Arrested Development

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Does anyone else watch Arrested Development (http://www.fox.com/arresteddev/)? It's my favorite show, been watching since the first episode. Season premiere is on Monday, Sept 19th at 8pm on Fox. Can't wait! :D

[krbb]

Subscribing! I love Arrested Development. I can't wait for the new season to start. Anyone know when season 2 comes out on dvd?

[PG-rated]

I love Arrested Development, too! I think Season 2 is already out - DH said something to me about not really liking the cover art this time around, but I can't remember if he saw that on the website or in a store.

ETA: krbb, love your avatar! :D

[msnicolea]

Love it--think it's one of the most clever, well-written shows on TV, without a doubt.

[JamBray]

Another fan here. I can't wait for the new season to start, and was so glad that the rumors of cancellation were not true.
Love it--think it's one of the most clever, well-written shows on TV, without a doubt.
I agree. It's the Seinfeld of its time.

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It's the Seinfeld of its time.

Definitely! That's what I tell people. If you didn't like Seinfeld, you won't like this show. I also tell them that this show is for smart people :p

Remember Julia Louis-Dreyfus on AD? She was hilarious! I wish she was a regular, just loved her character.

[bunnybeth]

I've loved this show from the beginning and DH got into it last year. There is a part of me that wants a Roomba now...

I really have to remember the switch to Monday nights. It was so easy to watch it on Sunday, I hope I won't miss a bunch now.

Not sure if it's really like Seinfield, it's so much wackier. I never really cared for Seinfield that much, though. :p

[JamBray]

Remember Julia Louis-Dreyfus on AD? She was hilarious! I wish she was a regular, just loved her character.
She was great! Hopefully they'll bring her back at some point. :)
Not sure if it's really like Seinfield, it's so much wackier.
No, it's nothing like Seinfeld. What I meant, was that, like Seinfeld, there is no other sitcom out there like it.

[lawyerlee]

Yes, I watch! I love, love, love this show. It's without a doubt my favorite sit com on TV right now and one of my all-time favorites, too! :D

My brother and I have a standing date to watch it together every week b/c we have so much fun cracking up at it. :D

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Yes, I watch! I love, love, love this show. It's without a doubt my favorite sit com on TV right now and one of my all-time favorites, too! :D

My brother and I have a standing date to watch it together every week b/c we have so much fun cracking up at it. :D

Fun! My brothers can't seem to get into it they say :( So whenever I say "hey brother" to them, they don't get it, lol :D

AD is definitely the funniest sitcom on TV right now. Scrubs is a very close second.

[msnicolea]

Fun! My brothers can't seem to get into it they say :( So whenever I say "hey brother" to them, they don't get it, lol :D

AD is definitely the funniest sitcom on TV right now. Scrubs is a very close second.

ITA--Scrubs is a gem!!

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When does the new season of Scrubs start anyway? I couldn't find anything on nbc.com. I think they've just been showing reruns since August during the timeslot for the Apprentice. I swear someone at NBC must really hate these guys. No sort of love :( Both Scrubs and AD are the funniest shows on TV that nobody's watching. God damn reality tv! They're ruining everything that was sacred when it came to primetime programming. ;)

[bunnybeth]

No, it's nothing like Seinfeld. What I meant, was that, like Seinfeld, there is no other sitcom out there like it.

Ok, I can see that. :)


Oh, and was anyone else disturbed by the end of the last episode, when George Michael and Maeby kissed? I was like, wait... aren't they first cousins?

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Well, Maeby might be adopted so it would be ok. LOL :D

This show really cracks me up.

[bunnybeth]

Yeah, that's right. They did hint at that. I'm hoping it's true...

[littlemia]

Count me in as a huge AD fan!

So whenever I say "hey brother" to them, they don't get it, lol :D

My brother didn't get it either, but I let it slide since he just moved back to the US and is just now catching up on AD. :D

I just checked Amazon and the second season will be out on October 11th. Think I will preorder today.

I heard that Charlize Theron and Scott Baio are going to be in the 3rd season. Charlize Theron is supposed to be a love interest for Michael and Scott Baio is supposed to replace Henry Winkler.

[AHammer]

*Subscribing!!!*

I love love AD! I just started watching last spring when a friend loaned me the season 1 DVDs, then I downloaded all of Season 2 and got caught up. Who else is super excited!!? Season premier tonight :)

I'm sad Henry Winkler won't be on anymore as the Bluths' lawyer. I loved his character.

Amy

[Lauren23]

Yay! Fellow Arrested Development fans! I just love this show!

When it first came on I just caught a random episode and just did not find it funny at all. But then my sister came home with the box set of the whole first season and I happened to catch the first episode by accident. I was hooked! You really have to see them all to truly find the humor in it.

I can't wait till the 2nd season comes out...I'll definitely be picking it up!

