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Somehow, the feature-film adaptation of the Jim Henson Productions TV show Fraggle Rock have ended up in the hands of the writer/director of Hoodwinked, and while we haven't gotten that far down our Netflix queue yet, we're pretty sure this movie will be awful. And now we're even more certain, since the Weinstein Co. has begun to look far and wide for an "edgier" screenplay. Is "edgy" the way to go? How do you make cute children's puppets "edgier," especially the already out-there Fraggles? Here are some ideas.
- All Doozers are fitted with explosive collars. If they try to leave Fraggle Rock, they're violently decapitated.
- Marjorie, the all-knowing trash heap, is just garbage that's achieved sentience via the runoff from a nearby nuclear power plant. Her assistants, Philo and Grunge, used to be ordinary Fraggles, but they were mutated by the radiation.
- Roommates Mokey and Red are revealed to be a lesbian couple. When Pa Gorg catches and kills Mokey, Red allows herself to be killed as well, so they can spend Fraggle eternity together.
- The structures Doozers build are actually made from a concentrated form of radish that acts as a powerful stimulant for Fraggles. Wembley has been snorting crushed Doozer sticks for so long that he perpetually has the shakes.
- Junior Gorg has an unnatural relationship with an oversized radish named "Geraldine."
- Gobo's Uncle Traveling Matt was actually killed by Sprocket the dog not long after leaving Fraggle Rock, and Sprocket's guilt-wracked owner Doc is the one who's been sending Gobo postcards. Gobo gets his revenge by sending a filthy postcard, signed "Your Dearest Doc," to Ned Shimmelfinny's wife next door, prompting Ned to shoot Doc repeatedly.
- Boober is a suicidal depressive, and is eventually found dead in Fraggle Pond. However, the investigating detective is unable to rule out murder, due to the extensive damage to Boober's face.
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Fraggles do not need to be "edgy." I hope those suggestions were in jest.
I can confirm for you the Hoodwinked is as bad as you think it is. I couldn't even sit though the whole thing.
This is a sad day. Fraggle Rock = my childhood. I have it on good authority that while I was still in my crib, I would shimmy my shoulders the minute the theme song came on.
Is an edgy reboot of House on Pooh Corner next?
"Oh Dear, Eeyore just tried to hang himself again."
Good lord, what's next? Badass Mr. Rogers?
Fraggle Rock was a fun-loving, musical, show that while extremely silly and entertaining for kids, was also a simple take on race relations, the environment, and other social issues. Why muck up a classic and turn it into modern garbage (I'm looking at you, TIM BURTON!).
This is the hell that Avenue Q hath wrought
remember when these posts were funny?
Ave Q is hilarious and a response to people that grew up watching puppets are now adults. FR doesn't have a preexisting fan base with the kids of today, as they do with us 25-35 year olds, hence the move to "edgier" to appeal to adults.
My suggestion would instead to move it more towards a Finding Nemo setup, where it was aimed at kids, but still a lot of jokes that played to adults.
...no. Just so very much no. I wish I hadn't read this.
Thou shalt not mess with the Fraggles. They're sacrosanct.
How can the Fraggles be edgy? THEY ARE SOFT AND FURRY AND DON'T EVEN HAVE CORNERS.
Meanwhile, ease up on the Hoodwinked hate - the animation looks like it cost less than my underpants, but other than that it was cute as all get out and had a feel that would perfectly match Fraggledom.
hoodwinked was great (minus the animation). but it almost added to it's charm. there were great quotes and it had an interesting story, yet crap like happy feet gets great reviews...?
OMG! I just laughed my butt off. I loved this show when it was on. I wish someone was carrying it now so I could relive it!
That's easy. The Doozers had a symbiotic relationship with the Fraggles, and with the Fraggles gone, a part of their lifestyle are effected.
The entire Doozer economy was building, and the consumption of Doozer buildings kept them working. Without any more work to do, they rebel saying that the humans took the jobs away from the Doozers, and so they start either complaining "humans took our jerbs", start attacking the humans, or both.
So, the Doozers start building war devices that turn out to be indestructible with current human technology, but the Fraggles can eat through the Doozer armor. Fraggle Rock ends up being transformed into a heavily industrialized cave and the Fraggles have to end up destroying the war factory. You get the idea
to anyone hating on this obviously sarcastic article, let us recall that before jim henson started making kids shows he was originally inspired to use puppets for adult comedy. something like avenue q is exactly what jim henson had in mind, he just couldn't sell the idea initially and ended up working with kids instead.
Please god, if this Movie does happen, let it be a tribute to Jim Henson's work. Much as I enjoyed and still enjoy the muppets, that Christmas special that took after 'Its a Wonderful life' pushed the Envelope a bit. I just don't think a dreamer with such brilliant fantasies and simplistic, yet deep philosophy would have ever approved of Skeeter gyrating in a strip cage at club DOT.