Arrested Development - Page 4

Big Fo · 10-02-2011, 04:48 PM

Also, I read this: "During the panel, Mitch (Mitchell Hurwitz - the show's creator) says a 10 episode season is planned with each episode focusing on a character and all of it leads into the movie."

DeToxRox · 10-02-2011, 04:56 PM

I don't see how it can be true unless they are going to air it online? No way it comes back to Fox and if it does, Arnett cannot possibly be in it with his NBC show.

Matthean · 10-02-2011, 05:02 PM

It would have to be a mid season fill in, or something during the summer. Fox isn't exactly hurting for shows and AD was never that big in ratings to start with and a break won't help, see writer's strike. Part of me thinks it was a great show, but I'm not sure how much it was built for the long term, but then you see stuff like Seinfeld.

DeToxRox · 10-02-2011, 05:02 PM

chinaski · 10-02-2011, 06:08 PM

Taste the happy, Michael.

QuikSand · 10-02-2011, 06:53 PM

Could be like the Kiss solo albums. Just sayin.

Philliesfan980 · 10-02-2011, 07:03 PM

The thing about Arrested Development, is there were so many people who got into the show (myself included) AFTER the show went off the air. If I remember correctly, Fox really didn't do this show any favors by not giving it a good slot (I think it was on Sundays?).

Fast forward 5 years, and there are tons of people who watched the show on DVD. Call me crazy, but I think if they legitimately relaunched the show on a longer term basis, it would be really successful due to the following they have now. I guess part of the problem is the characters have most likely aged too much.

Matthean · 10-02-2011, 07:09 PM

FWIW

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I'm peeing with @batemanjason at the moment..and we can confirm that we are going to make new AD eps and a movie

Will Arnett

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It's true. We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early '13. VERY excited!

Jason Bateman

Barkeep49 · 10-02-2011, 08:19 PM

I just hope it's good. Some of the post-AD work by Hurwitz doesn't exactly inspire me.

DanGarion · 11-18-2011, 07:53 PM

Netflix, Fox ready to resurrect Arrested Development as a streaming exclusive in 2013 - Engadget

Streaming Exclusive!

CrimsonFox · 11-18-2011, 09:18 PM

Hooray! AD is back! I can continue not to watch it at last!

Pyser · 11-20-2011, 11:09 PM

looks like ill be signing up for streaming for a few months in 2013.

TLK · 04-04-2013, 12:10 PM

Link

May 26th is the day

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The series will run for 15 episodes and be available to watch at 12:01 a.m. that Sunday on Netflix.

PackerFanatic · 04-04-2013, 03:14 PM

Heck. Yes.

molson · 04-04-2013, 03:27 PM

Nice. Anyone know if the whole season will be available all at once?

Logan · 04-04-2013, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Nice. Anyone know if the whole season will be available all at once?

It will be.

bionicgrov · 04-04-2013, 10:02 PM

I think I just blue myself

21C · 05-14-2013, 01:49 AM

Logan · 05-14-2013, 07:20 AM

I took this pic yesterday a few blocks from my office (I'm not the guy in front of the stand).

Kodos · 05-14-2013, 07:24 AM

I s'pose this won't be available on DVD through Netflix. The bastards!

Suicane75 · 05-14-2013, 10:16 AM

I hope there's a sequence to the shows, because by the sound of the way they did it, it seems like it could be rough watching randomly.

ISiddiqui · 05-14-2013, 10:18 AM

From what I understand its the same story told in 15 different POVs. Or at least covers the same timeframe and some stories cross into other stories.

So it could be easily watched randomly.

britrock88 · 05-14-2013, 10:39 PM

Oh, COME ON!

Suicane75 · 05-15-2013, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

From what I understand its the same story told in 15 different POVs. Or at least covers the same timeframe and some stories cross into other stories. So it could be easily watched randomly.

Storywise I'm not so worried, it's the idea of jokes being setup in one episode, and payed off in other episodes that has me on the fence. If I'm watching the Gob episode and get a set up, and watch the Buster episode 2 days later, I don't want to have to think back to what the set up was.

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as hell and I'll watch them all, over and over, but I don't want the weaving to be too ambitious, I just wanna laugh.

Suicane75 · 05-15-2013, 12:39 PM

Of course it probably wont be long before someone on the internet puts everything chronologically anyway.

Pyser · 05-15-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Suicane75

Storywise I'm not so worried, it's the idea of jokes being setup in one episode, and payed off in other episodes that has me on the fence. If I'm watching the Gob episode and get a set up, and watch the Buster episode 2 days later, I don't want to have to think back to what the set up was.

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as hell and I'll watch them all, over and over, but I don't want the weaving to be too ambitious, I just wanna laugh.

i mean, isnt that every single episode ever? they waited a long time to pay off or call back certain jokes

also, that trailer is excellent. very excited.

