[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Arrested Development” Season 5, Part 1, including the ending.]
By the time the first half of “Arrested Development” Season 5 draws to a close, one thing is clear: For better or worse, Mitch Hurwitz’s show is trapped in the past. Viewers can take that literally (since events take place during 2015) or figuratively, given how many of the new season’s jokes are callbacks to classic quips from the original series.
The past can work to the series’ advantage — like when George Michael (Michael Cera), thinking Murphy Brown died, exclaims “Fuck you, 2015!” as if that was a bad year (cough2016cough) — but it’s also an additional problem. Given all that’s happened off camera with “Arrested Development,” it’s impossible not to bring some of those feelings into watching the new season, especially when Hurwitz invites them in with gags about Jeffrey Tambor’s role on “Transparent.” More troubling for longtime admirers of “Ad” is the New York Times...
By the time the first half of “Arrested Development” Season 5 draws to a close, one thing is clear: For better or worse, Mitch Hurwitz’s show is trapped in the past. Viewers can take that literally (since events take place during 2015) or figuratively, given how many of the new season’s jokes are callbacks to classic quips from the original series.
The past can work to the series’ advantage — like when George Michael (Michael Cera), thinking Murphy Brown died, exclaims “Fuck you, 2015!” as if that was a bad year (cough2016cough) — but it’s also an additional problem. Given all that’s happened off camera with “Arrested Development,” it’s impossible not to bring some of those feelings into watching the new season, especially when Hurwitz invites them in with gags about Jeffrey Tambor’s role on “Transparent.” More troubling for longtime admirers of “Ad” is the New York Times...
- 5/29/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Mitch Hurwitz is the worryingly funny writer / director / showrunner of Arrested Development, the cult classic sitcom that enjoyed just two and a half seasons between 2003-2006, only to come back from the dead this year thanks to its legions of fans and a streaming service you may have heard of called Netflix.In this special Empire Podcast, the comedy genius behind Pop Pop, Franklin The Puppet, Wee Britain and much more talks about Season 4, as well as what we can expect from the Arrested Development movie. In other words, if you know your Annyong from your "Annyong!" and/or regularly shout "Steve Holt!" in the street for no particular reason, download this podcast, and download it quick.P.S. You can check out our podcast photo gallery here and subscribe to the Empire Podcast via our iTunes page or this handy RSS feed.
- 8/5/2013
- EmpireOnline
Want to know how Netflix's revival of Arrested Development is being received? The series is trending ahead of AMC's Mad Men but behind HBO's Game of Thrones in discussion. Want to know which Arrested Development episode from the new season besides the premiere and finale is commanding the most buzz? That would be the seventh, “Colony Collapse,” in which G.O.B. finds a new group of friends after his relationship falls apart and his family abandons him. Want to know which characters from the latest season are being talked about by fans? Steve Holt and Lindsay Bluth Funke.
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- 6/19/2013
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We're in the home stretch of our 15 Days of Arrested Development and this time we're catching up with Maeby. "Señoritis" shows us that the more things changed - like years - the more they've stayed the same for the younger, possibly related--but maybe not--member of the Bluth-Funke clan.
This is Maeby’s Arrested Development.
Maeby is in high school, which seems...weird? Since she was in high school during the last season and that was several years ago. She also looks waaaaay too old for high school, and also maybe a little bit like she’s not that into this season of the show. I do love the pregnant teenage girl in her class being followed around by a camera crew though. Maybe she was in a Girls With Low Self Esteem video.
Even though she must have been in school for the past nine years she’s failing math and needs a tutor.
This is Maeby’s Arrested Development.
Maeby is in high school, which seems...weird? Since she was in high school during the last season and that was several years ago. She also looks waaaaay too old for high school, and also maybe a little bit like she’s not that into this season of the show. I do love the pregnant teenage girl in her class being followed around by a camera crew though. Maybe she was in a Girls With Low Self Esteem video.
Even though she must have been in school for the past nine years she’s failing math and needs a tutor.
- 6/7/2013
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
If you haven't yet watched the new episodes of "Arrested Development," steer clear of this article! But if you have tuned in to Season 4, chances are you might have some questions about some of the jokes. (Don't worry, it happens to the best of us.) We've gathered the most Something-Searched "Arrested Development" questions from the first day of streaming and found some answers for you.
1. Was that really Justin Grant Wade, who played Steve Holt in the first three seasons? When Gob's son, Steve Holt, reappeared in Season 4, he was barely recognizable -- as Michael so gently put it, he looked fifty years old. In real life, Wade still looks his age (he's 29!). He just wore a bald cap with a wig to make it look like his hairline had drastically receded for Season 4.
2. Was that watermark an error? Whenever the new season integrated a clip from Seasons 1-3, which was often,...
1. Was that really Justin Grant Wade, who played Steve Holt in the first three seasons? When Gob's son, Steve Holt, reappeared in Season 4, he was barely recognizable -- as Michael so gently put it, he looked fifty years old. In real life, Wade still looks his age (he's 29!). He just wore a bald cap with a wig to make it look like his hairline had drastically receded for Season 4.
2. Was that watermark an error? Whenever the new season integrated a clip from Seasons 1-3, which was often,...
- 5/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Vulture is doing fifteen immediate recaps for hardcore Arrested Development fans. Five regular Vulture writers will write on three episodes each. More in-depth analyses of the new episodes will appear in the coming weeks. Episode seven, "Colony Collapse," was about Gob. A Gob-isode, if you will. It was also my favorite of the season, so I was pumped to see another Gob-isode in my recapping block. And I'm laughing right away as Gob and Michael try to figure out if the other's famous girlfriend is Julie Bowen. She's neither of theirs, but we all know she would work better with Michael.After their argument Gob tries to recruit Michael to help him take down Tony Wonder. The plan requires Michael to pretend to be his boyfriend, a job Steve Holt, who looks about 45, already turned down. Michael won't do it either and with both his son and his brother out,...
