The Making of Arrested Development was a Sh*t Show (Pt 1: Critically Ill-Fated)
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- Making a model home is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Arrested Development, from a studio head who didn't understand the tv series to the failed marketing that doomed it to cancellation.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Reality TV Inspires Ron Howard
01:12 - Mitch Hurwitz Is Hired To Change Comedy
01:52 - Fox’s Gail Berman Buys Arrested Development
02:43 - The Russo Brothers Develop Arrested’s Style
04:13 - David Cross Learns of The 3 Rules of Comedy
04:46 - Hurwitz’s Tricks To Get Arrested Picked Up
05:41 - Arrested Joins The Sitcom Revolution
07:17 - Digital Film Makes a Small Show Big
09:59 - Arrested’s Uniqueness Is Its Downfall
10:53 - Fox’s History of Canceling Good TV
11:59 - Admonishing Emmy Wins
13:18 - Making Season 2 More Accessible
14:23 - Fox’s Discontinued Development
15:36 - Peter Ligouri Reluctantly Renews Arrested
16:19 - Cancelation In Exchange For Pamela Anderson
17:14 - Jumping To Showtime
19:18 - Series Finale: February 10, 2006
19:52 - The Lasting Legacy of Arrested Development
21:16 - On The Next… It Was A Sh*t Show
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Featured Footage:
30 Rock (2006-2013)
According to Jim (2001-2009)
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002-2003)
Archer (2009- )
Arrested Development (2003-2019) and special features
Community (2009-2015)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series 2000- )
Edtv (1999)
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005)
Family Guy (1999- )
Firefly (2002-2003)
Friends (1994-2004)
Futurama (1999-2023)
The Good Place (2016-2020)
Hell's Kitchen (2005- )
House (2004-2012)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005- )
The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
Modern Family (2009-2020)
The Office (2001-2003)
Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
Rick and Morty (2013- )
Scrubs (2001-2010)
Seinfeld (1989-1998)
The Simpsons (1989- )
South Park (1997- )
Stacked (2005-2006)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Tick (2001-2002)
Titus (2000-2002)
Two and a Half Men (2003-2015)
Veep (2012-2019)
Will & Grace (1998-2020)
Wonderfalls (2004)
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Conan: • David Cross Fought For...
Drexel University: • Drexel Univ. TV Manage...
Film Independent: • An Evening with THE RU...
Jim and Sam Show: • David Cross - 'Arreste...
The New Yorker Festival: • “Arrested Development”...
Pretentious Film Majors: • Arrested Development c...
SirusXM: • Jeffrey Tambor is “Ner...
• David Cross, Jeffrey T...
• Ron Howard talks about...
• How Hollywood Works In...
Music:
David Schwartz - Arrested Development (Original Soundtrack)
Europe - The Final Countdown
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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So many references in this video! From its length to the pronunciation of "circumvent" and more, it is perfect! I rarely write comments on CZcams, but this time I had to leave a note.
I didn't realize it was a reference since GOB pronounces it "circumvrent" a few times and "cirsumvrent" only once... if I'm remembering correctly.
I don't know when he pronounced it "cirsumvent" without the "r."
I died at the perfectly timed appearance of Tony Wonder. And there was something like "still couldn't find Plant audience". This guy is clearly a true fan.
Mr. F
YOU ALWAYS LEAVE A NOTE!
One of the greatest shows (seasons 1&2 imo)
This show taught me 2 very valuable lessons :
1. Always. Leave. A note.
2. There' always money in the banana stand.
We did wrong by this show by not giving it the hype it deserved when it aired. I watched it years later and still to this day, find it to be the funniest, cleverest show I have ever seen.
I have watched the rest of the development on repeat more times than I can count and it's still one of my favorite shows of all time. That cast is responsible for some of the greatest moments in comedy.
I have absolutely no memory of this show even existing until like 2010 or so. I don't know how I missed it when it originally aired.
I'm laughing at the clips, while crying too! It was incredible.
It's still my favourite TV show of all time.
I watched it on TV when it was on the air, I guess I was ahead of my time.
One of my best friends is really close with Tony Hale (Buster) They went to church together when she lived in LA. The entire cast of AD knew Tony was a devout Christian and that he rarely ever swore. So, when he improved that ramble about ‘Mother’ and swore about 27 times in 20 seconds, the cast’s shocked and horrified reaction was completely real and genuine.
