Arrested Development

Crapshoot · 12-19-2004, 07:56 PM

Seriously- this show is hilarious. I wish I hadnt missed the first season -its laugh out loud funny, and without descending solely and wholely to the "humor" we've come to associate with sitcoms. Im curious if there are any other fans of the show around here...

Schmidty · 12-19-2004, 08:01 PM

It's too methodically "clever" for me, but I can see it's appeal I suppose.

Schmidty · 12-19-2004, 08:06 PM

Is FOX paying you people?

Pyser · 12-19-2004, 08:08 PM

funniest show on tv, absolutely no question.

DEFINITELY pick up the first season on DVD. it's brilliant. just brilliant. annyong!

ISiddiqui · 12-19-2004, 08:09 PM

Best show on TV. Every show is brilliant.

Draft Dodger · 12-19-2004, 08:26 PM

ironically, just Tivo'd my first episode tonight. heard good things, and the wife has the hots for Jason Bateman. Haven't seen it yet, but stay tuned.

Craptacular · 12-19-2004, 09:26 PM

Great show, though I didn't get to see it tonight.

timmynausea · 12-19-2004, 10:59 PM

Best sitcom in a long time. David Cross is awesome.

CraigSca · 12-19-2004, 11:25 PM

Only comedy I have on my Season Pass. Look forward to it every week

Barkeep49 · 12-19-2004, 11:28 PM

I thought tonight was a bit of a disappointment but this is one of the funniest shows to be put on tv in a long time I think.

ISiddiqui · 12-19-2004, 11:44 PM

No way... tonight's was awesome!

"Afternoon Delight", "I got a $6,500 suit", "Maybe I'll put it in her brownie" etc. LOL!

Though the best line was "Unfortunately Buster had not mastered the art of dropping slowly" (more or less). I couldn't stop laughing for minutes!

Samdari · 12-20-2004, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

the wife has the hots for Jason Bateman

What the hell do you look like?

That is seriously, the most unlikely statement I've ever read.

Aylmar · 12-20-2004, 08:14 AM

I love this show. The death trick was my favorite moment this season.

"Something's gone terribly wrong here..."

Laugh out loud funny every Sunday.

GrantDawg · 12-20-2004, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Samdari

What the hell do you look like?

That is seriously, the most unlikely statement I've ever read.

You and I are not women. My wife has the hots for him, too.

Hammer755 · 12-20-2004, 12:19 PM

AD is the only show on TV that I will tape when I'm not home to watch it.

DanGarion · 12-20-2004, 12:35 PM

Arrested Development along with Scrubs are the two best sitcoms on televison.

Draft Dodger · 12-20-2004, 01:12 PM

well, just saw last night's episode, and I pretty much laughed the whole time. hilarious.

Calis · 01-02-2005, 06:45 PM

Know this is a bit late, but I just rented the first season on DVD and watched an episode for the first time ever.

Could be the funniest show I've ever watched, great show.

The one line that sticks out in my mind and had me laughing for 10 minutes was the one George Michael said about needing the leather jacket for when he was on his hog and needed to go into a controlled slide. That kid is great.

I just can't believe this is on network TV..it's a sitcom, and it's good.

Draft Dodger · 01-02-2005, 09:07 PM

the wife and I actually just started watching Season 1 on DVD tonight as well. We both were laughing pretty hard. The guy playing G.O.B. consistently has me in stitches.

and what does Samdari have against Jason Bateman?

ISiddiqui · 01-02-2005, 09:23 PM

He's just jealous is all

.

Bateman definetly has the straight man down. He's great in the show.

TLK · 02-09-2005, 11:40 PM

David Cross is on the Kimmel Show and he said that it was announced that they've stop filming of the show.... which basically means that it is canceled...

Kodos · 02-09-2005, 11:47 PM

In the words of Gob: "COME ON!"

They better not cancel it.

TLK · 02-10-2005, 12:02 AM

from imdb.com

Quote:

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox Broadcasting Co. plans to shuffle its Sunday comedy lineup in May to make room for the addition of new cartoon "American Dad" on May 1.

