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 Post subject: Arrested Development
PostPosted: Mon 12-05-2005 9:34PM 
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Do you watch this show? Well you SHOULD. I was addicted from the pilot of this thing and now they're probably going to be canceled. If you're a fan, go to http://www.getarrested.com and sign the petition or write a nasty letter to FOX or something before they cancel this gem. Any show that features a character who was a former professional analrapist (world's first analyst/therapist) is comedy genius.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who watches this show.


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That show blows ass. I watched it for 2 minutes and I swear I lost like 25 IQ points, and as you all know, I really don't have enough to start with.

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This was the same network that dropped Family Guy. There is just no getting through to people who do stuff like that.


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to jthxv

You apparently either don't get smart comedy or spend all of your time watching masterpiece theatre. Compare the writing of this to a "good" show like everybody loves raymond and Arrested wins hands down.

Arrested is great, one of only half a dozen shows that I have a season pass for on my tivo.

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Excellent show, I have them all on my comp...at least seasons 2 and 3...the problem with new viewers is that the show is a continuing outrageous story, where every show builds on the other ones. I think this is why its not as popular. If they could just start from season 1 so people could see how the characters developed, SO many more people would like it.

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Indeed, they should do a season 1 marathon or something, that would get lots of people hooked. As it stands, it is incredibly self-referential and really subtlely so, too. But that's half the comedy. If you go back and rewatch season 2, there is so much foreshadowing to Buster's hand, it's ridiculous. The show has so much rewatch value, because every time you watch an episode you catch a bunch of jokes you missed before.

I seriously wept when Rita opened the gold medallion and it was chocolate.


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Either I just don't get smart comedy, or the show sucks, I think the latter but I don't know.

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jthxv wrote:
Either I just don't get smart comedy, or the show sucks, I think the latter but I don't know.


Or... You just didn't follow it from the beginning. There are literally hundreds of running jokes, and it helps the show a great deal. I still bust up every time I see a blue handprint somewhere...


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jthxv wrote:
Either I just don't get smart comedy, or the show sucks, I think the latter but I don't know.


Or... You just didn't follow it from the beginning. There are literally hundreds of running jokes, and it helps the show a great deal. I still bust up every time I see a blue handprint somewhere...


Or maybe that...

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the show is great, the no touching thing gets me everytime


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I'm a no-nude....;)


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I'm a no-nude....;)


There are dozens of us! DOZENS!


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I didn't see you at the convention....

Good news Michael, I just fucked the business model.

Yeah, its definately a good show, needs to stay on and not get pushed around by some shitty prison break show.

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I didn't see you at the convention....

Good news Michael, I just fucked the business model.

Yeah, its definately a good show, needs to stay on and not get pushed around by some shitty prison break show.


Prison Break is a pretty interesting show. I like it a lot.

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but it moves soooooo sloooooowwwwwwww. Anyway, the point is Arrested Development is a great show and needs to stay on the air.

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