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Arrested Development...finally started it. (Updated: skip to page 4)
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:25 am
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:25 am
I am 4 or 5 episodes in at this point (started it yesterday), and I like what I see so far.
Oddly enough, Michael Cera is the main one getting on my nerves thus far.
And I now am starting to understand where all the GOB love comes from. Dude is awesome.
Oddly enough, Michael Cera is the main one getting on my nerves thus far.
And I now am starting to understand where all the GOB love comes from. Dude is awesome.
This post was edited on 6/13/11 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:27 am to CocomoLSU
If this series was so great, why was it cancelled?
Legit question. I've never really watched it. Although, I do love the "I just blue myself" picture.
Legit question. I've never really watched it. Although, I do love the "I just blue myself" picture.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:28 am to CocomoLSU
Just wait...it keeps getting better and better
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:29 am to CocomoLSU
GOB

This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:31 am to CocomoLSU
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CocomoLSU
YES. I'm glad you've taken heed of the board's suggestion, you absolutely will not regret it (although, I do find it strange you hate seinfeld, so who knows).
It take a few episodes to really get rolling but once it hits its stride you won't want to stop. Season 3 is definitely the weakest of the seasons, but 1 and 2 are gold.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:31 am to Prominentwon
It was cancelled because it was misunderstood I'm assuming. You have to watch this show from the very first minute to understand anything in later episodes.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:32 am to CocomoLSU
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Lucille Austero: Today at lunch, you were ashamed to be with me.
Gob: No. I was ashamed to be seen with you. I like being with you.
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Yeah, the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is holding the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. COME ON!
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I'm dating this Christian girl right now. She wants me to be honest and reconnect with my son. And I'm trying to get her to renounce God and frick me, but I just want to prove to her that I'm worth it.
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I'm a failure. I can't even fake the death of a stripper.
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Zero hour, Michael. It's the end of the line. I'm the firstborn. I'm sick of playing second fiddle. I'm always third in line for everything. I'm tired of finishing fourth. Being the fifth wheel. There are six things I'm mad about, and I'm taking over
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Hey, Buster hit her. I just gave her the roofie.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 11:34 am
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:34 am to Prominentwon
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If this series was so great, why was it cancelled?
IMO, unless you understand the characters you miss out on a lot of the humor. So if you tuned in and didnt know the backstory you might not find it funny and might not tune back in. Too much character development too soon?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:37 am to Prominentwon
quote:great shows get cancelled all the time.
If this series was so great, why was it cancelled?
firefly, TSCC, Freaks and Geeks, etc.
This was a great show but most of america loves crap comedies like 2 1/2 men with cheap humor the audience doesn't have to think about. It's why Desparate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy can continue to pump out shite television and gets renewed every year while other shows with actual depth get cut.
If you haven't watched AD yet do yourself a favor and start.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:38 am to CocomoLSU
quote:it gets MUCH better. I was really indifferent until about midway through the first season
I am 4 or 5 episodes in at this point (started it yesterday), and I like what I see so far

Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:40 am to Prominentwon
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If this series was so great, why was it cancelled?
Legit question. I've never really watched it.
Its humor wasn't really geared at "dumbed down America" if that makes sense. It's definitely a lot more subtle with its jokes and themes. I had some friends back in the day who loved it, and I caught an episode once or twice, but without knowing any backstories, it wasn't as funny to me as it was to them.
Plus, good shows get cancelled all the time.
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Just wait...it keeps getting better and better
So I've heard. And I expect it to.
I'm only 4 episodes or so in, and already GOB's magic shite has me rolling. I can't wait to see his magic show (which I've seen previously on youtube).
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:40 am to Prominentwon
quote:America is stupid
If this series was so great, why was it cancelled?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:42 am to CocomoLSU
I said the same about cera when I started a few months back. I guess its because I've been exposed to him playing that part for a while now
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:42 am to Pilot Tiger
Well to be fair AD is not the kind of show you can pick up on while flipping channels. This show was made for DVD viewing.
Eta: my one big gripe was when they changed the actress who played Marta. She went from sexy to not so and it was distracting
Eta: my one big gripe was when they changed the actress who played Marta. She went from sexy to not so and it was distracting
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 11:45 am
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:53 am to Prominentwon
its just 1 of those shows you need to watch about 5-10 episodes before you realize how fantastic it is. When I started catching them on netflix I remember being really unimpressed with the first few episodes and was going to start a thread calling it overrated on this board, but decided to keep watching and I'm so glad I did.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 11:54 am to Superior Pariah
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She went from sexy to not so and it was distracting
Yeah, original Marta was hot.
ETA: Cokes, don't read
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Where is hermano
shite cracks me up just thinking about it.
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Fratello, that means brother in Italian. I don't know how I know this.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 11:57 am
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:02 pm to swamie
AD is one of my alltime favorite shows. Incredible cast including the Fonz. Tobias was a never nude. Priceless.


Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:06 pm to Superior Pariah
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Eta: my one big gripe was when they changed the actress who played Marta. She went from sexy to not so and it was distracting
ahhhhhh, that makes sense now. I remember thinking she was smoking, then later with Michael she looked much worse and I just figured I remembered wrong or she just looked good dressed up for the awards show or something..
I love Gob, the funniest character IMO. I thought I would like Tobias more, but he hardly ever made me laugh. George Michael didn't bother me like he apparently did you guys.
Good series, liked it more than I thought. "Sure sure, the guy in the $600 banana suit, COME ON!" BTW, Gob and his suit makes an appearance in the beastie's new video:
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