Arrested Development's getting canned

[Supreme Olajuwon]

:'(

[RoXer]

WHATAHWTWHATAHWTAHJWW???

FUCKING LINK, I DONT BELIEVE YOU

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Yeah, I saw this the other night on UPN news. Arrested Development (:() and 7th Heaven (to which I give not a fat shit one).

[Boondock Saint]

:'( :'( :'( :'(

[RoXer]

I really want to kill myself

[RoXer]

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Two TV families appear to be getting the boot.

The Camdens will bid farewell to viewers in May when the WB Network's top-rated family drama "7th Heaven" ends its run after 10 seasons in what sources said was largely a cost-cutting move.

The Bluth clan of Fox's ratings-challenged "Arrested Development" is also headed for the exit after Fox cut the third-season order on the Emmy-winning comedy to 13 episodes.

Also getting the ax at Fox is "Arrested's" companion on Monday, the freshman comedy "Kitchen Confidential," whose order will not be extended beyond the initial 13 episodes.

"7th Heaven," whose debut on August 26, 1996, marked the first-ever Monday broadcast of the then-fledging WB Network, will bow out as the longest-running family drama on television.

After 10 seasons, the show is still a top draw for WB, averaging 5.1 million viewers this season to date. Creatively, the show also will go out in style, creator Brenda Hampton said.

"I think this is the best season we've ever had, and we're planning a very exciting and heartwarming conclusion to the series," she said. "On the show, we talk about choosing your feelings, and we chose to feel happy and blessed to have been on the air for so long."

There is talk about a potential "7th Heaven" spinoff, but Hampton admits that would be hard to do.

"('7th Heaven') is a family show," she said. "I think the success of the show is that the family is intact with the mom, the dad and the children, so it is a very difficult show to spin off."

Sources indicated that the reasons to take "7th Heaven" off the air were primarily financial. As series age, they get more and more expensive, with the price tag especially high for a show with a large cast like "7th Heaven." The cancellation of the long-running series also comes during a process of extensive cost-cutting across all Warner Bros. divisions.

As for the demise of "Arrested," it comes just as the acclaimed comedy came back this week after a hiatus to make room for Fox's baseball coverage. The two back-to-back episodes averaged a paltry 4 million viewers Monday, sending Fox to fifth place in the 8 p.m. hour and putting a dent on the ratings of its lead-out, the rookie drama "Prison Break."

There is a possibility that the show will be shopped around, but its high cost is expected to be prohibitive for a cable network.

Fox said Thursday that it will pull "Arrested Development" and "Kitchen Confidential" off the schedule for the remaining three Mondays of the November sweep, replacing them with a rerun of the previous episode of "Prison Break" leading into an original episode of the serialized drama.

"Arrested" and "Kitchen" are set to return to their time slots with original episodes December 5, following the fall finale of "Prison Break" on November 28.

[Boondock Saint]

Kitchen Confidential was decent as well.

[Savio]

Yeah when is it on now?

[YOUR Hero]

another network might pick it up.

[Boondock Saint]

I don't see it happening, unfortunately.

[Boondock Saint]

Yeah when is it on now?

"Arrested" and "Kitchen" are set to return to their time slots with original episodes December 5, following the fall finale of "Prison Break" on November 28."

AD is on MOndays at 8, Kitchen at 830.

[RoXer]

Kitchen is terrible

[Triple A]

I dunno I tried to watch season 1 of Arrested Development. I got through the first disc but I wasn't really blown away at all. I just wasn't "feelin" it. :(

[BlackDawn2024]

Good riddance.

:wave:

[Boondock Saint]

OMG BlackDawn don't get me started.

[BlackDawn2024]

OMG BlackDawn don't get me started.

:lol: Sorry.

[RoXer]

I dunno I tried to watch season 1 of Arrested Development. I got through the first disc but I wasn't really blown away at all. I just wasn't "feelin" it. :(

Disc 1 isn't that great because it's just getting started. Disc 2 is better. Disc 3 is better than 2.

