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Quote:The 10-minute mock documentary follows the daily happenings of Kermit and the Muppets, both on and off stage. This pilot could lead to a new series featuring the Classic Muppet characters.

By Greg James, Muppet Central
January 13, 2007

For years we've heard all kinds of reports of "the new Muppet Show" - from an edgy prime-time variety show on FOX to a spoof of reality TV competitions on ABC. Well earlier this month a short presentation pilot for a proposed Muppet mini-series recently wrapped production. The project is being kept "under wraps" right now. It is still in development and subject to change. However the Walt Disney Company is currently considering a series that will relaunch the Muppets back onto television and in the public's eye.

This presentation pilot, completed in January 2007, proposes a mini-series shot in mock documentary style that continues to follow the adventures of the Muppets as they create a new show.

The short pilot uses the television syntax of a documentary (think "The Office" meets "The Muppet Show"). The series revolves around Kermit the Frog as he attempts to reassemble the Muppet troupe and launch a new Muppet show. The mockumentary mini-series would feature fictional English filmmaker Ian Bascombe who, with his film crew, follow the daily happenings Kermit and the Muppets, both on and off stage. Bascombe finds that many of the classic Muppets have gone off to other venues since we last saw them and follows Kermit as the frog attempts to track them down and get the whole troupe back together.

For example, Fozzie has gone off to a solo career in stand-up comedy, Sam Eagle is now a security personnel, and Miss Piggy has been a busy actress in Hollywood. Similar to The Muppet Movie, Kermit travels around getting the gang to come together for a common goal – putting on a show. But aside from just getting everyone onboard, Kermit and the gang have to plan and develop the show itself.

This test pilot, which is now beginning to circulate the inner management of the Walt Disney Company, was written and produced by Bill Prady and was directed by Bill Barretta. Muppeteers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz and Bill Barretta were also involved in the project. Aside from the Muppets, this spec pilot also included cameo appearances from John Landis and Melina Kanakaredes.

Although a presentation pitch was filmed for the series, it is no guarantee that the project will be developed further or see the light of day. Muppet fans may already know that over the past decade more than three similar pilot pitches for a new Muppet show have been made, and almost half a dozen concepts for series have reached different stages of development as well. However insiders are currently hopeful for this pilot; they say it looks great and is truly entertaining and original. Sources say that it is likely the Disney executives, after seeing the presentation pitch, will in fact green-light the mini-series to move into production (and possibly air) later in 2007.

Rumor also has it that if successful, the mini-series could be used as a way to launch the Muppets with a new full-time series (which, like the previous Muppet series, would follow the misadventures of the weekly show they've now developed). However that wouldn't be until 2008 or 2009 (if at all).

Needless to say, this is very exciting new for Muppet fans. It shows hope for the franchise, and give some comfort to eager fans to know Disney is actively looking for ways to use and rejuvenate the characters. We will keep you posted as soon as we get more details on the development of this mockumentary mini-series, or any other information on the possible return of the Muppets to television.

So I'm going to amsterdam in a few weeks and just wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions about places to go and whatnot.

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NICE!! This is the defintion of train wreck

Quote:Andrew Dice Clay is returning to television, courtesy of VH 1.

In the VH1 series, 'Dice Undisputed', viewers will get an up close and personal look into the highs and lows of his personal and professional life as he fights to get back on top.

The show is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, March 4 at 10:30 pm. VH1 has picked up 7 episodes of the half-hour series.

Dice's controversial macho image often collides with his real family life as the man behind all the limericks and leather tries to find a balance between being a devoted father of two teenage sons (already 11 and 16 - where did the time go?), as well as dealing with a busted marriage, juggling a relationship with his strong willed ex-wrestler fiancee Eleanor (!) and facing the challenges of middle age.

Also thrown into the fray is his posse of friends and road crew, otherwise known as his "dysfunctional, middle-aged entourage".

Clay is also writing a book, cutting a record and producing his own Sirius radio show.

