New Season of Arrested Development Confirmed

[Buzzkill]

https://twitter.com/#!/NewYorker/status/120599846745931777

They're planning new episodes before the movie goes into production...:heart:

[RoXer]

Old news :yawn:

[jerichoholicninja]

Quite excited.

[RoXer]

http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1321766724/Doug-Henning_normal.jpg (http://twitter.com/#%21/MitchHurwitz) @MitchHurwitz (http://twitter.com/#%21/MitchHurwitz) Mitchell Hurwitz


Yup.

[XL]

<s>Old news :yawn:</s>
Best. News. Ever.

[G]

hey guys, will arnett and jason bateman just confirmed on their twitter that there will be 10 episodes before the movie comes out.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Requiem]

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[GD]

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[RoXer]

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Why would you use that picture or any other meme when you could use something from the actual show to convey your excitement? There are so many good lines you could have used.

And I'm quoting this post because you will delete it most likely just like how you deleted the last one.

[GD]

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[GD]

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[Lock Jaw]

Will totally be like that if it somehow doesn't work out, or somehow turns out to be bad.

[RoXer]

I've never heard of a show announcing they're going to continue with the show but not on which network

[Lock Jaw]

"We need a network? ........... I've made a huge mistake."

[D Mac]

:yawn:

That is what I do when I think of this show.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Boring? Come On!!!!

[D Mac]

I'm just fucking with Roxer. It's fun.

[Droford]

I'll be pissed if its Netflix. I'll sort of be pissed if its IFC cause Directv doesnt have it in HD and the channel looks like shit. I'll be angry if they do Showtime cause I dont wanna pay $15 or whatever just to see this when I could wait for the DVDs.

ugh

[Next Big Thing]

They're saying Netflix, Showtime and Fox are in the running. I kind of hope it's on Showtime so they have more freedom content wise and won't have to worry about ratings as much.

[DS]

The Bluths Are Back and Only on Netflix
Twentieth Century Fox Television and Imagine Television Make Historic Deal With World's Leading Internet Subscription Service to Bring Classic Series "Arrested Development" Back to Production
America's Favorite Dysfunctional Family Returns For All New Episodes Premiering The First Half Of 2013
http://netflix.us.en.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=24309&item=88457

[Lock Jaw]

But 2013 is too far away!

[CSL]

https://p.twimg.com/AqvI-6HCIAAMdms.jpg:large

[G]

Where are the rest

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

[Avenger]

'Hey Now' Hank Kingsley

[CSL]

started filming yesterday :cool:

[Ermaximus]

Only 11 more days to go!

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[Blitz]

You mean a month?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

A month and 3 days.

May 26 2013.

[Ermaximus]

May 4th?

I guess they published the wrong date in this magazine then. Fucking wankers.

[Lock Jaw]

I'm really scared about this new season. Really hope it delivers.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I think I read that it's being released at midnight in the US, and then all over the world at that time, which will mean around 5am or something for us. I know I can watch it at my own leisure and don't have to read spoilers or anything but still, I like being able to see stuff like this at the same time as everyone else.

Also kinda wish they were just releasing like an episode a day or in groups of three or something. I know I'll end up just sitting there and watching it all in one sitting otherwise.

[Lock Jaw]

I know I'll end up just sitting there and watching it all in one sitting otherwise.

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[Lock Jaw]

Other character posters:
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[XL]

How will I be able to watch this sans Netflix?

[Next Big Thing]

I'm sure it will find it's way to the torrent sites sooner or later. Also, Netflix does that free 30 day trial thing with no charge to your debit.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeah that's what I'm gonna be doing. Don't have Netflix myself, but I'm gonna get it like the week before and use the 30 day trial.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I'm not going out Saturday May 25th purely so I can watch all of this with a clear head.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Sorry ladies. It's just the way it's gotta be.

[Lock Jaw]

Here is a "clip" from the new season: http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/25/arrested-development-buster-lucille/

[Lock Jaw]

In honor of new Arrested Development, I have changed my avatar to Earl Milford before anyone else does.