As part of the schedule change, the network has opted to reduce the episode order on the Emmy-winning ratings laggard "Arrested Development," but the specifics still are being worked out.

As of May 1, "American Dad" will slide into "Arrested's" 8:30 p.m. slot behind "The Simpsons." For the first three weeks of the month, "Dad" will be followed at 9 p.m. by another original "Simpsons" episode.

ISiddiqui · 02-10-2005, 12:11 AM

Ah... there is a chance that it is just less episodes ordered, which I wouldn't mind because it will allow focusing on the fewer episodes to make them top notch!

Pyser · 02-10-2005, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Ah... there is a chance that it is just less episodes ordered, which I wouldn't mind because it will allow focusing on the fewer episodes to make them top notch!

I mind! I'd rather have 10 bad episodes of arrested development than 10 ok shows of american dad.

that said, im sure they'll cancel it. i love it too much.

ISiddiqui · 02-10-2005, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

I mind! I'd rather have 10 bad episodes of arrested development than 10 ok shows of american dad.

that said, im sure they'll cancel it. i love it too much.

Bah, the goal should be as many GOOD episodes of Arrested Development. For example look at the best British shows. I'm glad that there was more time to develop each episode of Blackadder. It allows it to survive better over time. I'd like to watch Arrested Development DVDs 5 years from now and realize all of the episodes were great and there was no stinker in the bunch!

Pyser · 02-10-2005, 12:57 AM

knowing the way fox operates, there wont be a next season. if american dad does decent at all, arrested development is over.

add in the return of family guy, which has sunday night written all over it....where would you put arrested development then? sunday is the cushiest spot fox has got, and it cant even find an audience there.

Draft Dodger · 02-10-2005, 10:25 AM

fucking FOX

Coop · 02-10-2005, 12:37 PM

It wasn't picked up for a third season. Maybe if they fucking advertised it more or maybe instead of putting the simpsons after the super bowl they couldve put arrested development on. I know the simpsons needs all the help it can get with it's viewers but COME ON

Schmidty · 02-10-2005, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coop

It wasn't picked up for a third season. Maybe if they fucking advertised it more or maybe instead of putting the simpsons after the super bowl they couldve put arrested development on. I know the simpsons needs all the help it can get with it's viewers but COME ON

Or maybe, just maybe, it's not as good as the critics think it is (such as "Million Dollar Baby".

But no worries for you guys: Bitch and complain enough, buy enough DVDs of it, and perhaps they'll bring the show back (like "Family Guy").

bigphesta · 02-10-2005, 01:48 PM

One of the top 5 shows on TV right now

1. Simpsons
2. Scrubs
3. Family Guy
4. Arrested Development
5. Law and Order SVU

ok, so if you add in Smallville those are the only 6 shows I ever find time to watch - so maybe I'm bias, but Arrested Development is pure gold.

Crapshoot · 02-10-2005, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmidty

Or maybe, just maybe, it's not as good as the critics think it is (such as "Million Dollar Baby".

But no worries for you guys: Bitch and complain enough, buy enough DVDs of it, and perhaps they'll bring the show back (like "Family Guy").

If everything remotely intelligent is pushed out in favor of reality shows - we are in trouble.

Kodos · 02-10-2005, 02:11 PM

I watched the first 10 minutes of American Dad. It was HORRIBLE. I did not laugh once.

Easy Mac · 02-10-2005, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigphesta

One of the top 5 shows on TV right now

1. Simpsons
2. Scrubs
3. Family Guy
4. Arrested Development
5. Law and Order SVU

ok, so if you add in Smallville those are the only 6 shows I ever find time to watch - so maybe I'm bias, but Arrested Development is pure gold.

Simply you joke, the Simpsons hasn't been funny since I was at least in high school. And you left off House and Lost.

Easy Mac · 02-10-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

I watched the first 10 minutes of American Dad. It was HORRIBLE. I did not laugh once.

Was it the poor depiction of alien life forms?

Chief Rum · 02-10-2005, 03:36 PM

Disappointed to see this is happening, as I have just started getting into this show.

