Arrested Development on FOX

[2003, TV Show]

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A young man leads his oddball family and their real-estate-development business following a securities-fraud fiasco that put the father in jail. This is an arrestingly sophisticated and sardonic (but, alas, ratings-challenged) sitcom, with deliciously deadpan narration and stylish flashbacks, about mostly self-absorbed characters at odds with one another and the world at large.

Cheers: Walter, Walter Everywhere! | Cheers & Jeers | 7/15/2008
Cheers to Jessica Walter for continuing to develop her career after more than 40 years. The versatile actress recurs as Holly Hunter's in-denial mom on Saving Grace and recently guested as a mother-in-law from hell on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Plus, she's been cast as a '70s movie star-turned-alcoholic granny on The CW's update of 90210. (Walter's fans will recall she was a movie star in the '70s, most notably as a psycho in Clint Eastwood's proto-Fatal Attraction thriller, Play Misty... read more
Jason Bateman: Arrested Development Movie Coming | Today's News: Our Take | 6/25/2008
Finally, an Arrested Development movie is in the offing."It's in the works," costar Jason Bateman told MSNBC's Keith Olbermann last night. "The grown-ups are trying to work out the numbers."He also told the Times of London the movie version — slated for a 2009 release — will have a different feel than the TV series: "When it was on TV, if you missed one word the whole third act could be blown for you. And TV is a different experience. You come home and you've got to finish a call so... read more
Arrested Development Alum Joins Chuck This Fall | Today's News: Our Take | 6/3/2008
Arrested Development alum Tony Hale has scored a recurring role on NBC's Chuck, in which he'll be laying down the law, so to speak.Per the Reporter, Hale will arrive at Chuck's store, Buy More, as a corporate efficiency expert who steps in as the new assistant manager. Once he sees how poorly things are run at the store, he decides to stay on for a while — and will no doubt wreak a little havoc in the meantime.Plus, Hale's also joining ABC's Samantha Who? as the leading lady's new doctor... read more
Shut. Up! Arrested Development Alums Get Animated | Today's News: Our Take | 4/15/2008
Mitch Hurwitz has enlisted three Arrested Development alums — Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler — to voice roles for his new animated Fox comedy. Based on a live-action Aussie series, Sit Down, Shut Up centers on a staff of high school teachers who place their own needs and agendas ahead of the students'. Also among the voice cast are Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King and Nick Kroll. — MWM read more
Fox and Reno 911's Niecy Nash to Open Inn | Today's News: Our Take | 3/18/2008
Fox is all-in when it comes to The Inn, a comedy pilot it awarded a green light on Tuesday.Originally picked up late last year, the series stars Reno 911's Niecy Nash, was penned by Arrested Development's Abraham Higginbotham, and is described as "Upstairs/Downstairs set at a hip New York hotel."Um, a hip New York hotel described as The Inn? The only inn I know around here is Ye Olde Waverly — and I'm pretty sure it's a pub. — MWM read more
Ask Ausiello | 2/27/2008
Q: Have you heard any new scuttlebutt about the possible, highly anticipated Arrested Development movie? A: At the Independent Spirit Awards over the weekend, Jason Bateman told USA Today that the project is "gathering momentum." I'm guessing one potential sticking point could be the fact that Michael Cera has become a huge frakkin' star! Maybe they could call it "Michael Cera's Arrested Development." Or "Arrested Development with Michael Cera." Or just "Michael Cera." Or? (Any/all ... read more
Jeers: An Un-Welcome Return for Tambor | Cheers & Jeers | 2/12/2008
Jeers to Welcome to the Captain for wasting the talents of Jeffrey Tambor. The guy costarred in two of the greatest sitcoms of all time, Arrested Development (as felonious patriarch George Bluth and his hippie-dippie twin Oscar) and The Larry Sanders Show (as unctuous sidekick Hank Kingsley), but he's stranded in CBS' laugh-free new dud as washed-up ex-Three's Company writer "Uncle Saul." (Captain can't even figure out how to make an in-joke out of the fact that Tambor was on the jiggle-com's... read more
What JumpTheShark.com's Erin Is Watching | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 1/23/2008
As part of TVGuide.com's Strike Survival Guide, we've asked our staff of... staffers to tell you how they are biding their time in these TV-anemic times. Hi, my name is Erin, and I'm a TV addict. (This is where you say, "Hi Erin," as you nervously look around at the other TV addicts.) The WGA strike isn't freaking me out at all, because now I have time to watch all of the shows on DVD that I've been missing for one reason or another. I'm not into reality programming at all, except for American... read more
30 Rock: The Height of Hilarity | Roush Dispatch | 11/16/2007
Every week, after laughing myself silly at the warped lunacy of 30 Rock on Thursday nights and then being greeted by the stubbornly low ratings on Friday morning, I’m more than ever convinced that this inspired comedy is the new Arrested Development. (And not just because it’s a dark-horse Emmy winner, also taking home the best-comedy trophy after its first season.) Here’s another cult classic that is apparently too off-kilter to be more than an acquired taste, unfortunately... read more
Ask Matt | 10/26/2007