[Droford]

I'm not subbing to Netflix for this even though its out on my birthday. They better release it n DVD eventually.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Why not just get the free month trial Droford?

[Droford]

I have a 5gb limit on my internet. Streaming stuff eats right into that like a buzz saw.

[ron the dial]

LIKE A FUCKIN BUZZSAW

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[The Rogerer]

I have a 5gb limit on my internet.Jesus Christ, no wonder you're so misanthropic.

[Lock Jaw]

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/04/15/bateman-arnett-ad.jpg

Taste The Happy, TPWW

[Lock Jaw]

http://insertmeanywhere.biz/#/home

[Next Big Thing]

I just reupped my Netflix solely for this show and realized, I have damn near zero memory of what has happened in this show. I recall the main story arc, but the little details that made the show great escape me. Guess that's a good thing since I can play catch up.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Went trough the whole thing again in the past week or so. The creators said they won't people watching it all in one sitting cause they want people to have full concentration for the whole thing. Ah well.
But more importantly, what time is it released in England?

[Lock Jaw]

Arrested Development will be available to all Netflix members instantly at 12:01 AM PDT in territories where Netflix is available - U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Brazil and the Nordics.
Read more at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/04/netflix-to-launch-new-season-of-arrested-development-on-may-26-83302/20130404netflix01/#KDV6vGJuHy4joKH4.99

[Lock Jaw]

Will be available on Piratebay at 12:02AM :shifty:

[Corporate CockSnogger]

So 8am here then? PDT is 8 hours behind uk isn't it? I've read 5am, 6am, 8am and 10am over the past week.

Not that it really matters since I've had a few pints and probably won't get up til like 11am anyway

[CSL]

yah 8am, 3am EST. Have also watched seasons 1, 2 and 3 over the last few weeks, considered staying up until 8am to watch a few but that lasted about 3 seconds. Really gonna try and not burn through them in 1 or 2 sittings

[Lock Jaw]

I will most likely burn through them all in one sitting, and then feel ashamed at what I have done.

[CSL]

EYYY FATTY BUM BUM, WANNANOTHER CREAM CAKE

[Next Big Thing]

Really want a frozen banana dipped in chocolate now.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

A few local grocery stores sell them in the frozen section.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

12am Pacific time is pissing me off.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, not gonna stay up til 3 AM to watch them. I'll catch a couple tomorrow.

In a perfect world I'd only watch 1 ep a week and treat it like a normal weekly TV series. No way in hell do I have that kind of will power, though. I'll be lucky if I stretch the season out for a week.</font>

[Lock Jaw]

I'll be lucky if I stretch it out over two days. Then I will have no more, and I'll be all "I've made a huge mistake"

[CSL]

hour and ten minutes, not tired, def going to wind up watching 1 or 2 of these

[Triple A]

Oh sweet, available in like 15 mins

[GD]

It has crashed.

[CSL]

it's outttt. All the episodes are "bumper length" so techhhhhhnically there's a good few eps more than 15 going by the lengths of the original ones

[GD]

lol at the beginning...you guys!

[RoXer]

Mix seems off

The music is very loud

[GD]

Dammit! It's in High Definition. They sold out :(

[Droford]

Netflix better eventually release them on blu ray

Dammit! It's in High Definition. They sold out :(

Arrested development was in HD on fox

[GD]

You are right. I always thought it was in 4:3 aspect ratio SD format.

[GD]

So much background music.

[RoXer]

After 1 episode, the dialogue is so long because of a lack of commercial breaks. I think if the writers were forced into three 8 minute segments it would get to the point faster. But a lot talking which meant a lot of background music which seems very loud.

But I'm 1 episode in, wtf do I know.

[RoXer]

0 for 2

I'm goin to bed

[GD]

I am turning off after episode 3.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeahhh first ep didn't exactly "rock my world". One of the best things about the show was how there'd be multiple stories going on in an episode but they'd all tie in with one another and come together at the end. Concentrating mostly on one character per ep loses that.

Still had some funny moments but I dunno. Onto episode 2 for me now.