Ahaha so cute! 🥰
Were you doing the dance of joy while you wrote this?
How did he improve the ramble?
Cap
*improvised
omfg. never noticed the "22 houses, now 18?" gag and how it was related to this entire situation!
I couldn’t believe that one went over my head when I caught so many of the other meta jokes about the shows constantly overhanging cancellation
I think we all missed that one. Good catch!
HBO (Home Builder’s Organization) won’t have us.
Well it looks like it’s Showtime for us!
same!
This episode makes me want to go back and watch the three seasons of arrested development for the 300th time.
IT NEVER GETS OLD
Same. I was a huge fan then and still love to go back and rewatch.
"the three seasons". You have attained enlightenment.
Great show!
there's 4 now
As funny as the writing is I truly believe the show would've completely tanked were it not for the stellar cast. Every one of them has incredible timing and comedic intuition. It's still one of the few shows that still makes me cry-laugh.
Well, I mean you can’t cook an egg without a skillet and some oil.
Their comedic timing in the show comes from the editing. The video even stated this.
I just watched the episode where they try and have an intervention for Lucille only for everyone to get wasted because they're so nervous about her reaction. When I saw it I actually had to turn off the TV off because I couldn't breathe, I don't think I'll ever laugh that hard again tbh.
@@rdecredico No, quite a few of the actors are improvisational. And the others are known for their comedic timing. You can't "edit" in the humor for the most part as they did.
It wasn't like the Meme editing nowadays.
At the very least, you need someone who can recite "Bob Loblaw Lobs a Law Bomb" with diction, and a straight face.
This is the funniest sitcom that I’ve ever seen. And the lack of a laugh track truly is joyous.
Until this video I never thought about how laugh tracks waste valuable time
@@JasonHurley They’re a nightmare.
I can't believe it was only 3 seasons before cancelling. Man, that show WAS densely packed! It felt like so much more!
Someone made a huge mistake.
I think one of the reasons I like this show so much is that it *feels* like it doesn't give a shit, but in reality, everyone very much does. It's such a flippant destruction of the rules of what a show should be. It took me a little bit to get into it, but now that I've acquired the taste, nothing hits quite like it.
And it’s really hard to watch other shows that don’t put 1/10 the effort Arrested did.
This show made me a snob. Haha.
@@ItWasAShtShow Omg this. It totally changed my perspective on the kind of TV i watch
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Archer is a good one if you enjoy this style, or Always Sunny, or The Mick
Lmao I DISTINCTLY remember not being allowed to watch the olympics opening ceremony in 2006 because my dad was SUPER into arrested development. Like, the first 2 seasons were some of the first DVDs our family bought, he had me and my sister watch them and the previous episodes of the 3rd season SPECIFICALLY so that we'd watch the finale episodes with him and understand what was going on. He literally spent every commercial break either cursing out Fox or telling me that in 10 years every comedy would look like Arrested Development (and, like, he wasn't wrong lol). I remember thinking it was ok but not as good as the Simpsons - how times have changed lmao.
Hahaha! What an awesome story!
You were probably too young to realize how awful The Simpsons had gotten by that point. . .
What a great father
I'm a little bit more Disturbed that a kid would prefer the Olympics
You’re dad and I would get along, because I was the exact same way. My first and only show DVD’s were AD. I didn’t even realize the Olympics were on - I was just watching 4 episodes of AD!
The fact that Fox killed it so brutally is heart wrenching. Imagine how great the show could’ve been if it had a decent network to partner with.
They did the same thing with Freaks and Geeks.... Criminal. :(
@coleberggren1346 nope that was nbc, and they tried but couldn't make it work, fix killed the follow-up show undeclared again Tuesdays after that 70s, but bombed, Arrested was given fox's best slots, after Simpsons then after Malcolm on Sunday nights, with few repeats, when it moved to Monday in the final year with the compatible kitchen confidential (another single cam staring John cho)... it bombed. Can't imagine it working on any other channels
I can't believe they took the lawsuit about the name and made it into a joke, that's amazing
As for names this show has what I think is the greatest character name of all time - the lawyer, Mr. Loblaw - Mr. Bob Loblaw. Genius (say it quickly if you don't know the joke....)