The quote in my sig is from one of the first AD episodes I watched (was on about a month ago).

I was literally rolling when they said that, although you had to understand the context (a character had painted himself completely blue to try to be a member of the Blue Man Group).

CR

Solecismic · 02-10-2005, 03:54 PM

Borrowing from the motion sickness item, here's another show I can't watch because some stupid director (excuse me, "auteur") thinks it's boffo cool to use shaky hand-held cameras.

What's the point? The show is funny. The show is still funny if the camera isn't jiggling around, only you've gained 25% more audience.

ageofquarrel · 02-10-2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Borrowing from the motion sickness item, here's another show I can't watch because some stupid director (excuse me, "auteur") thinks it's boffo cool to use shaky hand-held cameras.

What's the point? The show is funny. The show is still funny if the camera isn't jiggling around, only you've gained 25% more audience.

I never even noticed the shaky camera until this post.

ISiddiqui · 02-10-2005, 04:58 PM

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Bitch and complain enough, buy enough DVDs of it, and perhaps they'll bring the show back (like "Family Guy").

Won't happen. Family Guy is a cartoon, so it's easy to get it up and running again. AD's actors will go on and do other things. You may not be able to get a lot of them back.

TLK · 02-10-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ageofquarrel

I never even noticed the shaky camera until this post.

same here... I'll have to throw one of the DVDs in, and see if I'm just overlooking it...

Kodos · 02-10-2005, 05:54 PM

It's not like Blair Witch Project. It doesn't bother me at all.

Pyser · 02-10-2005, 08:16 PM

i am still distraught over this news.

thats it. lets all either:

1) buy FOX
or
2) start our own station, that only airs cancelled FOX programs we used to love (arrested development, andy richter controls the universe, family guy kind of, futurama, greg the bunny (not for me, but others, sure), um....we might need some new programming, too, come to think of it).

cuervo72 · 02-10-2005, 08:33 PM

Don't forget Get A Life. I'm thinking Chris Elliot is still available, so we could probably have new episodes produced.

Oh, and the Garry Shandling Show.

the_meanstrosity · 02-11-2005, 07:43 AM

I've really enjoyed Arrested Development and have even gotten a couple of friends hooked on it. It's a great show and I can't see why Fox would drop a Ron Howard show so quickly.

Easy Mac · 02-11-2005, 07:58 AM

cause people don't watch it? (and yes, I enjoy it)

Does anyone else think TiVo and the like are hurting some shows in the ratings? I know the shows I TiVo are shows my girl generally doesn't enjoy, so I just record them and watch what she does. I Tivo AD and the Simpsons, while we watch Extreme Home Makeover and Desp. Housewives (she controls the remote if there's no sports I want to watch on). I tape Scrubs so we can watch house. I trade Lost for that 70's show and the west wing for American Idol. And I generally traded The OC for Survivor (not right now though). And on Friday's we record numbers while we're out.

So if we were a neilson family, there are a few shows that are slipping under the radar that I really enjoy.

I doubt this affects the ratings too much, but I wonder if it plays into some of the shows. I don't know why they just don't figure out a way to put a chip or something in TV's or Tivo to measure ratings. I could care less as long as I don't have to give out my name for Spam, heck I don't care if they know what I watch.

Kodos · 02-11-2005, 01:00 PM

What kind of guys lets the woman have the remote?!?

HomerJSimpson · 02-11-2005, 01:03 PM

What's the chances of this on HBO? They seemed to have been doing a lot of "blue dotting" and "bleeping" this season, suggesting an unrated version. Why not move it HBO? It would be funnier than any comedy series they have ever had.

Draft Dodger · 02-11-2005, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomerJSimpson

What's the chances of this on HBO? They seemed to have been doing a lot of "blue dotting" and "bleeping" this season, suggesting an unrated version. Why not move it HBO? It would be funnier than any comedy series they have ever had.

the blue dots and bleeps are more for comedic effect than titilation.

HomerJSimpson · 02-11-2005, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

the blue dots and bleeps are more for comedic effect than titilation.