[CSL]

really liked the first ep, second and third struggled with the one character per show schtick but I understand why they've done it. Figure as they go on the stories will crossover more.

[Triple A]

Thought "what the hell is going on" for like 90% of the second episode

[Corporate CockSnogger]

really liked the first ep, second and third struggled with the one character per show schtick but I understand why they've done it. Figure as they go on the stories will crossover more.

Yeahhh the whole season seems to be building up all the jokes and then the punch lines will come later on. Theres constantly stuff going on in the background that will probably be shown later on. Basically like one huge episode. Loved Mary Lyn Rajskubs character, but on the whole I thought the second ep dragged a bit.

Portia De Rossi looks so different. Thought it was a different actress at first even though I knew she was coming back for it.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Also not enough GOB so far :'(

[The Destroyer]

Only just started watching this from the beginning on Netflix. 4 or 5 episodes in and I'm quite enjoying it so far.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

3rd ep was a bunch better than the 2nd. Gonna watch one more then take a break from it.

[Next Big Thing]

Am I the only one who sees a watermark called "Showstealer Pro Trial Version" during the flashback scenes to the boat? I saw it throughout episode 1 and it's at the 2:52 mark of episode 2.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeah, that's just you. Might want to check your software privacy.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Episode 7. GOB episode <3

[Next Big Thing]

According to Entertainment Weekly, it's supposed to be a joke. Guess that one went over my head.

[Lock Jaw]

This isn't being pirated fast enough. I don't have a credit card to sign up for Netflix free trial. :'(

[Lock Jaw]

Successfully pirated the first episode. Kind of slow compared to the previous seasons, but to be expected with each episode focusing on one character.

Did not like how they had different actors playing young Lucille and George. In the previous seasons, they always played themselves in any flashbacks.

[Lock Jaw]

Second episode still not available for pirating (except in giant nearly 2GB form).

These pirates these days are too slow.

[Lock Jaw]

Someone give me their netflix password. :shifty:

[Corporate CockSnogger]

It definitely gets better as it goes on and all the intertwining stories come together and start making more sense. It's like a huge 8 hour long episode really.

GOBs episode has been my favourite so far, that was always likely though.

[Triple Naitch]

Got GOB's episode next. :love:

[Triple Naitch]

Tobias' episode was ok, but I expected more.

[CSL]

resisting the urge to pick up and plow through the rest

[Lock Jaw]

Excruciating waiting for this. Thought for sure it would have been pirated faster. Still no reasonably sized second episode. I was planning on wasting my day watching this, and now I am wasting my day not watching it, and refreshing torrent lists.

[CSL]

actively sitting here choosing not to watch it 'til later :o don't understand the credit card thing, unless it's different for some reason there, you just need an "ATM"/cash card, I sure as shit don't have a credit card. And isn't there a Paypal option for US customers?

[Lock Jaw]

Dunno. Just seems to ask for a credit card. No option for a debit card or anything. Option for paypal, but I don't have one of those either.

[Ermaximus]

$700 tomato juice. Poor Annyong.

[CSL]

Dunno. Just seems to ask for a credit card. No option for a debit card or anything. Option for paypal, but I don't have one of those either.

then create one you evil barrrrrrr-starrrrrd

[GD]

@LockJaw Sign up for PayPal.

[Ermaximus]

Odds anus tart becomes TPWW's newest saying?

[Lock Jaw]

I had an American Express gift card that I tried to sign up with before and it did not work... BUT I TRIED IT IN SAFARI INSTEAD OF FIREFOX AND IT WORKED. I think Firefox is doing something to make it not read my location right, which messed it up.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Just had like a 4 hour nap which has been my longest break from it today. 4 episodes to go but can't decide if I want to power on through and finish or do something else with the remainder of my night.

[Ermaximus]

Oh dear God!

[XL]

I was content to watch all 6 episodes in one sitting...until I realised there are 15 episodes!

Good job I realised, I have work tomorrow, could have been sat here through the night. Gonna take a break and watch an episode of Breaking Bad before bed.

