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[Reply #440 on:]

Yes but my point is, would you rather have the show with no beeps, or no show at all! 

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Originally posted by Spy:
Imagine if George snr said: I've got the worst fuckin attorneys. It certainly wouldn't be as funny.

He DID say "I've got the worst fuckin' attorneys" in the Extended Pilot though, the only uncensored episode of AD ever released. I agree, it is funnier with the beeps. *beep* off, traitor is so much better than "Fuck off, traitor."

I think that even if they did move it to another network that allowed swearing, they'd still censor it. It's such a signature of the show, it's not something they'd change just because they could.

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Originally posted by ~FazeShift~:
I don't care if there's beeps or not as long as there's a show to to watch!

Very True. I should be beatin' for thinking otherwise.

Mr. Show was uncensored and it was fuckin' hilarious!

Although, the "Say goodbye to these" gag would be very different.

[Reply #443 on:]

I think they'd do it from behind if the show was uncensored and Kitty flashed Michael yet again. She's worn a bra when she's flashed him in the past - you can clearly see the straps through her top in Missing Kitty the first time she does it.

Like I said though, I doubt they would uncensor it. The censoring is one of the signature aspects of the show. The blue dot and "I *beep*ed (insert female here)" were all great running gags.

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This is a great show period. I loved everything about it, the writing was superb, and the cast is great, definitely a dream cast. Fox may have been stupid enough to let this show go, but let's hope another station is smart enough to pick it up, and treat it the way a show deserves to be treated. The way Fox treated this show is pathetic, no advertising, not showing episodes when they're scheduled to air. Yet they can advertise Prison Break every 10 minutes, and have a marathon of the first 6 or 7 episodes. They showed a marathon of AD early 2004, which is how I stumbled across this great show, I definitely think they should have done that at the end of the second season, or near the beginning of the third. It's a great way to promote the show, if your sitting at home on a saturday afternoon, what else is there to watch?

 

Originally posted by Fox (in 3 years):
We've made a huge mistake.

[Reply #445 on:]

So, are they only going to do (13 - 5 = 8) eight more episodes?? 

[Reply #446 on:]

For this season, yes. Keep in mind it still hasn't been OFFICIALLY cancelled yet, and another network may yet pick it up...

[Reply #447 on:]

Also they could just be trying to save money and a very very very very very rare idea of a fourth season may come up.

[Reply #448 on:]

Perhaps, but they have been airing less and less episodes each season, first 22, then 18, now 13. At this rate, next season will only have 7 episodes in the season, if there is a next season that is. I hope there is, I don't care if I have to wait until September for season 4.

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[Reply #449 on:]

Well, if all seasons in future only have 13 episodes and they've just cut it to even out the profits with the poor ratings, I'm fine with that. I'd rather have short seasons than no seasons at all.

[Reply #450 on:]

The show's too high brow for network TV. They expect high ratings that it just can't get. Most TV viewers do not enjoy this style of comedy. I'm hoping a cable network picks it up.

[Reply #451 on:]

I think the average television viewer can understand high-brow tv, if it's presented right. Shows like "Lost" and "The Sopranos" are incredibly popular and are similar in many ways to Arrested. People are capable of paying attention to the on-going plots of drama serieses, so why can't they do it for a comedy series? The problem comes into marketing. AD, while having some promos, doesn't have enough to support the fanbase it needs to survive. It's an usual show, yes, and that may turn some people away. However, the more it should have been promoted, the more people will see it and like it.

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Originally posted by Roy Bluth:
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lol, great link. Its so ture what that guy says.

[Reply #453 on:]

That guy has said the most correct statement I've heard all day.

And the show doesn't have a laugh track so it doesn't have the crutch of telling people when something funny happened. If it did, the track would never stop running.

Damb right!

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I thought you'd like that. When I read that article, I stood and applauded.

This sound like it's going to be a good episode.