Quote:Andrew Dice Clay made a career out of being the most outrageous comic of his time. Before Chappelle, before South Park, Dice was shocking audiences - breaking the rules with a never-before-seen style of hardcore comedy.

His rise to fame was meteoric - with sold-out arenas, platinum albums, and starring roles in films and TV specials. His fall was just as epic
- blackballed by the industry and becoming the man to hate by every PC group in the country.

He calls himself the Rocky of Comedy, and now this heavyweight king of comedy is coming out of retirement to train for the greatest career move yet.

Dice is attempting what no comic has ever tried - to perform to a sell-out crowd in Giants Stadium. He's pulling out all the stops, attempting a multi-media blitz - getting his own radio show, writing a book, cutting a record, and trying to play the kinds of arena crowds that made him a legend. It's a tough road, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

And he's not alone in this quest. Dice's posse of friends and road crew are a loveable band of misfits. This "dysfunctional, middle-aged entourage" has been in Andrew's inner circle since the 80's -- offering unwanted advice, messing up his plans, and offering the kind of shaky support that makes you appreciate why Dice gets so angry. But they keep his life on the edge of comedy -- from Wheels, his ever-dieting lug of a buddy, to Todd, his quirky road manager, to "Happy Face" his stone-faced ninja body guard, to Uncle Lee, his doting mentor who spouts sagely advice at the drop of a hat.

Dice is a new take on celebreality, combining a real Rocky story with an original comic voice. Dice's mission to get back in the game is sometimes exhilarating, sometimes a train wreck, always honest. And you've just got to watch.

eh, it was alright. i don't get the hype though. cute movie, but not even close to oscar worthy.

Quote:Score one for the little guy—make that the little broke guy.

In a press conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne announced that admission to this year's Ozzfest would be free.

Sharon Osbourne said she made decision when she realized that the popular summer tours, and their escalating ticket costs, were effectively too expensive for many diehards to attend. Top prices for last year's tour hit $150.

As a result, each of the 25 dates on the 12th annual Ozzfest road show—this year subtitled FreeFest—won't cost hard-rocking fans a thing.

"For the last few years, ticket prices have steadily climbed as artists demand more and more money for summer tours," the former reality star said. "We certainly want everybody to make money; however, we also want the kids to be able to afford to come out and have an incredible experience. If we continued with the traditional touring festival model, we would have no choice but to raise ticket prices again this year."

Instead, the Ozzfest brain trust and tour producer Live Nation will ask corporate sponsors to pony up slightly more than they have in years past to underwrite the festival and redress the financial balance.

"We're reaching the same point we did years ago when kids no longer wanted to pay for overpriced CDs," Osbourne said. "As a result, they found alternative ways of getting music. That's what's happening with summer touring in this country, it's outpricing itself."

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As of now, the only confirmed headliner is Ozzy Osbourse.

"We have bands committed, but we're hoping that after today's announcement, we'll have a whole influx of artists who want to be a part of something this groundbreaking," Sharon Osbourne said.

She added that she didn't expect bands to "tour all summer for nothing," but invited them to simply "come out and play a date or two.

"They can sell their T-shirts, CDs and whatever else they've got," she said.

The traveling festival is slated to kick off July 7 in Los Angeles. While no other definitive dates have been announced, Osbourne says tour buses will also make stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Miami and Nashville, among other cities.

wish to be called "Nightkeeper of the Board".

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Steak and Potatoes
walking Washington Street in Hoboken during the summer
mystic connecticut during summer
soft-core porn
strawberry marshmallows
Baja Fresh
thursday night television

People walking behind me talking loudly on their cell phones
Bosses who sneak up behind me every time I’m on the phone or internet
A too-busy-to-post-online gonzostyle
Runny eggs
People who ask “did you watch American Idol?”
Pick up trucks, mini-vans and SUVs that think they own the road!
Nosey co-workers
People who smell bad

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