Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 14, 2013 Community Manager Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yeah, the pilot is filled with a lot of information but what's great about Arrested Development is how the jokes evolved. They get introduced in one episode and you laugh because it's funny...but then the series will find ways to make the same joke again and it somehow becomes funnier each and every single time without it diminishing. It's basically a series that "built-up" it's comedy and I think part of the reason Arrested Development was canceled after three seasons is because honestly, it's a show that's meant for marathon-viewing in a way most comedies aren't since it's mostly a comedy of running gags building on top of each other. I wouldn't expect Arrested Development to be like Community, ever. Arrested Development was hilarious but the character development was minimal and it lacked a heart. Which is fine: Arrested Development wasn't trying to be sweet or even comfortable. Expecting it to be like Community is expecting it to be something it doesn't even want to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I also prefer the regular pilot. Candy > cocaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Does everyone have a favorite episode?Mine is easily The Immaculate Election. So much amazing in 22 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmav45 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The first episode had me at the line "A husband and wife cannot be arrested for the same crime." Classic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I wasn't really totally sold on it initially until the third episode, Bringing Up Buster. His spouting off profanity and how they bleeped it out had me rolling. I was hooked after that. Then there was te sexual harassment speech from Gob.Goddamn I love this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I am excited for the new season!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 AD is so goddamn clever there are setups to jokes that don't even air for a few more episodes. You won't even catch them the first time you watch, but when you rewatch they're hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 14, 2013 Community Manager Share Posted May 14, 2013 I got hooked on the second episode of Arrested Development. The pilot is a bit...tough to go through the first time around (I started watching the show like four times before I finished it) but it's the second episode that convinced me to keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 AD is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 On the next... Arrested Development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 AD is so goddamn clever there are setups to jokes that don't even air for a few more episodes. You won't even catch them the first time you watch, but when you rewatch they're hilarious.I keep forgetting how early they set up the Saddam stuff. It's first season when they start planting the seeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 There's always money in the banana stand 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 AD is what made me of fan of Will Arnett. He is my fav character on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I swear when I was a teller a while back, someone sent in their drivers license and his name was Steven Holt. I took a picture of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Steve Holt is a bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I am the world's first analyist and therapist. An analrapist. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I keep forgetting how early they set up the Saddam stuff. It's first season when they start planting the seeds.Not to mention setting up Buster losing his hand and the "Wee Brain" sight gag for Charlize Theron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsc1312 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's almost impossible to have a favorite episode of this series. Too good as a whole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted May 15, 2013 Community Manager Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yeah, I don't have a "favorite" episode of Arrested Development since the series works best as a collective whole rather than individual stand-alone episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I've got them all on DVD. I really have to find the time to go through them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
