{"id":203,"date":"2011-06-29T06:38:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T10:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dadequate\/?p=203"},"modified":"2011-06-21T12:47:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T16:47:17","slug":"scrawny-muppet-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dadequate\/2011\/06\/scrawny-muppet-legs.html","title":{"rendered":"Scrawny Muppet Legs! Avert Your Eyes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I am predisposed to be excited<\/strong> about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movieinsider.com\/m4650\/the-greatest-muppet-movie-ever-made\/\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming Muppet Movie<\/a>, just because I loved those when I was a kid and I&#8217;m excited about what Jason Segel will do with the franchise. Along with Segel, Amy Adams and Rashida Jones are starring in the film.\u00a0 Also, I thought this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6CloKbXtD28\" target=\"_blank\">fake-out trailer<\/a> was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>And as a designer I really, really want to like this poster. Great concept. But&#8230;there&#8217;s just something about those Muppet legs that gives me the willies. There&#8217;s a reason we&#8217;re used to seeing them from the waist up. And don&#8217;t get me started on the crotch-level camera angle. Jiminy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/262\/2011\/06\/muppets-movie-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-204\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/262\/2011\/06\/muppets-movie-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"815\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am predisposed to be excited about the upcoming Muppet Movie, just because I loved those when I was a kid and I&#8217;m excited about what Jason Segel will do with the franchise. Along with Segel, Amy Adams and Rashida Jones are starring in the film.\u00a0 Also, I thought this fake-out trailer was perfect. 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