Dude, I know, but what is more funny: A blue dot over Jeffery Tambor's sagging butt, or an actual shot of Jeffery Tambor's sagging butt.

Barkeep49 · 02-11-2005, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomerJSimpson

Dude, I know, but what is more funny: A blue dot over Jeffery Tambor's sagging butt, or an actual shot of Jeffery Tambor's sagging butt.

A blue dot.

12-19-2004, 08:01 PM	#2
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	It's too methodically "clever" for me, but I can see it's appeal I suppose. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

12-19-2004, 08:06 PM	#3
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	Is FOX paying you people? __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

12-19-2004, 08:09 PM	#5
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Best show on TV. Every show is brilliant. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-19-2004, 08:26 PM	#6
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	ironically, just Tivo'd my first episode tonight. heard good things, and the wife has the hots for Jason Bateman. Haven't seen it yet, but stay tuned. __________________ Mile High Hockey

12-19-2004, 11:25 PM	#9
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Only comedy I have on my Season Pass. Look forward to it every week __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

12-19-2004, 08:08 PM	#4
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	funniest show on tv, absolutely no question. DEFINITELY pick up the first season on DVD. it's brilliant. just brilliant. annyong!

12-19-2004, 09:26 PM	#7
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Great show, though I didn't get to see it tonight.

12-19-2004, 10:59 PM	#8
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Best sitcom in a long time. David Cross is awesome.

12-19-2004, 11:28 PM	#10
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I thought tonight was a bit of a disappointment but this is one of the funniest shows to be put on tv in a long time I think.

12-19-2004, 11:44 PM	#11
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	No way... tonight's was awesome! "Afternoon Delight", "I got a $6,500 suit", "Maybe I'll put it in her brownie" etc. LOL! Though the best line was "Unfortunately Buster had not mastered the art of dropping slowly" (more or less). I couldn't stop laughing for minutes! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams Last edited by ISiddiqui : 12-19-2004 at 11:45 PM.

12-20-2004, 08:14 AM	#13
Aylmar High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles	I love this show. The death trick was my favorite moment this season. "Something's gone terribly wrong here..." Laugh out loud funny every Sunday. __________________ "At its best, football is still football, an amalgam of thought and violence, chess with broken bones and shredded ligaments." -- Dave Kindred

12-20-2004, 12:19 PM	#15
Hammer755 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX	AD is the only show on TV that I will tape when I'm not home to watch it. __________________ I failed Signature 101 class.

12-20-2004, 12:35 PM	#16
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PNW	Arrested Development along with Scrubs are the two best sitcoms on televison. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

12-20-2004, 01:12 PM	#17
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	well, just saw last night's episode, and I pretty much laughed the whole time. hilarious. __________________ Mile High Hockey

01-02-2005, 06:45 PM	#18
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Know this is a bit late, but I just rented the first season on DVD and watched an episode for the first time ever. Could be the funniest show I've ever watched, great show. The one line that sticks out in my mind and had me laughing for 10 minutes was the one George Michael said about needing the leather jacket for when he was on his hog and needed to go into a controlled slide. That kid is great. I just can't believe this is on network TV..it's a sitcom, and it's good.

01-02-2005, 09:07 PM	#19
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	the wife and I actually just started watching Season 1 on DVD tonight as well. We both were laughing pretty hard. The guy playing G.O.B. consistently has me in stitches. and what does Samdari have against Jason Bateman? __________________ Mile High Hockey

01-02-2005, 09:23 PM	#20
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	He's just jealous is all . Bateman definetly has the straight man down. He's great in the show. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

02-09-2005, 11:40 PM	#21
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	David Cross is on the Kimmel Show and he said that it was announced that they've stop filming of the show.... which basically means that it is canceled...

02-09-2005, 11:47 PM	#22
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	In the words of Gob: "COME ON!" They better not cancel it.

02-10-2005, 12:11 AM	#24
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Ah... there is a chance that it is just less episodes ordered, which I wouldn't mind because it will allow focusing on the fewer episodes to make them top notch! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

02-10-2005, 12:57 AM	#27
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	knowing the way fox operates, there wont be a next season. if american dad does decent at all, arrested development is over. add in the return of family guy, which has sunday night written all over it....where would you put arrested development then? sunday is the cushiest spot fox has got, and it cant even find an audience there.