@@ross-carlson we're not here to talk nonsense to Bob Loblaw.
@@ross-carlson I love the Bob Loblaw Law Blog!
@@ross-carlson i thought the joke was just that it sounded funny
... is there ... a deeper meaning beyond the fact that "Bob Loblaw" sounds funny? E.g. it sounds like "blah blah blah"
Arrested development was a binge watch show 15 yrs before that's how we watched shows. Truly ahead of its time.
🎯
Did you all notice that they edited this video to be EXACTLY 22 minutes long?
Maybe I should fill it with 8 minutes of ads…
WHAT...
I was ripped off, mine is 21:59
I want my money back
@@ItWasAShtShow and then chop a bit for the next ad block
Nope. 21 minutes 59 seconds.
You had one job.
This show never gets old. May Jessica Walter rest in peace!
First 3 seasons were as close to perfect as possible. I still watch them on Netflix. Thank you to all involved.
This is almost as good as watching an episode of Arrested Development. I NEVER knew about the part where they ordered 18 homes instead of 22 was a reference to the number of episodes. I've seen the series probably five or six times now and am just now getting some references lmao.
Funny thing is, I used to shop for older media at Goodwill that I couldn't find anywhere else and Arrested Development season DVDs were always in stock no matter when I went. I had no idea what it was at the time and never bought it. I was such a fool.
You could have purchased them all for every one you know, it would have saved the show! I shake my fist at you!
Speaking of endless easter eggs, I don't think I ever noticed Henry Winkler jumping over that shark, so thank you!!!
I watched the jumping the shark episode before it was a social meme.
@@got2kittys Seal of Approval 🦭
@@got2kittysit has been a social meme since Henry Winkler originally jumped over a shark on his water skis on Happy Days (in the 70s)
@@got2kittys Seven year old me excitedly waited for the second episode to be shown to see if the Fonz made it over.
Everyone remembers the Pamela Anderson vehicle "Stacked" while no one remembers Arrested Development, really goes to show you how often Fox nails it.
lol - yeah you can just see the executives dreaming this one up over a lunch. “Hmmmm - ok so I think we can get Anderson on board for something…..but what? Whatever could we trade on…? Oh oh - I got it! It’s gonna be gold baby!”
It has not aged one bit, and if anything is even more funny on each viewing. Still the funniest, most fun series ever.
It certainly hasn't aged badly, but some of the storylines (selling houses in Iraq, the name GOB, George being found in a hole like Saddam, etc..) were absolutely brilliant to watch in the early 2000s as art imitated real life. I would imagine viewers watching it for the first time now would not get a lot of the references just because so much time has passed.
Easily one of the best shows ever made.
I think it’s hilarious that after 9 years I still remember almost all of the show lmao. I loved Arrested Development so much.
Recently I binged watched Arrested Development. After episode one I was instantly hooked. Wish it could have had a longer run then it did. Thanks for presenting this.
A long run tends not to be good. Do the thing and stop. Love AD.
Quality show, always worth a rewatch. This video is a great tribute to it. There are dozens of us....DOZENS
Just wanted to share my AD story; my cousin/aunt recommended to my family the 1st season DVD to watch but only left us the 1st disc, so when my brothers and I were bored during summer vacation 05', we ended up repeatedly re-watching those first 6 episodes (i was so curious if they followed thru with Michael going to jail for kidnapping the wrong Marta/that's where we cut off lol) It kind of felt like an HBO Curb Your Enthusiasm type show when I first watched it and it felt so innovative, smart, and obviously hilarious, but we became obsessed before buying the entire 1st season for ourselves. Our parents bought us the 2nd season for Christmas 05', remember this is before streaming/watching quality online, so the anticipation was always killing us between episodes, but then we were able to watch the remainder of S3 live!
I remember our parents buying us a bunch of pizza, soda, snacks for the 4 episode finale, and my mom sacrificed watching the olympics ceremony in her bedroom, so we could all enjoy the AD finale on big TV, and I think it was the most we all ever laughed at once, with my brothers even teary eyed laughing during some of the jokes. Anyways, you can tell Mitch put his heart and soul into the show, and those first 3 seasons hold a huge place in my heart and with my family!