First, I totally agree with you on Pushing Daisies. The show is an absolute delight, and I love all the little side excursions, like the backstory on the Civil War hero ancestor of the sword owner. While it's completely different, I am reminded a bit of Arrested Development, in that the show isn't afraid to take really wild chances while keeping everything in character and staying respectful of its premise. Now a question on Reaper: I'm enjoying the show, but if Sam continues to be such a ... read more
Ask Matt | 9/28/2007
Well, I just finished watching the Big Bang Theory premiere and was blown away. Yes, blown away. In my defense, my favorite comedies of the past few seasons have been Arrested Development and 30 Rock. This is more traditional, and I got this great vintage Frasier feeling from it. The banter between the two main geeks rang oh-so-painfully true, as my equally misanthropic friends would attest. Yes, the humor is oftentimes broad. However, it gets many of the minute details of geek life right, ... read more
Emmys: Bravo to Winners, Boo to Show | Roush Dispatch | 9/17/2007
And some people worried that getting Ryan Seacrest to host this year’s Emmy telecast was going to be the producers’ worst idea. That’s before we got a look at the set, an unwieldy and unappealing theater-in-the-round setup that looked more suitable for the new American Gladiators revival than for an awards show. The nominees, half of whom saw only the backs of the various presenters and performers, had a deer-in-the-headlights look every time Seacrest approached them or the... read more
Ask Matt | 9/10/2007
I think the amount of swearing on TV today is appropriate. As a 34-year-old male, I fall more on the "entertainment as a reflection of society" side of the debate as opposed to the "entertainment influences society" side. However, I just wanted to point out two situations where I felt bleeping was the correct decision: Arrested Development's DVD sets left the bleeps in, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Genius! Also, when Saturday Night Live released their "D--k in a Box" digital short... read more
Ask Matt | 9/3/2007
You have dealt with the issue of swearing on cable rather extensively in the past several columns; it seems to be an issue that is touching a nerve. I wonder if it's possible to admit that, no matter how opposed to censorship one might be, there is something about certain words that causes a mental or physical reaction. The F-word in particular is hard to stomach for many otherwise liberal-minded people, even in small doses. It always angers me when I'm watching a perfectly acceptable PG-13 ... read more
Ask Matt | 5/18/2007
There's always a lot of discussion in TV forums about why networks don't work harder to save great shows that get poor r read more
Fall 2007: Buffy's Sis Takes Stab at D.C. | Today's News: Our Take | 3/8/2007
A few pilot developments, from Variety and the Hollywood Reporter:• Buffy alum Michelle Trachtenberg has staked her claim to the female lead in ABC's D.C.-based comedy about a senator's aide (Eric Christian Olsen, yes the) who falls for the daughter of his boss' political archnemesis.• Arrested Development's Jeffrey Tambor will costar as a retired television scribe in the CBS comedy The Captain.• Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar) and Kali Rocha (Grey's Anatomy) are a hypochondriac... read more
Ask Matt | 3/5/2007
I think Arrested Development is the funniest show I've ever seen, and the BBC's The Thick of It is definitely one of the read more
January 11, 2007: Six Days, Part 1 | Grey's Anatomy | 1/12/2007
The title of tonight's episode was "Six Days." But it's been a long six weeks since we've had the privilege of a new episode. I've missed my Grey Thursdays. Do you agree with me that it was worth the wait? First things first — it's about frickin' time Izzie deposited that check! I loved George saying to her, after the check fell off the fridge yet again: "I just dropped 8.7 million dollars on the floor. You need to deposit that check!" I imagined hearing millions of homes screaming: "Yes!"... read more
A Comedy Pulse Thursdays on NBC | Hein Sight | 12/17/2006
Peter Boyle's death reminds me of something else that recently passed away... the sitcom."Hi honey, I'm home... " just doesn't cut it for today's audience. Everybody Loves Raymond is probably the last classic. 'Til Death certainly isn't.But don't mistake the death of the traditional sitcom for the death of comedy on television. Great comedy is alive and kicking.... The only problem is getting an audience to tune in regularly if it's not three cameras and has a laugh track.Arrested Development... read more
NBC Rocks Writers Guild Nods | Today's News: Our Take | 12/14/2006
With six nominations — including a pair for 30 Rock — NBC has bested the rest going into this year's Writers Guild Awards, to be held Feb. 11, 2007. In the comedy category, 30 Rock's staff of scribes is joined by their peers at The Office, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm and, yes, Arrested Development. On the drama side, it's Grey's Anatomy versus Lost, 24, Deadwood and The Sopranos.Vying for best new series are 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Studio 60 and Ugly Betty. read more

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Premiered: November 02, 2003, on FOX

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Premise: A young man leads his oddball family and their real-estate-development business following a securities-fraud fiasco that put the father in jail. This is an arrestingly sophisticated and sardonic (but, alas, ratings-challenged) sitcom, with deliciously deadpan narration and stylish flashbacks, about mostly self-absorbed characters at odds with one another and the world at large.

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