- 5/27/2013
- by Adam K. Raymond
- Vulture
It's finally happening, "Arrested Development" fans. After seven years (and what's felt like a lifetime), Season 4 of the fan favorite comedy has finally arrived, and we couldn't be more excited. That's why we here at Zap2it couldn't wait a minute longer than necessary to watch the show's 15 new episodes.
Sure, series creator Mitch Hurwitz suggested against marathoning the new season, but what does he know? We decided to watch Season 4 in one sitting starting when it premiered at 12:01 a.m. Pt on May 26 because we already waited long enough for it, and we welcome you to check out our thoughts. Read our live blog below, and make sure you check out Zap2it's "Arrested Development" Rewatch of Seasons 1 through 3 as well.
11:30 p.m. - We're prepping for the new season by watching "Development Arrested," the final episode of Season 3. Also, this is about as themed as we get.
Sure, series creator Mitch Hurwitz suggested against marathoning the new season, but what does he know? We decided to watch Season 4 in one sitting starting when it premiered at 12:01 a.m. Pt on May 26 because we already waited long enough for it, and we welcome you to check out our thoughts. Read our live blog below, and make sure you check out Zap2it's "Arrested Development" Rewatch of Seasons 1 through 3 as well.
11:30 p.m. - We're prepping for the new season by watching "Development Arrested," the final episode of Season 3. Also, this is about as themed as we get.
- 5/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
We’re less than 48 away from Brand New Arrested Development Episodes! They’re here! It’s really happening! So what better way to kick off your Memorial Day weekend than by re-watching some of the best episodes of the first three seasons? (Who needs the beach?)
This post isn’t intended for newbies — if you’ve never spent any time with the Bluth gang, you should definitely start at the very beginning and watch straight through. Instead, if you’re a banana stand regular who hasn’t dropped by the model home recently, read on for the best episodes to...
This post isn’t intended for newbies — if you’ve never spent any time with the Bluth gang, you should definitely start at the very beginning and watch straight through. Instead, if you’re a banana stand regular who hasn’t dropped by the model home recently, read on for the best episodes to...
- 5/24/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
One of Arrested Development 1.0′s greatest strengths was its knack for giving every single character (“Steve Holt!”), no matter how minor (“Baby, you got a stew going”), a full array of endlessly repeatable lines (“Say goodbye to these!”). That said, the show’s true quote-masters have to be the dysfunctional Bluth-Fünke clan. Nearly everything that originates with this ennead is worthy of being embroidered onto a sampler and framed, or at least written in caps and superimposed over a still from the show. (Or a still from Game of Thrones!)
But among these Lords of Laughter, which Bluth-slash-Fünke reigns supreme?...
But among these Lords of Laughter, which Bluth-slash-Fünke reigns supreme?...
- 5/24/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Despite being some of the most heinous, disgusting and morally reprehensible people who’ve ever appeared on television, audiences just love the Bluth family. The fact that Arrested Development was cancelled in 2006, only to be revived in 2013 for a fourth season is testament to the loyalty it’s garnered.
But the Bluths are not the only reason the show is beloved. Countless characters come in and out, making us either appreciate the family more, or wonder why in the hell we ever liked them? This list counts down our top ten non Bluth family characters who’ve appeared in the first three seasons of the show. That means *spoilers*, no ‘Steve Holt!!’, no Tobias (married in) or any other character who’s even a distant relation.
Let us know who you think should have been included at the bottom…
10. Lucille II
We start our list with Buster’s love interest,...
But the Bluths are not the only reason the show is beloved. Countless characters come in and out, making us either appreciate the family more, or wonder why in the hell we ever liked them? This list counts down our top ten non Bluth family characters who’ve appeared in the first three seasons of the show. That means *spoilers*, no ‘Steve Holt!!’, no Tobias (married in) or any other character who’s even a distant relation.
Let us know who you think should have been included at the bottom…
10. Lucille II
We start our list with Buster’s love interest,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Eddie
- Obsessed with Film
It’s the final countdown, and if you’re anything like me, your Memorial Day weekend plans involve just one question: Stay up until 3:01 am Et to watch the episodes the second they become available, or sleep soundly and awake well rested later that morning ready to watch 7.5 straight hours of Netflix? To be clear, there is no third option.
Since you’ve already re-watched the first 53 episodes recently (Right?), you might be wondering what else you can do to get ready for the fourth season. Happily, the Internet has got you covered. Ever since the show went off...
Since you’ve already re-watched the first 53 episodes recently (Right?), you might be wondering what else you can do to get ready for the fourth season. Happily, the Internet has got you covered. Ever since the show went off...
- 5/22/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
"Arrested Development" star Justin Wade -- who plays Steve Holt on the show (Steve Holt!!!) -- couldn't be more excited for the big premiere on Netflix this weekend ... telling TMZ, he's planning to throw a massive rager to commemorate the big day.Wade tells us, the festivities will kick off Sunday afternoon at his L.A. apartment -- and he's already invited more than 25 friends to come over and get crazy.The episodes are going...