Watched the first 4 episodes, does feel like a "different beast" but the humour is still there.

[RoXer]

I have 4 left also. I think I'll save them for tonight.

[XL]

Portia De Rossi looks so different. Thought it was a different actress at first even though I knew she was coming back for it.
My girlfriend (who I've been force-feeding Season 1) asked if it was a different actress too. Suppose there is a 10 year gap between Season 1 and this new stuff.

[Next Big Thing]

It looks like she had some work done. Definitely loving how all their stories are coming together.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Well I've gone and put it on again. Guess I'm finishing it now then.

[Ermaximus]

Hey Iggy, her?

[Triple Naitch]

Ellen DeGeneres ravaged her unrecognizeable.

[Lock Jaw]

Steve Holt was unrecognizable. I didn't realize it was him at first.

[RoXer]

I'm still not sure if he's in prosthetics to make him look fat or if he is actually fat.

He was big in the addocproject but not this fat

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Well I've just finished it. I can't decide if binging on it helped (because of each of the jokes being fresh in my mind to recognise) or hindered (fatigue) my enjoyment of it.


Might end up putting a couple of spoilers here while I ramble a bit so just in case...


On the whole it's a really complex project they've gone for here with so many twists and turns to take in and so many hidden references between episodes and jumbled storytelling. I'm probably gonna have to re-watch it all at some point in the future to get the whole story down in my head chronologically, there's still a couple of things where I'm not even sure what happened.

The wrapping up of the whole plot was a bit of a let down in my opinion. There wasn't really a huge payoff with the whole Cinco de Quatro festival. It was a bit all over the place, and the ending with Michael and George Michael was almost depressing. Not really sure what I was expecting though, but I'm a huge sucker for finale's of seasons/series' that I dunno, was kinda wanting some sort of nice ending or something.

Having complained a fair bit there though, when the jokes were on they were really on. I think RoXer hit the nail on the head earlier on in the thread about some of the dialogue dragging on a bit, and there were a few jokes that happened with, but all the nods back to previous running jokes plus the creation of new ones in this season were great. As well as some of the usual great one liners. GOB's wedding was probably the highlight of the whole thing for me.

GOB's episodes in general were by far the highlights for me actually. Tobias' story was the usual crazy Tobias antics and that was pretty fun. I'm guessing Tony Hale wasn't really available to film all that much cause he was pretty much absent for like the first 10 episodes bar the odd scene, but I think that worked in favour for his episode since it was just the same Buster stuff as in the past, so it didn't seem overdone throughtout all the episodes. Lucille was fun as usual, George had his moments but I thought his episodes were probably the ones that dragged the most for me. Lindsay, George Michael and Maeby were all still spot on with their characters and their stories were fine. I did like the reveal of the real "FakeBlock" thing after so many hours of it seeming like such a huge deal.



So yeah, dunno, kinda jumbled thoughts for the most part. Enjoyed it a bunch, but I'm definitely gonna have to re-watch it all again at some point for the full effect of some of the jokes.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I'm still not sure if he's in prosthetics to make him look fat or if he is actually fat.

He was big in the addocproject but not this fat

Yeah I wasn't sure if the way they kept making jokes about him looking so much older was added with prosthetics or if the actor himself is actually a bunch older than the character and actually looks like that and it was a breaking the 4th wall kinda joke.

[Ermaximus]

So I'm guessing it was Ann's dad that scum bagged GOB's stunt?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>4 episodes watched tonight. Loving it so far.</font>

[slik]

6 episodes in. Loving it for the most part. Not crazy about the Hollywood in-jokes but still really enjoying it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Ellen DeGeneres ravaged her unrecognizeable.

I heard it was just the lack of the same great make up crew they had during the Fox run. They had her wearing alot of makeup on seasons 1-3.

Already through like 14 episodes going to take a break before Baby Buster's. Wearing my Illusions t-shirt.

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[Next Big Thing]

Lucille's ep may be my favorite of the lot so far.

