   Arrested Development
  So I've started watching Arrested Development again, and am continually amazed at how great of a show it is. The writing is very, very strong and funny. The performances are top notch and I still can't believe this show didn't do better. Well, at least we're getting a movie out if it! :) Hopefully it will be as strong as the series. Any other AD fans out there?Who's your favorite character? What about episode?   
  It's the best show ever. I have a friend who told me he hadn't seen it. I demanded that he watch the first 2 episodes. I kept bugging him and he started to get pissed at me, but eventually he watched it. A week later he was finished with the 2nd season and telling another friend how its the best show he's ever seen.All the characters are amazing, but I'd say my favorite is Tobias. I think it takes a lot of talent to do a good job acting like someone doing a bad job at acting :).I think my favorite episode is the 2nd, and only because of the joke at the end. "There's always money in the banana stand." Genius!Anyone who hasn't seen it yet should see it immediately. All 3 seasons are on Hulu.com for free.   ;Quote:Original post by StraudosAll 3 seasons are on Hulu.com for free.They're 50 km away from being free to me. Or whatever the distance from Toronto to the US border is."For now, Hulu is a U.S. service only."   ;  How good is the pilot in relation to the rest of the episodes? That's the only one I saw, and didn't watch any more based on that. [oh]   ;  As with most shows, the pacing and complexity picks up after the pilot. I actually never watched the show while it was on air, but caught a few episodes of the first season on Comedy Central. Those were so funny to me, that it made me go back and watch the pilot and eventually the rest of the entire show.   ;  Like most shows, the pilot isn't the best episode of the series.I did like the Banana Stand episode.  I also liked the Mr. F series.  And near the end, it was hilarious at how the show acknowledged it was being cancelled.Sadly, I don't think I'm waiting for the movie.  It's been too long, and I fear a Family Guy approach.  Great show originally, but after the hiatus, it goes downhill significantly.I honestly thought that AD ended perfectly for the show.   ;  Great show, a friend of mine forced me onto it recently. About midway through the second series. I don't understand how it is that some of the best shows are cancelled, it makes no sense. Anyway, I hope the movie will be good.   ;  For anyone contemplating watching it, I will give you the same advice I give to all my friends - watch the first 2 episodes. The pilot is pretty good, but the 2nd episode is one of best in the series. If you aren't hooked after that, then you probably won't enjoy the later ones.   ;Quote:Original post by rip-offGreat show, a friend of mine forced me onto it recently. About midway through the second series. I don't understand how it is that some of the best shows are cancelled, it makes no sense. Anyway, I hope the movie will be good.All you have to do to cancel an excellent show is to constantly change it's timeslot until football season, where you then schedule it to compete against Monday Night Football.  And then base the popularity on the Nielson ratings, which don't take into account DVR's.   ;  My favorite character was Franklin... George Bush doesn't care about black puppets!   