That sounds like an amazing time and a core memory, shit who's cutting the onions
What a kickass family! Love this.
THATS SO CUTE OMG
This is how I discovered the show for myself too. In 2015 the ONLY DVD we had at the cabin the middle of nowhere was my sister-inlaw's season 3 DVD. I had to watch all the seasons after watching that one. So good.
I still can't believe the final was aired at the same time as the Olympics
This and community are my absolute favorites of all time. To smart for only one watch and also to dumb for a quick glance. The perfect mix
The perfect descriptor 🏆💐
Too smart.
This. You summed it up perfectly, I love this description
You don't need no English.
Interesting that the Russo Brothers were heavily involved in directing both of those shows. They went on to direct the biggest selling Avengers movies. Not a coincidence.
“Yes. But where did the lighter fluid come from?” One of the most brilliantly scripted, filmed, edited, narrated, acted … hilarious shows of our time. Perfection.
I loved Arrested Development when it first started. I used to tell all my friends and family how funny it was, and no one knew what I was talking about. Then a few years later when it was streaming on Netflix they were all watching it and talking about how great it was. 😏 I'm like yeah I know, I told you about it years ago.
The music, editing, writing, and motion graphics of this video clearly demonstrates an attention to detail to the original series. It really plays out like an episode of the show. Well done.
Oh, and HEY NOW!
Would love to see this series tackle the making of “The Larry Sanders Show”.
I was just thinking the same thing! Impressive work
Man, I loved the show from the first day it aired. I tried so hard to get my friends on it, but nobody would listen. Sucks that it didn't have a longer run. But those first three seasons were magic.
You’d have to have MASSIVE connections to get your friends on it! They don’t just let ANYONE on those studio lots. . .
@@jnnx 😂😂😂 smartass
its such a lonely life not having friends that are as obsessed with AD 😓😓
I only started watching 10 years after season 3 ended. I am ashamed to say I am like your friends at the time: I wouldnt watch it thinking it was "just another (bad) 'comedy' show"
were those friends like the members of the family that are all non-protagonist
those "3 rules for comedy" are probably the funniest thing that person ever thought of
we're lucky to have shows like AD and futurama, considering the threshold to enjoy them is so high. I'm surprised networks make smart shows at all.
@Nolan Harris Duuur ur a genius
Some executives are good enough to allow smartness, others really aren’t.
Arrested Development is soulless and cheap
It's really not a high threshold? I'm dumb but I'm lucky enough that in 2005ish (?) I had a roommate who was really into comedy & tv and I heard him playing a dvd or rip or something of AD and was hooked. Who knows if I'd ever even become aware of it otherwise. Pretty straightforward marketing issue seems to me.
it's not hard to *get* smart shows. it's hard to *write* smart shows. people say this all the time but if a show reaches any level of mainstream popularity, it's not "for smart people". what it is, is written assuming the audience can actually put two and two together, and think. that's not easy to do, so all the props to the writers- but that isn't exactly a difficult ask of an audience.
Holy shit, this was so good! The writing, the editing, the details - all of it! A fitting tribute to an amazing show.
Thank you!
The editing on this was clearly done by a fan of the comedic editing of the show. Well done 👏🏻
Hands down..the best show ever. Every rewatch holds new connections.
Thank you Mitchell for all the Arrested-isms you've added to this old grandma's fun life.
❤😊🇨🇦
What a fantastic love letter to perhaps the greatest comedy show ever. So well documented with perhaps the best editing I have ever seen in a video like this. And the references to the show are pitch perfect every time!. Kudos!!!
Thank you so much! Now tell all the people saying I pronounced circumvent wrong aren’t true fans!
i never knew this show existed until it hit Netflix and ended up binge watching the entire show. It sucks that such a great show was mishandled.
Before or after the new seasons came out?
@@ItWasAShtShow after new seasons
Fascinating!
Watched it twice all the way through. First time I painstakingly suffered through the original cut of Season 4. Second time was wayyy smoother with the recut version. To be completely honest I think Season 5 was pretty good.
Yeah the two last seasons really ruin the show, I usually just pretend they were never made or took place in a parallel universe.
Didn't get to experience this show until college. Still in my top 3. Wish I could have watched it live
At least you got to binge it. It was a long week between episodes.