- 5/22/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Welcome to the "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made the show one of our most beloved TV comedies. We continue with episode 8 of Season 3, "Making a Stand," which first aired Dec. 19, 2005. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix.
Michael, tired of working with Gob at the office decides to instead set Gob up with a banana stand of his own. Unfortunately, George Sr. gets involved and, thriving on unhealthy competition between his sons, urges Gob to set up his new banana stand 20 feet from the old one, inciting a banana stand war between Michael and George Michael, and Gob and Steve Holt. To get back at George Sr. for years of starting fights (and profiting off of them with a video series called "Boy Fights"), the brothers stage an elaborate hoax with J.
Michael, tired of working with Gob at the office decides to instead set Gob up with a banana stand of his own. Unfortunately, George Sr. gets involved and, thriving on unhealthy competition between his sons, urges Gob to set up his new banana stand 20 feet from the old one, inciting a banana stand war between Michael and George Michael, and Gob and Steve Holt. To get back at George Sr. for years of starting fights (and profiting off of them with a video series called "Boy Fights"), the brothers stage an elaborate hoax with J.
- 5/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Washington -- Some "Arrested Development" recurring jokes are legendary: the awkward relationship between George Michael and Maeby, Tobias as a Never Nude, "Steve Holt!"
If you're planning an "Arrested Development" food party to celebrate the award-winning series' return on Netflix, you'll soon find plenty of food-related recurring moments, too.
From the Cornballer and Buster's love of juice to the Bluth banana stand, GrubHub crunched the numbers among its delivery and takeout orders to discover what "Arrested Development" foods Americans like best -- and which don't actually even exist.
1. The most juice ever ordered at once on GrubHub: 65 bottles. (Buster, was that you?) Find local juice at Hawthorne Homemade, Sweetgreen and Juice Joint Café.
2. Because sometimes Lucille needs something to soak up the vodka in her stomach, one GrubHub diner ordered toast -- and only toast -- for delivery. For French toast around town, try Cedar, Birch & Barley and Founding Farmers.
If you're planning an "Arrested Development" food party to celebrate the award-winning series' return on Netflix, you'll soon find plenty of food-related recurring moments, too.
From the Cornballer and Buster's love of juice to the Bluth banana stand, GrubHub crunched the numbers among its delivery and takeout orders to discover what "Arrested Development" foods Americans like best -- and which don't actually even exist.
1. The most juice ever ordered at once on GrubHub: 65 bottles. (Buster, was that you?) Find local juice at Hawthorne Homemade, Sweetgreen and Juice Joint Café.
2. Because sometimes Lucille needs something to soak up the vodka in her stomach, one GrubHub diner ordered toast -- and only toast -- for delivery. For French toast around town, try Cedar, Birch & Barley and Founding Farmers.
- 5/17/2013
- by Erin Ruberry
- Huffington Post
In the lead-up to the May 26 premiere, groups of friends are sure to argue over who is the biggest Arrested Development fan — but apologies to all members of Magician Alliances, Chris Doty has them all beat. Doty is a creative strategist at Beutler Ink, a research and creative design house. In November, he had an idea to create some kind of visual infograph of every recurring Arrested Development joke, searchable by joke or by episode. Tuesday night, the project, Recurring Developments, went live.
Fans of the extremely self-referential comedy (Her?) know that charting every instance of recurring moments such as...
Fans of the extremely self-referential comedy (Her?) know that charting every instance of recurring moments such as...
- 5/16/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Welcome to "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made "Ad" one of our most beloved TV comedies. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix. Today we're covering the fourth episode of Season 3, "Notapusy," which premiered Nov. 7, 2005.
Most of "Notapusy" takes place at the "Church and State Fair," so named because the state was short on funding. Michael (Jason Bateman) decides to enter a triathlon to show that he is a manly man and not a p**sy, as his British girlfriend, Rita (Charlize Theron), implies. Since George Michael has an actual fear of sports, Michael teams up with Steve Holt. This makes Gob mad. George Michael also feels rejected and goes to join the army so he can be manly enough for his dad. Maeby (disguised as her handicapped twin, Surely...
Most of "Notapusy" takes place at the "Church and State Fair," so named because the state was short on funding. Michael (Jason Bateman) decides to enter a triathlon to show that he is a manly man and not a p**sy, as his British girlfriend, Rita (Charlize Theron), implies. Since George Michael has an actual fear of sports, Michael teams up with Steve Holt. This makes Gob mad. George Michael also feels rejected and goes to join the army so he can be manly enough for his dad. Maeby (disguised as her handicapped twin, Surely...
- 5/13/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made "Ad" one of our most beloved TV comedies. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix. Today we're covering the third episode of Season 3, "Forget-Me-Now," which premiered Oct. 3, 2005.
There are plenty of priceless firsts introduced in "Forget-Me-Now," the most notable one being Tobias' former profession as an "analrapist." That joke has remained one of the most iconic "Arrested Development" references to this day, and is one of the most beloved allusions to Tobias' assumed homosexuality. Also introduced are Bob Loblaw as the Bluth family's replacement for attorney Barry Zuckerkorn, and Gob's penchant for using "forget-me-now" pills, known to the rest of us as roofies.
Plot: Michael continues to date Rita, but decides to pretend he doesn't have a family so he can ignore bring up that unpleasantness.
There are plenty of priceless firsts introduced in "Forget-Me-Now," the most notable one being Tobias' former profession as an "analrapist." That joke has remained one of the most iconic "Arrested Development" references to this day, and is one of the most beloved allusions to Tobias' assumed homosexuality. Also introduced are Bob Loblaw as the Bluth family's replacement for attorney Barry Zuckerkorn, and Gob's penchant for using "forget-me-now" pills, known to the rest of us as roofies.