02-10-2005, 10:25 AM	#28
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	fucking FOX __________________ Mile High Hockey

02-10-2005, 12:37 PM	#29
Coop High School JV Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NJ	It wasn't picked up for a third season. Maybe if they fucking advertised it more or maybe instead of putting the simpsons after the super bowl they couldve put arrested development on. I know the simpsons needs all the help it can get with it's viewers but COME ON __________________ eNFL-Carolina Panthers Xbox Live- Coop421

02-10-2005, 01:48 PM	#31
bigphesta n00b Join Date: Apr 2003	One of the top 5 shows on TV right now 1. Simpsons 2. Scrubs 3. Family Guy 4. Arrested Development 5. Law and Order SVU ok, so if you add in Smallville those are the only 6 shows I ever find time to watch - so maybe I'm bias, but Arrested Development is pure gold.

02-10-2005, 02:11 PM	#33
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I watched the first 10 minutes of American Dad. It was HORRIBLE. I did not laugh once.

02-10-2005, 03:36 PM	#36
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Disappointed to see this is happening, as I have just started getting into this show. The quote in my sig is from one of the first AD episodes I watched (was on about a month ago). I was literally rolling when they said that, although you had to understand the context (a character had painted himself completely blue to try to be a member of the Blue Man Group). CR __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

02-10-2005, 03:54 PM	#37
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Borrowing from the motion sickness item, here's another show I can't watch because some stupid director (excuse me, "auteur") thinks it's boffo cool to use shaky hand-held cameras. What's the point? The show is funny. The show is still funny if the camera isn't jiggling around, only you've gained 25% more audience.

02-10-2005, 05:54 PM	#41
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	It's not like Blair Witch Project. It doesn't bother me at all.

02-10-2005, 08:16 PM	#42
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	i am still distraught over this news. thats it. lets all either: 1) buy FOX or 2) start our own station, that only airs cancelled FOX programs we used to love (arrested development, andy richter controls the universe, family guy kind of, futurama, greg the bunny (not for me, but others, sure), um....we might need some new programming, too, come to think of it).

02-10-2005, 08:33 PM	#43
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Don't forget Get A Life. I'm thinking Chris Elliot is still available, so we could probably have new episodes produced. Oh, and the Garry Shandling Show. __________________ null

02-11-2005, 07:43 AM	#44
the_meanstrosity College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002	I've really enjoyed Arrested Development and have even gotten a couple of friends hooked on it. It's a great show and I can't see why Fox would drop a Ron Howard show so quickly.

02-11-2005, 07:58 AM	#45
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	cause people don't watch it? (and yes, I enjoy it) Does anyone else think TiVo and the like are hurting some shows in the ratings? I know the shows I TiVo are shows my girl generally doesn't enjoy, so I just record them and watch what she does. I Tivo AD and the Simpsons, while we watch Extreme Home Makeover and Desp. Housewives (she controls the remote if there's no sports I want to watch on). I tape Scrubs so we can watch house. I trade Lost for that 70's show and the west wing for American Idol. And I generally traded The OC for Survivor (not right now though). And on Friday's we record numbers while we're out. So if we were a neilson family, there are a few shows that are slipping under the radar that I really enjoy. I doubt this affects the ratings too much, but I wonder if it plays into some of the shows. I don't know why they just don't figure out a way to put a chip or something in TV's or Tivo to measure ratings. I could care less as long as I don't have to give out my name for Spam, heck I don't care if they know what I watch.

02-11-2005, 01:00 PM	#46
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	What kind of guys lets the woman have the remote?!?

02-11-2005, 01:03 PM	#47
HomerJSimpson College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Springfield, USA	What's the chances of this on HBO? They seemed to have been doing a lot of "blue dotting" and "bleeping" this season, suggesting an unrated version. Why not move it HBO? It would be funnier than any comedy series they have ever had.

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