Arrested Development

Mitch Hurwitz Stays with Arrested Development

2005-06-14T09:47:00.000-07:00

According to Variety, Mitch Hurwitz has signed a deal with Fox that will see him remain as the executive producer of Arrested Development for season 3, and any potential season 4. While the deal allows Hurwitz to produce other shows, he has decided to remain focused on Arrested Development for now.

Season Three is a Go!

2005-05-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

The subject line says it all. TV Squad reports that there will indeed be a season three!

Thank you Fox.

USA Today Poll Shows Strong Support for Arrested Development

2005-05-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

As previously covered, USA Today ran an Internet poll to see which of 19 television shows facing the possibility of cancellation people wanted to keep. They had over 54,000 people weigh in on their favorite shows, and when the results showed Arrested Development topped the list of shows people wanted to keep (66% wanted it around for another season), and was at the bottom of the list of shows people wanted to drop (Only 12% wanted it canceled).

I hope Fox reads this article. Only a few weeks remain before they announce their fall lineup.

Will Arnett to Star in Film

2005-04-21T21:40:00.000-07:00

Arrested Devleopment's Will Arnett is set to star in an upcoming comedy film. Well at least there will be something to watch if the show is canceled.

Buster Has My Shirt

2005-04-13T14:27:00.000-07:00

In the season 1 finale, Buster was wearing my shirt.

USA Today Poll

2005-04-13T14:16:00.000-07:00

USA Today has an online poll specifically intended to allow fans of various television shows to show their support for their shows' renewal. Go vote for Arrested Development to have a 3rd season.

In addition to the poll, they also have an in depth article on Arrested Development's struggle for survival.

Get Arrested

2005-04-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

When I first saw the Get Arrested site, I assumed that this was a last ditch effort by the producers of Arrested Development to try to rally support for a third season of the show. This report from azcentral seems to confirm my suspicions. So, if you are a fan, you really need to go to the Get Arrested site and show your support. As of now, there have only been 25,957 pledges.

TV Squad Synopsis of Meet the Veals

2005-04-04T21:13:00.000-07:00

If you had the great misfortune of missing the 4/3/05 episode of Arrested Development, TV Squad can fill you in on what you missed. If it were me, I'd find someone who had taped it, because it was one of the finest episodes in the series.

Arrested Development Pledge

2005-04-01T14:56:00.000-08:00

If you are interested in keeping Arrested Development on the air, Fox has a site called Get Arrested that offers loyal fans the opportunity to pledge their support to the show. If you are at all interested in seeing a season 3, I suggest you add your pledge. They ask only for your name, and no other personal information.

Season 2 Cut to 18 Episodes

2005-04-01T14:45:00.000-08:00

The London Free Press reports that Fox has decided to halt the production of season 2 of Arrested Development at 18 episodes rather than the usual 22. The final episode of the season, and perhaps the series is intended to air on April 17th.

If I may interject a quick editorial: This is bad news for fans of good TV. I'm disappointed that it seems Fox is choosing to kill an award winning show rather than attempting to find it a more workable time slot. 6 million viewers a week has to be worth something somewhere? Perhaps it could be moved to FX?

Update: E! online put a much better spin on the situation.

Open

2005-04-01T14:19:00.000-08:00

I think I can safely say that Arrested Development is the best comedy on TV right now. I find it more than a little troubling that it hasn't been given the green light for a third season yet, but I'm still optimistic. As such, I've started this "blog" as a means to provide a news source for Arrested Development fans. I looked around, and I wasn't able to find any others out there.