[BSBC]

My husband and I have been rabid "Arrested Development" fans since Season 1. We love the humor and the ensemble cast. And Ron Howard's voiceovers rock!

I'm sad that "Arrested Development" lost the Best Emmy for a Comedy Series to "Everybody Loves Raymond." Back in the day, Raymond was great, but last season left a lot to be desired.

While I'm sad Henry Winkler won't be on this season, I'm thrilled with his replacement - Scott Biao. Bring it home, Chachi. This should be interesting.

I love the actress who plays Maeby (Alia Shawkat). A few years ago she was on a really cute show called "State of Grace." "Arrested Development" is sooo different.

Can't wait for tonight - my TiVo is set!

[JamBray]

Scott Baio is supposed to replace Henry Winkler.
Oh no, really? I hadn't heard that, and am bummed now because I loved his character. Oh well...hopefully Scott Baio will be just as good.

[littlemia]

When it first came on I just caught a random episode and just did not find it funny at all. But then my sister came home with the box set of the whole first season and I happened to catch the first episode by accident. I was hooked! You really have to see them all to truly find the humor in it.

Yeah, I think this is why the viewership is so low.

I'm also disappointed that Henry Winkler is not coming back. Barry's very good.

[BSBC]

I heard about Scott Biao joining "Arrested Development" the radio. Henry Winkler commited to a new series on CBS titled "Out of Practice" (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/out_of_practice/).

My guess - if "Out of Practice" is as bad as the critics are saying, Henry will be back on "Arrested Development." I would love to see him with Scott Biao in a little "Happy Days" reunion.

[tbell]

I love the actress who plays Maeby (Alia Shawkat). A few years ago she was on a really cute show called "State of Grace." "Arrested Development" is sooo different.

Wasn't Ann "Egg" Veal also on that show? (Mae Whitman)?

I got this t-shirt and mug for DH for Christmas:

http://www.vipfanclubs.com/userImages/productImages/TRAD2006_bluthbananastandtee(TRAD2006)_lg.jpg

http://www.vipfanclubs.com/userImages/productImages/AD_BluthMUG(TRAD1002)_lg.jpg

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Holy crap! I can't believe I forgot to watch AD tonight :( I got home late from class and started to watch the Yankees game. Fooey!! :mad:

Hope you guys enjoyed it. We're gonna try to see if we can download it from somewhere.

tbell - I NEED that mug!

[AHammer]

Catch,

Just FYI I was successful in the spring at downloading all of season 2 on LimeWire. Yesterday's should show up in a day or two!


Amy

[BSBC]

tbell - wow!!! I had no idea that "Grace" (Mae Whitman)portrays "Ann" on "Arrested Development." That's why Ann always looked familiar.

"Arrested Development" is back with a vengeance. Last night's episode was great!

I love the disfunctionality of the Bluth family!

[Aimee]

I love the actress who plays Maeby (Alia Shawkat). A few years ago she was on a really cute show called "State of Grace." "Arrested Development" is sooo different.



Did you notice that the actress that played George Michael's girlfriend Ann was the same one who played "Grace" on "State of Grace?" I wasn't sure at first, but the IMDB confirmed it. I thought it was interesting that the two actresses ended up on the same show again - and in vastly different roles than they'd had before.

[JamBray]

Well, AD did not disappoint...last night's episode was hysterical! :D

- Job's son and son "reunion"
- Tobias making out with Barry
- Lucille threatening to kill Buster
- "But I am Oscar!" Ron Howard's voice - "dot com" Hee!

So great, and I just love how they always show scenes for next week's episode, and then when the next week comes those scenes don't happen. :D

[polarama]

I loved last night's episode, but my only complaint is not enough Buster.

Some favorites:

Lucille referring to post parturm drugs leading to street drugs, as espoused by "that good looking doctor on the Today Show"
Steve Holt's mom, Eve Holt
The hand on the statue at SAD


and, check this out:
I'm Oscar (http://www.imoscar.com/)

[JamBray]

and, check this out:I'm Oscar
I was wondering if this website existed or not. Awesome! :D

[tbell]

Loved the blue handprint on the back of Kitty's head and this:

Michael: Maybe you could take a date to the cabin
Lucille: How am I supposed to find someone willing to go into that dusty old claptrap?
Michael: *long pause* The cabin, yes...well that would be difficult too

I just read that AD got TANKED in the ratings last night. CBS' "King of Queens" and "How I Met Your Mother" more than doubled AD's ratings and NBC's "Surface" tripled them. Even WB's "Seventh Heaven" beat it. Sad, sad....

[krbb]

tbell -DH got that t-shirt for his birthday. He wore it yesterday!! :)

Who the heck watches "King of Queens"?? Sorry, don't mean to offend anyone if they like it, but it just doesn't compare to AD. There are so many of those Kings of Queens type shows out there with the fat kinda dumb husband and the good looking wife.

I will have to watch the episode again to make sure I didn't miss anything.