Suicane75 · 05-15-2013, 02:00 PM

I suppose. I just don't want it to be too cute for it's own good.

chadritt · 05-15-2013, 03:57 PM

Its probably the best show to try an idea that could be too clever for its own good though.

molson · 05-15-2013, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

i mean, isnt that every single episode ever?.

Ya, I don't go into an Arrested Development episode thinking I'll catch all the jokes the first time through. The format for the new season is gimmicky but it's a gimmick that's right in the Arrested Development wheelhouse, I'm sure they'll deliver.

dawgfan · 05-16-2013, 01:04 AM

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21C · 05-22-2013, 06:43 AM

Logan · 05-22-2013, 11:28 AM

Hurwitz: Don’t Binge-Watch Arrested Development -- Vulture

terpkristin · 05-22-2013, 05:35 PM

http://apps.npr.org/arrested-development/

/tk

Butter · 05-23-2013, 06:58 AM

Lucille's reactions to Gene Parmesan are the best.

bob · 05-26-2013, 08:13 PM

Three episodes in - I'm finding this awful, and I loved the first three seasons.

IlliniCub · 05-26-2013, 09:20 PM

I think for me in picked up in quality around episode 4

TLK · 05-26-2013, 09:50 PM

Hit and miss, but still better than anything on TV today...

terpkristin · 05-27-2013, 09:13 AM

Enjoying it for the most part, but that might be in comparison to most of the other crap out there. Hate the George Michael parts. Makes me dislike Michael Cera even more.

/tk

Suicane75 · 05-27-2013, 09:21 AM

I've watched the first two and while I enjoyed them on a certain level, I think they way they had to shoot this thing has really hampered the style. Watching the same two or three characters for 30 minutes starts to wear thin. A lot of the jokes seem to land heavier when you can't move around as much and cut to other situations.

Also did not like the tone of Michaels character at all in episode one. Yes, he was always selfish and single minded, especially when it came to George Michael, but they really dumbed his ass down for episode 1.

PilotMan · 05-27-2013, 01:36 PM

Alright, a little bit of truth here. The 3rd season sucked. This is better than that was. It's got a lot of time, and plot to create/make, but all in all, it is pretty damn entertaining and I have laughed at parts in each of the first 3 episodes.

There are lots of jokes that just slide by unless you are paying attention just like the original series. That's really the beauty of the show.

My complaints are like Suicane said, Michael's character took a bit of a turn for the worse, and damn if Portia has had so much work done that she doesn't even look like she used to. I'd still watch her eat pussy though, but that's a completely different show.

lynchjm24 · 05-27-2013, 04:18 PM

I watched the first five yesterday. They are pretty good. Better than season 3, but when you have a cast that isn't available they did what they could.

Michael's character was odd in the first episode even though I thought the funniest piece of the five episodes was when George Michael crossed off 'Da' and wrote Michael.

chinaski · 05-27-2013, 06:53 PM

ANUSTART.

hahaha!

BillJasper · 05-28-2013, 08:13 AM

Ten episodes in and I'm still not sure what I think. No real laugh out loud moments and the episodes overlap so much that it feels like I've gotten three or four episodes worth of actual new material so far.

Butter · 05-28-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

damn if Portia has had so much work done that she doesn't even look like she used to.

Agreed. It's borderline distracting.

I'm about 3 episodes in, and I have had the occasional laugh, but much of the fun of the old show came from all of the family interplay, and you just aren't getting that in these episodes. At least not yet. I am still confident it will all come together, but it feels a little sloggy early on, which is not good.

terpkristin · 05-28-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

...Portia has had so much work done that she doesn't even look like she used to...

I couldn't figure out if it was her or someone that kinda sorta looked like her that they got because she wasn't available and signed on for some sort of agreement to be replaced with a double.

Wow.

/tk

chinaski · 05-28-2013, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

I couldn't figure out if it was her or someone that kinda sorta looked like her that they got because she wasn't available and signed on for some sort of agreement to be replaced with a double.

Wow.

/tk

Weird, I dont get what you guys are seeing at all. She looks the same to me. They do make a crack about a nose job in episode 7 or 8, thought that was pretty funny.

Suicane75 · 05-29-2013, 02:17 AM

In the middle of episode 8 and I'm really starting to enjoy it. I'm loving the way the story is being weaved together and outside of Micheals episodes I'm enjoying the characters. I think that it was just jarring at first with so many new characters that made it feel off.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-29-2013, 03:05 AM

My Way News - Netflix stock sinks on mixed reviews of 'Arrested'

PilotMan · 05-29-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

My Way News - Netflix stock sinks on mixed reviews of 'Arrested'

Until the new subscriber numbers come out.

TLK · 05-29-2013, 09:12 AM

It really picked up the last five episodes. It's more like a long movie with a slow start that is needed to setup the rest of the movie.

