# "Arrested Development-- \*\*2-Hour Season Finale\*\*" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506 "2006-02-08T04:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/161 "2006-02-14T21:44:04Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > I do not believe they will be in character. I think they’re playing college kids who give Veronica a tour of the college she’s thinking about attending. Anybody know when this episode is going to air? I’ve never watched Veronica Mars but will definitely check out this one. ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/162 "2006-02-15T04:05:31Z")
[imnoscar.com](http://imnoscar.com/) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/163 "2006-02-15T04:31:45Z")
> [@carterba](#): > > [imnoscar.com](http://imnoscar.com/) > > 😃 I do love this show. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/164 "2006-02-15T04:39:02Z")
> [@carterba](#): > > [imnoscar.com](http://imnoscar.com/) > > 😃 Can anybody translate that? Also, is the counter stuck at 42? Could that be a subtle nod to Douglas Adams? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/165 "2006-02-15T04:59:49Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > Can anybody translate that? > Also, is the counter stuck at 42? Could that be a subtle nod to Douglas Adams? I’m guessing it’s an exact translation of [www.imoscar.com](http://www.imoscar.com). Right down to the Wee Britain and Bluth Company ads. That is friggin hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/166 "2006-02-15T06:57:31Z")
Wow. I checked for [Imnoscar.com](http://Imnoscar.com) Monday and got nothing. Glad they fixed that. 😃 Having had a few days to reflect, if Hurwitz and Showtime can’t work it out, I really do think I’ll be okay. The wait for the Season 3DVDs, assuming they come out in the fall as the first two seasons did, will be a pain. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@The\_Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hook)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/167 "2006-02-15T07:58:05Z")
Beautiful programming. Two things about the finale: 1. Notice the food on the table was from a “nearby restaurant”. It’s the Skip Church’s Bistro. 2. Was there any reason Michael looked at the camera for his last line on the boat with George Michael? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/168 "2006-02-15T08:04:55Z")
> [@The Hook](#): > > Beautiful programming. > > Two things about the finale: > > 1. Notice the food on the table was from a “nearby restaurant”. It’s the Skip Church’s Bistro. > > 2. Was there any reason Michael looked at the camera for his last line on the boat with George Michael? Was probably checking to see if they were done filming this damn documentary already. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/169 "2006-02-15T08:12:13Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > I also liked Tobias’s “Oh, we were all probably too hopped up on amyl and disco…”. That reminded me of his employment at Swallows during the season premiere; there was a line about amyls in there too. (I think he offers Michael an amyl or a sandwich.) I still think that scene was one of the show’s best. A family restaurant by day, an anything-goes sex party at night… > [@The Hook](#): > > 1. Was there any reason Michael looked at the camera for his last line on the boat with George Michael? Could it have had anything to do with his last line? I don’t remember what he said. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/170 "2006-02-15T10:22:13Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Could it have had anything to do with his last line? I don’t remember what he said. “Hey, has that guy with the camera always been there?!” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/171 "2006-02-15T18:25:29Z")
Ratings are out: [http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-tvratingstext15feb15,0,5431475.htmlstory?coll=cl-tv-top-right](http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-tvratingstext15feb15,0,5431475.htmlstory?coll=cl-tv-top-right) > [@](#): > > 100 Girlfriends (Mon.) UPN 3.92 > > 101 Malcolm in the Middle FOX 3.86 > 102 All of Us UPN 3.71 > 103 Half and Half UPN 3.57 > 104 Aqui y Ahora (Thu.) UNI 3.51 > **105 Arrested Development (9 p.m.) FOX 3.47 > 106 Arrested Development (9:30 p.m.) FOX 3.43** > 107 “Por Siempre … Selena” UNI 3.32 > 108 Charmed (8 p.m.) WB 3.28 > **109 Arrested Development (8:30 p.m.) FOX 3.18 > 110 Arrested Development (8 p.m.) FOX 3.14** > 111 One on One UPN 3.06 > 112 Cristina (Mon.) UNI 3.00 Not as bad as I expected, but still pretty bad. The 8pm episode was the lowest-rated show of the four major networks for the week. Only UPN, WB, Univision and Telemundo had lesser-watched shows. If something doesn’t happen, they’re gonna get canceled. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/172 "2006-02-15T20:03:52Z")
Still, we beat Cristina on lunes! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/173 "2006-02-15T22:00:39Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > Can anybody translate that? > Also, is the counter stuck at 42? Could that be a subtle nod to Douglas Adams? Just a note: The latest entry on [imoscar.com](http://imoscar.com) is #42. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/174 "2006-02-15T23:27:20Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > Also, is the counter stuck at 42? Could that be a subtle nod to Douglas Adams? Not really. It’s a joke – Oscar (and No Scar) have posted 42 journal entries, so they’ve obviously been on their website 42 times. Looking at the counter, it’s clear that no one else has ever visited it. Of course, the choice of 42 rather than 37 or 51 for the number of journal entries may have been influenced by Hitchhikers’. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/175 "2006-02-15T23:32:46Z")
> [@Electronic Chaos](#): > > Also, is the counter stuck at 42? Could that be a subtle nod to Douglas Adams? Not really. It’s a joke – Oscar (and No Scar) have posted 42 journal entries, so they’ve obviously been on their website 42 times. Looking at the counter, it’s clear that no one else has ever visited it. Of course, the choice of 42 rather than 37 or 51 for the number of journal entries may have been influenced by Hitchhikers’. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@The\_Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hook)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/176 "2006-02-15T23:47:34Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Could it have had anything to do with his last line? I don’t remember what he said. “Let’s say we give them no choice but to keep themselves altogether for a while”. Seems a little odd to choose this line to finally address the camera. My guess is there’s no meaning behind it, other than having one of the main characters acknowledge the crew (someone other than Judge Ping, of course). Another thing that’s driving me mad, how exactly do you spell “one day” in korean? My google skills have proven inadequate for this most important search. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/177 "2006-02-16T03:41:19Z")
> [@The Hook](#): > > “Let’s say we give them no choice but to keep themselves altogether for a while”. > > Seems a little odd to choose this line to finally address the camera. My guess is there’s no meaning behind it, other than having one of the main characters acknowledge the crew (someone other than Judge Ping, of course). It’s part of the parallelism of the episode. The opening of the show says that Michael has no choice but to keep the family together; he’s now saying they have to do it themselves. A nice little finale line, in that context. ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506/178 "2006-02-17T17:26:20Z")
I was just watching this again today. I don’t think Michael’s looking at the camera for the last line. He’s looking out the front of the boat, slightly to our left. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-2-hour-season-finale/343506.md?page=8)