[Lauren23]

AD was great last night!

The problem with that show is that the humor is a different class than most of the other shows. I don't mean to offend anyone by saying that, but it's more a "smart" comedy, like Seinfeld, except you really have to see more than one episode to see the humor.

[PG-rated]

I loved last night's episode, but I agree there wasn't enough Buster. :)

So you have to have recorded the show to catch it, but when they showed the yearbook photo of GOB, the caption under his picture read, "Hopes to someday: 'Go camping with my dad.'"

I love it! :D

[doradora]

This is one of my favorite shows too! Last night's episode was hilarious. PG-rated -- I totally did not catch that yearbook caption, but will have to go back to TiVo to check it out. I ALWAYS tape this show so I can rewind whenever I miss a joke ... which is often :)

[bunnybeth]

That yearbook caption is great, I'm going to have to share that with DH. I wish I could record stuff...

I loved where Michael was deciding to go to the cabin with George Michael and said something about Oscar could stay in prison one more day. Then the narrator said something like "not according to the blog on ImOscar.com" :D

[catch]

FH was able to download it last night and we finally watched it, yay!

Hilarious! :) I didn't catch the yearbook caption either, will have to watch it again.

I think Jessica Walter/Lucille should've won the Emmy instead of Doris Roberts, she cracks me up.

[JamBray]

but when they showed the yearbook photo of GOB, the caption under his picture read, "Hopes to someday: 'Go camping with my dad.'"
I didn't catch that either. See, it's that kind of stuff that just makes this show so brilliant, and I can't believe that it got beat out by King of Queens and Seventh Heaven (???)!

[SweetRed]

Another big AD fan here. I'm kind of bummed they moved it to Monday nights, but anything to help with the ratings. Looks like that didn't work, though!

I too wondered if imoscar.org was real. I'm SO happy it is! :D

~ Kay

[tbell]

I think AD's "problem" (if you can call it that) is that there are so many running jokes that you almost have to have watched all the way through. It's hard to watch sporadically and I guess a lot of people don't want to commit to watching every week. Plus, it's too smart for like 80% of the population!

krbb--cool! :D

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I think AD's "problem" (if you can call it that) is that there are so many running jokes that you almost have to have watched all the way through. It's hard to watch sporadically and I guess a lot of people don't want to commit to watching every week. Plus, it's too smart for like 80% of the population!
Actually, I find that you can miss an entire show without losing too much of the narrative thread, because they burn through story lines so fast that the chances are good that by missing one or two shows you'll miss several entire plots and not even know it. But don't try to come in five minutes after the show has started, because you'll miss all the running gags. :)

doradora, we always record it now, even when we're watching in real time (we don't have TiVo), because that's the only way we know we'll catch all the jokes!

[Rosebud93]

I LOVE AD too! Whenever I see Jason Bateman, I am always reminded of the crush I had on him as "Derrick" from "Silver Spoons" (Ricky Shroeder WHO?). :D

I'm with Sweet Red: I am totally bummed the show was moved to Mondays - I work Mondays from 1pm-9pm, so I'm in-transit when AD is on PLUS I don't have TIVO :(

I'm sorry to hear the show got killed in the ratings this past Monday but can only hope that means FOX will move it back to Sundays, so I can watch!

[AHammer]

Great episode!!

The best part for me was the chicken dance!! It's one of my favorite recurring things. and of course the tobias-is-gay jokes were great. "i can almost taste the leading man parts in my mouth" LOL

amy

[SweetRed]

Another great episode. I'll be singing "For British Eyes Only" for at least the next two days :) Not surprisingly, it was laugh-at-loud until the very end. The last line in the previews for next week - "We're not here to talk gibberish with Bob Loblaw" Too funny...

~ Kay

[Ilovemygeek]

The chicken dance had DH and me rolling! I loved it when Michael said, "Has anyone in this family even seen a chicken?" It was too funny. Actually,the entire episode was great.

I cannot wait until next week to see the whole Bob Loblaw story line. Geesh, I can't even type that name without giggling.

[bunnybeth]

Yes, the "has anyone even seen a chicken?" was so funny. And, I liked where Michael was talking with his father about the stupid one of the family... Buster or Gob? And the whole "Wee Britain" thing was great, crazy Brits. Can't wait to see Bob Loblaw in action...

[JamBray]

Another brilliant episode! :D
- The chicken dances
- Ron Howard assuring us that they were definitely not making fun of Andy Griffith
- Harry Hamlin's appearance

Can't wait to meet Bob Loblaw (awesome name) next week.

[catch]

Last night's episode was great!

I was totally cracking up when Tobias got hairplugs and his head was bleeding :D The chicken dance thing is hysterical.

Can't wait for Bob Loblaw!

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Did anyone watch it last night? How did you like Bob Loblaw?

So far...I can't tell if I like him or not. I thought he would be different. Maybe in the next couple of episodes they'll show a different side to him.

