Salon.com > Kermit the frog http://www.salon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Miss Piggy will soon be married … again http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/miss_piggy_will_soon_be_married_again/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/miss_piggy_will_soon_be_married_again/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13199228 Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog are like the modern-day Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton because apparently, the on-again-off-again pair are getting married ... again. In a recent interview with "Les Misérables" production designer Eve Stewart, who is working on "The Muppets … Again!," Stewart told BBC 4 that "Today has been one of the best days of my life" because she's "designing Miss Piggy’s wedding at the Tower of London."

Watch Miss Piggy and Kermit get married in "The Muppets Take Manhattan":

The new Muppets movie, starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell, hits theaters March 21, 2014.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/12/miss_piggy_will_soon_be_married_again/feed/ 4 Is “30 Rock” just “The Muppet Show” with humans? http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/is_30_rock_just_the_muppet_show_with_humans/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/is_30_rock_just_the_muppet_show_with_humans/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13029584 Over the summer, while on vacation, my partner, Dustin, and I decided to watch the first season of “The Muppet Show.” We marveled at the guest stars — Juliet Prowse, Ruth Buzzi, Joel Grey.  And then we marveled at the way Kermit was troubleshooting an issue with Scooter, whose new dog demanded his own dressing room. And in a later episode, he was ego-massaging Miss Piggy. I realized … I was watching Liz Lemon.

"Liz Lemon is Kermit," I said to Dustin. "The Muppet Show" is "30 Rock"!

I tested my theory on a Facebook thread: Jenna is Miss Piggy. Kenneth is Scooter. Tracy is … possibly Gonzo? That was a tougher one to cast. On the thread, a friend led me to a blog post by comic-book writer Brian Lynch, from 2009. It turns out I was not the first person to have this revelation. Brian had some tough words for "30 Rock" — perhaps in jest (tone on the Internet can be hard to parse). He wrote, “Tina Fey's ‘30 Rock’ is currently the most acclaimed comedy series on television. It's won numerous Emmys and Golden Globes and I think Pulitzers. Critics and audiences alike love the show and its lovable zany characters, and consider it one of the most original comedies in years. And I guess it is original … if you've never seen ‘The Muppet Show.’ Because, my ‘friends’ (in quotes because I don't know or trust you, please don't be offended), Tina Fey's ‘30 Rock’ is quite obviously ripping off Jim Henson's beloved TV show.”

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