TV: Arrested Development

[Simple Torture]

"Oh, honey."

[Mecca]

I haven't gotten to the new episodes, yet. I've been re-watching the old ones. Right now, I'm somewhere in the third season. The show is definitely clever, but it is rarely hilarious and definitely overrated. Sorry, guys.

I'm rewatching them too because I haven't seen these episodes since they aired on tv and want to refresh myself. I'm with you on the clever, but rarely hilarious feeling as the show is good for about 2 or 3 laugh out loud moments a show. Buster yelling "I'm a monster!!!!" And tearing apart the blinds is still one of my favorite moments.

[Mecca]

the characters eating parmesan cheese and mustard is - besides being hilarious - a nod to martin mull, who plays family PI gene parmesan and also played colonel mustard in clue.

This sounds like it would go well on a hot dog.

[Orpheus]

Favorite moments so far, sort of in order as I remember them:

Spoiler: show

-Michael's face right before the opening credits in the first episode

-"You ever even been on a plane, you piece of &*^%?" apropos of nothing

-Michael's mini-breakdown after George Michael first mentions his privacy ("same size shirt, cause we're twins buddy")

-Michael trying to talk after he's voted out

-The mural over the moving sidewalk in the airport is all places/vehicles from the show, and ends with the loose seal

-Ron Howard saying "me and my brother were in the rafters, we seen the whole thing!"

-"Them?"

-Carl Weathers and the stuffed animals

-"Bobloblawlawbomb"

-Gob's extended "shh-shhhs-sh-sh" meltdown that almost drove me insane

-Simon & Garfunkel

and I'm blanking but there's so many more. I've got two more episodes left and then I'm sure I'll rewatch them all.

[McParadigm]

Pretty brilliant idea for a clip from a movie making fun of a Roger Corman flick.

Apparently, that's actually Joel and Trace, too.

[Jorge]

Halfway through season 2. I'm enjoying it, but I think it's gotten too over-the-top, what with Buster losing his hand and the Mrs. Featherbottom nonsense. Also, what's with the huge amount of ADR in this show? It gets a tiny bit distracting.

[VinylGuy]

Halfway through season 2. I'm enjoying it, but I think it's gotten too over-the-top, what with Buster losing his hand and the Mrs. Featherbottom nonsense. Also, what's with the huge amount of ADR in this show? It gets a tiny bit distracting.

Mrs Featherbottom nonsense?

[Mecca]

Halfway through season 2. I'm enjoying it, but I think it's gotten too over-the-top, what with Buster losing his hand and the Mrs. Featherbottom nonsense. Also, what's with the huge amount of ADR in this show? It gets a tiny bit distracting.

Mrs Featherbottom nonsense?

there's only one good thing about Mrs. Featherbottom

[@SkitchP]

Halfway through season 2. I'm enjoying it, but I think it's gotten too over-the-top, what with Buster losing his hand and the Mrs. Featherbottom nonsense. Also, what's with the huge amount of ADR in this show? It gets a tiny bit distracting.

Mrs Featherbottom nonsense?

That was actually one of the few things I didnt LOVE about AD. It got better, but its lower echelon as far as AD goes.

[BurtReynolds]

I think Season 4 is my favorite. I wonder if it was designed to be seen in binges. I think I would be completely lost watching one episode a week.

[Strat]

So, is there going to be a season 5? Cause at the end of the last episode there was a "next time on Arrested development"

Or is my netflix fucked up and i dont get to watch episode 16?


Excellent, excellent season. Hype and excitement aside, that really was great. Way better than season 3.

[epilogue]

I finally had a genuine, laugh until it hurt, whole body laugh watching Gob struggle his Segway through the construction site. Awesome.

[Strat]

The best part about AD is that the characters grow on you. Like Seinfeld. Until you are sold on the characters, many of the jokes may fall flat. But you start to learn their quirks and at at some point any line they deliver just becomes hilarious.

[WtOB?]

So, is there going to be a season 5? Cause at the end of the last episode there was a "next time on Arrested development"

They always do that to add a bit more to the story line even though it's complete bullshit. I believe they did it on the last episode of season 3 too.

[Whitey McTeeth]

Gotta say I laughed really hard when George sr. Was asked the medical questions by the anesthesiologist.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Buster, I need to getaway! Getaway!

[@SkitchP]

The only major reoccuring character I dont remember seeing.

Spoiler: show

J. Walter Weatherman

[BurtReynolds]

So, is there going to be a season 5? Cause at the end of the last episode there was a "next time on Arrested development"

They always do that to add a bit more to the story line even though it's complete bullshit. I believe they did it on the last episode of season 3 too.

I was expecting a more complete story arc. a lot of things were left open. I think their will be another season.

[Dev]

kinda wish the whole show was tobias.

but really not that impressed with the new season.

[BurtReynolds]

kinda wish the whole show was tobias.

but really not that impressed with the new season.

heh I dont think I could watch nothing but Tobias. he gets a little annoying for me sometimes.