Plot: Michael continues to date Rita, but decides to pretend he doesn't have a family so he can ignore bring up that unpleasantness.
- 5/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to the "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made the show one of our most beloved TV comedies. We continue with episode 2 of Season 3, "For British Eyes Only," which first aired Sept. 26, 2005. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix.
Plot: George Sr. is on house arrest, putting Lucille's libido on overdrive. He claims a group of British builders set him up in the Iraqi scandal and Michael helps him enter a not-guilty plea in court. In the course of investigating George Sr.'s claims about the Brits, Michael meets a beautiful blonde woman named Rita in Little Britannia. But just what are she and her Uncle Trevor hiding? Meanwhile, Gob is trying deal with finding out he has a son (Steve Holt!) and George Michael never does get to have...
Plot: George Sr. is on house arrest, putting Lucille's libido on overdrive. He claims a group of British builders set him up in the Iraqi scandal and Michael helps him enter a not-guilty plea in court. In the course of investigating George Sr.'s claims about the Brits, Michael meets a beautiful blonde woman named Rita in Little Britannia. But just what are she and her Uncle Trevor hiding? Meanwhile, Gob is trying deal with finding out he has a son (Steve Holt!) and George Michael never does get to have...
- 5/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to the "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made the show one of our most beloved TV comedies. We continue with episode 1 of Season 3, "The Cabin Show," which first aired Sept. 19, 2005. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix.
In the Season 3 premiere, Michael vows he'll take George Michael to the family cabin to make up for all the times George Sr. promised to take Michael and then backed out. Meanwhile, Lucille goes off her medication, Gob wants to get closer to his father (only to discover Steve Holt is his son), George Sr. is hiding out with the Blue Man Group, Kitty breaks up with Tobias who decides he wants Lindsay back, and George Michael and Maeby try to avoid each other after an awkward kiss.
Gif-worthy scenes:
Bluth Company status: Shockingly,...
In the Season 3 premiere, Michael vows he'll take George Michael to the family cabin to make up for all the times George Sr. promised to take Michael and then backed out. Meanwhile, Lucille goes off her medication, Gob wants to get closer to his father (only to discover Steve Holt is his son), George Sr. is hiding out with the Blue Man Group, Kitty breaks up with Tobias who decides he wants Lindsay back, and George Michael and Maeby try to avoid each other after an awkward kiss.
Gif-worthy scenes:
Bluth Company status: Shockingly,...
- 5/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made "Ad" one of our most beloved TV comedies. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix. Today we're covering the third episode of Season 2, "The Immaculate Election," which premiered March 20, 2005.
"Arrested Development" Season 2 continues down its strange, hilarious path in "The Immaculate Election." From George Michael's cringe-worthy "Star Wars" tapes to the introduction of Mrs. Featherbottom -- she's as gorgeous as she sounds -- this episode really digs into some of the weirdest aspects of the Bluths, and it's a fan-favorite because of that.
Plot: Ann tries to get George Michael to run for student body president, which Michael fully supports -- until he realizes his son isn't as popular as Ann claims he is. Then he and Gob do their best...
"Arrested Development" Season 2 continues down its strange, hilarious path in "The Immaculate Election." From George Michael's cringe-worthy "Star Wars" tapes to the introduction of Mrs. Featherbottom -- she's as gorgeous as she sounds -- this episode really digs into some of the weirdest aspects of the Bluths, and it's a fan-favorite because of that.
Plot: Ann tries to get George Michael to run for student body president, which Michael fully supports -- until he realizes his son isn't as popular as Ann claims he is. Then he and Gob do their best...
- 4/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Never heard of Spike Albrecht? If you don't go to the University of Michigan, then no, you probably haven't. Not before the 2013 Ncaa National Championship game.
But as the underdog Michigan Wolverines take on the favorite Louisville Cardinals, Albrecht has emerged as a complete Mvp of the first half. He has 17 of Michigan's 38 total points. He's shooting 6-7 from the field, 4-4 from three-point range.
Up until Monday night, Albrecht averaged 1.8 points per game. His career-high in a single game was seven. He has played less than 300 minutes total the entire season. Now he's the talk of Twitter.
Here are some of our favorites:
"I think Spike Albrecht was bitten by a radioactive spider today" -- Eric Stangel
"Does any sports book even have odds on Spike Albrecht being championship game Mvp?" -- Darren Rovell
"It's like I've always said: Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Spike Albrecht." -- Tom Fornelli...
But as the underdog Michigan Wolverines take on the favorite Louisville Cardinals, Albrecht has emerged as a complete Mvp of the first half. He has 17 of Michigan's 38 total points. He's shooting 6-7 from the field, 4-4 from three-point range.
Up until Monday night, Albrecht averaged 1.8 points per game. His career-high in a single game was seven. He has played less than 300 minutes total the entire season. Now he's the talk of Twitter.
Here are some of our favorites:
"I think Spike Albrecht was bitten by a radioactive spider today" -- Eric Stangel
"Does any sports book even have odds on Spike Albrecht being championship game Mvp?" -- Darren Rovell
"It's like I've always said: Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Spike Albrecht." -- Tom Fornelli...
- 4/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Welcome to the "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made the show one of our most beloved TV comedies. We continue with episode 5 of Season 2, "Sad Sack," which first aired Dec. 12, 2004. Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix.
