Muppets Now! should be the fix for our Muppet cravings, but sadly it's probably the most underwhelming project they've done. Disney should have listened to Josh Gad, who had a much better take on it, something more in line with the classic Muppet show instead of awkward improv comedy. It's basically an unscripted skit and tutorial series, with only really one funny moment in the entire first episode. The thing people might realize is that the Muppets have always been defined by their scripts; witty adult humor or chaotic mania depending on the movie. Muppets have always had that defining edge over other children's entertainment, and this series is severely lacking it. Even the ABC series from a while back is funnier, though it is an Office clone, but it makes me laugh and it has that biting sharp tone between hilarious, dry and manic. Muppets Now is a glorified tutorial series that seems like a cheap excuse to film it on zoom, with a dated internet fad, just to save money on writing and ideas. I suppose it's the perfect series for right now, something shown entirely on your computer, but it's missing the heart and soul, and as a Muppet fan, I'm not too keen on seeing something so carelessly thrown on streaming. I miss the tone of the original and what I'm seeing just looks like an excuse to look like a zoom call just makes you feel more trapped in reality, as opposed to escaping from it, which is always the point of a good show or movie. Seems to me Disney is really unsure of what exactly to do with the Muppet franchise ever since the 2011 film. I say make another season of the ABC series, or do what they did in the 90s; stories like Treasure Island became a prime target ripe for parody. Doing individual movies like that again might help the franchise. Kermit the Frog Sherlock Holmes anyone? Josh Gad, if you're still working on a Muppets idea, I'm all for it, let's get it done. I just hope that the franchise doesn't fall into the trap of recent movies like Men in Black International or Ghostbusters 2016; ditching good comedy writing for bad improv comedy. Good comedy writing seems hard to find nowadays and I don't want it to disappear. It has been just one episode so far, time will tell if it's a worthy Muppet series or not.