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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to acknowledge the impending passing of a greatly underestimated comedic gem. The classic that was in the making I am referring to is Fox's little engine that could, Arrested Development.
I'll never forget the first time I watched Arrested Development. It was not the first episode or even the second. But that was always what was so great about this show. It hooked you no matter when you tuned in. The only problem is, not enough people were tuning in to get hooked.
There are so many things about Arrested Development that I will miss. I will miss how the seemingly seperate storylines somehow came together brilliantly. I will miss its smart, consistently fresh and consistently witty dialogue. I will miss the inane situations and subsequent one liners that have come from classic episodes. I will also miss the excellent cast, each one adding their own blend of freshly brewed weirdness to an unpredictable comedy, especially the greatly underestimated master of sarcasm circa 1984's It's Your Move, Jason Bateman. If nothing else, may doors open for that man with or without Sandy Duncan.
In the end, I begrudingly give some credit to the Fox network which time and time again stood behind the weakened Arrested Development well into its final hours, unless of course the rumors are true and HBO really might pick the show up (don't toy with my emotions, HBO). This only goes to show you that even good guys like Ron Howard finish last sometimes. Like Francis "Baby" Houseman once said in Dirty Dancing, "You're right Johnny. You can't win no matter what you do."
Arrested Development is survived by a family of butchers, also known as the Neilsens. It is also survived by shows like Freddie, Supernanny, Hot Properties, Wife Swap, Fear Factor, The Apprentice, Joey, Killer Instinct, Nanny 911, and Trading Spouses... all of which incidentally, are CRAP.
I'll never forget the first time I watched Arrested Development. It was not the first episode or even the second. But that was always what was so great about this show. It hooked you no matter when you tuned in. The only problem is, not enough people were tuning in to get hooked.
There are so many things about Arrested Development that I will miss. I will miss how the seemingly seperate storylines somehow came together brilliantly. I will miss its smart, consistently fresh and consistently witty dialogue. I will miss the inane situations and subsequent one liners that have come from classic episodes. I will also miss the excellent cast, each one adding their own blend of freshly brewed weirdness to an unpredictable comedy, especially the greatly underestimated master of sarcasm circa 1984's It's Your Move, Jason Bateman. If nothing else, may doors open for that man with or without Sandy Duncan.
In the end, I begrudingly give some credit to the Fox network which time and time again stood behind the weakened Arrested Development well into its final hours, unless of course the rumors are true and HBO really might pick the show up (don't toy with my emotions, HBO). This only goes to show you that even good guys like Ron Howard finish last sometimes. Like Francis "Baby" Houseman once said in Dirty Dancing, "You're right Johnny. You can't win no matter what you do."
Arrested Development is survived by a family of butchers, also known as the Neilsens. It is also survived by shows like Freddie, Supernanny, Hot Properties, Wife Swap, Fear Factor, The Apprentice, Joey, Killer Instinct, Nanny 911, and Trading Spouses... all of which incidentally, are CRAP.
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