[Note: This episode landed "Arrested Development" the enviable honor of being named the "Worst TV Show of the Week" by the always humorless Parents Television Council. Among the PTC's complaints: "one or two plotlines cross the line by involving the institutions of marriage and family in such a negative way that it becomes offensive to adult viewers and potentially damaging to children who see it." Read on to see why!]
Plot: Michael is offered immunity if he'll tell the prosecution where his father is. (That happens to be hiding out in Michael's attic.) Lindsay worries Tobias might...
[Note: This episode landed "Arrested Development" the enviable honor of being named the "Worst TV Show of the Week" by the always humorless Parents Television Council. Among the PTC's complaints: "one or two plotlines cross the line by involving the institutions of marriage and family in such a negative way that it becomes offensive to adult viewers and potentially damaging to children who see it." Read on to see why!]
Plot: Michael is offered immunity if he'll tell the prosecution where his father is. (That happens to be hiding out in Michael's attic.) Lindsay worries Tobias might...
- 3/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Welcome to the "Arrested Development" Rewatch. Leading up to the release of Season 4, Zap2it will be taking a look back at the 53 episodes that made the show one of our most beloved TV comedies.Watch the first three seasons of "Arrested Development" on Netflix. We continue with episode 3 of Season 1, "Bringing Up Buster," which first aired Nov. 16, 2003.
"Bringing Up Buster" establishes or deepens a couple of long-running "Arrested Development" themes, in particular Lucille and Buster's unnaturally close relationship. Their dynamic was one of the most reliably hilarious (and creepy) comedic wells the show could turn to throughout its run, and the roots of all of that are here. It's also a great showcase for the Bluth siblings, who have a rare moment of common ground in talking about Lucille.
Plot: George Michael doesn't want to go on his weekly bike ride with Michael, who becomes convinced (thanks to Lindsay...
"Bringing Up Buster" establishes or deepens a couple of long-running "Arrested Development" themes, in particular Lucille and Buster's unnaturally close relationship. Their dynamic was one of the most reliably hilarious (and creepy) comedic wells the show could turn to throughout its run, and the roots of all of that are here. It's also a great showcase for the Bluth siblings, who have a rare moment of common ground in talking about Lucille.
Plot: George Michael doesn't want to go on his weekly bike ride with Michael, who becomes convinced (thanks to Lindsay...
- 2/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The return of Arrested Development on Netflix is, like, the greatest news ever, news that might only ever be improved through the promise of even more episodes – and we all know how unlikely that would be, because the world isn’t that kind, and Netflix aren’t that good. Except Netflix are that good, apparently, and it’s actually happening, and maybe we’ll get world peace and the polar icecaps will stop melting and…
You’re right. One thing at a time.
Yes, those writers over at Arrested Development H.Q. have been extremely prolific according to recent reports, something that shouldn’t strike fans as being too surprising, granted that they’ve been laid off for nearly six years, some of whom have survived by selling their souls to terribly-realised remakes of British TV shows.
There’s so much new material, though, that the original plan to put...
You’re right. One thing at a time.
Yes, those writers over at Arrested Development H.Q. have been extremely prolific according to recent reports, something that shouldn’t strike fans as being too surprising, granted that they’ve been laid off for nearly six years, some of whom have survived by selling their souls to terribly-realised remakes of British TV shows.
There’s so much new material, though, that the original plan to put...
- 12/12/2012
- by T.J. Barnard
- We Got This Covered
Update: More good news! Though Netflix has yet to officially make a decision on the number, Mitch Hurwitz has enough material to begin assembling more episodes beyond the original order of ten for the streaming season 4. A break in production is now planned so he can decide what new scripts need to be generated and then filming will resume around the busy cast's schedules in late January. We could be getting anywhere from 12-15 episodes! Steve Holt!---Though it's painful to say so, Arrested Development isn't a movie property. Two and a half seasons of high quality TV comedy, yes, actual movie, no.Despite this, what limited coverage of Ad's return that's appeared on empireonline.com has made many forumites / Facebook fans / Twitter followers very happy indeed, so it's with great pride that we share this snippet of news from the Bluth family's resident Analrapist, Tobias Fünke.Speaking to The...
- 12/11/2012
- EmpireOnline
Chareth Richter lives!
According to Will Arnett, his buddies Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter will both appear in Arrested Development’s hotly anticipated fourth season. The comedian broke the news during last night’s Conan. “I don’t want to give away too much,” Arnett said slyly, “but let me put it this way: There are a few people on this stage tonight who are a part of .”
He looked back and forth between O’Brien and Richter. “And I think we know who we are.” It wasn’t an illusion — watch for yourself here:
While O’Brien never...
According to Will Arnett, his buddies Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter will both appear in Arrested Development’s hotly anticipated fourth season. The comedian broke the news during last night’s Conan. “I don’t want to give away too much,” Arnett said slyly, “but let me put it this way: There are a few people on this stage tonight who are a part of .”
He looked back and forth between O’Brien and Richter. “And I think we know who we are.” It wasn’t an illusion — watch for yourself here:
While O’Brien never...
- 10/24/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Sometimes I still feel like I'm dreaming when I realize there's a new season and a movie of Arrested Development being filmed right now. It just doesn't seem real.
But it is, and in order to go forward it needed to meet some very specific criteria set by fans and producers alike. The Bluths all had to be back.
Yes, we now know that every single member of the Bluth family is returning for the new miniseries and movie, but it makes you wonder which other cast members might be returning as well. The show had so many memorable subcharacters, surely they had to bring back a few. Who will it be? Steve Holt?(!) Gene Parmesan? Franklin??
