tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post112665920774299623..comments2023-09-25T07:49:28.862-04:00Comments on The Muppet Newsflash: Season Two Too?: Part 1 (The Muppet Show)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1138911862976105242006-02-02T15:24:00.000-05:002006-02-02T15:24:00.000-05:00I *KNEW* "You Got a Friend" was supposed to be on ...I *KNEW* "You Got a Friend" was supposed to be on the Vincent Price episode! I thought I was just remembering wrong when it wasn't on there. I'd no idea they had to cut things. How sad.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great blog, this is a topic that has been hard to find information on.Taliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205813369655059212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1128357170561289912005-10-03T12:32:00.000-04:002005-10-03T12:32:00.000-04:00The biggest beef I have about this whole "we could...The biggest beef I have about this whole "we couldn't get the rights" thing is that it doesn't ring true to me. Nickelodeon had the rights when it aired them in the 90s. Time-Life had the rights when they released them on DVD (including the UK skits as extras). Time-Life even thought to put scene divisions in the episodes for each skit. How innovative!Robert L. Nebletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441416013559044547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1127225583685624872005-09-20T10:13:00.000-04:002005-09-20T10:13:00.000-04:00I think as other bonus features Disney should put ...I think as other bonus features Disney should put the 10 second spot of the muppets on The Disney ChannelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126883416413653352005-09-16T11:10:00.000-04:002005-09-16T11:10:00.000-04:00On at least one of the seasons, I would like to se...On at least one of the seasons, I would like to see recent retrospective interviews with main muppet puppeteers, i.e. Oz, Goelz, Whitmire, Nelson, etc.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would like to see as much behind the scenes "how it was done" information. That is always interesting. The book 'Of Muppets and Men' is awesome and it would be great to see some of that info on the season sets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126811609767417872005-09-15T15:13:00.000-04:002005-09-15T15:13:00.000-04:00>It's five sketches that will>likely never be seen...>It's five sketches that will<BR/>>likely never be seen again<BR/>>because Disney couldn't put forth<BR/>>a little effort to acquire<BR/>>the rights.<BR/><BR/>Not true, they are not lost forever. Disney put a big effort towards getting the rights, but in the end some where not possible to get. They did restore the clips (Muppet Morsels were even written for them too), but in the end they could not put them on the release. They are not gone forever. They are just not on the 2005 retail edition; just think how many clips people in 1995 would have said are likely to never be seen again. They are not gone forever, just this release of the episodes. I would rather have Disney released cut episodes, then no episodes. They did try as hard as they could.<BR/><BR/>It's ludicrous to claim that a truly complete season set was beyond their ability when they have that sort of power.<BR/><BR/>> The sketches should be restored<BR/>> to their proper places or placed<BR/>> on another set, no matter what it<BR/>> costs Disney, especially after<BR/>> they lied and claimed that the<BR/>> set was completely restored. <BR/><BR/>First they did not lie, they never said the episodes were uncut, they said the video was restored and remastered (which it was). They were 100% truthful (although they didn't go out shouting that things were cut, they never claimed that things were not cut). Second, if the rights could not be gotten for season 1, what makes you think that they could get them for another set? The prices are still way too high (or have stupid stipulations attached to the use), or they are not for sale. Disney could not get them for season 1 (they tried very hard), what makes you think things would change that would allow them to get them for season 2? <BR/><BR/>It is a shame things were cut. I wish the skits were there. But they are not. Disney (which as you said is powerful) did all they could to get all the rights, but in the end they could not do it all and still be able to justify the product (no one, but a very small group of hard core fans, would buy a $75 set of season 1, and Disney would end up losing a lot of money it took to put the sets together - and then there would be no season 2-5 sets - and even still some rights could not be secured no matter what). It sucks, but it is the way it is. They missing skits will not be in this anthology set of the show. They may show up years down the line in some other release or re-release, but not now. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126761239202224282005-09-15T01:13:00.000-04:002005-09-15T01:13:00.000-04:00It would be nice, but some are just not for sale (...It would be nice, but some are just not for sale (no matter how much money Disney has).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126750689926089712005-09-14T22:18:00.000-04:002005-09-14T22:18:00.000-04:00It's not just "five little sketches". It's five s...It's not just "five little sketches". It's five sketches that will likely never be seen again because Disney couldn't put forth a little effort to acquire the rights.<BR/><BR/>We're talking about a company that regularly bribes congress to tilt copyright law in its favor at the expense of others. It's ludicrous to claim that a truly complete season set was beyond their ability when they have that sort of power.<BR/><BR/>The sketches should be restored to their proper places or placed on another set, no matter what it costs Disney, especially after they lied and claimed that the set was completely restored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126698693407775222005-09-14T07:51:00.000-04:002005-09-14T07:51:00.000-04:00I hope these sketches from the three episodes need...I hope these sketches from the three episodes need to be edited out due to music issues:<BR/><BR/>Don Knotts:<BR/><BR/>Song: "Gingerbread Man"<BR/><BR/>John Cleese:<BR/><BR/>Song: "Waiting at the Church"<BR/><BR/>Jaye P. Morgan:<BR/><BR/>Song: "Old Black Magic"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126692299720899252005-09-14T06:04:00.000-04:002005-09-14T06:04:00.000-04:00Ithink to go along with the muppet show Disney sho...Ithink to go along with the muppet show Disney should release a replica of Scooters jacket with The Muppet Show logo on the back and exact replicas of the muppets themselves in plush form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126680547418909562005-09-14T02:49:00.000-04:002005-09-14T02:49:00.000-04:00Jimmy, you're being pretty harsh. The best attitu...Jimmy, you're being pretty harsh. The best attitude is in the middle -- accept that stupid legal/corporate reasons got in the way of releasing season one completely uncut. But that doesn't mean you can't hope for the deleted footage to be released one day -- why shouldn't it be? Everything Jim Henson and the Muppets did should be available to the fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126668963294597692005-09-13T23:36:00.000-04:002005-09-13T23:36:00.000-04:00Sorry, dean, but that will never happen. If they c...Sorry, dean, but that will never happen. If they couldn't get the music rights for season 1, they would not go after them to tack onto season 2 (and even if they did go after them, if they could not get them for season 1, they would not be able to get them for season 2 - unless the right holders change). It's just 5 little skits, get over it - I have.<BR/><BR/>Plus I would not want the five skits tacked on the end of season 2, it would just call attention to and be a reminder of the fact that the season 1 sets are cut up (and Disney wouldn't want to do that). The season 1 set is in the past, get over it. Suck it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11637710.post-1126662186259181132005-09-13T21:43:00.000-04:002005-09-13T21:43:00.000-04:00I hope the last disc for the Season 2 DVD set woul...I hope the last disc for the Season 2 DVD set would include these sketches (as extras) cut from the Season 1 DVD set because of music issue rights:<BR/><BR/>Joel Grey:<BR/><BR/>Newsman sketches and "Stormy Weather" sung by Wayne & Wanda<BR/><BR/>Jim Nabors:<BR/><BR/>"Gone With The Wind" sung by Jim and Danceros act<BR/><BR/>Paul Williams:<BR/><BR/>"All of Me" sung by two monsters<BR/><BR/>Charles Aznavour:<BR/><BR/>"The Old-Fashioned Way" sung by Charles with Mildred<BR/><BR/>Vincent Price:<BR/><BR/>"You've Got a Friend" sung by Vincent with Uncle Deadly and othersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com