Don't worry you didn't miss any episodes, plus no one would talk to you about watching it cause no one really watch it, only one person in my frind group would.
What are your other 2 shows from your top 3? *Insert "show me what you got" meme
Other top 2 are Always Sunny and The Office
Absolutely sheer comedic genius, and a perfect example of "Pearls before Swine".
I can proudly say I was one of the people watching arrested live instead of the opening ceremony. My college buddies and I used to get together to watch every episode. I recently got a chance to introduce my wife to the show and even though she didn't "get it" at first, I was so proud when she binge watched the entire show. Still the best series ever made.
Arrested Development is such an amazing show… absolutely love it.
It's funny also the layers- like the Winkler jumping the shark bit because his character the Fonz is the reason for the idiom. This show is just so amazing- the first run anyway >_
Another reason to hate Fox.
One of the best written shows of all time. Jokes that carry out for whole seasons and iconic line. Love it.
I, like too many people, never heard of this show when it aired. I found it by accident in a Block Buster and I was instantly hooked. Speaking of Buster, there was one episode when he made me laugh so hard I literally stopped breathing...TWICE!!!! TWICE!!! No other show has ever done that even once!
I watched this when it was on. Although that increasingly became a huge challenge.
It's worth noting that shows like the American Office or Parks and Rec wouldn't exist without this show. I still quote it all the time.
20:00
Also Modern Family ripped this show off from top to bottom.
They took the whole aesthetic, completely dumbed it down and made a hit.
@@adamimberti6948 God, I hate that show!
"Oh COME ON!!!!! :p
@@adamimberti6948What? Modern Family is totally different. They lean more into stereotype jokes. Like making fun of Jay for being old or cam and Mitch for being gay, etc.
I’ve never noticed Henry Winkler “jumping the shark”. For many reasons, that’s the funniest, most intelligent shit I’ve seen in a long time.
Completely changed the face of comedy when it aired, and like most great works of art it went over 99%’of the peoples heads until there was enough time to reflect. The writing and camerawork is impeccable and the show has some of the best replay value of all time.
The jump the shark scene is my go to when trying to explain how layered the show is.
Great video!
Did it go over their heads or not show up on their radar? I discovered by coincidence - had a roommate really into comedy & tv (became a tv writer later). I introduced it to so many people. Not one didn't like or get it, but so many hadn't heard of it.
Idk exactly why I'm arguing w/ several ppl in these comments about this point... but I think I feel like we're kinda perpetuating the poor decisions of network execs by assuming that the vast majority of ppl will not watch something this good. I mean I'd love to feel smarter than 99% of people, but I'd love even more to just actually get more great shows.
You nailed it by pointing out the problem of being on FOX. In the first season I was aware of the show, but figured "That's the network with the Paris Hilton reality show, right? Pass." It also didn't help that I was used to TV I could put on in the background. It wasn't until the start of Season 2 that I fully watched an episode and realized what I'd been missing.
Kudos for having Tony Wonder appear at the phrase "it's a wonder" is spoken.
This show has soooooooo many sons, it’s crazy 😭 all the ones you mentioned plus Schitt’s Creek really do remind me of arrested development
Didn’t know the back story of the Burger King tie-in but sensed this was the writers’ backlash to being forced to include this by playing it SO over the top.
Along with the astounding creativity, AD was so beautifully cast! First viewing I focused on Tobias and the Lucilles. In subsequent watches, realized how amazing Bateman and Cera were interacting - totally dysfunctional yet the normal ones!
Thanks for this vid - and HUZZAH! to all involved in this masterpiece.
This recent watch I was really appreciating Portia de Rossi. “Oh I have to go with Tobias…”
@@ItWasAShtShow my favorite Lindsay moment was the leopard underwear question from Lupe (“yours or mister’s”) and the dejected delivery of “mister’s.”
THIS is why the later seasons are great. Michael and George Michael "became" slimy bluths.
I was going to go to work today but thanks to your "go get em" endeavor, I feel I should just watch all of the first 3 seasons .
Apologies to your boss.
