FTA-TV Arrested Development

[The Smaller Warrior]

No, half of my friends dont either.

You need to get half a list of new friends I reckon.

 

[GreatBradScott]

It's a bit hard these days.

People are so far trained on what to laugh at, and when.

So when you get a comedy that isn't based upon sex and fart jokes, these people are confused, but wait for that reliable canned laughter. When it doesn't come, they're at a loss.

Keep to 2.5 Men, kids.

WAIT, WHAT WERE YOU GUYS LAUGHING AT?

AD perfected sex jokes. Done subtle. Homoerotic and Incest jokes were 30-35% of the humour.

Port_Adelaide's sense of humour is either broken or not apparent.

 

[Jabso]

Gob: Why have the small when you can have the medium?

 

[HugeJohnson]

2.5 men is da best show eva

Ha-ha-ha. I'm into shows like The Office, Modern Family, Extras, Flight of the Conchords etc. I just don't understand the humour of Arrested Development.

 

[Ochre]

I just don't understand humour.

efa...

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Each to their own, but I don't think you will find another one in this thread.

I very much rate AD, but, and someone will probably kill me for this (notably Whomb), I think it is a tad overrated. Before anyone jumps to any conclusions I have seen all three seasons twice and own all on dvd. I am starting to think that people like it because others apparently don't get it.

 

[jo172]

I very much rate AD, but, and someone will probably kill me for this (notably Whomb), I think it is a tad overrated. Before anyone jumps to any conclusions I have seen all three seasons twice and own all on dvd. I am starting to think that people like it because others apparently don't get it.

Disagree, never met anyone whose actually made an honest attempt to get it and hasn't.

The only people I've encountered who don't like it are grouchy "everything is shit" people or those who need TV spoonfed to them in the 2.5 men type variety.

Would go as far as to say it was Western Culture's greatest pop-cultural achievement of the early noughties.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Disagree, never met anyone whose actually made an honest attempt to get it and hasn't.

The only people I've encountered who don't like it are grouchy "everything is shit" people or those who need TV spoonfed to them in the 2.5 men type variety.

Would go as far as to say it was Western Culture's greatest pop-cultural achievement of the early noughties.

Big call.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

Yeah, if you were going TV from that period I would have thought it would be The Sopranos or The Office.

 

[FIGJAM]

Yeah, if you were going TV from that period I would have thought it would be The Sopranos or The Office.

The Wire rips all of the aforementioned to shreds.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

The Wire rips all of the aforementioned to shreds.

The Wire was never popular. Does it still count as pop-culture?

 

[FIGJAM]

Ok then. We'll settle on Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag being the finest pop-cultural achievement.

 

[Bond.ShaneBond]

Nah, that isn't a TV show.

I was genuinely wondering if it classifies as pop-culture.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

The Wire rips all of the aforementioned to shreds.

Maybe so, but Deadwood trumps The Wire.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Entire original cast and writers confirmed, season four to air next year:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/arrested-development-new-episodes-cast_n_1241409.html

Watched all 3 seasons again last week in celebration, never gets old.

And LOL!
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm147566848/nm0148418

 

[Heisenberg_]

Next year

 

[jo172]

Entire original cast and writers confirmed, season four to air next year:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/arrested-development-new-episodes-cast_n_1241409.html

Watched all 3 seasons again last week in celebration, never gets old.

And LOL!
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm147566848/nm0148418

[YOUTUBE]BznwsT6r_tM[/YOUTUBE]

 

[GreatBradScott]

[youtube]BznwsT6r_tM[/youtube]

Tobias, you blowhard!

 

[Oliver King]

Bring it.

 

[Rod Stroker]

[YOUTUBE]BznwsT6r_tM[/YOUTUBE]

And I love this one... for the text on the red tshirt

 

[Walshy_The_Goat]

One of the single greatest moments in AD. Was in tears when I first saw it, and it still cracks me up!

 

[The Filth Wizard]

One of the single greatest moments in AD. Was in tears when I first saw it, and it still cracks me up!

Yep. Gold.

I'd hazard that Mrs Featherbottoms umbrella leap off the balcony onto the coffee table is perhaps the funniest moment in tv ever.

"We shan't be telling your mother about this, shan't we?".

 

[Simple Jack]

Yep. Gold.

I'd hazard that Mrs Featherbottoms umbrella leap off the balcony onto the coffee table is perhaps the funniest moment in tv ever.

"We shan't be telling your mother about this, shan't we?".

Yep, possibly my fav AD moment.

 

[Walshy_The_Goat]

Yep. Gold.

I'd hazard that Mrs Featherbottoms umbrella leap off the balcony onto the coffee table is perhaps the funniest moment in tv ever.

"We shan't be telling your mother about this, shan't we?".

"I SHOULD BE IN THIS ****!"

HAHA! That Mrs. Featherbottom scene is by far in the top 3 for me. GOLD!

I just remembered one particular scene which had me crying of laughter for minutes. So simple, but it's the delivery, Michael's disappointed, yet confused sigh that make the scene. GOB's attempt to cover up the 'smoke' by blaming it on the cold weather just tops it off.

For those of you who can't remember, it's when Michael talks to GOB about the suspicions he has that George Michael is smoking marijuana, questioning the morals of everyone in his family, only to realise he has walked in on GOB smoking a joint.

Go to 1:00 mark of this clip to see the hilariousness!

[YOUTUBE]GgDJTNK1-vU[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Father Jack]

Was vaguely aware of this shows existence, but knew nothing about it nor had seen a single second of anything to do with until I noted they were showing it on the new FX channel, so I thought I'd give it a go.

All I can say is 'better late than never'.