Tobias' head still cracked me up :D

[bunnybeth]

I don't think they've done enough with Bob Loblaw... yet. Hopefully we'll see more of him in the future. (Knowing the Bluths, we should.) But, I did like how his typist (paralegal?) went around with him everywhere and even took down his phone conversations.

I also liked the American-themed restaurant in Wee Britain. "Here's your basket of donuts. I'll be out with your 64 oz. colas to wash it down." And, did you see the doggie bags? :p

[kam]

Wow - AD is becoming a regular Happy Days reunion, huh? ;) I loved last night's episode. When Ron Howard said, "Hey - that's the name of his show!" when Michael said "arrested development", I about lost it. Love this show and hope it stays around.

[Lauren23]

Last night was good... My favorite part was when Steve Holt came to Gob for help and then when he left he said, "I'll never forget this" and Gob said, "I will." and took that roofie. The way he said it just cracked me up!

[AHammer]

Favorite part of last night's episode was when Steve Holt came out and said "I've made a huge mistake." that was one of my favorite recurring thing from seasons 1&2.

Overall, I really don't like this whole charlize theron/british storyline. I prefer regular Bluth silliness, not this weird stuff. I hope it's over soon.

Also, a friend of mine (who is a regular over at the-op (an AD message board)) said this was the last new episode for several weeks. :(

[catch]

Last night was good... My favorite part was when Steve Holt came to Gob for help and then when he left he said, "I'll never forget this" and Gob said, "I will." and took that roofie. The way he said it just cracked me up!

OMG, that part was hysterical! :D

[SweetRed]

This show just proves how horribly twisted I am. I do not think roofies are generally funny, but the Bluths sure make them hysterical! :D And hello... I almost DIED of laughter at Tobias' title on the business card!!!

Overall, I really don't like this whole charlize theron/british storyline. I prefer regular Bluth silliness, not this weird stuff. I hope it's over soon.


I completely agree with this. I'd like to think this has something to do with slowly easing in new viewers, but I don't think so...

Are there no new episodes because of baseball or something else? I'm guessing it's baseball.

~ Kay

[lawyerlee]

This show just proves how horribly twisted I am. I do not think roofies are generally funny, but the Bluths sure make them hysterical! :D And hello... I almost DIED of laughter at Tobias' title on the business card!!!
Me too!!! :D :D :D As to both things! :D My mom and my brother and I were all watching it together and my mom's like, "That doesn't say..." and my brother's like, "Yup, analrapist." I was DYING! :)

[PG-rated]

I hate to say it, but I thought last night's episode was kind of disappointing. I've noticed that once or twice a season they write themselves into corners and then need to spend an episode or two just sorting everything out, which seems to be happening here. Plus Charlize Theron isn't funny.

I'm still excited about the potential for Bob Loblaw, but I miss Henry Winkler. Do you think he'll come back if his new show gets canned?

[AHammer]

Are there no new episodes because of baseball or something else? I'm guessing it's baseball.

yes! that must have been it...

[JamBray]

This show just proves how horribly twisted I am. I do not think roofies are generally funny, but the Bluths sure make them hysterical! And hello... I almost DIED of laughter at Tobias' title on the business card!!!

Forget-me-now's, LOL! That was awesome, and Tobias' cards were great too! :D

Not too crazy about Charlize Theron either, but Wee Britain cracks me up. I loved how Michael got knocked down again by the Poppins. :D

The whole surrogate dad thing was great, and I loved how his hat said "Surrogate" on it, lol.

[PG-rated]

The whole surrogate dad thing was great, and I loved how his hat said "Surrogate" on it, lol.
One of my favorite parts of the episode was when George would give directions to the surrogate ("Follow him!"), and the surrogate would just yell them out while continuing whatever he was doing. :D

I forgot there's no new episode tonight! I'm going into withdrawal....:(

[mobox]

Show starts back up on Monday! YAY!!! Two episodes back to back.

[lawyerlee]

Confession: I've watched the "Motherboy" episode from season 2 something like six times this week. :o :)

[bunnybeth]

Yay finally!

Although I must confess I'm glad it wasn't on this week. I forgot all about it (gone for too many weeks, people!) and DH walked in the door at 7:20 and was like "what about AD?" :p

I will remember it on Monday. I will.

[catch]

Did anyone watch AD last night? :)

Confession: I've watched the "Motherboy" episode from season 2 something like six times this week. :o :)

That is one of my favorite episodes!!

[tbell]

Yeah, we watched. I thought it was OK but boy, are they getting raunchy! I guess they figure with cancellation imminent, WTH, you know? I'm about ready for Charlize Theron to leave--it was cute at first but now she's just annoying me.

LOL at the Inner Beauty Pageant and the Church and State fair!

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I'm about ready for Charlize Theron to leave--it was cute at first but now she's just annoying me.

