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Nov 11
2005
02:44 PM ET
R.I.P. 'Arrested Development'
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One of my favorite episodes is when both Michael and Lindsay try to be selfless individuals and Michael “abducts” a cleaning lady thinking that it is his Lupe, his mother’s maid. Here, the gesture of offering “Lupe” a ride home is counterproductive as Michael is later arrested for this crime.
I loved the “hermano” confusion/love triangle, I love everything Tobias says, and I love George Michael. Too many funny quotes to mention, but as EW quoted a few weeks ago in their sound bytes section… When George Michael says to Maybey, “Wow, what a really sexy time for you.” Love this show!!
“How would that look? The ribbon being cut by a lowly construction worker.”
–President of the Bluth Company
Gob Bluth
Gob’s chicken dance is my personal favorite
I prematuraly blew my wad on a dry run and now I have a mess on my hands-tobias funke
they need to hold onto this gem… i friggin love it. funniest show on t.v. by far.
Thank you FOX for destroying the best show on television outside HBO. Also, thank you Nielson Media Research for developing a biased, dated system of ratings that no one in their right mind should pay attension to. The Nielsen ratings are about as accurate as the statement of WMDs in Iraq.
Now lets talk about FOX. FOX is a network that could be a leader if they could only figure out their schedule. They have a couple strong shows (strong meaning popular), but lack the ability to give the good shows good timeslots to keep them running.
Of their existing remaining shows, Idont think the OC will be back next year since everything that is possible on God’s green earth has happened except an alian conspiracy to take over Newport. BUT KNOWING FOX, they might just do that since ABC currently has a show like that (Invasion). [Cancelling AD, but eagerly awaiting the OC Season 4: Invasion Newport Beach.]
Shows like “Prison Break” will obviously stay due to the fact that a large demagraphic of FOX watchers empathise with the characters and the show’s environment.
Do not forget about awesome shows like Killer Instinct and the Bernie Mac show. One second, I have to go set my Tivo so that I dont miss this week’s “Trading Spouses.”
Congratulations Fox, Nielsen and the lower income demographic for getting rid of the best sitcom since Seinfeld.
Hopefully someone like HBO will pick it up and pair it back to back with a “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” This way the shows can be even better and Fox can then make a copy of the show and bring it back like they did for every reality TV show.
Thanks,
Management
That’s not a volvo.
You’re no Brad Garrett
This is the smartest show on television because it doesn’t have a laugh track and you must have a brain to get the jokes. I’m sad.
Season one, the one when Buster comes out of his shell and spends a little time away from Mother, including a bike ride with Michael proceeded by this little exchange:
Michael: Buster, you’re going to have to ride pretty fast or I’m going to kick your butt!
Buster: And I’m going to X@*#!?*#@ and *#%!?@!!! (giggling and jabbing his finger upward)
Michael (looking shocked): Well, let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
i’m distraught! best show on tv.
i loved the uncle jackie character…martin short’s comic genius only made the show more hilarious. if that’s possible.
is it a lost cause? is there nothing we can do?
this is for frankie–actually, we only elected W once.
i personally hope that fox replaces AD with that hot dog show. err-body loves quality programming like that hot dog show.
*shakes head*
This comes as no surprise. AD has a limited demographic appeal. It is a smart and genually funny comedy that really needed to be on a smarter network. If you came in part of the way in the season, it would have been hard to follow for those casual viewers and those who would never “get it”. Promo for this show stunk and the time slot changes never helped. Seeing what NBC did with Seinfeld in the early days, I really think that an Earl, Scrubs, AD, and (yes, I will say it,- for lack of a better choice) Will & Grace block would bring back Must See TV. All these shows have a simular appeal and could up ratings on Tuesdays when the smart crowd needs an alternative to AI when it starts up in January. Please campaign for someone to pick it up. It worked for Family Guy.
The beauty of the show is the perfect mesh of intelligent humor and complete idiocy. “We’re not here to talk nonsense with Bob Loblaw.”
It’s a dumb decision. There is a severe lack of good comedy. I bet it got axed to make room for Prison Break to run on Mondays once American Idol starts. It’s all about the “cash cows,” not the ratings.
I can’t believe they’re cancelling the show!!! Next to Curb Your Enthusiasm, this was the smartest, most original comedy on TV. I watched the whole first seson on DVD in nearly one sitting and was laughing so hard my roommate just had to know what I was laughing at…and HE got sucked up into it!!
NBC needs to pick this up and then air a new Must See block with My Name is Earl, The Office, Arrested Development and Scrubs…how awesome of a comedy block would that be?? No laugh track, quirky and original comedy…it would be great!
Favorite moment: It was in the first season, when the girl that Michael was seeing was angry at George Michael for some reason and called him Opie. And then Ron Howard’s narration just went:
“She had gone too far. And she had better watch her mouth.”
RIP Bluths! You will be missed more than Shannon!
Lindsay: Beads.
Gob: Bees??
Lindsay: No, BeaDs.
Gob: BEADS?!?
Michael: Gob’s not on board
i miss it already!! =(