10-02-2011, 04:48 PM	#151
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Also, I read this: "During the panel, Mitch (Mitchell Hurwitz - the show's creator) says a 10 episode season is planned with each episode focusing on a character and all of it leads into the movie." Last edited by Big Fo : 10-02-2011 at 04:49 PM.

10-02-2011, 05:02 PM	#153
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	It would have to be a mid season fill in, or something during the summer. Fox isn't exactly hurting for shows and AD was never that big in ratings to start with and a break won't help, see writer's strike. Part of me thinks it was a great show, but I'm not sure how much it was built for the long term, but then you see stuff like Seinfeld. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

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11-18-2011, 09:18 PM	#161
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Hooray! AD is back! I can continue not to watch it at last! Last edited by CrimsonFox : 11-18-2011 at 09:19 PM.

10-02-2011, 04:56 PM	#152
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	I don't see how it can be true unless they are going to air it online? No way it comes back to Fox and if it does, Arnett cannot possibly be in it with his NBC show.

10-02-2011, 05:02 PM	#154
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10-02-2011, 06:53 PM	#156
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Could be like the Kiss solo albums. Just sayin.

10-02-2011, 07:03 PM	#157
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	The thing about Arrested Development, is there were so many people who got into the show (myself included) AFTER the show went off the air. If I remember correctly, Fox really didn't do this show any favors by not giving it a good slot (I think it was on Sundays?). Fast forward 5 years, and there are tons of people who watched the show on DVD. Call me crazy, but I think if they legitimately relaunched the show on a longer term basis, it would be really successful due to the following they have now. I guess part of the problem is the characters have most likely aged too much.

10-02-2011, 08:19 PM	#159
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I just hope it's good. Some of the post-AD work by Hurwitz doesn't exactly inspire me.

11-20-2011, 11:09 PM	#162
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	looks like ill be signing up for streaming for a few months in 2013.

04-04-2013, 03:14 PM	#164
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04-04-2013, 03:27 PM	#165
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Nice. Anyone know if the whole season will be available all at once?

04-04-2013, 10:02 PM	#167
bionicgrov n00b Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bartlett	I think I just blue myself

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05-14-2013, 07:20 AM	#169
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05-14-2013, 07:24 AM	#170
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I s'pose this won't be available on DVD through Netflix. The bastards! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

05-14-2013, 10:16 AM	#171
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I hope there's a sequence to the shows, because by the sound of the way they did it, it seems like it could be rough watching randomly.

05-14-2013, 10:18 AM	#172
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	From what I understand its the same story told in 15 different POVs. Or at least covers the same timeframe and some stories cross into other stories. So it could be easily watched randomly. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-14-2013, 10:39 PM	#173
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Oh, COME ON!

05-15-2013, 12:39 PM	#175
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Of course it probably wont be long before someone on the internet puts everything chronologically anyway.

05-15-2013, 02:00 PM	#177
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I suppose. I just don't want it to be too cute for it's own good.

05-15-2013, 03:57 PM	#178
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Its probably the best show to try an idea that could be too clever for its own good though.

05-16-2013, 01:04 AM	#180
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05-22-2013, 11:28 AM	#182
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Hurwitz: Don’t Binge-Watch Arrested Development -- Vulture

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05-23-2013, 06:58 AM	#184
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Lucille's reactions to Gene Parmesan are the best. __________________ My listening habits

05-26-2013, 08:13 PM	#185
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Three episodes in - I'm finding this awful, and I loved the first three seasons.

05-26-2013, 09:20 PM	#186
IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	I think for me in picked up in quality around episode 4

05-26-2013, 09:50 PM	#187
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	Hit and miss, but still better than anything on TV today...

05-27-2013, 09:13 AM	#188
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05-27-2013, 09:21 AM	#189
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I've watched the first two and while I enjoyed them on a certain level, I think they way they had to shoot this thing has really hampered the style. Watching the same two or three characters for 30 minutes starts to wear thin. A lot of the jokes seem to land heavier when you can't move around as much and cut to other situations. Also did not like the tone of Michaels character at all in episode one. Yes, he was always selfish and single minded, especially when it came to George Michael, but they really dumbed his ass down for episode 1.

05-27-2013, 01:36 PM	#190
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Alright, a little bit of truth here. The 3rd season sucked. This is better than that was. It's got a lot of time, and plot to create/make, but all in all, it is pretty damn entertaining and I have laughed at parts in each of the first 3 episodes. There are lots of jokes that just slide by unless you are paying attention just like the original series. That's really the beauty of the show. My complaints are like Suicane said, Michael's character took a bit of a turn for the worse, and damn if Portia has had so much work done that she doesn't even look like she used to. I'd still watch her eat pussy though, but that's a completely different show. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

05-27-2013, 04:18 PM	#191
lynchjm24 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hartford	I watched the first five yesterday. They are pretty good. Better than season 3, but when you have a cast that isn't available they did what they could. Michael's character was odd in the first episode even though I thought the funniest piece of the five episodes was when George Michael crossed off 'Da' and wrote Michael.