Arrested Development Season (series?) finale

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:11 pm

EDIT: FUCK, WRONG FORUM, PLEASE MOVE IT TO CYE, MY BAD

Preemptive thread

Friday on fox, 8 - 10, 4 episodes back to back

Appreciate, hate, speculate in here.

How high are your expectations of this?

Do you think it fell off this season?

Do you think it should go to another network?

Do you think it needs more seasons?

Discuss......

zygmontone · Post by **zygmontone** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:14 pm

moved.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:14 pm

zygmontone wrote:moved.

thanks

admiral · Post by **admiral** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:30 pm

The hell? They're putting the series finale up against the olympic opening?

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:40 pm

I think all the episodes will be great, I think it's a disgrace that more people don't watch the show, and yes I want it to move to another network. Right after the first show aired I decided I needed three full seasons, ie around 60-70 episodes. I won't be satisfied until there's like another ten at least.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:42 pm

hate? fell off? hellllllllllll no

one of the greatest shows on TV
cant wait to watch

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:44 pm

Heyyyy Brother...

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:01 pm

"the fuck? their putting up the series finale against the olympic opening?"
-ADMIRAL philaflava.com

should be on the 3rd season's DVD box....its the epitome of what Fox has done to this show...Oh, and it should move to HBO...

still illiterate · Post by **still illiterate** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:33 pm

it's all on mitch herwits if he wants to continue with the show or not. Showtimes 2 year offer is based on mitch remaining with the show. I hope it continues. I can't hate on fox though. The show has had shitty rating for 3 years, they can only keep a failing show on the air for so long. I'm just glad it made it to a second season.

Has it fallen off? no way, that episode with the japanease investors and the mole fighting george michael in his jet pack suit was great. It's been a great season. it was a little out of funk early on because they were trying to change something to attract new viewers, but now it's back on track.

The thing with the show is, most of the comedy is based on earlier episodes. Also it's very faced paced. It doesn't wait for the audience to get the jokes. But thats what makes it great for multiple viewings.

some chick · Post by **some chick** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:29 pm

Positive A wrote:Heyyyy Brother...

haha i say this so much it annoys ME

None · Post by **None** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:35 pm

I got work tomorrow, but I will record them. I only expect excellence.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:11 am

some chick wrote:
Positive A wrote:Heyyyy Brother...
haha i say this so much it annoys ME

Yeah, my buddy and I drove this into the ground.

That and Gob's bird dance.

Sylissez · Post by **Sylissez** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:42 am

This show deserves a better send off than what it's getting. Hopefully it finds a new life somewhere else. If not, AD, say hello to Andy Richter Controls The Universe for me, k?

Lester Maddox · Post by **Lester Maddox** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:22 am

Below is an article from E! Online about the future of Arrested Development. If you don't feel like reading it, the gist is this: on the table is a 13 episode deal from ABC and a 13 episode-a-year deal for two years from Showtime. The ball is firmly in Mitch Hurwitz's court and he has until June 15th to decide what to do. He is going to be on NPR today at noon, and there are rumors he might address the situation on there.

Kristin from E! Online wrote:It can't be over, can it?

These are the words we Arrested Development fans have been saying--no, chanting--to ourselves over the past few months, as we've rocked back and forth in the fetal position, breathed into paper bags and contemplated canceling our cable or, better yet, egging Fox prez Peter Liguori's house.

We who love this show don't just watch it, we obsess over it, which is what makes the uncertain fate of Arrested, as its two-hour finale airs tonight (yes tonight!), so very hard to stomach.

That said, you might wanna sit down (or take some Maalox) before reading the following advice: You must watch the finale tonight on Fox, because, barring all miracles, it definitely will be its last Fox airing advertisment (Liguori has so much as said so), and at the moment, it's hardly certain it will wind up anywhere else. A source deep, deep (like, Anyoung-in-the-walls deep) inside Arrested tells me: "It's 20 percent that it'll come back [on another network]...and 80 percent that it won't."

And that's not for lack of options. After speaking with various reliable sources connected with the show, I can tell you that creator and exec producer Mitch Hurwitz is currently contemplating pickup deals from two networks. ABC has offered a 13-episode season to air on Thursday nights this fall. And an offer from Showtime is for 12 episodes a year for two years, with the option of a third.

By all accounts, Showtime is the more attractive offer, given that it would relieve the ratings pressure that has plagued the show from day one and also allow the cast to work on other projects nine months out of the year. However, for the writers and producers, it would be a similar amount of heavy lifting (especially for Hurwitz, who spearheads each episode from start to finish--'cause, let's face it, you can't delegate genius) for a network that might not have the budget to offer quite so much in return.

So, Hurwitz is...hesitant. That's what I'm told. Although I'm sure he loves Arrested like a firstborn child (as do we), he must decide whether it's worth it to uproot the show, transplant it to another network and continue to pour his blood, sweat and tears into something that, let's face it, the American viewing public has yet to embrace on a large scale.

That said (and not to be selfish), this die-hard fan can't help but scream: Screw the public at large! We Arrested aficionados still worship this amazing show. And from where I'm sitting, Arrested wouldn't just survive on Showtime, it would thrive in the cable environment--not to mention make a stellar block of programming with the also critically acclaimed Weeds.

Anyway, bottom line, I'm told Hurwitz has until June 15 to make his decision. So, we will have to do what we hate most--wait and see. And perhaps search for Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, so we can bear-hug it out for a proper goodbye. (On the off chance you can't find them, you can get their final thoughts in the video clips on this page.)