"Pier Pressure" is my favorite episode.

[Confused]

when i think of the shite i'm subjected to by the BBC/ITV/RTE with their so-called comedy shows, it really pisses me off to know that one of the best American comedy shows is getting cancelled.

"Pier pressure" the one where GOB hires the strippers to dress up as cops and arrest George Michael?

[RoXer]

YES! :D

[Kane Knight]

Good riddance.

:wave:

[The Icon of Elisim]

Kane Knight is right, lets get ride of the trash like Arrested Development and bring back Star Trek Enterprise and Buffy

[Kane Knight]

LOL Penner.

[Destor]

Kane Knight is right, lets get ride of the trash like Arrested Development and bring back Star Trek Enterprise and Buffy
Buffy :heart:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Kane Knight fears laughter.

[toxic rooster]

...yet they let Friends last 10 years?

[Lara Emily]

Meh, it's Fox.

[Boomer]

Fox, the network that kills their own shows.

[Buzzkill]

owned

[toxic rooster]

LOL I just heard that Scott Baio plays a lawyer who's rival to Barry Zuckerkorn or something :rofl:

I gotta see seasons 2 and 3 :(

[RoXer]

His name is Bob Lawblaw. :love:

[toxic rooster]

I see what they did there.

Ron Howard?
Henry Winkler?
Scott Baio?

[Boomer]

My brother was so upset when I told him Portia de Rossi was a lesbian.

[RoXer]

I wasn't so upset, it's just that shes going out with ELLEN!

[toxic rooster]

I'm more upset that she doesn't have an Aussie accent :(

[toxic rooster]

I didn't want to start a new thread for this, but am I going to jail if I admit I have a crush on Alia Shawkat? :(

[RoXer]

Maybe you will.

[toxic rooster]

It would have been far more witty if you'd written it like

"Maeby" you will :lol:

thus creating a delicious pun

[MVP]

Good riddance.

:wave:

[toxic rooster]

Did anyone ever tell you you're a wanker, MVP?

[MVP]

No one likes me

[toxic rooster]

Nobody likes me
Everybody hates me
I think I'll eat some worms

[el fregadero]

Then how are you the MVP?

[toxic rooster]

There was an interview with Alia Shawkat somewhere online I read just before.

[toxic rooster]

http://www.brianmpalmer.com/aliashawkat.htm

too long to post. There was also one with Michael Cera

http://www.brianmpalmer.com/michaelcera.htm


Fox :nono:. Didn't give it a chance :'(

[MVP]

Then how are you the MVP?

*Self-proclaimed

[Boomer]

IT'S NOT OVER YET

KEEP HOPE

[toxic rooster]

GOB: I had sex with her
Ron Howard: But he really didn't
GOB: Yes I did

[RoXer]

GOB: Bees?
Lindsey: Not bees, beads.
GOB: Beads?

GOB: we'll see who'll bring in more honey...bzzbzzbzz
Michael:...Hes thinking about bees again.

[toxic rooster]

They don't allow you to have bees in prison

[RoXer]

GOB: (Crying) Good ol' big bear...he liked the honey...he never even got a chance to see my bee buisness take off.

[toxic rooster]

Buster: I've never heard anyone call him big bear
GOB: WE NEVER EVEN GOT THE CHANCE :'(

[toxic rooster]

How about macaroni LET ME FINISH ... salad?

[RoXer]

The macaroni salad line is my favorite

[RoXer]

BUT WHERE DID THE LIGHTER FLUID COME FROM?

[toxic rooster]

Now will somebody PLEASE just have the decency to punch me in the face?

[RoXer]

Illisions, dad, they're called illusions.

[toxic rooster]

Wife of GOB in general :lol::'(

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's a shame. Can't say I'm really too broken up about it, though, because this could mean bigger and better things for th cast (who are quite frankly, awesome).

