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December 15, 2005
Showtime May Rescue Arrested DevelopmentSmart move... for a network TV show, its ratings were poor, but those would be good ratings for a pay-per-view channel. And they'd get new subscribers, doubtless. The show jumped the shark, but who knows, maybe the writers can rally. Thanks to Brad, or as I call him, "Bradford." posted by Ace at 09:44 AM
CommentsIs the writing staff the same? The past two episodes, in particular, haven't "jumped the shark" so much as "sucked." I have difficulty believing the comic geniuses behind Gob's "disappearing yacht" illusion are also responsible for the "magical retard" story arc. Posted by: Pompous on December 15, 2005 09:49 AM
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. Jump the shark means "declined, gone past its prime." Lately it's been just a bad show, period. I don't think they possibly could be the same writers. Posted by: ace on December 15, 2005 09:53 AM
Jumped the shark? In a season that's seen the introduction of Bob Loblaw, surrogate Larry Mittleton, and a retarded Charlize Theron? While this season might not be as consistently great as the past two, it's still darn good. To say AD has "jumped the shark" is to rob that term of meaning. Posted by: Gene on December 15, 2005 10:34 AM
Gene, I guess it all depends on your point of view. For me, it definitely has jumped the shark, and it started with the first episode of this season. It seems like after getting the Emmys, and Fox throwing a bunch of money into promoting it, they were just trying too hard, in a desperate bid to keep the new audience they thought they'd get. Posted by: CraigC on December 15, 2005 12:19 PM
I don't think putting it on Showtime will do more than prolong it's demise. It will get a boost in the short run due to the "barriers" of commercial TV being lifted. My bet is two more seasons then it's done. A little OT, Showtime needs to bring back "Dead like me". Posted by: The Real Steve on December 15, 2005 03:25 PM
Arrested Development rules. Posted by: Stankleberry on December 15, 2005 11:17 PM
oddly enough, I'm gonna be serious for a minute. this show died, quickly and astonishingly. it's the same thing that happened to NewsRadio: it was just too fast for people to get the jokes. I've been accused of subtlety too much, and AR was chock full of it. my favorite moments where when Henry Winkler looked in the mirror and did his Fonz thing, and when there was a tiny shark on the peer, and he jumped over it. classic stuff, and went over the head of most people. but, let's not ignore what this show's biggest problem was...the Jooooooooooos!!!!!! even as I loved every moment of the first two seasons (and didn't even know the third one started), at some point I said to myself, "wow, there's a lot of Jewish people in this show." I'm just wondering if that had anything to do with anything? Posted by: MacStansbury on December 16, 2005 12:26 AM
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