"Arrested Development" (2003) TV series 2003-2006

User Rating:

9.7/10   

Creator:

Mitchell Hurwitz

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

2 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Get Arrested

Plot:

Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Self Referential | Narrator | Sitcom | Magician

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

Jason Bateman	...	Michael Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Portia de Rossi	...	Lindsay Bluth Fünke (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Will Arnett	...	George 'Gob' Bluth II (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Michael Cera	...	George-Michael Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Alia Shawkat	...	Mae "Maeby" Fünke / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Tony Hale	...	Byron "Buster" Bluth / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
David Cross	...	Tobias Fünke (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	George Bluth Sr. / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Jessica Walter	...	Lucille Bluth (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ron Howard	...	Narrator / ... (53 episodes, 2003-2006)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | UK:12 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

A recurring joke has various characters named for adverbs. For example, the regular character played by Alia Shawkat is named "Maybe", her phony alter-ego is named "Surely", and George-Michael's ethics teacher (played by Heather Graham) is named Miss Barely.

Quotes:

Buster: Hey, I just came to tell you that I can't do that wall.
Drill Instructor: There's no time for that. We're shipping out without you. Haven't you heard?
[hands Buster military files]
Buster: Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Gob: Those bastards.
Drill Instructor: I did not say that.
Gob: Are you going to allow that, Buster? Are you going to allow your children, and your children's children, and any children that I might have out there to live in fear for the rest of their lives?
[advances to the wall]
Gob: Climb that wall, homo.
Drill Instructor: Go get 'em.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Screenwipe: (#2.2)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Arrested Development

Am I watching the same show you guys are watching?

OK, seriously, after reading the recent past reviews of the show am starting to ask myself if you people are even giving the show at least five minutes of your time before rushing online to bash it. You guys are saying that season 2 is going downhill yet your not even explaining why the this season is so inferior to the first. I've seen the second season and I have to say it right on par with the first with more funny twist and situations that Michael and the Bluths have to deal with. Yes they changed some of the story lines now (George Sr. on the run, Gob taking over the company, Buster threating to join the army, and so forth) but THATS HOW SEASONS GO. If they kept the same storyline from the first the show would've haven't gotten repetitive before the first two episodes. And beside the show still retains it wit and subtle humor from the first show while continuing storyline from previous episodes. So really whats the problem with the second season? Cause all am hearing is whining and undeserved bashings from folks with short attention spans.