[road doggy dogg]

Watched it all yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely needed more Gob overall though! Felt like some of the bit characters received more air time than he did, which was kinda disappointing. Isla Fisher is babe city though so I'm not THAT upset.

[GD]

It gets better :y:

GOB's episodes are the best (for me, as of now)

[GD]

I am done with the 15 episodes. The last episode didn't feel fulfilling and I have this urge for more. This is not right.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

You know the plan is to have a season five right?

[#1-norm-fan]

I'm about to watch now. Nearly everything I've heard about it so far has been really bad. We'll see I guess...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Lies all lies!

[GD]

I will take that.

[GD]

You know the plan is to have a season five right?

I didn't know that :love:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I really want to bang Sally Sitwell.</font>

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Get yourself a Tony Wonder mask and you should be just fine.

[GD]

She reminds me of Katrina Bowden.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<font color=goldenrod>I really want to bang Sally Sitwell.</font>

Been in love with her since Hey Dude.

[Lock Jaw]

Just finished up the season.

A really different feel from the season 1-3.... but it is a whole different animal really.

They released it all at once because it is pretty much made to watch in a row. It is a very interesting project in that way. Not a traditional TV Series, more like a really long movie. It is designed to be taken in as one piece.

Being so long, it does get a bit jumbled. I can't help but wonder if they could have edited it in someway to make each character's story actually run parallel like in the earlier seasons, rather than revealing new aspects to a scene/event each episode.

I do like the plethora of new characters, and all the various dangling plot threads (provided we get another season that is).

I already said this before, but probably the biggest little thing that bothered me was actually young George and Lucille being played by different actors. Especially Seth Rogan. Took me "out of" all flashbacks, and I nearly missed the point of one when I didn't recognize it was supposed to be Lucille.

Annnnyways.... Probably gonna give it another watch to get everything straight.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I think it was because they didn't have the budget to make Jessica Walter and Jeffery Tambor look young. Same reason Lindsey looked botoxed to hell. Kristen Wiig was amazing but not Seth Rogen.

[CSL]

I think it's because they'd rather just use famous actor people Seth Rogan and Kristen Wiig and that Lindsey is beyond being made to look anything other than botoxed to hell (which kind of fits right in with her character, especially after George Sr. mentioning "if you have anymore work done...")

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeah kinda hated Seth Rogen in it, although I don't particularly like him in general anyway. Wiig was really good as young Lucille I thought though.

[Ermaximus]

I want to know if all those mail trucks at that funeral were there for Pete the mailman, or just there during really bad timing. Like the arse spinning the sign in the background too.

[RoXer]

What do you think?

[RoXer]

They were carrying a banner that said "R.I.Pete"

Take a guess

[RoXer]

The sign spinner was bad timing too. Definitely not a joke. Everyone knows companies set up their sign spinners at graveyards now. What a shame the cameras had to catch that and they couldn't edit it out.

[Lock Jaw]

Also, Maeby grew up to be a bit of a butterface. While Michael Cera seems to have barely grown up at all.

[Ermaximus]

They were carrying a banner that said "R.I.Pete"

Take a guess

Didn't see that.

[RoXer]

I really don't wanna type out a review.

Would anyone read it?

[Next Big Thing]

I would.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Was thinking of doing one myself. Maybe later. I would like to read it.

[RoXer]

For starters, I think a lot of the internet needs a swift punch in the face. Kind of like how the season ended. I've been reading a lot of negative reviews, which is fine if they want to be negative because there's a lot to be negative about for season 4, and a lot of these detractors wrote their "scathing" review or formed their opinion of the entire season when they were only 2-4 episodes in. I will never value someone's opinion on something if they don't finish it. In this case, they were not even 20% through with it. I can MAYBE look the other way if you form a valid argument for why you walked out or gave up so early but most of what I read was written after the 3rd episode or so. And a lot of the negative reviews were acting as if their world was coming to an end or something and was very childish.

Now on to my childish review.

