DU'ers who are "Arrested Development" FANS...

[KoKo]

What do you think about the Series (for those who never watched it) ..AND, was it worth the watch after NETFLIX picked up a New Season?

What was it about..?

Did you Like It? Did you think it's worth trying to find the whole SERIES?

Lots of Buzz about this series....is it worth the time to watch it? What do YOU think?

[bowens43]

1. I watched 3 episodes tonight.

It's not bad. I'll watch the rest.

[Initech]

2. One of the best comedies of all time, with one of the best casts of all time.

Jason Bateman, David Cross, Portia DiRossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, the list goes on...

[Shrek]

3. Finished the second episode about 5 minutes ago

So far so good.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. I signed up for Netflix just because of this!

[TheKentuckian]

5. Love the show but haven't caught the new stuff yet

I'm kinda excited.

[KoKo]

9. Watched one...thought it was interesting but not sure what it was all abouit...

but wondered if it dealt well with the kind of "interesting/disfunctional families" that many of us deal with these days or if it was some MDM Push to convince us that we are ALL SO DIFFERENT that there's nothing but squabbling amongst us left for family structure to be assaulted with to see if it can survive.

Not sure...but, it was "INTERESTING" for sure...

[Initech]

11. According to Mitch Hurwitz each episode centers around a single character.

I've been a fan since the beginning and I've been following the developments since 2007 and I'm really excited!

[BiminiTwisted]

6. Watched five episodes last night, lots of funny to be had.

Thing is one can watch it in any order and get a different expierence. When I watch it with my wife, we will watch it in random order.

There's always money in the banana stand.

Come On!!

[mockmonkey]

7. I started watching it originally in 2003

For some reason I had stopped watching it. Now that I have Netflix I have watched the whole series and I am glad that I did.

It's very funny. A lot of inside jokes that I like. Things that happen in the background that come back later.

I watched 8 episodes so far of the new season and although I found the first episode a bit confusing, (I had to watch it twice) it still is pretty funny.

This new season is different in that the actors were not all available at the same time so each episode is more about one character, although other characters appear in each episode.

I haven't seen much of "Buster", the youngest brother.

Comedy is subjective.

There is a summary of the show at this link about halfway down the page. http://www.tv.com/web/arrested-development/

[dorkzilla]

8. IFC had a AD Marathon yesterday

I watched for hours and remembered why I love the show as much as I do!

Haven't watched the new season but I have netflix and a week off!!!!

[KoKo]

10. If you loved the "Old Show" then it seems it might be worth it to check out the NEW FOR

Netflix Viewers who don't know it.

Where do we find the OLD SHOWS though ...to catch up?

[Initech]

12. Netflix has all four seasons up.

[The Great Escape]

13. I Do Hope...

that a place was found on the new episodes for "Steve Holt!"...his character always made me chuckle.

[Morning Dew]

14. Can't wait to dig into it this week.

Loves me some Bluths!

[Initech]

24. Always money in the banana stand! *wink wink*

[Mnemosyne]

15. I am dying here! No access to Netflix! I have the original series on dvd and can barely stand

waiting for the new season to come out on dvd! It better! Arghhh!

I am sure it was cancelled originally due to insulting that war criminal Bush, but also because they spoke about Saddam's doubles and the bushites wanted people to forget all about the doubles, for some reason...

[taterguy]

17. It was cancelled because not enough people watched it

[Mnemosyne]

18. Uh, no. They actually won 6 Emmys and a Golden Globe. Many watched, obviously. nt

[Orrex]

19. Actually, that *is* why it was cancelled:

ding to the Nielsen ratings system, the show's first season was the 120th most popular show among households and the 88th among viewers 18 to 49, averaging 6.2 million viewers.

From Wikipedia

Wiki gets a lot of stuff wrong, but it's pretty solid with pop culture data.


Excellent show cut down but too small an audience.

[Mnemosyne]

22. I stand corrected. It just wasn't the calibre of Honey BooBoo, I guess. nt

[Orrex]

23. Correct! Honey BooBoo is a celebration of American intellectualism

Shows like Arrested Development simply can't compete against firepower like that!

[Mnemosyne]

25. Pathetic, isn't it? I still will always believe that the writers including Saddam's doubles so often

and the insults to W. had a hand in the cancellation. Remember, when they finally had Saddam, the doubles were really not mentioned much at all. There was an article in an Egyptian paper, iirc, published shortly after his execution, and his wife claimed that it was not him she visited in prison.

Anyway, just always very suspicious of the media owners.

[tularetom]

16. I'll have to catch it later - they're running a Doctor Who marathon on BBC America

I've watched the first three seasons of AD all the way through, twice.

But I don't want to pay for Netflix just to get season 4.

[xmas74]

29. You can get a free trial of Netflix.

I believe it's a one month trial.

[socialist_n_TN]

20. I used to watch it....

so I'm glad they've got new episodes out now. I'm with Netflix, but it's the "mail me DVDs" program, so I'll just have to wait until they get to that option. It was a funny show and most of the actors went on to bigger and better things.

[Quantess]

21. Watch the episodes in chronological order.

It makes a lot more sense that way.

[BanzaiBonnie]

26. One of the best series ever.

Worth the wait.

[PeaceNikki]

27. Looove it!!

I re-re-re-re-rewatched the first 3 seasons and just finished that on Friday night... and then marathoned Season 4 in my PJ's all day yesterday.

It's worth every minute and I will re-watch all 4 again in short order. There is always something I pick up on another go 'round.

[etherealtruth]

28. I generally hate television shows

This is one of the best shows that I have ever watched. I was heartbroken (a slight exaggeration only) when it was cancelled and bought it on DVD. I have watched the entirety of the show ~ once a year since its cancellation. Keep in mind, i don't like TV.

I have watched the first three of the new episodes ... I think it may have lost some of its magic. If you loved Arrested Development it is still well worth watching.

Hoping you watch it and love it!