Episode 3.??: S.O.B. (Save Our Bluths)
Airdate: 2006

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11/18 - Per Variety, series creator Mitch Hurwitz is planning an episode that will poke fun at Fox's decision to reduce the show's episode order from 22 to 13, effectively canceling it. In the episode, titled "S.O.B." for "Save Our Bluths," the Bluth clan considers throwing a fund-raiser to save their construction company from shutting down. In one scene, Jason Bateman's Michael notes, "Our backs are against the wall... It's just hard for me to accept that it's really come to begging." There's even a conversation about whether the Home Builders Organization - HBO - might be willing to come to their rescue. That idea is quickly nixed though, leading George Sr. to say, "I guess it's Showtime. We'll put on some kind of show at the [fund-raiser]."  Source: TV Guide Online

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[Reply #455 on:]

Ha!

[Reply #456 on:]

 
Genius.
Abso-fucking-lutely beautiful. 

[Reply #457 on:]

That got posted at The O.P. forums a week or so ago, only with this little thing attached to the end:
 

Meanwhile, after reading this item on TVGuide.com, the American public released the following statement: "Huh? I don't get that last joke. I told you this show was dumb."

Still brilliant, though. 

Speaking of upcoming episodes, Michael Cera mentioned these two interesting plot developments in a recent interview:

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Apparentally, Oscar is still in prison, and the running plot with Tobias' hair plugs reaches a very dark and disturbing climax.

He also said that none of the cast or crew really know about the fate of the show, not even Mitch or Ron. He doesn't know many other upcoming storylines, but believes they will probably wrap up the whole series in the last 5 episodes - his assumption, though.

Personally, I doubt they'll do that, especially if they are trying to shop the show to other networks at the moment... and even if they did, it would seem more AD-ish to leave it very open-ended. I think the last episode of Season 3 will be like Righteous Brothers, in the sense that it wraps up many current running stories, but doesn't end the whole show, and in fact works as a great set-up for any future seasons.

[Reply #458 on:]

Stupid Thanksgiving sales. Best Buy has seasons 1 and 2 on sale for $14.99 each, and Circuit City has season 2 on sale for $12.99. *jealously glares at the lucky bastards who will buy them at those prices*

[Reply #459 on:]

What!!!!!! Season one costs $50 here.

[Reply #460 on:]

Duh, $50 in AUSTRALIAN currency. It'd obviously be different for other countries. I got my Season 1 DVD for $43AUS at JB Hi-fi, my friend got it in Target on sale for about $21AUS.

[Reply #461 on:]

Sorry I'm feeling a bit stupid today. I bought an inflateable boat today and took it to the beach with my mate. Not that thats relevant but anyway.

[Reply #462 on:]

New episodes start Monday!!!

I'm also moving, so it's going to be a hectic day.

Name: The Ocean Walker
Episode #: 3.06
Airdate: December 5, 2005

Name:Prison Break-In
Episode #: 3.07
Airdate: December 12, 2005

Name: Making a Stand (aka"Lesson" )
Episode #: 3.08
Airdate: December 19, 2005

Name:S.O.B. (Save Our Bluths)
Episode #: 3.09
Airdate: ?

Hopefully Fox doesn't change the schedule anymore.

[Reply #463 on:]

We don't know that S.O.B. is episode 9 yet - they gave the press release for it, but never said its position in the season as far as I know. Also, I've heard Making a Stand and Prison Break-In are actually airing in the wrong order, since Making a Stand was supposed to be 307 and Prison Break-In 308...

[Reply #464 on:]

Ok, well it doesn't take that long to change, above is just what I pulled from the internet.

[Reply #465 on:]

"No, Michael.  That wasn't part of my trick."

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"It was part of my illusion!"

[Reply #466 on:]

I missed the first five minutes of this episode, but I still found it really funny. Then , I saw the first five minutes, and found it even funnier.  It was a good end to the Rita storyline (and the brilliant Surrogate storyline, too, I guess).  It was odd that the whole Rita thing was as predictable as it was, though. There wasn't really anything by way of twists or surprises (it was fairly obvious from the beginning that she was an MRF).

