<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Muppet Monday: And So It&nbsp;Begins]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s been a long, long, too long time since we brought you a Muppet Monday, but this was the one we were waiting for, the one we couldn&#8217;t deny.  After months &#8211; and years &#8211; of anticipation, the trailer for <em>The Muppets</em> arrived, delivering a teaser in the truest sense of the word.  And while our excitement level for this film couldn&#8217;t have already been any higher, this trailer provided us with something greater than excitement: confidence.  If the brilliance, whimsy, and poise demonstrated in the teaser is any indication, than we have nothing to worry about come Thanksgiving 2011.</p>
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<p>If we weren&#8217;t so sick of this rain and the mild temperatures, then we&#8217;d say that we can&#8217;t wait until November. But, then again, why rush this?</p>
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