[toxic rooster]

when George-Michael answered the phone and George starts dirty talking until he realises it's not Kitty

"when's that voice of yours gonna drop" :'(:rofl:

[RoXer]

"I'm leaving you for your brother in law"

"Michael?"

"No, Micheal is your brother, I'm leaving you for your brother in law"

"But your brother in law is in the army"

"No, thats my borther, I'm leaving you because of Buster"

"But Buster is my brother in law"

"Yes, so I'm leaving you to join the army"

"...to be with your brother?"

[toxic rooster]

Yeah, I mean, it only resurrected Jason Bateman's career

[RoXer]

A doodle doodle doo

CAWCAWCAWCAWCAW CAWWWWW

Cheechaw Cheechaw

[toxic rooster]

Maeby: We don't have to go, do we?
Michael: Come on, it's a Bluth family celebration. It's no place for children

[toxic rooster]

Why is there a piece of shoe on your head?

[The Icon of Elisim]

Dunno how many new episodes they will show but tommorow is gonna be new

[Boomer]

Where the fuck are my hard-boiled eggs?!

[Buzzkill]

i like u

[toxic rooster]

IT'S NOT OVER YET

KEEP HOPE

u heard sumthing?

[TheNamelessOne]

Daddy horny Michael

[Boomer]

It's been confirmed that they are shopping the show around. I get all my news from the AD message board.

[Boondock Saint]

WATCH IT TONIGHT AT 8 ON FOX! Apparently Fox is seriously looking at the ratings for this one, so if you have a nielson box or know anyone who does, tell them to tune in tonight. :mad:

[RoXer]

OMG, I'm not even 10 minutes into the new episode, and it is great.

Rita: Wow! Lighter fluid! But wherever did it come from?

*********
GOB: King...gets his....queen...and covers her in...DIAMOND--no, clubs...covers her in club sauce

[toxic rooster]

:(

I'm absolutely in love with that episode where Gob gets buried alive

[RoXer]

Rita: I'd like it if we kept the lights on. That way, I can see if you have a huge monster.

[RoXer]

Michael: We've never even talked, for example, how many houses are in the British parliment?
Rita: Seven
Michael: Seven- is that right? That sounds right.
Ron Howard: The answer is three.
Michael: I think its pretty close.
Ron Howard: Once again, three.

[RoXer]

George Michael: I'm sure its okay to marry her. Its legal in most states. Its like marrying your cousin. Some states allow it. But not California. We've tried to pass it twice, but we couldn't get enough signatu--
Michael: --You're 17 and you can remember all that? Shes 30 and she can't name the 7 houses of parliment.
George Michael: Theres three.
**********
Michael: Good luck catching her, shes an olympic gold medalist...wait...just figured that one out.

[toxic rooster]

WHERE THE **** ARE MY HARD BOILED EGGS
*trudges off looking at the ground*

[Boomer]

WHERE THE **** ARE MY HARD BOILED EGGS
*trudges off looking at the ground*

I hope you read what I said before :(

*Walks off Charlie Brown style*

[toxic rooster]

I typed it better

[Boondock Saint]

Great episode. If this is indeed the end it was a nice way to go out.

CHECK OUT BANNER MICHAEL!

[toxic rooster]

:rofl: @ the episode where they'd cut the order for the second season from 22 to 18

[Boomer]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117934587?categoryid=1238&cs=1&s=h&p=0

STEVE HOLTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[toxic rooster]

COME ON

[samichna]

Every time I see this thread from the main page, I read it as "Arrested Development's getting caned".

[toxic rooster]

canned.

That's like how they cancel it

[toxic rooster]

That's the seventh nipple I've seen today

[toxic rooster]

Easy on the $3000 suit, COME ON

Yeah, like the guy in the $4000 suit's gonna hold the elevator for you, COME ON

[toxic rooster]

YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
EVERYTHING I DO
I DO IT FOR YOOOU

[RoXer]

Are you kidding? Trying to talk to the guy in $5,000 pants?


