I still love the Muppets. I think I subconsciously compare all the crappy kids entertainment that is out there these days to the purity and hilarity that they embodied. I truly hope Disney does the legacy proud by putting out some good stuff. 

The beauty of the Muppets was that they were their generation’s “Shrek” — fun for kids, but fundamentally made for adults. Disney has hired the writers of Forgetting Sarah Marshall to write the script for the upcoming feature, so perhaps they will stay true to that unique dichotomy with the new “global relaunch.”

More, at Disney Prepares to Use Its Marketing Magic to Bring Back the Muppets - NYTimes.com