You can do it. Just gotta put your head down, power through
10:31 Tony Wonder appears as he says wonder lol
8:44 None of it works without a solid foundation!
nearly 20years later, still one of my favourite shows, with it's foreshadowing, callbacks and misunderstanding gags. the show on repeated viewing just gets better and I find myself changing who is my favourite character every time. I find it strange that it's not one of the biggest shows and considered a cult classic.
main stream viewers who didn't give Arrested Development a chance,be like:- I've made a terrible mistake 😉😆
I feel very fortunate that my parents were such huge supporters of this show on release and made sure to buy the dvds the day they came out. And made sure to also force me to watch! I'll always remember bringing the dvds to class and asking my teacher if we could watch haha. Was so upset at it being cancelled! Still one of my favorite shows to date and probably the funniest still.
Best show ever, I said watching it for the first time 10 years after it aired
The best part of my week was watching a new episode of Arrested Development. I watched it as it aired, but recorded it (with a VCR lol) and rewatched it all week long so I could catch every bit before the next new episode. At the time, I had NO IDEA it wasn’t being watched. How could it not be loved? Still shaking my head.
I've said it already on part 2. This channels's production quality is just too good for youtube. You need your own site and deserve your own following.
This is nuts.. I've only started rewatching this masterpiece of a show yesterday, I only realised how old it actually was (2003? Damn) until Michael Cera showed up on screen.. I guess that means it didn't age.. It really did lay the groundwork for things to come. First season is really, really top of the table writing brought to life. Great vid man.
PS- Hey phone! Stop spying on me! 😂
I love the show. I knew it was genius from episode one. It aired both on Fox and FX for its premiere.
Jessica Walter as Lady Bluth is eternal
This made me sad to watch because of how much I love Arrested Development and it reminds me of all the laughs. I'm just glad it launched so many careers
EDTv was adapted from a Québec movie called Louis 19, Le roi des ondes (king of the airwaves). This movie also inspired the Truman Show but it really was one of the first to depict reality tv when it didn’t exist yet.
I have never loved a show more than Arrested Development. I hate laugh tract sitcoms and loved jokes that made you think. No shock to hear network executives didn't understand and killed the show. For those of us who watched it weekly it was such a fun ride!
Ironically, Cross ended up breaking her 3 rules; facial hair, bald cap & puffy clothing.
I think that was intentional
reminds me of Carolla bits on the unfunniest network execs having censorship powers and usually failing upward.
Is it ironic when they did that on purpose?
@@SoBayK80 surprised that Adam can recognize unfunny. With how terribly bigoted and worn out he is. He is a scar on the entertainment industry.
Too bad he blue himself
It took me about a decade to notice the family dynamic. Arrested Development as in narcissism. Gob the golden child. Lindsay second golden child/scapegoat. Michael the savior/scapegoat. Buster the lost child.
Everything about the show was perfect. I wish it were still running today.
What a great show and thank you for this video!
How can a single network be so wrong for so many shows is mind boggling.
This is my first time seeing your channel but the editing here is spectacular. It demonstrates a deep understanding & respect for AD.
Absolutely one of the greatest comedies ever made with some of the funniest characters. Tobias, Buster and Gob just kill me but the entire cast has outstanding moments. 1st season is S tier TV. The use of clips to go with the story you were telling, just perfection. George Michael letting out a little whatever that noise was totally finished me.
I'm so glad you pointed out it led the way for shows like Community, Parks & Rec, Scrubs and even Rick and Morty. It was a breath of fresh air back then, people don't realise how shit TV comedy was in that era!
We're just blowin' right through nap time aren't we?
this is genuinely brilliant content. you should be proud of what youve made
This is the first video of yours I’ve seen. You did such a deep dive into studio drama and explained it all so perfectly - I had no idea all that was happening. Your editing atyle and the 22 min video length?! Bravo!!
Those first three seasons are insanely good. Unfortunate that the next two seasons on Netflix weren’t. Like the second part of season 5 came out and no one cared
They cut season 5 in half for the bad idea of trying for an Emmy, which nobody reasonably expected regardless of show quality. Then most fans treated 5a like a full season and that failed because the show wasn't paced that way. Going against my own impatient nature, I waited for the 2nd half to be released, then watched as I usually do: mini-binge 2-3 episodes at a time, judging it by the season as a whole. I liked season 5 more than 4, in spite of a couple weird story decisions near/at the end.
