way today's kids could possibly care about puppets is if they're influencers.
Instead of songs and sketches, you have Miss Piggy sharing fitness and relationship tips on her lifestyle vlog, and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker launching pizza across a parking lot in a"Mythbusters"-style science show. Fan favorites Kermit, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo pop in only occasionally, although in some ways, their absence is appreciated.
An attempt at mimicking Zach Galifianakis' mock interview series"Between Two Ferns" falls particularly flat, as Piggy grills Aubrey Plaza for six mind-numbing minutes and calls the actress "boring" but"alive." Plaza, and other guests RuPaul and Linda Cardellini, admirably try to play off the puppets' banter, but charisma can only carry bad improv so far. Strangely, the character who fares best is Pepe the King Prawn: minor comic relief in past Muppets projects, who brings just the right amount of chaos to a silly game-show segment."Why?" Pepe asks her point blank, pausing before awarding points at random and bringing on a penguin referee just because.
There are other glimmers of a much cleverer show, such as a cooking competition in which Danny Trejo makes chicken mole tacos, and the Swedish Chef puts a cuddly talking mole in a giant tortilla. "I thought there was a method to this madness, but it's just madness," says turkey Beverly Plume, throwing up her wings in exasperation.
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