The pacing seems weird and that's from a very big domino effect. The length of the episodes are 30something minutes compared to 22 when on network tv. Obviously they have no commercials on Netflix so they are allowed free reign to go as long as they want. And maybe they shouldn't. There were moments when I thought the music was way too loud but then I realized it's because there isn't anything happening on camera. A character is stuttering, someone is walking to/from somewhere, Ron Howard is overly-narrating a scene. It turns out the music wasn't loud, it's just more noticeable because there were a lot of moments of inaction. A lot of filler. It could be blamed on poor editing but I think it goes before that. It seems like having charcter-centric episodes was Mitch Hurwitz's idea from the beginning and it's ambitious but it never clicked. AD is about a lot zany things happening to a lot of characters at once ("once" being per episode and not the entire season) and then ties in at the last 5 minutes of the episode (and not last 4 episodes of the season).

So whatever you want to blame that format problem on (scheduling conflicts, poor editing, overambitious writing) needs to be fixed by season 5. And there will be a season 5. Even if it isn't officially announced, how 4 ended left way too much in the air to end a series on. There will be a season 5 and if there's a movie it will most likely take place after that. And hopefully Mitch Hurwitz will accept some of the criticism and season 5 can revert back to it's original style.

There were WAY too many callbacks to earlier jokes in seasons 1-3. I hope season 5 doesn't callback anything and it's all brand new jokes. I liked just about all of the guest stars. John Slattery's character was great as was Chloe'sFrom24 (will never use her real name). Young Barry Zuckercorn is tremendous too (played by Henry Winkler's son). Terry Crews is great. Everyone was. I liked Kristen Wiig and Seth Rogan too.

The bar for best comedy this year isn't set too high with what's on TV right now. If I would grade this season it would be like B- maybe. This wasn't the best season of Arrested Development but it's easily better than whatever is on TV today. Better than Modern Family. Better than The Office.

Netflix also needs to have a discussion amongst themselves about how to handle the release of original content. I don't think releasing the entire series at once works. Maybe move to 4 episodes per week? That way they can still entice new user with a free 1-month trial. But that's a discussion for another thread.

Portia De Rossi looks so different. Thought it was a different actress at first even though I knew she was coming back for it.

She looked terrible in scenes where she had long hair. When she cut it she actually looked good and any surgery she had wasn't really noticeable to me which is weird because I hate short hair.

<font color=goldenrod>I really want to bang Sally Sitwell.</font>

I thought she looked good 10 years ago when she was 30something and it's nice to see that she held up really well for being 40something. Looks way better than Portia.

I think it was because they didn't have the budget to make Jessica Walter and Jeffery Tambor look young.
No it wasn't.
Same reason Lindsey looked bo
shut uuuuup god damnit
I heard it was just the lack of the same great make up crew they
omgggg

[GD]

Leave Seth Rogen alone :(

[Lock Jaw]

Definitely either going to be a season 5 or a movie to wrap this up. Advantages of a movie is it is probably easier to schedule everyone.

Michael Bluth kind of hit rock bottom in this season... he has lost his drive and focus (the Bluth Company) and his family has fallen apart. Even his relationship with his son is down the tubes.

I think the next season/movie needs to be about Michael stepping up again to be the core that holds them all together.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Michael Bluth kind of hit rock bottom in this season... he has lost his drive and focus (the Bluth Company) and his family has fallen apart. Even his relationship with his son is down the tubes.

I think the next season/movie needs to be about Michael stepping up again to be the core that holds them all together.

I actually don't think Michael was written much differently between this season and the old episodes. He's always been a bit of an oblivious loser with a superiority complex, which was always justified because the rest of the family were always much bigger train wrecks than him. When the family aren't there for the character to bounce off of, it seems kind of sad and makes him a little less likeable. Also with such a long story arc, there was never really that moment of realisation Michael would normally get where he'd go on to fix his mistakes of the episode, so again in the end he kind of just seems like a bit f a dickhead.

I think Michael was still one of the best of this season, and one of the few characters strong enough to actually hold his own in a long solo episode, but was just the victim a bit again of the cast situation.

[slik]

Only 3 episodes left.

