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Arrested Development

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2019
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
313K
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Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)
In the aftermath of Cinco de Quatro, the Bluth family are all facing one question, that no one quite has the answer to: Where is Lucille Two? With the Bluths back together and finally getting the award they think they deserve - for family of the year - a development will help Lindsay as she begins her campaign for Congress, to become "part of the problem." But whatever happens, Michael will always come back to save the family.
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Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.

  • Creator
    • Mitchell Hurwitz
  • Stars
    • Jason Bateman
    • Michael Cera
    • Portia de Rossi
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    313K
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    POPULARITY
    214
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    • Creator
      • Mitchell Hurwitz
    • Stars
      • Jason Bateman
      • Michael Cera
      • Portia de Rossi
    • 485User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #89
    • Won 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 61 wins & 123 nominations total

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    Jason Bateman
    Jason Bateman
    • Michael Bluth
    Michael Cera
    Michael Cera
    • George-Michael Bluth
    Portia de Rossi
    Portia de Rossi
    • Lindsay Bluth Fünke
    Will Arnett
    Will Arnett
    • Gob Bluth
    Alia Shawkat
    Alia Shawkat
    • Maeby Fünke…
    Tony Hale
    Tony Hale
    • Buster Bluth…
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Tobias Fünke
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • George Bluth Sr.…
    Jessica Walter
    Jessica Walter
    • Lucille Bluth
    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Narrator…
    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • Barry Zuckerkorn
    John Beard
    John Beard
    • John Beard
    Liza Minnelli
    Liza Minnelli
    • Lucille Austero
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Ann Veal…
    Justin Grant Wade
    Justin Grant Wade
    • Steve Holt
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Stan Sitwell
    Isla Fisher
    Isla Fisher
    • Rebel Alley
    Maria Bamford
    Maria Bamford
    • Debrie Bardeaux
    • Creator
      • Mitchell Hurwitz
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    • Trivia
      Neither David Cross's nor Jeffrey Tambor's characters were ever intended to be regular characters. It was not until the actors tested well that the writers ended up putting them regularly in the series.
    • Goofs
      During the time George Sr spends in the attic, storage boxes in the background are marked with either "Tracy" or "Tracey." These are boxes of old clothes belonging to Michael's late wife.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Gob: I've made a huge mistake.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Arrested Development
      Composed by David Schwartz

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    8/10
    "What has gotten into you? Have you been eating cheese?"
    10 stars belong to the Fox network run of the series. I still remember watching the debut season on Sunday evenings. The netflix reboot was just.........wrong and I knocked off 2 stars because it feels little more than a knock off than an actual continuation of the show. The reboot feels like there's 2/3rds less comedy in each episode compared to the shows in the first 3 seasons. Also, it does a really lousy job trying to pick things up years down the line. More clumsy than offbeat funny. They really could have done better. Maybe it tries too hard but its years too late, maybe it forgot the show had likable characters, maybe it was too busy trying to be a political allegory instead of being funny like, a sitcom. I guess it's true what they say about any art. You can't go back and pretend it's the same. Then again, there's a few netflix reboots that failed miserably after moving to that streaming service (Designated Survivor anyone??].

    So the show has the appearance of a reality tv show/mockumentary about a rich family who ends up broke and mired in legal troubles. In the orginal run, it focused on the middle son of the family trying to keep the family and business going despite his desperation to abandon them. The show throws alot of comedic curves and stays fresh for awhile as things get more outlandish. I rank the oringal 53 episode run up there with Fawlty Towers considering the amount of jokes and gags stuffed into a single episode. It is incredible how much they got into one 23 minute episode. Its like a joke every 7 seconds and yet they still develop a story in that. Those first 3 seasons are the fastest feeling and most enjoyable binge watching experience of all time.

    Arrested Development had a very strong cult following (sadly lousy ratings) hence its demand for a reboot but honestly the first 3 seasons are a perfect bookend. It ends where it begins under similar circumstances but with opposite resolutions. One can only do so much for people who only think of themselves but are still somehow incapable of helping themselves. That was the lesson learned and leaving it there was right.

    If you only know the series from its initial 3 season 53 episode run but never got around to the 4th and 5th season netflix run, you aren't missing anything. They're forgettable. The reboot is like those Gilligan's Island movies after that show ended or the Revenge of the Nerds movies that never made it to theaters. The fast paced humor is gone, the story is a mess, the premise restated during the opening credits is abandoned and instead of the narration helping fuel comedy, it turns into boring exposition most of the time. Like the plot and existence of the characters alone is meant to be the joke and the show was always about black comedy which it never was (more of a screwball comedy than anything else). I question if anyone involved in the reboot really wanted to do it for more than just money.
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Season 4 Remix: Fateful Consequences
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • The Hurwitz Company
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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