I agree. I think I'm missing something or I just don't get it. The British stuff is just weird, lol. Did you see her coming out of the men's bathroom at the fair? Hmmm....

Tobias, as always, cracks me up.

[SweetRed]

I agree too on the whole British thing and Charlize Theron. Not feelin' it.

I also had two revelations, one while watching and one just now:

Just now: "Church and State Fair"... I totally missed that during the show. Duh! :rolleyes:

During the show: I always found the spelling of Gob's name odd. That's not how it's spelled in the Bible, right? Did anyone catch the birth ceritificate last night - "George Oscar Bluth"? Hmmmm...

How I hope this show hangs on!

~ Kay

[tbell]

During the show: I always found the spelling of Gob's name odd. That's not how it's spelled in the Bible, right? Did anyone catch the birth ceritificate last night - "George Oscar Bluth"? Hmmmm...

I believe GOB is George Oscar Bluth, Jr. In the Bible, it's spelled Job. It's hilarious when people call him "gob" (GOB, not the one in the Bible.)

[Aimee]

I thought Monday night's episodes were really great. I half-watched it the first time, I was also on the computer and knitting (I'm a mulit-tasker!) and I watched it carefully yesterday with DH. It's definitely funnier the second time.

Like the whole thing about Rita being in the Olympics. Doesn't make sense until they reveal that she's mentally retarded. She was in the Special Olympics. <insert groan at bad joke> Her behavior makes more sense with the "MRF" distinction.

I'm still laughing at Tobias and George Michael destroying Tiny Town a la Godzilla movies.

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Like the whole thing about Rita being in the Olympics. Doesn't make sense until they reveal that she's mentally retarded. She was in the Special Olympics. <insert groan at bad joke> Her behavior makes more sense with the "MRF" distinction.

I'm still laughing at Tobias and George Michael destroying Tiny Town a la Godzilla movies.

Hmm...I think I have to watch the episode again, I missed everything you said, lol :D

[bunnybeth]

Oh yes, the destruction of the model town ala Godzilla was great. Especially the looks on the Japanese buisnessmen's faces.

I also really liked the newspaper article they showed when explaining how the state fair became the church and state fair. "JESUS SAVES... FAIR"

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Networks Cancel 'Arrested Development,' '7th Heaven'

By Nellie Andreeva, Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11) - The Camdens will bid farewell to viewers in May when the WB Network's top-rated family drama "7th Heaven" ends its run after 10 seasons in what sources said was largely a cost-cutting move.
The Bluth clan of Fox's ratings-challenged "Arrested Development" is also headed for the exit after Fox cut the third-season order on the Emmy-winning comedy to 13 episodes.
Also getting the ax at Fox is "Arrested's" companion on Monday, the freshman comedy "Kitchen Confidential," whose order will not be extended beyond the initial 13 episodes.
"7th Heaven," whose debut on August 26, 1996, marked the first-ever Monday broadcast of the then-fledging WB Network, will bow out as the longest-running family drama on television.
After 10 seasons, the show is still a top draw for WB, averaging 5.1 million viewers this season to date. Creatively, the show also will go out in style, creator Brenda Hampton said.
"I think this is the best season we've ever had, and we're planning a very exciting and heartwarming conclusion to the series," she said. "On the show, we talk about choosing your feelings, and we chose to feel happy and blessed to have been on the air for so long."
There is talk about a potential "7th Heaven" spinoff, but Hampton admits that would be hard to do.
"('7th Heaven') is a family show," she said. "I think the success of the show is that the family is intact with the mom, the dad and the children, so it is a very difficult show to spin off."
Sources indicated that the reasons to take "7th Heaven" off the air were primarily financial. As series age, they get more and more expensive, with the price tag especially high for a show with a large cast like "7th Heaven." The cancellation of the long-running series also comes during a process of extensive cost-cutting across all Warner Bros. divisions.
As for the demise of "Arrested," it comes just as the acclaimed comedy came back this week after a hiatus to make room for Fox's baseball coverage. The two back-to-back episodes averaged a paltry 4 million viewers Monday, sending Fox to fifth place in the 8 p.m. hour and putting a dent on the ratings of its lead-out, the rookie drama "Prison Break."
There is a possibility that the show will be shopped around, but its high cost is expected to be prohibitive for a cable network.
Fox said Thursday that it will pull "Arrested Development" and "Kitchen Confidential" off the schedule for the remaining three Mondays of the November sweep, replacing them with a rerun of the previous episode of "Prison Break" leading into an original episode of the serialized drama.
"Arrested" and "Kitchen" are set to return to their time slots with original episodes December 5, following the fall finale of "Prison Break" on November 28.
I assumed this would be its last season, since it's getting destroyed in the ratings on Monday nights, but I thought they'd at least let it go through to the end of the season! I don't think I've ever been this sad over a TV show going off the air. :( :( :(

[catch]

Geez, that's so damn depressing :(

I wish another network would pick it up. If it had been on HBO from the start, it probably would've done better.

