NBC returns to 'ALF' territory with new puppet comedy 'The New Nabors'

Project developed by the Jim Henson Co.

By HitFix Staff Monday, Nov 21, 2011 8:39 PM

Kermit and company (seen here arriving at the "Muppets" premiere earlier this month) are too famous now to be starring in some silly TV series.

Credit: AP Photo/Katy Winn

It appears "Muppets" fever has successfully spread to the small-screen as well, with reports that NBC has bought a single-camera comedy series from the Jim Henson Company entitled "The New Nabors". The story reportedly centers on a human family living next door to a family of puppets.

The script for the new series will be written by John Hoffman and "30 Rock" executive-producer John Riggi, with Jim Henson's daughter Lisa Henson (the CEO of the company) executive-producing alongside them, according to Deadline.

I'm sure it's no accident that this news was timed to the release of "The Muppets", which opens on Wednesday and has been heavily-hyped for months now. The only question is whether this sort of thing would play well to modern-day TV audiences on a weekly basis, though I'm assuming that if this happens the show will prove to be substantially more hip than "ALF" ever was.

What do you think of this news? Is a puppet TV series something you'd like to see, or are you all Muppet-ed out already? Let your opinions fly in the comments!

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chudleycannonfodder

Wait... ALF isn't hip? You mean I could have stopped eating cats years ago?
November 21, 2011 at 10:37PM EST Reply to Comment
- ceggertsen No, continue eating cats. It keeps the kids in your neighborhood frightened.
  November 22, 2011 at 12:11AM EST