This was a truly underrated show. I wish it got more time on air cause it was so well written
My all time favorite sitcom,thank you for covering this show,what this show could've been had it gotten the proper attention at the time
Fantastic video! The Mr. F Fox gag was perfect
Literally just finished watching all 3 seasons... like just a few hours ago. This was my 3rd or 4th time watching the series since I discovered it roughly 10 years ago. Definitely one of the best comedy series ever. Great job with this video. 👏🏾
Best comedy show ever. And it's about time we got another free episode!:) Just kidding, I love y'all and can't wait for the next podcast.
Arrested Development is my comfort show...probably already on my 5th watch through. Im still able to find little easter eggs to this day
This was really well done, good use of references and clips from the show to emphasize your points. Great job!
I was watching garbage reality shows when this first came out. I am ashamed and I will never forgive myself.
I was was probably watching pokemon or teletubbies or something. No shame
we wont be forgiving you either
Well... there's always money in the banana stand.
Thank you for this. It is such an amazing show and this does it justice
One of the best sitcoms OF ALL TIME!! The characters and writing were pure comedic gold
😅🏆🤭
Just this year in 2022 did I start watching this show. I couldn't stop.
I feel its one of my all time favorites.
One of my favourite shows. But I feel the biggest problem for building an audience was the multiple storylines that arced over several episodes. Since the episodes weren't single entities, but instead had multiple storylines that overlapped and played out over several episodes, it was pretty difficult for a new viewer to know what was happening or get a lot of the jokes. It's like opening a book up at the half-way point and start reading. Kind of hard to know what's going on if you didn't start on page 1.
The show would have probably done better if streaming had been a thing at the time because the format is better suited for long story arcs. Even watching it at the time, callbacks to earlier episodes of the season were easy to miss or not have the same impact that hit well when re-watching because you are able to go through them in a tighter span of time.
Can't wait for part 2. Better leave myself a note.
Every year I watch all the episodes from beginning to end, and I will continue to for the rest of my life. One of the best written masterpieces ever to be put on any screen.
I rushed to the TV every week to watch the new episodes of Arrested Development. I watched it religiously. It was so underrated when it was airing. It changed TV forever
I’m not usually a fan of American humour…..but THIS show was so different from the normal recycled US ‘comedies’ and incredibly clever with its jokes that even after all these years I’m STILL picking up WTF funny moments!
The whole cast and crew just smashed it!!!
Literally one of the greatest funniest shows in TV history. It's a tragedy that more people didn't watch it. Imagine if we'd had 10 seasons like season 1. Such a huge missed opportunity.
Aw man I was too young at the time for it, I love it now, and I'm so grateful that everyone kept at it for as long as they did!
10 years before it's time. In the 2010's people finally understood it when it was on netflix.
One of the sharpest written shows to date. Every episode progresses the narrative. Every episode uses callbacks and references to the prior episodes.
And it has the all-time, funniest line ever: "Daddy horny Micheal."
Holy shit! I just thought Ron H was just the narrator. I'm pleasantly surprised to see how creative he is. I know he's done Hollywood films and what not, but needs to let loose more often, no holds bar.
Just wanted to say that the editing of this video was top notch, well done
Fantastic content, can't thank you enough for putting this episode together
This video is expertly crafted, amazing work!
Thank you so much!
Fabulous look-back at a show I once followed religiously--I was deep into improv comedy at the time, so it was *necessary* to keep up. That it was brilliant in all accounts (was I the only one who thought it was genius to cast the female lead of Play Misty for Me as Lucille?) made me a fan.
Thanks!
P.S. I will NOT be surprised if Hurwitz did the entire revived season while on LSD....
I missed its airing but found this series when I was in the Army getting ready to go over to Afghanistan. At the time I was really stressed and fighting depression. This show gave me the humor and distraction I needed during that time. I’ve been a huge fan ever since. Thanks for this vid, I enjoyed 👍
I'll never forget the first episode of AD I ever watched. I was at my gym, walking on one of those treadmills with the built in TV. AD was on, and it had me laughing so hard while I walked, the people on the treadmills on either side of me kept looking at me and all I could do was shake my head "sorry" back at them. I was hooked. What a great show.
I suppose as a silver lining we can thank Lucile Bluth for being Jessica Walter's (RIP!!!) audition tape and creative inspiration for Mallory Archer.
Arrested Development was and still is amazingly funny and ahead of it's time