Really liked the Gob & Lucille episodes thus far.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So, George Michael is going to be a father with Modern Family chick right? I wonder who the 4 guys in Guy Fawkes masks were.


Maybe it was just how she looks with no make up at all since she was supposed to have been around water when
the Queen Mary capsized.

[RoXer]

They're supposed to be anonymous

[RoXer]

And she's from My Name Is Earl

[RoXer]

And I hate you

[Ermaximus]

STD, not all Hispanic women look the same.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Those two do. :mad:

[Ermaximus]

http://images.tvrage.com/news/sofia-vergara-kyle-killen-get-pilots-at-abc.jpg

http://wowcelebs.info/var/albums/nadine-velazquez-hq-pictures/nadine-velazquez-4144.jpg

I don't see it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Similar eyes.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Favorite moments of the new season?



I think Maebe's acceptance speech was one of the top highlights with the parody of the sorority chick's email.

[RoXer]

That's not what that was.

ugh

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Still 2 eps to go for me. Been doing better at stretching this out than I thought I would. Gonna wrap it up tomorrow.</font>

[Ermaximus]

Favorite moments of the new season?



I think Maebe's acceptance speech was one of the top highlights with the parody of the sorority chick's email.



What?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That's not what that was.

ugh

So I got a reference that you didn't get?

She said "double fucking news flash" and "cunt punt." That's what it was. Fuck you. You fucking snob.

[Lock Jaw]

Favorite moment:

Old reliable Tobias laugh... that whole scene where he is mistaken for a sex predator.

"Is there a little girl here all alone?"

"Come help daddy get his rocks off!"

[Ermaximus]

Favorite moment:

Old reliable Tobias laugh... that whole scene where he is mistaken for a sex predator.

"Is there a little girl here all alone?"

"Come help daddy get his rocks off!"

"Is that our anus tart?"

[RoXer]

She said a lot of things in that email. Forgive me for not memorizing it

[RoXer]

"snob"

[Blitz]

Isla Fisher in a kilt and leather corset though

[slik]

Just finished the last episode

not sure how I feel about the last episode not wrapping everything up more


Enjoyed the show as a whole though. As for the rumored movie...


the trial of buster, michael and george michael at odds, gob as ceo, the divorce of lucille/george and lindsay/tobias/maebe coming back together, the death of lucille 2, anonymous and fakebloc


...some of those plot points could be epic, in particular Gob and Buster.

[Next Big Thing]

Lucille and Maeby's stories entertained me the most. I found Michael very irritating this time around which is strange because I remember liking him so much before, shortcomings and all.

[Lock Jaw]

One thing bugged me, didn't Maeby already get all of the family's signatures for movie rights in the last episode of the series? (Season 3)

[slik]

Think as a whole Lucille had the funniest episode.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

One thing bugged me, didn't Maeby already get all of the family's signatures for movie rights in the last episode of the series? (Season 3)

That was for a TV series not a movie. Different.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

No Candy beans this season?

[GD]

Think as a whole Lucille had the funniest episode.

Malory Archer :heart:

[Next Big Thing]

That was for a TV series not a movie. Different.

Ahhh. That's why she told Michael it would work better as a tv show when he got her signature.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Still haven't had time to watch it all, but I'm almost there now. It was a bit slow in the beginning, but after Lindsey's second episode, I've been constantly laughing my arse off.

[CSL]

pretty much what Hasney said, loved the first ep then it took a while to get used to the character centric eps/Michael not being the "linking thread" through every ep. Everything G.O.B related was as amazing as ever. A bit unsure about the ending strictly on the basis that there's nothing else been confirmed yet but surely they have to do more. I guess I'd have preferred the original format but once this got rolling/after 4-5 eps, I had fully "bought in". Missing it already :(

[Ermaximus]

Let's not put all our Annes in one basket CSL.

[CSL]

andddddd in one basket...

[Skippord]

GOB is the best :heart:

I enjoyed it, think it's a fun way to bring back a TV series. Also Seth Rogen's name is Seth Rogen, not Seth Rogan.