[PG-rated]

Well, I'm glad it wasn't on HBO, because I wouldn't have been able to see it, then. But I really thought this could be the show that proved that the networks could put out really good TV. Guess I was wrong. :(

[Aimee]

Fox set it up to fail, plain and simple, when they moved it to Monday.

The way I see it, there are people who get AD, and there are people who don't. And if you get AD, you probably also like the Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, etc. It was perfect on Fox Sunday Night. It's just incongrous to me to put a silly, smart comedy as a lead-in for a gritty hour-long drama, unless you are really just trying to kill either or both of them.

I am the least optimistic person in the world, but, given what Fox did with Family Guy, there may still be hope for AD.

[kam]

I have no faith in Fox. One word: Wonderfalls.

[Annette]

Ugh, I can't believe they are giving AD the ax. Stupid stupid Fox.

[tbell]

That SUCKS!!!!!!!!:mad:

[Ilovemygeek]

I knew it was too smart for TV. Fox should put it back on Sundays and it would probably do much better.

[bunnybeth]

I am so going to miss it. Stupid Fox kills all my favorite shows. I heard this morning that the finale is in December. As it's going on hiatus for the rest of this month, does that mean there's only an episode or 2 left?

[JamBray]

Oh I was so happy with the full hour of AD last week. The whole show had me cracking up, but I really lost it when Gob came up with "Tiny Town", and Bob Loblaw said that he thought the room might contain some sort of listening device as we see the boom get quickly pulled out of frame. :D

And now they're talking cancellation? :(
The way I see it, there are people who get AD, and there are people who don't. And if you get AD, you probably also like the Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, etc. It was perfect on Fox Sunday Night.
ITA.

[lawyerlee]

It's worth a shot:

Save Arrested Development (http://www.getarrested.com/)

[catch]

Saw this today on E! Online:

HOPEFUL DEVELOPMENT? Executive producer Brian Grazer telling CNN Headline News' Showbiz Tonight he's in talks with other networks about picking up Arrested Development after Fox axed the offbeat Emmy-winning comedy from its schedule.

Hope!

[Lauren23]

Please!! They have to save Arrested Development. It is too funny a show to die. It would probably be more at home on a cable network.

[vwinkel]

I LOVE this show. I can't believe my Replay didn't catch the two hour episode! Do you think they will replay it?

[JamBray]

I really hope that another network picks this amazing, hysterical show up! What the hell is wrong with FOX???

[tbell]

Oh, that would be such good news! Why wouldn't another network want to pick up such a cult fave?

[kam]

Anyone see last night? If it doesn't return, I will miss Ron Howard's narration. Hearing him describe marijuana made me crack up.

This is right up HBO or Showtime's alley, I think. C'mon execs! Pick it up - you can use some more Emmys, right? C'mon!

[Aimee]

Last night's episode was great. I don't have any of the premium cable, but I'd absolutely get HBO or Showtime for AD.

And, as a PSA, Target has the Season 2 DVDs for $19.99 this week. Not as cheap as they were on Black Friday, but still a great deal! I can't wait for DH to open them on Christmas so we can start watching it - I didn't get hooked until midway through the second season.

[littlemia]

Saw this today. Crosses fingers.

Showtime may rescue Arrested Development. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051214/en_nm/arrested_dc)

[JamBray]

Anyone see last night? If it doesn't return, I will miss Ron Howard's narration. Hearing him describe marijuana made me crack up.
Oh no, was it new? If so, then I missed it! :( What happened? Do you know if there's a new one on this coming Monday? Also, when is the show's last episode on FOX?

[Clubqueen]

Figures... just when I find this show is when FOX decides to cancel it. :( :mad: That sucks! This is close to being my new fave!

[vwinkel]

Anyone see last night? If it doesn't return, I will miss Ron Howard's narration. Hearing him describe marijuana made me crack up.
Was this the Afternoon Delight one? This is my favorite one! When Michael is trying to get Oscar to give his mom some "afternoon delight" - the double meanings are hilarious.

[jenny0505]

Hilarious episode. I can't believe they are canceling the best show on TV.

[Phen]

Apparently tonight's new ep may very well be the last new ep that ever airs on FOX. And it was FABULOUS!!

www.savethebluths.org is a real website, btw....

~ phen

[Aimee]

Last night's episode was absolutely fantastic! AFAIK, they have 4 more that they're supposed to do - but knowing Fox, they could pull the plug at any time.

If this was it, they went out with a bang. I need to watch it a few more times to catch everything.