[Reply #467 on:]

Davey A: Heh, that was great. 

"Why am I not going underwater?!?"

AD's back, baby.

[Reply #468 on:]

Ha. That ending was so awesome and creepy. Poor Tobias. I'm sad to see Super Dave go.  <- See? Sad face.

[Reply #469 on:]

I'm sad that Super Dave is leaving the show. The character of Larry the Surrogate was perhaps one of the funniest minor characters on the show. Although he is basically a one-joke bit, Larry still is teh funny.

[Reply #470 on:]

Hlep support Arrested Development or something similar!
Even Knobplop the Well Endowed is doing it - >

I saw my first half an episode of Arrested Development at about 11:00 the other night and it looked alright. I can't remember that much about it, but I do remember "Buster" trying to get out of the army and "Job" on the Segway scooter. I can't remember what it was called, but it's the one where they build a house.

EDIT: I have just been informed that it was called "The One Where They Build A House".   

[Reply #471 on:]

His name is Gob. Get it right, guy! 

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I'm gobsmacked! 
*tumbleweed drifts past*

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Originally posted by evan:
I'm sad that Super Dave is leaving the show.

Wait a minute, they killed off Tobias? I hope I understood you wrong, Tobias is my favorite character, and David Cross is one of my favorite comedians. It's kind of odd if true, because I recently made a comment, it was more of a joke really, because a lot of characters on tv are getting killed lately, I said they were going to kill of Tobias.

Michael Cera said in an interview that they were going to take the whole hair plugs thing in a dark direction. I thought Tobias would turn into a cocky assh*** because he now has hair.

Now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to my room to cry on my bed.

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I think by "Super Dave," he means Super Dave Osbourne, the guy who plays Larry Mittleman (George Sr's surrogate).

[Reply #475 on:]

Oh, well what happened to Tobias in the pool?

[Reply #476 on:]

Apparently he's meant to be absent for a portion of this season. Now that it's been cut short I wonder whether he still will.

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Sorry about that. I thought that every knew about 80s American sensation and faux-comediac stuntman "Super" Dave Osbourne, who went on to play the role of Larry the Surrogate.

Back to the subject at hand: Tobias, on fire, was incapable of getting into the pool because of the plexiglass GOB placed over it. I'm sure that he'll eventually be healed up, probably by next episode. If you look throughout the second season, Tobias gets injured a lot but recovers remarkably quickly. In "Afternoon Delight," for instance, he gets blown deaf and run over by a car, yet still back to normal by the next episode.

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Originally posted by evan:
Sorry about that. I thought that everybody knew about 80s American sensation and faux-comediac stuntman "Super" Dave Osbourne, who went on to play the role of Larry the Surrogate.

Don't worry about it. What else has Dave been in? I keep thinking he looks familiar.

 

Originally posted by evan:
Back to the subject at hand: Tobias, on fire, was incapable of getting into the pool because of the plexiglass GOB placed over it. I'm sure that he'll eventually be healed up, probably by next episode. If you look throughout the second season, Tobias gets injured a lot but recovers remarkably quickly. In "Afternoon Delight," for instance, he gets blown deaf and run over by a car, yet still back to normal by the next episode.

Correction, he was blown and poked.

The episode sounds hilarious, but why was the pool covered in plexiglass, and why was Tobias on fire?

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GOB put up a plexiglass floor over the pool so Rita could "float" over the water in his magic trick. When GOB's lighter fluid sprays onto an open flame near the banquet table, the fire spreads and catches on Tobias.

One thing I have disliked this season is the obvious intrusion of the narrator in scenes that don't really need the narrator. For instance, in "The Ocean Walker," Michael refers to Rita and Lindsey as "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum." The narrator butts in, saying "He didn't mean it that way. How could he?" We all understood the joke and didn't need the extra explanation.