Well, now we know at least one person on the list. That would be Lucille "2" Austero. Liza Minnelli will return to the role she only took as a favor to her old friend,...
But it is, and in order to go forward it needed to meet some very specific criteria set by fans and producers alike. The Bluths all had to be back.
Yes, we now know that every single member of the Bluth family is returning for the new miniseries and movie, but it makes you wonder which other cast members might be returning as well. The show had so many memorable subcharacters, surely they had to bring back a few. Who will it be? Steve Holt?(!) Gene Parmesan? Franklin??
Well, now we know at least one person on the list. That would be Lucille "2" Austero. Liza Minnelli will return to the role she only took as a favor to her old friend,...
- 9/10/2012
- by Paul
- TVovermind.com
It’s finally happening!
The wait has been long, and it has been hard, but now the ball is officially, 100% rolling on our return to the Bluth family in Arrested Development.
We thought we were getting a movie (viewers of the original three seasons will of course know why), and then creator Mitch Hurwitz did us one better, and announced that we’d be getting an entirely new fourth season, which would lead into the long-awaited movie.
And now production on the new season has begun, and the first photos from the set have started to emerge, giving us a look at Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, a sheet-covered never-nude David Cross, and what looks to be a cameo from the guys from Comedy Central’s Workaholics.
Joining Bateman, de Rossi, and Cross will be the whole Bluth/Fünke family: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, Jessica Walter,...
The wait has been long, and it has been hard, but now the ball is officially, 100% rolling on our return to the Bluth family in Arrested Development.
We thought we were getting a movie (viewers of the original three seasons will of course know why), and then creator Mitch Hurwitz did us one better, and announced that we’d be getting an entirely new fourth season, which would lead into the long-awaited movie.
And now production on the new season has begun, and the first photos from the set have started to emerge, giving us a look at Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, a sheet-covered never-nude David Cross, and what looks to be a cameo from the guys from Comedy Central’s Workaholics.
Joining Bateman, de Rossi, and Cross will be the whole Bluth/Fünke family: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, Jessica Walter,...
- 8/9/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Come on! We could listen to Gob say that all day and after a neverending string of rumors, updates and promises, the fourth season of "Arrested Development" is actually happening and gearing up to shoot this summer. After the news broke that this was indeed in the works last fall, Netflix moved quickly and snapped up the rights to the show, a major coup for the rental service who are dipping their toes in the waters of broadcasting. And now, more good news. Instead of parcelling out the ten new episodes in 2013 in a weekly format spreading out over a couple of months -- we're going to be getting them all at once. The plan is drop all the shows on a single day sometime next year. Awesome.
Vulture was on hand at the National Association of Broadcasters convention where Netflix honcho Ted Sarandos broke the news. But there is...
Vulture was on hand at the National Association of Broadcasters convention where Netflix honcho Ted Sarandos broke the news. But there is...
- 4/18/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Netflix plans to release all 10 episodes of the rebooted new season of Arrested Development at once.
The Bluth family’s latest adventures will begin streaming on the video service on the same day sometime next year, Netflix chief Ted Sarandos told reporters at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.
Sarandos refused to confirm this plan a couple months ago after the service’s first series, Lilyhammer, dropped all its episodes at the same time. But industry sources say Netflix has always planned to use the full-season release strategy as a way to differentiate itself from traditional TV outlets.
The Bluth family’s latest adventures will begin streaming on the video service on the same day sometime next year, Netflix chief Ted Sarandos told reporters at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.
Sarandos refused to confirm this plan a couple months ago after the service’s first series, Lilyhammer, dropped all its episodes at the same time. But industry sources say Netflix has always planned to use the full-season release strategy as a way to differentiate itself from traditional TV outlets.
- 4/18/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
We’ve still got a bit of a wait before Arrested Development’s back-from-the-dead fourth season premieres on Netflix. But in the meantime, HBO is making it a lot easier for you to get your Buster Bluth fix — via Veep, a new comedy that stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as dysfunctional vice president Selena Meyer, Anna Chlumsky (Vada!) as her chief of staff, and Tony Hale as her assistant and “Body Man.” Sounds like a position for a guy with two hands.
In this latest Veep trailer, we get a closer look at VP Meyer’s loony office. At just 46 seconds long,...
In this latest Veep trailer, we get a closer look at VP Meyer’s loony office. At just 46 seconds long,...
- 4/2/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW - Inside TV
Friends of the actor who played Steve Holt in Arrested Development have launched an online campaign calling for him to appear in the miniseries and film. Justin Grant Wade played Gob Bluth's illegitimate son on the show, but has apparently not been invited back for the upcoming Arrested Development reunion. Two of Wade's friends have now started a 'Save Steve Holt' website in hopes of convincing Arrested Development bosses to revive the character. Wade filmed a video appeal for the 'Save Steve Holt' website to personally encourage support for the online campaign. "With the help of my friends and the support of people like you, I would love to reprise my role on the much-beloved show," Wade told Arrested Development. (more)...
- 3/29/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
It’s the tale of two Fox television shows that never quite cut it on the major network, with “Terra Nova” barely squeaking out one season, but the cult-adored “Arrested Development” making it to three (with a film project and new series in the pipeline).
First, “Terra Nova” may not have that extra lifeline that fans were hoping for, as it looks like Netflix is going to pass on bringing the prehistoric family drama to its subscription-based services. Netflix started thinking about adding the series to its repertoire of upcoming scripted shows, but perhaps a storied production that included a $10 million-$20 million budget on its twice-delayed two-hour premiere, got the service, which is still reeling from some poor business decisions last year, to rethink the proposition.
