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Cynical Kermit-Miss Piggy Divorce - end of abuse or marketing ploy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6676920" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Agreed. That is something we need to keep in mind - much of what the Muppets do is parody/satire. That includes the Piggy/Kermit romance. It is not intended to be a good relationship, it is intended to be a mirror of an aspect of society. So, the abusive relationship was intended to reflect how abusive relationships were accepted in our real world.</p><p></p><p>That also goes for the structure of the show. We don't do variety shows any more, so the format of the original Muppet Show is no longer relevant. They tried to change the formula somewhat for Muppets Tonight, but, frankly, held on a bit too much to the variety show, and didn't go quite far enough into the night-talk-show genre to make it hold up. Their new format is, again intended to reflect where media today is.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not really. Aren't people always looking for spoilers or hints about what's going to happen in the next season of Doctor Who, or Walking Dead, or the next big upcoming movie, or whatever? All they're doing is giving a hint as to one of the plotlines for the new series. It is news in the same way those hints are news. </p><p></p><p>It just happens to be that, deep down, a lot of people are really fond of the Muppets, and their conceit that these characters continue to exist outside the show is pretty unique allows them to present this in ways other shows cannot.</p><p></p><p>And, by the way, just to be clear about the thread title - they didn't get divorced, as they weren't married. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6676920, member: 177"] Agreed. That is something we need to keep in mind - much of what the Muppets do is parody/satire. That includes the Piggy/Kermit romance. It is not intended to be a good relationship, it is intended to be a mirror of an aspect of society. So, the abusive relationship was intended to reflect how abusive relationships were accepted in our real world. That also goes for the structure of the show. We don't do variety shows any more, so the format of the original Muppet Show is no longer relevant. They tried to change the formula somewhat for Muppets Tonight, but, frankly, held on a bit too much to the variety show, and didn't go quite far enough into the night-talk-show genre to make it hold up. Their new format is, again intended to reflect where media today is. Not really. Aren't people always looking for spoilers or hints about what's going to happen in the next season of Doctor Who, or Walking Dead, or the next big upcoming movie, or whatever? All they're doing is giving a hint as to one of the plotlines for the new series. It is news in the same way those hints are news. It just happens to be that, deep down, a lot of people are really fond of the Muppets, and their conceit that these characters continue to exist outside the show is pretty unique allows them to present this in ways other shows cannot. And, by the way, just to be clear about the thread title - they didn't get divorced, as they weren't married. :p [/QUOTE]
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