[JamBray]

Last night was hysterical. Just a few things that come to mind:

~ Hot ham water
~ Poached salmonella
~ Blurring of one of the quints faces
~ Having it be the "old, racist woman" who died

I still can't believe that FOX is cancelling this show. I certainly hope it gets picked up by someone else because it's too genius to let it die. :(

[kam]

Last night's episode was classic. Wonderful show. I can't believe that Fox actually aired it considering they were basically poking fun at Fox and the shows that actually continue to be aired. Lindsay as a housewife was hysterical. I loved the pleas to HBO and Showtime as well ;)

[PG-rated]

Last night's episode was one of the best, hands-down. I loved the 3-D parts! :D

[tbell]

It's really sad that the American TV audience thinks a show like "Ice Skating with the Stars" is better than AD. Last night's episode was great.

Justine Bateman is guest starring sometime this month playing a woman who Michael thinks is a long lost Bluth sister. I guess it'll be one of the final episodes.

[Aimee]

It's really sad that the American TV audience thinks a show like "Ice Skating with the Stars" is better than AD. Last night's episode was great.



I think that American TV viewers need to be told when to laugh. AD has no laugh track. Kitchen Confidential, while not in the same league as AD, had a lot of potential, but it didn't do great and got pulled. It didn't have a laugh track either. But that drek "The War at Home?" Laugh track and people eat it up with a spoon.

I don't have any premium cable, but if Showtime picks up AD, I'll get it. If they don't and AD is gone forever, I'll pick up the Season 3 DVDs and be glad that I had 3 seasons of a fantastically funny show that went out with a bang and without "jumping the shark."

[JamBray]

I loved the 3-D parts!
Those were great! Did anyone have glasses to get the full effect? I was bummed that I didn't.

[bunnybeth]

That was a great episode! I really hope they show the rest of the episodes already made, at least. If not, I guess I'll just have to wait for the box set.

I wish I had had 3-d glasses for the full effect. ;)

Also enjoyed the laundry list of big-star guest cameos for the fundraiser.

Too bad the website doesn't have any real content yet. Guess I'll have to check back on it later. :D

[Aimee]

Those were great! Did anyone have glasses to get the full effect? I was bummed that I didn't.

DH and I actually did have some left over from I <3 the 80s 3-D shoved in the remote control drawer of our coffee table. Turns out the whole thing was just a gimmick to make fun of other ratings-grabbing gimmicks - the 3-D glasses did nothing! Hehehe...they got us! DH and I were so proud that we had 3-D glasses and felt so silly when we realized we'd been had!

[JamBray]

DH and I actually did have some left over from I <3 the 80s 3-D shoved in the remote control drawer of our coffee table. Turns out the whole thing was just a gimmick to make fun of other ratings-grabbing gimmicks - the 3-D glasses did nothing! Hehehe...they got us! DH and I were so proud that we had 3-D glasses and felt so silly when we realized we'd been had!
Oh really? LOL, that's too funny! :D See, just more of the brilliance shown by AD...stupid FOX! :mad:

[Phen]

I know there are two more eps left to air, but as someone noted on Television without pity, just because there's new eps left to air doesn't mean Fox will ever air them -- the rat bastids. (Just ask Firefly fans)

~ phen

[bunnybeth]

(Just ask Firefly fans)

What Fox did to that show still ticks me off.

Fox always kills my favorite shows. :mad:

[lawyerlee]

I was just reviewing my TiVo To Do List and saw that on Friday, February 10th, Fox is airing a 2 hour Arrested Development episode. Or perhaps it is more than one episode - from the description, it looks like it could be three separate episodes. This is how it is listed:

Fakin' It / Family Ties / Exit Strategy


It sucks that it's going to be over, but at least we'll get some closure and have a chance to see the final episodes.

[bunnybeth]

On a Friday? Fox is just plain mean, switching it around all the time. One of DH's students is a big AD fan and told him that the final episodes of AD will all be aired in a single block to wrap up the series. This sounds like it.

[kam]

Bumpety bump bump. Don't forget to watch or tape/tivo/dvr!

[Sposa06]

Ooh! Thanks for the reminder, Kam! :)

[Phen]

Interesting...Tivo has this (these) eps listed as "Season Finale." NOT "Series Finale."

And, yeah, thanks, Fox, for putting these up against the Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Jerks.

~ Phen

[Rose]

Thanks for the reminder!

[Aimee]

Interesting...Tivo has this (these) eps listed as "Season Finale." NOT "Series Finale."

And, yeah, thanks, Fox, for putting these up against the Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Jerks.

~ Phen

Maybe they figured that the two demographics don't overlap? They certainly don't in my case. The only time we watch the Olympics is for Curling and the associated "HUH?!" factor.

Eitehr that, or Fox just really wants to make it look like AD's ratings were poor, even for the finale.

Either way, I agree with the "jerks" assessment.

Anyone have any more word on whether or not Showtime is going to pick AD up? DH thought he'd heard it was happening a few weeks back, but we haven't heard anything since.

[Phen]

Last I heard, Fox hadn't officially cancelled the show, which means that no other networks can pick it up as it's still legally Fox property. Jerks AGAIN.

