![]() ![]() Sadly, no amount of forget-me-nows can help me fix my mistake. In the end, it's hard to justify watching it all in one sitting. I remember Tobias Fünke's famous phrase: "I'm afraid I just blue myself." I don't remember what happened in the episode that he said it in. Yes, they have plots, but the aspects that stick out in people's minds are the clever lines and funny gags. Every time Battlestar Galacticarevealed a new Cylon, I lost 50 minutes of sleep by hitting "Play next episode."Ĭomedies like Arrested Development and 30 Rock don't work that way. Would the narration still annoy me if I was watching one episode every week? Perhaps, but not nearly as much as it did around hour six.īinge-watching also works better with dramas, which depend on cliffhangers and plot twists to keep viewers engaged. Jace Lacob of The Daily Beast also got tired of Howard's voice, writing, "There is so much narration - used here as a crutch rather than the comedic tool it was during the show’s Fox run - that the entire 15-episode season feels like a 'Previously on Arrested Development' segment told over eight hours." After hearing him explain Cinco de Quatro or FakeBlock for the 10th time, I couldn't help but doze off for a little bit. Ron Howard - once again serving as the show's narrator - spends so much time explaining and re-explaining major plot points that the show could probably be remade into an audio book with minimal effort. The problem was that the narrative structure made binge-watching a chore. As I sat on my couch with a whole thing of candy beans, I began to fear I had made a huge mistake. He was envisioning his show as a cutting edge internet product, not just good comedy. Hurwitz no doubt felt the weight of the expectations - the generational love-fest that's been directed at Arrested is far beyond that of a merely adored cancelled sitcom - he wanted to give those fans something to really tweet about Sunday morning. Interchangeable episodes! Made-for-Netflix-binge-watching! It would be A New Way to Watch TV - something that the Arrested Development 1.0 had been breathlessly extolled as having already accomplished. All in all, it was one of the Bluth's better parties.The feat would have been innovative, to say the least. Oh and that old racist woman choked on Buster's thumb. Where's my money? I'll follow you to your cars! And when GOB found out he wasn't going to get tipped. And the gift bags, well, pretty frightening. Go ahead and take yourself a goody bag and get out of here while you can. I threaten people who I don't feel support me. And maybe the Bluths just aren't worth saving, maybe we're not that likable, you know. Well, um, I was going to say that you don't know who my father really is and that what has happened to us is a great injustice, that we were never really given a fair chance. The only thing more terrifying than the escaped lunatic's hook was his twisted call! Oh that's me, your honor, I f***ed my wife.Īnd Maeby impresses some kids at the Promise Land with her one scary campfire story. Judge, maybe you should take a look at this, which was taken in your office just moments ago. Your Honor, we never consummated this marriage. Having finally had sex, GOB can admit that he never consummated his marriage. Oh my god, I'm sorry, I walked into the wrong trailer! On the next Arrested Development, Lindsay finds herself strangely compelled to be with Tobias. Hey, where the f*** are my hard-boiled eggs? Why, Michael? So you can fly away from your feelings? You can keep them bottled up, Michael, but they will come out. Tobias listens to a day’s worth of his own words to see what Michael was referring to. I'm gonna build me an airport, put my name on it. Arrested Development, Buster moves to the kitchen. It was predicated a lot on secrets and lies. My relationship with Dad was much more-much more complicated than yours. You know? And you haven't really allowed yourself to grieve much at all, Michael. I'm here to talk about my epic feat of laziness. I tried it with Mom's, but I'd just end up smiling and ruining it. JanuWas the long-anticipated fourth season of Arrested Development any good My colleague, Scott Meslow, can answer that question. I used to use Dad's death to get me going. You know, it's funny-all those years when I pretended to cry. You're really going through something here, huh? That was actually an example of how not so amazing he was. ![]() I think I'm gonna invite her to the wake. I just caught him sneaking up to her in the attic and he clearly did so because he thinks I don't approve. I think George-Michael is hiding Ann in the attic.
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