Well for about 10 hours, there was a subtle ray of hope. A ray of hope that the beloved Muppets would step in and host the Oscars in 2012. As soon as it was confirmed that Eddie Murphy was stepping down, the Muppets fan page on Facebook was burning up with "likes" and I am proud to call myself one of them! In these few hours where I was getting so excited for the very rare possibility, people were going around pooh-poohing the idea, saying "They're the muppets!" To which I still profoundly respond, "Exactly, They're the Muppets!" And...without further ado, my top 10 reasons why they should host the 2012 Oscars:
1. They're family friendly. While some may say they're solely for the kiddies, because let's face it, you get hooked when you're a kid, but they stick to you like glue! And no matter how old, you they're still entertaining!
2. They don’t have any enemies, because who outwardly hates the muppets? Well, except for Statler and Waldorf the two old men who hates everything.
3. Always put on an awesome musical number. Must I remind you of the sweet and beatiful Rainbow Connection, the downright funny and entertaing Cabin Fever, the artistically simple, yet satisfying , Mahnah Manah? They may be attached to humans, running around in black suits (making them almost invisible), but boy can they sing.
4. Rizzo the Rat and Gonzo. Nuff said
5. They appeal to masses with Sam the American (can’t place enough emphasis on that) Eagle to Pepe the Shrimp!
6. You'll get lots of punny jokes courtesy of Fozzie the Bear and the gang.
7. Seeing as it's a 3 hour broadcast, we wont get sick of one host, they'll all be rotating in and out and all be running around the stage instead of the same person all night.
8. They've never been to the Oscars before, even though they've starred in countless films--some that could have been Oscar contenders, Muppet Treasure Island, the Muppet Movie, A Muppet Christmas Carol...I could go on and on...
9. If movie stars can swoop in on their movies, then why can't they swoop in on movie star's nights?
10. After last year's, really, there's no where to go but up.
Well, that's it in a nutshell, but really, they're just awesome, so why the heck not? Although this was a short lived dream, they announced earlier today that Billy Crystal is going to host, which I have to say is a solid second choice. Maybe the Muppets could at least make an apperance?
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