Arrested Development

ries creator Mitch Hurwitz announced his decision to quit the Emmy-winning comedy Monday, dealing a blow to fans still holding out hope that the canceled Fox show might be revived on another network, Daily Variety reports.

The move by Hurwitz was not entirely unexpected. E! Online's TV columnist Kristin Veitch reported last month that the executive producer was "hesitant" about sticking with the series, despite a tentative deal in place to move it to Showtime.

Though series producers 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine Television had hammered out an agreement with the cable network, it was forged on the understanding that Hurwitz would be continuing to script the various misadventures of the Bluth family.

However, the writer told Variety he had reached the end of the line as far as Arrested Development was concerned.

"I've given everything I can to the show in order to try to live up to [the fans'] expectations," Hurwitz told the trade. "I finally reached a point where I felt I couldn't continue to deliver that on a weekly basis."

He said he held off on making a final decision to give 20th Century Fox and Showtime time to reach a potential deal but ultimately had to move on due to a combination of creative and financial concerns.

"Of course, if there was enough money in it, I would have happily abandoned the fans' need for quality. But as it turns out, there wasn't," he said.

Hurwitz said he had briefed most of the show's cast and writers about his decision. He said executive producer
Ron Howard asked him to consider serving as a consultant on the show if 20th Century Fox and Imagine figured out a way to continue it without him.

"I said I'd be happy to do that, but that as showrunner, I've gone as far as I can go," he told Variety.

The tragically underrated series about a dysfunctional Orange County, California, family debuted in 2003 to critical acclaim but never registered with viewers, despite winning the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004.

Last month, only 3.3 million viewers tuned in for what Fox billed as a season finale, but what was most likely the series finale for Arrested Development.

Despite his defection from the show, Hurwitz left fans with one final straw to grasp, hinting to Variety that he may still be interested in adapting the series to the big screen.
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Well. ****.

I've picked up the first 2 seasons on DVD. They were very funny, the first moreso than the second.

I've got no intrest in a movie. It just doesn't seem right.
 
Baxter said:
Well. ****.

I've picked up the first 2 seasons on DVD. They were very funny, the first moreso than the second.

I've got no intrest in a movie. It just doesn't seem right.
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Yeah...I've got Season 1 & 2. I'll get Season 3. But for a movie? If it comes out....I'll see it. Keyword is if.

The show didn't so well...so regardless of whtether or not fans/critics like it don't mean it warrants a movie. I really doubt you'll see this on the big screen.



And for all you tools who wanna reference "Serenity" as being similar, let me be just say:

SHUT THE **** UP!!!!!! :x
 
I'd love a AR movie as long as all the people attached to the series are involved.
 
ultimatedjf said:
I'm in the middle of a livechat with Michael Cera (George Michael) at Boston.com
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Chatting online with George Michael on the internet?????



You have no idea how gay that sounds.........................................................................................not that there's anything wrong with it. :lol:
 
Has anyone heard any plans for a DVD of Season 3?
 
E said:
Has anyone heard any plans for a DVD of Season 3?
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It was scheduled for June, but got pushed back. On the livechat, Cera said it could have to do with the fact that he hasn't done any cast commentaries yet, of which there are usually about two per season.
 
One line from the end of Season 2 had me laughing a lot yesterday. It's when Cal Cullen (the guy who loves "Sugarfoot"; played by Dick van Patten, I believe) is about to make a business deal with Michael when Kitty interrupts saying she's going to kidnap George Sr. (She had watched Scandalmakers and had figured it out, as had everyone else.)
Kitty says the usual, "Say goodbye to these Michael, 'cuz it's the last time you'll ever see them!", (Michael says, "no, no Kitty") and then right before it goes to another scene you hear Cal saying "Oh, They're crooked." :lol:

Also, when Buster gets drunk because he thinks Lucille's emergency wine is a giant juicebox, Lindsay tells Michael that she doesn't like the "Girls w/ Low Self-Esteem" tapes, and so she's going to start objectifying men to see how they like it. Tobias says "What a great idea! I'll get the videocamera. This is ripe for parody. Ripe, I tell you!," then once Tobias is gone, Buster says, "He just wants to see guys' Linuses."
 
I have all 3 seasons on DVD but haven't actually seen all of the season 3 episodes.
 
I really have to borrow these from my cousin. There are a lot of episodes that I missed.
 
There is no better AD joke than George Michael walking home with his head hung while playing the Snoopy theme. They even had the doghouse and dog on top to go with it.
 
Victor Von Doom said:
There is no better AD joke than George Michael walking home with his head hung while playing the Snoopy theme. They even had the doghouse and dog on top to go with it.
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My favorite line(s) ever in the show comes right after that with Tobias before he hangs his head to the Snoopy theme, too.

It's sort of like:

"Here he comes. Here comes John Wayne. 'I'm not gonna cry about my pa. Gonna build an airport. Put my name on it.' Why, Michael? Why keep your emotions cooped up inside of you instead of letting them out and -- Hey! Where the **** are my HARD BOILED EGGS!?!?"

*Snoopy theme*
 
My favorite line was when Tobias was talking about how he is an analyst and therapist - an "analrapist". :lol:
 
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