If you care about anything at all, you probably know that in May of 2013 - the official date is still, frustratingly, unannounced - Netflix will premiere 14 new episodes of the long-dormant Arrested Development, the best television show in the history of ever.
It's more than a bit afield of this blog's mission statement, but I couldn't let that kind of momentous, life-affirming moment go unnoticed, and since I've been looking around for an excuse to re-watch the show for a months, I thought, why the hell not just do a damn blog thing about it?
And that is why, starting this Friday, 1 February, this blog is going to host a marathon of all 53 episodes of the show (that is to say: not full-on reviews, just some notes that came to me when I watched it, and then we can all chat about it in the comments), on one every-other-day schedule At that rate, and condensing some two-part episodes, things will wrap up on 8 May, if my math works out.
It will be a fun, sexy time for us all.
FIRST UP
1 February: "Pilot" / "Extended Pilot"
3 February: "Top Banana"
5 February: "Bringing Up Buster"
29 January 2013
13 comments:
Just a few rules so that everybody can have fun: ad hominem attacks on the blogger are fair; ad hominem attacks on other commenters will be deleted. And I will absolutely not stand for anything that is, in my judgment, demeaning, insulting or hateful to any gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion. And though I won't insist on keeping politics out, let's think long and hard before we say anything particularly inflammatory.
Also, sorry about the whole "must be a registered user" thing, but I do deeply hate to get spam, and I refuse to take on the totalitarian mantle of moderating comments, and I am much too lazy to try to migrate over to a better comments system than the one that comes pre-loaded with Blogger.
You're doing TV reviews now? Is Tim even still running this site or is it...Geeeene Parmesan?
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ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for this! I just blue myself!
ReplyDeleteTaste the happy, (Timothy) Michael.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of the theory that Arrested Development is just a modern retelling of the Brother's K?
That's fun. I'll use this as an excuse to re-watch the show along with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy it's back for the fans, even though I've never found it especially funny. I'm more of a Curb Your Enthusiasm kind of guy, myself.
ReplyDeleteWell Tim the timing couldn't be better b/c I am finally watching the show for the first time ever with my boyfriend! I just started watching a few days ago! So I now have this to look forward to along with your reviews of crappy Disney sequels I will never see but can't wait to read about it ;)!
ReplyDeleteTasting the happy. (Tastes kinda like sad...)
ReplyDeleteSo exciting!!
ReplyDeleteRob: hah!
And now i feel bad for finally catching up to this show just a few months ago.
"Arrested Development, the best television show in the history of ever."
ReplyDeleteMy god did you ever butcher the spelling of Buffy The Vampire Slayer up there.
Tim,
ReplyDeleteI only discovered your writings as of Christmas. I enjoy them immensely.
While a topical deconstruction has been done to death on this show (I especially enjoy the A.V. Club's reviews), I am curious to see your take on it.
I do ask this: in my mind the show is over and they should just let it go. Nixon used to say, "Love is like a cigar; if it goes out, you can relight it, but it never tastes the same."
I posit this Netflix series is a bad idea. Remember how funny Absolutely Fabulous was? Three seasons. Hilarious.
But they kept beating a dead horse.
I realize this is a talented group of actors, writers, producers, and directors. But the show ended eight years ago.
Sorry, my name is David. I am not sure why all those numbers appeared with my comment.
ReplyDeleteAHHHHHHHH YESSSSSSS
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