I cannot tell a lie; writing this appraisal of the new movie The Muppets means that I must compensate for a certain amount of bias.  You see, I love the Muppets, and always have. They were a huge part of my childhood – not only as a source of entertainment, but as part of my cultural development.  It was the Muppets who helped teach me to appreciate humor and parody, and their movies were likely some of the first musicals I ever saw.  They showed me what irony was, and unlike most cartoons and other childhood entertainments, they taught me that being different and special, as all Muppets were, was far more important that trying to achieve some unattainable perfection.  Therefore, when the extremely clever and funny parody trailers for the first Muppets film in years began popping up a few months ago, I was more than simply intrigued; I was genuinely excited. Continue reading ““The Muppets” – The Antiscribe Appraisal” →