[Skippord]

also Maeby's hair was a trainwreck

Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiri get that flat iron

[Skippord]

would also liked to have seen Franklin

[Tommy Gunn]

Watched the first new episode last night, and liked it, but it felt 5-10 minutes too long.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Does anyone want some mustard and Parmesan cheese?

I didn't get the reference until I looked it up though.


I think some people (not here) are shitting on this unnecessarily. Yes, it's not the same Arrested Development. Instead they did something new and different, worked with what they had, and put out a very cohesive, intact, and original season which still had the same heart of the old show.


And I love all the tiny little background things like


The Bob Loblaw Law Bomb of "If he can't reach, this case is in breach." Only for the scenes later showing Barry buying a step ladder so he can reach. Also, did they actually ever cover what he was breaking into?

[CSL]

unless I got it mixed up it was a school/college

[RoXer]

With the the big gay GOB backstory I like one of his first lines to Tobias.

You learn he's think about a "loving, committed relationship with Ann" and the "Hello Darkness" hits then Tobias goes "You look how I feel"

"...gay?"

[Ermaximus]

Pretty sure Barry was breaking into the high school that Maeby haad spent the last 5+ years attending.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Loved how Barry said "I can't reach the chachi!" in the trial.

[Blitz]

http://awrestlingdevelopment.tumblr.com/

[voncouch]

"Dominate me! Make me cry!"

"Your'e a terrible mother."

*Uncontrollable sobs*

I laughed so hard I thought my face would explode

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://awrestlingdevelopment.tumblr.com/

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff1b4831f6fad9b44d10cde024c14e4a/tumblr_mnw34kVKkm1sup09vo1_500.jpg


Oh fucking hell. That laugh was far too audible for the office.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://awrestlingdevelopment.tumblr.com/

Post of the Year Candidate. :y:

[Lock Jaw]

Just found out that the little girl from Independence Day

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15700000/President-Thomas-and-Patricia-Whitmore-independence-day-film-15738378-200-200.jpg

is Egg, I mean Plant, I mean Ann.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

andddddd

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d9435d464449b69845d33be84b07bef/tumblr_mnwif3t7ua1sup09vo1_500.jpg" alt="">

[James Steele]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/777d69a37fcb4d7d4db1361fba030113/tumblr_mnwaryknsM1sup09vo1_500.jpg

[James Steele]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/eef82387fc5e52a75409ba5d68401c75/tumblr_mnwa4q1CNY1sup09vo1_500.jpg

[James Steele]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/6395f90b132e07825913752f54ce03d9/tumblr_mnw9w0Ks5m1sup09vo1_500.jpg

[James Steele]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/90ab1414136e163b3a03639d2b2e3d8b/tumblr_mnvvzmje7a1sup09vo1_500.jpg

[Ermaximus]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/6395f90b132e07825913752f54ce03d9/tumblr_mnw9w0Ks5m1sup09vo1_500.jpg

:rofl:

[GD]

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3N1rL-F8tOA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Tommy Gunn]

Just finished season 4, I enjoyed it, but a lot of episodes felt drawn-out, I think this 15 episode season could have been a much tighter and focused 10-12 episode season.

[Blitz]

Right, just finished it. Loved it. Felt like much darker humor than the original series and I loved it. Gob eps were the best. I needed more Buster, though looks like he'll be one of the focal points of the potential next season.

Wanna bang Alia Shawkat.

[Blitz]

Thread also makes me never want to view another SlickyTrickyDamon post again.

[CSL]

Brian Grazer was on Bill Simmons' podcast and said they're making 17 new episodes

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hope that Wrestling Tumblr guy comes back when the season does.

[Lock Jaw]

Hopefully they can get the cast together more for a new season. Want more interactions and less solo stories.

[XL]

Hopefully they can get the cast together more for a new season. Want more interactions and less solo stories.

Your wish has been granted.

[Lock Jaw]

Anyone watch the remix of season 4? Any good?

[Destor]

Its better as it was. The editing did it no favors

[XL]

Working through it now. It is an odd project. Also, can’t completely remember the series as it was.