Friday, October 07, 2005

How Come Arrested Development Is in Trouble?

Arrested Development has got to be the funniest, most offbeat, most genius comedy on TV right now, and it is lagging in the ratings.

It follows the misadventures of the wacky Bluth family, who lost everything in an Enron-type scandal, and the one "normal" son, Michael (played by Jason Bateman), who has to keep them together.

The show co-stars Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, the incomparable Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and the invaluable Jessica Walter – and they are all tremendously talented and funny.

It won an Emmy after its first season, much to the industry's surprise, and the show's second season featured a fantastically hilarious episode called "Motherboy XXX" that's simply a gem. Both Season 1 and Season 2 are available on DVD right now, so go get'em!

People are often complaining that sitcoms aren't funny anymore, or that networks are insulting viewers by putting crap out there.

Yet here's a great show that's being overlooked for whatever reason and would totally debunk any notion that the sitcom is dead (though Fall 2005's offerings have so far surpassed every expectation – I would like to think Arrested Development paved the way a little bit).

So, people, start watching!

Photo: Amazon.com.

Update: Well...now that the show has been axed – good going, people! – you must, must, must rent Season 1 and Season 2 on DVD. Arrested Development is the funniest thing you have probably never seen.

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