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Arrested Development

  
 
ibis the being
18:54 / 05.03.04
We've gone a few weeks without a new episode and I hear the ratings are sucking. Is it going to be canceled? I'm worried.
 
 
Matthew Fluxington
19:26 / 05.03.04
Arrested Development is probably my favorite sitcom of all time, so I will definitely post a lot to this thread later on. But for now: No, it is not being cancelled...YET. Fox has made a commitment to airing the complete first season, of which there remains ten more episodes in addition to what has already aired. The next episode airs this Sunday night at 9:30, and is the one with Heather Graham as a guest star. An upcoming episode (featuring Amy Poehler, the wife of Will "GOB" Arnett!) will air after an episode of American Idol, which should boost the ratings a bit.

If Fox just put some promotion into AD and aired immediately following the Simpsons, I am sure that the show would be in a much better way right now. They'd be crazy to kill it now, though - it's still building buzz. If Fox plays their cards right, they could have a cult show on the level of Seinfeld on their hands.
 
 
Yotsuba & Benjamin!
14:10 / 07.04.04
This show is officially on a nigh-unstoppable roll. After last Sunday's Pop Bluth's "Get your fucking hands off me" to Tobias and now Sunday's Annyong/G.O.B. Meltdown ("For theLOVeofGodSomeoneTellThatINSUFFERABLE--"), well, is there anything funnier on TV?
 
 
RadJose
18:21 / 07.04.04
this show is GREAT! too bad it's still on the "bubble" as in it may or my not be back next year... i'm not gonna lie, me and my friends get together and watch this most Sundays, it's damn fine!
 
 
Saint Keggers
18:41 / 07.04.04
I love this show!!!!
 
 
7oak
12:37 / 09.04.04
I adore this show.

The good thing is--Gail Berman, Ron Howard and the rest of Fox really seem to like it, too. I only hope they're smart enough to shuffle it around to a better slot and advertise the hell out of it and waiitttt. I admit, it is more challenging than the average show, since you actually have to *listen* and *watch* or you'll miss a hell of a lot.

The bad thing is--Fox isn't making the typical season lineup announcements in May, although the cast may know then.

Portia de Rossi said recently she may be unduly optimistic, but she's not worried. She thinks they'll get an order for more beyond the first season. And, it was intimated somewhere (I can't remember) this week, that no matter what happens, a DVD of this season's almost sure to be released.
 
 
TeN
14:44 / 09.04.04
Honestly, I don't find it that funny. It's my younger brother's favorite show and he's always telling me to watch it, but I haven't been very impressed.
 
 
FoxSundays930
03:14 / 11.04.04
Hey Arrested Development fans!!
I'm just posting this to spread the news to send popsicle sticks with SAVE ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT written on them to Gail Berman, President, Fox broadcasting, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 - and save Arrested Development from getting canned!!!...and also tell everyone you know to WATCH ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT SUNDAYS AT 9:30 ON FOX...NOW THINK LIKE BUSTER AND SEND THOSE POPSICLE STICKS AND THANK TYGUY ON CINECON.COM FOR THIS IDEA!!!!!!!!!
tHANKS EVERYONE AND KEEP WATCHING!!!!
 
 
Yotsuba & Benjamin!
15:03 / 26.04.04
Douche-Chill!

And so the first season ends with a quotable bang. Only a show this good could take such a simple premise (Take Your Daughter To Work Day) and milk such deft comedy from it.

So many moments, but perhaps my favorite was George Michael's "Oh yeah, maybe I should start wearing a bra!"

Douche-Chill!
 
 
Yotsuba & Benjamin!
12:14 / 21.07.04


From TV Shows On DVD:

Our news item from early May listed a late-summer DVD release for the first season of the show. Well, it's not in late summer, but October 19th isn't that far away. The 3 disc set will contain all 22 episodes (491 mins) of the show, and will sell for a suggested price of $39.98 US. The presentation will include an anamorphic widescreen transfer (1.78:1), and English Dolby Surround audio, with English, French and Spanish subtitles. If you haven't caught this show yet, you can watch the DVD set before the November 7th return of the series, now entering its second season.
Disc 1
Episodes: Creator's Cut Pilot (unaired), Pilot, Top Banana, Bringing Up Buster, Key Decisions, Visiting Ours, Charity Drive.
Introduction by Ron Howard
Commentary by creator Mitchell Hurwitz, directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo and actor Jason Bateman on "Creator's Cut Pilot"
Deleted/Extended scenes: Top Banana, Bringing Up Buster, Key Decisions, Visiting Ours
Breaking Ground: Behind the Scenes of Arrested Development
Original songs by David Schwartz (29 songs - audio only)
Disc 2
Episodes: My Mother the Car, In God We Trust, Storming the Castle, Pier Pressure, Public Relations, Marta Complex, Beef Consomme, Shock and Aww.
Commentary by creator Mitchell Hurwitz and actors Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Jessica Walter, Jeffrey Tambor, and David Cross on "Beef Consomme."
Deleted/Extended scenes: My Mother the Car, In God We Trust, Storming the Castle, Marta Complex, Beef Consomme, Shock and Aww.
The Museum of Television & Radio: Q&A with Creator Mitchell Hurwitz and the cast of Arrested Development.
Disc 3
Episodes: Staff Infection, Missing Kitty, Altar Egos, Justice is Blind, Best Man for the Gob, Whistler's Mother, Not Without My Daughter, Let Them Eat Cake.
Commentary by creator Mitchell Hurwitz and actors Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Jessica Walter, Jeffrey Tambor, and David Cross on "Let Them Eat Cake."
Deleted/Extended scenes: Staff Infection, Missing Kitty, Altar Egos, Best Man for the Gob.
TV Land - "Arrested Development: The Making of a Future Classic"
TV Land Awards - The Future Classic Award
Ron Howard Sneak Peek at Season 2
Arrested Development Promo "Blind"
Easter Egg - Tobias Outake

There are so many levels on which I am absolutely bowled over about the quality of this set. Most remarkable, though, is how impressive it is that you can pretty much tell who everyone is just by looking at their shoes. Try that with Frasier. Just goes to show you how truly awesome and well-constructed and conceived this show truly is.
 
  
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