~ Phen

[Clubqueen]

I can't believe the show is going to end. I'm so depressed :(
This is the funniest show I've seen in YEARS and it's so sad that not many people appreciate how great it is. Meanwhile crap like "Yes Dear" is still on the air. Yeah, THAT makes sense... :rolleyes: :mad:

[Clubqueen]

OMG, I just read the cast for the series/season finale and saw the name "William Hung" in the credit list!
Is this the same William Hung from American Idol fame?? "She bang! She bang!" :D

[Sposa06]

Oh, my goodness - I HOPE that's true! I would LOVE to see William Hung on this show! Just thinking about it has me laughing :)

[Phen]

I've seen screen caps from the William Hung appearance and it's a riot -- apparently he has a band (on the show)...something like The Hung Jury? Hee.

~ Phen

[bunnybeth]

Oh, it sounds good. Nice to have a reminder, it's hard to keep up with shows getting shuffled around all the time.

Grrrr to Fox... I agree on the JERKS sentiment.

[lawyerlee]

Last I heard, Fox hadn't officially cancelled the show, which means that no other networks can pick it up as it's still legally Fox property. Jerks AGAIN.

~ Phen
What assholes. :mad: :(

Tonight's the night. *sniff*

[vwinkel]

I've got my DVR set to record from 6:30 -10pm because I don't want to miss it for anything!

[Aimee]

I've got my DVR set to record from 6:30 -10pm because I don't want to miss it for anything!


I'm actually contemplating pulling the old VCR out of the attic just in case the TiVo malfunctions for one reason or another. The finale would have to happen on a night that I've got a family function planned.

[lawyerlee]

I'm listening to a piece on NPR right now that says that the whole cast is doing three episodes for Showtime, which is definitely interested in the show. So perhaps there is still hope!

[kam]

Yay! Yay! Yay! First Weeds, which is a absolutely wonderful show, then AD? Go Showtime!

[Aimee]

I'm listening to a piece on NPR right now that says that the whole cast is doing three episodes for Showtime, which is definitely interested in the show. So perhaps there is still hope!

Yay!

Although, in a way, if tonight is it for AD, then I'm okay with it. It's kind of tiring to be on the "cancelled-not-cancelled' rollercoaster. Granted, if ST picks up AD, it might not be like that, and it'll have a happy, successful run over there. But, if not, I"m glad that the show was there in the first place and that I'll have the DVDs to enjoy ad nauseum.

[vwinkel]

Interesting news. . .

[Clubqueen]

Wow, lots of unexpected twists in the finale!

Be back tomorrow so I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

[Rose]

I am so mad, I am going to miss it and didn't get home in time to Tivo it. I hate moving!

[Phen]

So, with the final ep (the fourth of last night's eps), was it just me, or were there scenes where the actors' mouths weren't saying what their voices were saying? I don't think it was accidental bad dubbing.

~ Phen

[polarama]

I loved how it ended.

[Aimee]

So, with the final ep (the fourth of last night's eps), was it just me, or were there scenes where the actors' mouths weren't saying what their voices were saying? I don't think it was accidental bad dubbing.

~ Phen

I didn't notice that, but I'll go back and check on TiVo.

I loved how it "ended." And, it didn't really end at all. They've backpeddled their way out of things so many times, it's entirely possible for them to keep going from this point.

[Phen]

Aimee, check scenes in the beginning of the final ep, when Michael (Nichael :p ) is talking with Lucille, and then a later scene with Gob and Michael on the yacht.

~ Phen

[SweetRed]

I noticed the whole lip-synching thing too... several times.

I'm happy with the way things were "wrapped up" but left room for things to be picked up if need be. (A girl can hope, can't she?)

DH missed much of this season because he had grad school classes the nights AD was on. I expect us to buy the DVD set when it's all available. So much I probably missed...

[smiles]

love this show! we've only watched up to Season 2, can't wait to watch Season 3!

[bunnybeth]

Great episodes! I missed a bit of the first one when I was making dinner, but oh well. Just another excuse to pick up the box set. :D

So many funny, disturbing things as usual. Especially with Justina Bateman and Franklin as the pimp.

[JamBray]

Loved all 4 episodes, and I can only hope the FOX comes to their senses.

One of my favorite lines was from Tobias and Ron Howard:
Tobias: "Maybe I'll get her a jacket like this one"
Ron: "That was her jacket"
Tobias: "I only hope they make it for women"
Ron: "They only make if for women"
Hee! :D This show is genius!

[PG-rated]

We noticed the lip-synching thing, too, but only once. I'm guessing they had a bunch of last-minute rewrites with no time for reshoots. Maybe they'll be in the deleted scenes on the DVDs?

I LOVED that Ahnyoung (sp?) came back! And that his real name is "Hello" (sp?)! :D They must've set that up from his very first appearance!

If Showtime picks this up, then we'll have to pay for premium cable. Grrr. But I would do it!