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Arrested development and philosophy : they've made a huge mistake
\"A smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development. Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following-and then it was canceled. Fortunately, this book steps into the void left by the show's premature demise by exploring the fascinating philosophical issues at the heart of the quirky Bluths and their comic exploits. Whether it's reflecting on Gob's self-deception or digging into Tobias's double entendres, you'll watch your favorite scenes and episodes of the show in a whole new way. Takes an entertaining look at the philosophical ideas and tensions in the show's plots and themes. Gives you new insights about the Bluth family and other characters: Is George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide the fact that she has a job? Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls? Lets you sound super-smart as you rattle off the names of great philosophers like Sartre and Aristotle to explain key characters and episodes of the show. Packed with thought-provoking insights, Arrested Development and Philosophy is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about their late, lamented TV show. And it'll keep you entertained until the long-awaited Arrested Development movie finally comes out. (Whenever that is.)\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Arrested Development and Philosophy
\"A smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development. Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following-and then it was canceled. Fortunately, this book steps into the void left by the show's premature demise by exploring the fascinating philosophical issues at the heart of the quirky Bluths and their comic exploits. Whether it's reflecting on Gob's self-deception or digging into Tobias's double entendres, you'll watch your favorite scenes and episodes of the show in a whole new way. Takes an entertaining look at the philosophical ideas and tensions in the show's plots and themes. Gives you new insights about the Bluth family and other characters: Is George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural? Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide the fact that she has a job? Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls? Lets you sound super-smart as you rattle off the names of great philosophers like Sartre and Aristotle to explain key characters and episodes of the show. Packed with thought-provoking insights, Arrested Development and Philosophy is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about their late, lamented TV show. And it'll keep you entertained until the long-awaited Arrested Development movie finally comes out. (Whenever that is.)\"--
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TELEVISION REVIEW; 'Arrested' freed to entertain anew; A fresh season of the witty series unfolds in an increasingly satisfying manner
(\"Why is Michael so happy?\" the show asked back in 2003, in the series' first episode. \"Because he's decided to never speak to these people again.\")
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TELEVISION; Catch up with 'Arrested Development' on IFC
The cable network is running a marathon of all 53 episodes of the first three seasons of \"Arrested Development\" starting at 6 a.m. For 261/2 hours, you can indulge in every dysfunctional mishap of the Bluth family that is at the center of the show that ran on Fox from 2003 to 2006.
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'Arrested Development' on Netflix: Bullied into bingEing
To some, it will be like 15 wrapped gifts falling from the heavens, a Never Nude Christmas with one-handed angels singing \"Call Me Maeby\" and \"Afternoon Delight.\" Like most \"Arrested Development\" fans, I'm dying to find out how Mitchell Hurwitz, Ron Howard, and the cast have redeveloped \"Arrested Development,\" and whether the new material will work on its own or simply as an intricate mesh of insider jokes from the 2003-06 run.
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Final four farewell for 'Arrested Development' full of twisted gems
As it is, Friday's episodes, in which [George Michael Bluth] (Jason Bateman) continues to try to get his father, George, out of his many legal troubles, offer a truly twisted array of comedic gems. [Reinhold] appears in the first episode as the host of a syndicated courtroom show, and \"American Idol's\" [William Hung] performs the music on Reinhold's program, as part of the Hung Jury band.
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A Quick End to the Cult Series That Lived Up to Its Name
For one thing, too much happens. Each week, the script kept adding on -- almost as if the writers had an inside bet to see how far and wide the parody could stretch. The family patriarch, George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), turned out to have a twin brother, Oscar, who was the lover of George's brittle, alcoholic wife, Lucille, who turned out to have a frenemy, also named Lucille (Liza Minnelli), who had an affair with the Bluths' battiest child, Buster. And on and on. Michael (Jason Bateman) is the show's center, the sanest in the bunch, always seeking to put some order in the family chaos. He gets no help from his sister Lindsay (Portia De Rossi) or her husband, Tobias (David Cross), a homely would-be actor who is sexually confusing. In its final episodes, ''Arrested Development'' tries hard to push red-state buttons. Michael's other idiot brother, Gob (Will Arnett), a failed magician who insists on being called an illusionist, travels to Iraq to practice his craft. Recently converted to Christianity, Gob devises a magic act that includes re-enacting biblical miracles. In Baghdad, Gob delights a crowd by conjuring a burning bush. The Iraqis assume it is an effigy of President Bush and riot, and Gob is arrested by American forces as an insurgency sympathizer. WITH: Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth), Jeffrey Tambor (George Bluth Sr.) Portia De Rossi (Lindsay), David Cross (Tobias), Will Arnett (Gob), Tony Hale (Buster) and Jessica Walter (Lucille Bluth); [Justine Bateman] (Nellie Bluth), guest star.
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Showtime or ABC could get 'Arrested'
Though Fox hasn't officially canceled the series, producer 20th Century Fox Television already has found two potential takers in Showtime and ABC. It's the \"loud minority\" of fans, critics and Emmy voters who have kept the show around, [Jason Bateman] says. \"This show has a very specific tone, humor and appeal, and we happen to be showing this in a medium that's geared for the masses,\" whereas Showtime would be content with even a fraction of that audience. If a financial deal can be hammered out, the main sticking point is the will of [Mitch Hurwitz], a veteran sitcom writer. \"A lot comes down to how passionate Mitch is to keep it going,\" [Gary Newman] says.
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If this is the end, a fond arrivederci to 'Arrested'
Arrested Development Fox, tonight, 8 ET/PT *** out of four --- Sometimes the best die young. Granted, Arrested Development has not officially reached the end of its Fox run. Tonight's two-hour special installment is being billed by its network as a season, not series, finale. But even the most deluded of the Bluths (and that's an awfully competitive category) could read the writing on this wall. You don't run four episodes of a series you're trying to salvage against the opening ceremonies of the Torino Winter Olympics. Fox might as well write arrivederci over the end credits. If these are the final four, at least the show is finishing just as it began, without compromise and with no slackening in its wit, inventiveness or out-there attitude. The final half-hour was not available for review, but the 90 minutes that precede it are Arrested at its best: sly, ribald and hilarious.
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Is the show a wrap?
Along the way are guest stars Justine Bateman, star [Jason Bateman]'s sister, as [George Michael]'s possible long-lost sister and now a high-class call girl; Judge Reinhold as a TV courtroom judge; Richard Belzer, in character as Law & Order: SVU's Detective Munch; American Idol reject William Hung; and even Arrested's narrator (and producer) Ron Howard in his first on-camera appearance.
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