In the meantime, we should all enjoy every moment of the finale's two hours--with Justine Bateman, William Hung, Judge Reinhold and, I'm told, a very poignant final "On the Next Arrested Development." 'Cause if Fox is going to bitchslap the show with a finale airing opposite the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, we gotta bitchslap 'em right back by actually watching.

http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Kristin/A ... 60210.html

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:26 am

Positive A wrote:Gob's bird dance.

not enough of my friend's watch this show for me to do this.
I hate it, cuz when I do break it out only one person knows whats going on.
its a fucking travesty!!

I also like throwing out "douchechiiiiilll" - Tobias said it a bunch of times in this episode in the 1st Season.

I'm definitely pre-gaming to AD tonight.
I'll also probably watch a shit ton of episodes today after class.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:37 am

still illiterate wrote:I can't hate on fox though. The show has had shitty rating for 3 years, they can only keep a failing show on the air for so long.

yeah...but.....that's pretty much Fox's fault.
Constantly changing time slots, purposely airing the show against other HUGE TV events (aka the Olympics opening ceremony for tonight's finale).
Sometimes they would air the show one week, and it would be gone the next week for NO reason at all. Replaced by Simpsons reruns or something. It was never consistently on.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:48 am

If they end up on showtime they shoud still keep it like it is, with curses bleeped, etc. Otherwise it'll be a different kind of humor

Although I'd love to hear Gob's sexual harrasment speech unedited. That and the Fuck Mountain presentation

michaelE · Post by **michaelE** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:56 pm

Andvil wrote:
still illiterate wrote:I can't hate on fox though. The show has had shitty rating for 3 years, they can only keep a failing show on the air for so long.
yeah...but.....that's pretty much Fox's fault.
Constantly changing time slots, purposely airing the show against other HUGE TV events (aka the Olympics opening ceremony for tonight's finale).
Sometimes they would air the show one week, and it would be gone the next week for NO reason at all. Replaced by Simpsons reruns or something. It was never consistently on.

You absolutely should blame fox for the reasons mentioned above. Seinfeld didn't get ratings until season 4 but NBC stayed with it and it became the most popular sitcom of our generation. Quirky brilliant shows like these take time to catch on and while Fox did stick with it for 2 and a half seasons they moved it to much for it to ever gain any mommentum.

Fuck fox.

Regarding falling off , fuck no. I've been rewatching season 3 this week and I have been laughing my ass off. So many jokes you always find something new.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:04 pm

the most fucked up part about this is that fox is supposed to be the 'experimental' network that pushes the envelop. Xfiles, Simpsons, Married with children all started rough and were given years to develop. Compare this to futurama and AD, which were on the chopping block half way through season 1

Doogs · Post by **Doogs** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:06 pm

drizzle wrote:the most fucked up part about this is that fox is supposed to be the 'experimental' network that pushes the envelop. Xfiles, Simpsons, Married with children all started rough and were given years to develop. Compare this to futurama and AD, which were on the chopping block half way through season 1

agreed

Nl5H · Post by **Nl5H** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:33 pm

they seemed to have hired some new excutives because the shit they push now is disgusting.

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:09 am

Well, it was good. Some classic shit in those episodes tonight.

Justine Bateman ohsh

beans79 · Post by **beans79** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:23 am

I feel like this show was too smartly written for its own good.

Every person I talk to about it thinks its great, but nobody is watching it. And I just don't get it!

locke cole · Post by **locke cole** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:13 am

I love the show, but since it got moved to mondays, I've only seen one.
Noetheless, I watch the dvd's of seasons 1 and 2 all the time.

As much as I'd like to blame fox for this, they have given it a fair shake. Moreso that previous shows (Andy Richter, The Tick, The Job) but ultimately I think the problem with the show is the very reason that most people love it: it's fast, it's smart and creative. The problem is that if you haven't been watching from the get go, you won't understand anything and most likely won't want to put in the effort to try. When I made my girlfriend watch the odd show with me she didn't understand what I saw in it. Once she got to see it all from the beginning, she fell in love with it.

I hope it stays, but I think it was too funny for its own good

michael: Gob, get rid of the Seaward!
Lucille: I'll leave when I'm good and ready

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Post by **GM Dizzy Skillespie** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:03 pm

So moments from last night: (yes i stayed in until 10 on a friday and watched)

the return of Franklin!!! and he was wearing a "george bush doesn't care about black people" tshirt.

George Michael: "I got you a wedding ring...tone" - when maybe's cell starts playing "here comes the bride"

the William Hung Jury Band

ehh fuck it... there was so much last night that had me laughing my ass off. but I can't recall exact quotes.
best thing Fox ever did... which is now followed by the worst.

michaelE · Post by **michaelE** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:24 pm

StormShadow wrote:Well, it was good. Some classic shit in those episodes tonight.

Justine Bateman ohsh

she looked super hot. very nice tits.

I am pretty sure Franklin's shirt said George Bush doesn't care about black puppets. that shit made me laugh as did that nurse nodding to It ain't easy..... dope episodes last night

The Iron Sheik · Post by **The Iron Sheik** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:17 pm

michaelE wrote:
StormShadow wrote:Well, it was good. Some classic shit in those episodes tonight.

Justine Bateman ohsh

she looked super hot. very nice tits.

gorgeous

all the episodes were funny

gob recording the doctor talking and playing it back to michael was totally hilarious. still moving his lips, ahahahahahah

SuperFeen · Post by **SuperFeen** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:22 pm

oohhh excuuuse me Judge Reinhold

damn so many laughs packed into those 4 eps, it was insane.

And they really tied up a lot of loose ends, at least in the main story arc, so if somehow they are picked up by another network everything's goin to be very different. That "series" finale was so great I wouldn't mind if that was really the end..

..fuck it, I definitely wanna see more AD but that was a damn good way to go out.

The Iron Sheik · Post by **The Iron Sheik** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:28 pm

the ending implies the thought of a movie

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:52 pm

I just watched them all again, great great stuff. More callbacks that I thought possible.