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richardak (richardak) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-14 19:15:00

Entry tags:

char: scooter, char: the great gonzo, creator: roger langridge, in-joke: context is for the weak, publisher: boom!

One Perfect Moment: The Great Gonzo

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	icon_uk 2009-06-14 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	I'm surprised Scooter cares, but that's a PERFECT answer from Gonzo (In my little world, "Muppets from Space" was all a dream Gonzo had, with no basis in fact or continuity) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ex_octopusso248 2009-06-14 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	I have to respectfully disagree with you my friend. In my opnion, 'Muppets from Space' was the best Muppet movie since 'The Muppet Movie'. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lonewolf23k 2009-06-14 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	I accept both answers. Especially since those aliens were all a bunch of crazy stunt performers like Gonzo himself, you could say they're ALL artists. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 02:35 am UTC (link)
	Better than Muppet Christmas Carol? Have to demur there I'm afraid. It's enjoyable, but the premise is flawed. Gonzo's ansgt about his origins works because he always comes to the realisation that it really doesn't matter what he origins are, the Muppets are his family. Any explanations removes that angst, or at least changes it fundamentally. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_stig213
2009-06-15 07:16 am UTC (link)

You'd prefer him eternally miserable?

While I agree it certainly wasn't the best ever, "From Space" certainly did a great job in laying out a new status quo for the Muppet gang, and managed to cature the same fantastic spirit of previous shows, including the fantastic "Muppets Tonight".

But we can certainly agree that by the standard of the movies after it, it's be the best film since "The Godfather". What brain-dead arse could possibly think you could do a great Muppet movie by involving Quentin Tarantino, MELTING Miss Piggy, and DECAPITATING Kermit & Gonzo?

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	icon_uk 2009-06-15 07:43 am UTC (link)
	Not miserable per se, but whenever he gets down about his past, he can always realise that it ultimately doesn't matter because his friends love him regardless. He's basically the orhpaned kid adopted into a loving (if eccentric) home; he might wonder about his actual past at times, but his "real" family is always there for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-15 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	It just occurred to me, that makes Gonzo the pre-IC Jason Todd of the Muppet Show. How's that for a disturbing image? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	unknownscribler 2009-06-16 06:18 am UTC (link)
	involving Quentin Tarantino, MELTING Miss Piggy, and DECAPITATING Kermit & Gonzo? WTF??? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_stig213
2009-06-16 08:28 am UTC (link)

Muppet Wizard of Oz. To say that it defied the very nature of suckage would be useless, because the movie previous to it had already done so; for example, it featured Steve Irwin hunting down and drugging Frosty the Snowman. This, this is what you get when you've taken something seemingly immune to suckage, and drag it kicking and screaming into the dark heart of the suckage substance.

If you ever hear that someone near to you is going to put the film in front of kids, take every step you can to have it destroyed before that can happen. Apart from the shenanigans with the Muppet Christmas Carol DVD, there can be no greater insult to Jim Henson & co. than the Wizard of Oz film.

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	richardak 2009-06-15 11:02 am UTC (link)
	The Great Muppet Caper was the apotheosis of the Muppets. Nothing they did before, nor have done since, has matched that masterwork. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

icon_uk
2009-06-15 11:09 am UTC (link)

Having worked at "The Happiness Hotel", or a reasonable facsimile thereof (If we weren't under "Places to plant your carcase" in the London guidebook, it was only because we were too cheap to advertise in it) I can attest to it's accuracy.

Plus it did include one of my all time favourite movie quotes between Miss Piggy and Diana Rigg's Lady Holliday as the latter comes to the end of a over-detailed summary of her life, circumstances, and her no-good brother,

Piggy - "Why are you telling me all this?"

Lady Holliday - "It's plot exposition, it has to go somewhere"

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	sistermagpie 2009-06-14 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	Bwahahaha. That is pretty perfect. (Reply to this)

	seriousfic 2009-06-14 07:07 pm UTC (link)
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	perletwo 2009-06-14 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Gee, thanks. I'll never read ASBAR again without hearing those lines in the voice of Gonzo the Great. ~~just when you thought that book couldn't get any crackier!~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-14 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	You mean you weren't already? Gonzo as the voice of Batman and Rizzo as the voice of Robin works rather well! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-14 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	Annnnd now I'm picturing ASBAR in period costume, narrating the Muppet Christmas Carol. "Light the lamp, not the ~~rat~~ ~~bat~~ acrobat!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 05:53 am UTC (link)
	Better than "Light the lamp, eat the rat, light the lamp, eat the rat!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	parsimonia 2009-06-14 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	Muppets performing ASBAR. IT MUST BE DONE! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-14 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	...But if Gonzo is Batman, doesn't that mean all the women have to be played by chickens? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	parsimonia 2009-06-14 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	....Probably. If they were played by Miss Piggy she'd take the Goddamn Batman down in two seconds flat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-14 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Camilla the Chicken would have to be Catwoman, of course. Perhaps Miss Piggy could be Batgirl? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	parsimonia 2009-06-14 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	Ha! Well, I think Piggy would be a better Catwoman, but this is ASBAR, so I don't know, frankly. Mind you, I can totally see Miss Piggy yelling "This here arcade belongs to the ~~fucking~~ Batgirl!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-14 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it's certainly true that Miss Piggy has the chops for it. (Animal, can I get a ba-dump-tisch?) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seriousfic 2009-06-14 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	I think we all know who should be Batman. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 07:45 am UTC (link)
	That was.... awesome! Terrifying, but awesome! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thokstar 2009-06-14 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	I sort of think Skeeter (of Muppet Babies) would make a perfectly good ASBAR Batgirl. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 05:54 am UTC (link)
	Black Canary of course... Martial arts skills plus her sonic scream of "Hi YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" would make her pretty much unstoppable, plus I can actually imagine her wearing that outfit to serve drinks in a sleazy bar somwhere. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-06-15 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	Pig has been known to rock the fishnets on occasion. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	unknownscribler 2009-06-16 06:23 am UTC (link)
	So that would have to make Kermit Green Arrow (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thokstar 2009-06-14 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	I figure Black Canary is played by Big Bird, Wonder Woman is Miss piggy, and Catwoman is Camilla. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	crinosg 2009-06-14 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Ok, when the hell did they make a muppets comic? And where can I get more? This looks pretty good. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	richardak 2009-06-15 02:23 am UTC (link)
	It's being published now. This issue just came out in the last while. Check Boom's website if your local comic shop isn't carrying it, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	starwolf_oakley 2009-06-14 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	I always liked Scooter, but I was never sure what he was either. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-06-14 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty sure he's just a (Muppet) human. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 02:45 am UTC (link)
	His uncle owns the theatre, that's all anyone needs to know. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lurkslikefox 2009-06-21 08:42 am UTC (link)
	According to Muppet Babies, weren't he and Skeeter moles? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silverzeo 2009-06-14 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	I am a big Gonzo fan. And they really capture him here. (Reply to this)

	lieut_kettch 2009-06-14 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	When I was little, I always assumed he was a vulture. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-06-15 05:57 am UTC (link)
	Kermit: ...whatever Gonzo is. He's a little like a turkey. Kermit's Conscience: Mmm - Yeah. A little like a turkey, but not much. Kermit: No I guess not. (Reply to this) (Parent)