“Steve Holt,” is a cry that many fans of “Arrested Development” are familiar with, but they were shocked to discover the character of Holt...
First, “Terra Nova” may not have that extra lifeline that fans were hoping for, as it looks like Netflix is going to pass on bringing the prehistoric family drama to its subscription-based services. Netflix started thinking about adding the series to its repertoire of upcoming scripted shows, but perhaps a storied production that included a $10 million-$20 million budget on its twice-delayed two-hour premiere, got the service, which is still reeling from some poor business decisions last year, to rethink the proposition.
“Steve Holt,” is a cry that many fans of “Arrested Development” are familiar with, but they were shocked to discover the character of Holt...
- 3/28/2012
- by Benjamin Wright
- The Playlist
"Arrested Development" will be making its return. Whether the relatively minor character Steve Holt will also return is still up in the air. But the famously outspoken and passionate fans of the series are trying to ensure that the the illegitimate son of George Oscar Bluth Jr. and student-body president is brought back into the fold for the revival. Also read: "Arrested Development" Will Return to Series TV, Mitch Hurwitz Says According to the couch-potato activists of the Save Steve Holt movement, actor Justin Grant Wade -- who played Holt in 10...
- 3/27/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Arrested Development's Steve Holt character may be a moronic jock, but he's a fan-fave moronic jock and the viewers want him back. Fans obsessing about the highly anticipated return of Arrested Development next year have launched an online campaign lobbying for the return of one of the legendary series' most memorable minor characters and the actor who plays him. Volt for Steve Holt indeed! More: Wow, It's Actually Happening! Arrested Development Reaches Deal to Produce New Episodes A website, Facebook page, Twitter feed and blog have so far been created for the cause by devotees upon learning that his real-life alter-ego, Justin Grant Wade, hasn't been asked back to the...
- 3/27/2012
- E! Online
Steve Holt! 'Arrested Development' fans launch campaign to bring back TV's favorite illegitimate son
Justin Grant Wade! Just doesn’t have the same ring, does it? But that hasn’t stopped friends and fans of the actor — who played the compulsive name announcer, letterman jacket wearer, and illegitimate son of Gob Bluth on Arrested Development — from mounting an online campaign to bring back Wade and his character when the show returns via Netflix in early 2013 and in the feature film to follow.
Wade himself has even gotten in on the act, recording a video plea on SaveSteveHolt.com, acknowledging he hasn’t yet been asked to return to the show for its fourth season...
Wade himself has even gotten in on the act, recording a video plea on SaveSteveHolt.com, acknowledging he hasn’t yet been asked to return to the show for its fourth season...
- 3/27/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW.com - PopWatch
Fans of "Arrested Development" are rallying in support of one of the show's most beloved (albeit minor) characters.
While the community was ecstatic over news of the show's return, it appears that Justin Grant Wade, the actor who plays George Oscar Bluth Jr.'s illegitimate son Steve Holt[!] has yet to be invited back.
And so the Save Steve Holt movement was born. Armed with a website, a blog and some Steve Holt t-shirts, fans are hoping to pressure the show's producers into bringing Grant Wade back to the show.
The actor himself appears in a video on the website and confirms that he has yet to be asked back for the upcoming fourth season and feature film based on the series. He's also grown quite a beard since we last saw him.
According to Grant Wade, a portion of the proceeds of t-shirts sold from the site will go to "a very good cause.
While the community was ecstatic over news of the show's return, it appears that Justin Grant Wade, the actor who plays George Oscar Bluth Jr.'s illegitimate son Steve Holt[!] has yet to be invited back.
And so the Save Steve Holt movement was born. Armed with a website, a blog and some Steve Holt t-shirts, fans are hoping to pressure the show's producers into bringing Grant Wade back to the show.
The actor himself appears in a video on the website and confirms that he has yet to be asked back for the upcoming fourth season and feature film based on the series. He's also grown quite a beard since we last saw him.
According to Grant Wade, a portion of the proceeds of t-shirts sold from the site will go to "a very good cause.
- 3/27/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Fans of "Arrested Development" are rallying in support of one of the show's most beloved (albeit minor) characters.
While the community was ecstatic over news of the show's return, it appears that Justin Grant Wade, the actor who plays George Oscar Bluth Jr.'s illegitimate son Steve Holt[!] has yet to be invited back.
And so the Save Steve Holt movement was born. Armed with a website, a blog and some Steve Holt t-shirts, fans are hoping to pressure the show's producers into bringing Grant Wade back to the show.
The actor himself appears in a video on the website and confirms that he has yet to be asked back for the upcoming fourth season and feature film based on the series. He's also grown quite a beard since we last saw him.
According to Grant Wade, a portion of the proceeds of t-shirts sold from the site will go to "a very good cause.
While the community was ecstatic over news of the show's return, it appears that Justin Grant Wade, the actor who plays George Oscar Bluth Jr.'s illegitimate son Steve Holt[!] has yet to be invited back.
And so the Save Steve Holt movement was born. Armed with a website, a blog and some Steve Holt t-shirts, fans are hoping to pressure the show's producers into bringing Grant Wade back to the show.
The actor himself appears in a video on the website and confirms that he has yet to be asked back for the upcoming fourth season and feature film based on the series. He's also grown quite a beard since we last saw him.
According to Grant Wade, a portion of the proceeds of t-shirts sold from the site will go to "a very good cause.
