Arrested Development Cancelled!!!!!!? Dammit

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » February 17, 2005, 12:24 pm

Fox has halted production on the show after 18 episodes this season. They have not officially cancelled the show, but few ever come back from the dreaded hiatus word.

The show was the best on TV. The writing was great. HBO or Showtime should step up and take this show over. It would be a great addition to either channels lineup.

Deward · Post by **Deward** » February 17, 2005, 12:55 pm

I thought the show was kind of stupid personally. It was just too bizarre for my tastes.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 17, 2005, 12:58 pm

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » February 17, 2005, 12:59 pm

DEADWOOD!
YES

Moonwynd · Post by **Moonwynd** » February 17, 2005, 1:03 pm

I do not watch Deadwood...just haven't been able to get into it at all. My wife loves the show however. She used to complain that there was too much cursing/swearing on The Sopranos...but she never said the same about Deadwood.

Listening to Deadwood while I am doing something else...it seems that cursing is taken to an art form...

Midnyte_Ragebringer · February 17, 2005, 1:09 pm

Deward wrote:I thought the show was kind of stupid personally. It was just too bizarre for my tastes.

I have to agree. I watched it once or twice, didn't find it funny at all.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 17, 2005, 1:20 pm

Deadwood is the best series on TV.

Swearengen is the best "bad guy" in television.

Desparate Housewives? Reality TV? That shit all blows compared to Deadwood. Great acting, great dialog (including the swear words), and great HD camerawork.

I like Battlestar Gallactica but it doesn't hold a candle to Deadwood.

If westerns aren't your thing then it may not appeal but it's not for lack of story and the overall quality of the show.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » February 17, 2005, 1:21 pm

i also only checked out arrested dev once. didnt really do anything for me.

same for Deadwood actually.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » February 17, 2005, 1:21 pm

Voronwë wrote:i also only checked out arrested dev once. didnt really do anything for me.

same for Deadwood actually.

Fucking Liberals!

Hijack!

miir · Post by **miir** » February 17, 2005, 1:30 pm

I had to watch about 4-5 episodes of Arrested Development before it finally hit me. One of the best shows on tv in the past decade. A shamme if its cancelled.

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » February 17, 2005, 1:31 pm

I was kinda hoping Jason Bateman was going to make some type of comeback.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » February 17, 2005, 1:37 pm

Yeah, if you did not see the previous episodes and jumped into one late in the season, it might be hard to follow.

There is so much going on that it is hard to keep up if you do not know the storyline. Try renting the DVD set. I promise it is worth it. I think they are running 2 episodes on March 6th, so that may be a good primer.

It is very politically incorrect. I admit.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » February 17, 2005, 3:24 pm

I dislike Deadwood just because of Swearengen! Actually, it's just because of his name. I had recently tried to find a site that had some info on my late grandfather which I had found a while back, but when I searched, all I got were sites with information about Deadwood.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » February 17, 2005, 4:34 pm

Sorry, Arrested Development is one of the crappiest shows I've ever seen. You might get 1 total laugh out of a few episodes. It's either an "I love it" or "I hate it" show, and I've seen a lot more negative reviews than positive.

Fox dropping Family Guy was a mistake. This however, is not.

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » February 17, 2005, 11:17 pm

Gotta say it didnt do much for me either. Just didnt find the style and content funny really. Mind you, Family Guy leaves me cold too, some of the ideas are potentially funny, but the execution just doesnt deliver. Maybe I'm just out of touch with the fringe elements.

*Hugs*
Varia

Burke · Post by **Burke** » February 18, 2005, 5:11 pm

Arrested Development was a clever and original show, I enjoyed it. David Cross killed me. It's a shame the masses will not let this stand.

Deadwood, good stuff.

Vetiria · Post by **Vetiria** » February 19, 2005, 1:37 am

So they halt production of Arrested Development, but they leave the Simpsons running? Fox needs to sell the rights to 24 and Malcom in the Middle to another station and just shut down.

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » February 19, 2005, 1:56 am

Titus should come back.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » December 30, 2025, 12:33 pm

Vetiria wrote: ↑February 19, 2005, 1:37 am So they halt production of Arrested Development, but they leave the Simpsons running? Fox needs to sell the rights to 24 and Malcom in the Middle to another station and just shut down.

I started watching Malcom in the Middle. It reminds me of Married with Children in spirit. (Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad)

Back when you could have a cripple in a show and they were actually part of the show instead of just plugged in to fill a square. The 'Woke" movement, whether you hate the word or not, ruined television.

It took a couple episodes to get used to it. First episode was pretty strange. If you are sick as fuck as me of seeing black people crippled people etc plugged into woke-friendly roles and want to see people of all genders and abilities made fun of and well written into a show, give Malcom in the Middle a try.

The show is a little goofy but I get a good laugh or two each episode as opposed to none with current-day offerings.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » December 30, 2025, 11:05 pm

Supposedly there is a reboot of MinM on the way. I never watched it originally so will probably give it a pass.

If you are sick as fuck as me of seeing black people crippled people etc plugged into woke-friendly roles and want to see people of all genders and abilities made fun of and well written into a show, give Malcom in the Middle a try.

Really?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 1, 2026, 2:24 am

Aslanna wrote: ↑December 30, 2025, 11:05 pm Supposedly there is a reboot of MinM on the way. I never watched it originally so will probably give it a pass.

If you are sick as fuck as me of seeing black people crippled people etc plugged into woke-friendly roles and want to see people of all genders and abilities made fun of and well written into a show, give Malcom in the Middle a try.
Really?

Oh I'm dead serious. The black crippled kid is great in the show. The Malcom show makes fun of everyone and still gets a message across whether it's positive or negative about society. People are way oversensitive today. Somehow I didn't think once "oh they shoe-horned a black crippled kid into the show to fill a square". Everyone gets made fun of including smart white people in the show. No one cares because it's funny and the episodes are well written.

I dare you to watch one episode of "The War between Land and Sea". Good god its bad. They must have blown their entire budget trying to figure out how to get more people in wheelchairs into the show. Its crystal clear when a series has a well written character no matter gender, race, creed, retard, etc or if they are just trying to fill a square/agenda. What's funny is that you see no crippled sea people. I guess only humans can be crippled.

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