COME ON

[PapaGeorgio]

Zero hour, Michael. It's the end of the line. I'm the firstborn. I'm sick of playing second fiddle. I'm always third in line for everything. I'm tired of finishing fourth. Being the fifth wheel. There are six things I'm mad about, and I'm taking over.

[toxic rooster]

You know what? I'm through doing everything for this family

[Skippord]

Good riddance.

:wave:

[Boomer]

Good job reading the rest of the thread.

Skippord, you BLOW HARD!

[toxic rooster]

Tobias :love:

[RoXer]

I just shot my wad

[RoXer]

Bob Lawblaw Law Blog (I put up a Bob Lawblaw blog on my myspace months ago :mad: )

[RoXer]

DAD YOU JUST SHOT OFF THIS...guys...arm....

[RoXer]

Hahaha, there were like 50 lessons learned in this episode. :love:

[toxic rooster]

Well, I'm up to date :love:

[toxic rooster]

By Andrew Wallenstein
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Showtime unveiled four new series at the Television Critics Assn.'s winter press tour Thursday -- but "Arrested Development" wasn't one of them.
Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt confirmed recent reports that Showtime was in negotiations with producer 20th Century Fox Television to pick up the low-rated Fox comedy but warned that no deal has been reached.
"I always thought it was a better fit for a cable network than a broadcast network," Greenblatt said of "Arrested." "It really does fit in with a lot of things that we're doing."
While Greenblatt declined to get into the specifics of the negotiations, he noted that one crucial deal point hinged on the involvement of Mitch Hurwitz, creator and executive producer of "Arrested." Hurwitz has not decided whether he wants to continue working on the show given, as Greenblatt put it, the "emotional roller coaster" the series has been during its three-year run.
Showtime's new original series include "Dexter," a crime drama starring Michael C. Hall ("Six Feet Under") as a serial killer, and "The Tudors," a historical drama with Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("Match Point") starring as a young King Henry VIII.
Also on the way is a six-episode adaptation of the radio program "This American Life" and sketch comedy series "Damon Wayans' The Underground."
All series but "Tudors," which will bow in 2007, will air this year.
Showtime also announced that it will bring back late-night series "Penn & Teller: Bull----" for two more seasons. Anthology series "Masters of Horror" also will be back for another season. In addition, Showtime has at least six documentaries ready to roll out this year on subjects as varied as medical marijuana and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Whether "Arrested" joins Showtime's schedule will affect the return of other Showtime series waiting to deliver second seasons that Greenblatt hasn't committed to yet, including "Barbershop" and "Sleeper Cell."
Greenblatt showed clips of "Dexter," which will be shot on location in Miami, that made ample use of blood-drenched crime scenes. "With all due respect to our new partners at CBS, this is not your father's 'CSI,"' Greenblatt said, alluding to the restructuring at parent company Viacom Inc. that left Showtime under the auspices of CBS Corp. The 12-episode, hourlong series should bow late this year.
"Tudors," an account of the lesser-known early years of King Henry VIII, will begin shooting in the spring in Ireland.
Greenblatt hailed the casting of Rhys Meyers, fresh off his win at the Golden Globes for the CBS miniseries "Elvis," as a coup for Showtime. "The fact that he has decided to commit to a series in the middle of his feature career taking off says a lot," Greenblatt said.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Come on Mitch, do it for your country :(

The other day, Fox idiotface head president stupid said it was very unlikely Arrested Development would air again on Fox, and that they're showing the last 4 episodes together on february 10 or something over there.

[Boomer]

Not much can be done until it gets cancelled. It still has time. I have heard reports that ABC bid for 13 episodes and Showtime bid for 2 seasons. So I think it will be ok.

[RoXer]

Like I said, if NBC picks it up, they could have the greatest lineup of comedys on a Thursday night.

Scrubs, AD, Earl, The Office :love:

[toxic rooster]

Yeah, I think what the fox president said really opened the door for negotiations though