# Arrested Development...not dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633 "2005-12-14T20:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/21 "2005-12-15T06:17:52Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > But, wouldn’t a solid gold car get really crappy gas mileage? After contemplating this question for several beer-driven hours, if have come to the conclusion of _who cares_? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/22 "2005-12-15T12:57:10Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Besides, when things get bleeped it is generally funnier. Buster’s twenty seconds of profanity (with hilarious hand gestures) followed by Michael’s “Well, let’s hope it won’t come down to that” is one of the show’s funniest moments. > > -Joe Well, it’s especially funnier bleeped if you know that Tony Hale, a devout Christian, was actually reciting the alphabet during that segment! ---
**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:** [December 15, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/23 "2005-12-15T16:23:19Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > They still bleep the DVD’s - but obviously not completely since there was at least one “fuck” in the pilot episode. > > Besides, when things get bleeped it is generally funnier. Buster’s twenty seconds of profanity (with hilarious hand gestures) followed by Michael’s “Well, let’s hope it won’t come down to that” is one of the show’s funniest moments. > > -Joe Does anyone know what Buster was actually saying, both this time and the other time he insulted his mother. I remember the follow-up line the first time was, “Well, no one is going to beat that.” ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/24 "2005-12-15T16:42:56Z")
I’ve heard quite a few people say (not so much on the SDMB) that the show is starting to slip. Without getting into that, a hiatus before moving to Showtime may provide the writers a bit of a recharge before a new season, which could allow a bit of a renaissance of the show. (Not that it needs it, IMHO.) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/25 "2005-12-15T16:52:21Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > “She’s a surfboard!” Surf’s up, dude! ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/26 "2005-12-15T18:25:15Z")
If AD moves to Showtime, I’ll just have to add Showtime to my cable package. I wonder if I should send an email to Showtime telling them that… ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/27 "2005-12-15T19:34:34Z")
Wait!!! What about us Canadian fans?!?!!? We can’t even access Showtime web page as we are foreigners and all. Do I have to wait a whole extra year for DVDs?!?!!? Is there even a Canadian affiliate that can show them?!?! Arrrgghh that would be worse than cancellation!! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/28 "2005-12-15T19:55:54Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > I’ve heard quite a few people say (not so much on the SDMB) that the show is starting to slip. Without getting into that, a hiatus before moving to Showtime may provide the writers a bit of a recharge before a new season, which could allow a bit of a renaissance of the show. (Not that it needs it, IMHO.) I do think it’s suffered a little - the uncertainty can’t have done them any good, and I think they’ve been pressured to be more accessible. The show seems goofier this year. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/29 "2005-12-15T20:23:07Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I do think it’s suffered a little - the uncertainty can’t have done them any good, and I think they’ve been pressured to be more accessible. The show seems goofier this year. I agree. While the goofiness was more subtle in the first two seasons, it’s more over-the-top now. And how _do_ you write without knowing how long to arc a story out? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/30 "2005-12-15T20:31:08Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > I agree. While the goofiness was more subtle in the first two seasons, it’s more over-the-top now. > > And how _do_ you write without knowing how long to arc a story out? You write s hort one and hope you can come up with another good one if need be. (_see **24** _) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633/31 "2005-12-16T21:21:11Z")
I really think this show might work better(though it pains me to say it) with a 6 episode season, like Curb Your Enthusiasm or British shows. Imagine if the Rita storyline had been one season. It would have been easier to plan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-not-dead/335633.md?page=1)