The Muppets Want Answers About 'Lost,' and They're Going to Get Them
Their slow takeover of the Internet continues, with the latest Muppet short targeting 'Lost' creators and producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Rizzo the Rat and Bobo the Bear are leading a group of tourists around Hollywood and make their way to the offices of Lindelof and Cuse, where the two show runners are discussing the finer plot points of 'Lost,' or perhaps something equally important.
If you were given the chance to ask any one question of the creators about 'Lost,' what would it be? I'll bet it wouldn't be the one asked in this video, after the jump.
The Muppets are always at their best when they're interacting with celebrities and people as if they're as real as you and me. While the forthcoming movie is great, what these Internet shorts are telling us is that it's past time for the Muppets to return to television.
The Muppets would be fantastic on a late-night talk show, a variety show, a sketch comedy show or even one of those talking-heads show VH1 loves. Imagine the Muppets chiming in on the "Best Celebrity Hairstyles" or "Top Sitcoms of the Decade" instead of E-List celebrities.
Even 'The Muppet Show' format itself isn't broken. It was tweaked slightly in the 1990s into 'Muppets Tonight,' shifting the cast into a television studio, but they've always worked better as a live act. The recent run of viral videos have proven that today's celebrities love Jim Henson's creations as much as their counterparts in the 1970s and 1980s. They'd be lining up to be part of a 'Muppet Show' revival.

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