- 3/27/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Specifically, the actor who played Steve Holt. Justin Grant Wade, the actor who played the fist-pumping jock and secret Bluth, has yet to be contacted by the show's producers about appearing in the upcoming Netflix episodes and big-screen adaptation. (Big-screen sequel? Big-screen continuation? Is there a proper term for such a thing?) So he and two of his friends have started the Save Steve Holt campaign, with the goal of using the show's rabid online fan base to guarantee him spot in the upcoming projects. How will fans help? By tweeting with the hashtag #savesteveholt, writing to entertainment sites, and also purchasing eighteen-dollar t-shirts. (Please do not purchase an eighteen-dollar t-shirt.) Now, I love Steve Holt, and Wade seems like a perfectly pleasant guy. And everyone's got to work their grind, I get that. But this all seems a bit... much. A bit hungry. A bit [...]...
- 3/27/2012
- Nerve
Where do Arrested Development fans relocate their obsessions once the ever-rumored movie and a batch of new episodes are all but set in stone? Steve Holt! Yes, it turns out actor Justin Grant Wade, who since Arrested's premature demise has appeared on Greek and grown a beard, has yet to be contacted about the series' resurrection. So now there's the Save Steve Holt movement. Please, if you're about to burn $18 on a T-shirt for this cause, consider just rewatching some of the show and hanging tight.
- 3/27/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Amid the insistent, if still slightly vague clamor surrounding the upcoming return of Arrested Development, you may have noticed the absence of one oft-repeated name—that of “Steve Holt,” the blissfully ignorant, illegitimate Bluth and living catchphrase. As it turns out, actor Justin Grant Wade hasn’t yet been asked to reprise his role as the well-meaning yet frustratingly dense jock, leading Wade and a group of friends to campaign for his return in much the same way that his character campaigned for school president: by repeating his name as often as possible across a variety of social media, beginning ...
- 3/23/2012
- avclub.com
I was starting to worry about Parenthood, PopWatchers. The first few episodes of the third season of NBC’s typically underrated dramedy felt lackluster out of the gate. Besides the wonderful, long-overdue romantic reunion of Sarah and Mark (Jason Ritter), the remaining Bravermans and Co. didn’t have as much to work with: Haddie’s split from Alex (Michael B. Jordan), while sad, was inevitable, Zeke almost starred in a impotence commercial, scarring us indefinitely, and they finally gave poor Drew…a bad first date. (Quick thought, PopWatchers: What if one day Drew has a son named Steve? Steve Holt!
- 10/12/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
After years of waiting and weeding through the rumor mills, Mitch Hurwitz finally uttered words we longed to hear. Arrested Development, a show taken from us too soon, would finally be made into a movie. As fans started re-watching the series, they wondered what would happen when Arrested Development finally became a film. Although we probably won't know until fall 2013 (provided Hurwitz can keep it under wraps), here are some things that this Ad fan thinks may happen on the big screen. . . or at least what I'd love to see.
A Huge Mistake: Considering this phrase made it's way to the Bluth family crest, fans can expect so major trouble for the motion picture. But with George out of jail and Saddam Hussein dead, what's left for trouble? When we last saw the family, Lucille was on the run, or swim since she was on a boat. Hopefully the movie...
- 10/10/2011
- by Leah Rocketto
- Filmology
I was going to celebrate this Cinco De Mayo the same way I did St. Patrick's Day, with reverence, respect and photogenic actors. However, the internet is not bearing any fruit when it comes to a satisfactory list of Good Looking Mexicanos. Any list that has Uma Thurman but neither Diego Luna nor Gael García Bernal is a list I cannot get behind. So, well, we'll have to make do with this. (Salma Hayek)
There are scads of ways in which I am ignorant about other cultures, mis amigitos. I do know, however, that I probably shouldn't tell you that I refer to this holiday as Cinco De Puke-o. Right? That's fairly insensitive. I also had no idea that May 1st was an international day of protests and workers rights. No clue. I thought it was all about jumping over fires and sex with randos. Well, regardless, please take a...
There are scads of ways in which I am ignorant about other cultures, mis amigitos. I do know, however, that I probably shouldn't tell you that I refer to this holiday as Cinco De Puke-o. Right? That's fairly insensitive. I also had no idea that May 1st was an international day of protests and workers rights. No clue. I thought it was all about jumping over fires and sex with randos. Well, regardless, please take a...
- 5/5/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
Because buying groceries is apparently the most confusing and brain-challenging fucking task in the entire goddamn world, here's a look at the inner-monologues of those assholes at the grocery store who block aisles, let their kids run around screaming, and generally make what is already a boring task a fucking hassle and a half. (Hobo Trashcan)
Here are nine movie actresses who are pretty much getting by on their looks alone. To be honest, I really don't see how Jennifer Lopez is getting by period at this point, and seriously? Gabourey Sidibe is on the list? You're shittin' me here, right? (Screen Junkies)
Fucking Fuck Yes! It's official everyone: The City, the spinoff of The Hills which was a spinoff of Laguna Beach, is getting canceled, which means no more of these fucking people on TV! Steve Holt! Sure, they'll probably fill the void with more Jersey Shore and Teen Mom,...
Here are nine movie actresses who are pretty much getting by on their looks alone. To be honest, I really don't see how Jennifer Lopez is getting by period at this point, and seriously? Gabourey Sidibe is on the list? You're shittin' me here, right? (Screen Junkies)
Fucking Fuck Yes! It's official everyone: The City, the spinoff of The Hills which was a spinoff of Laguna Beach, is getting canceled, which means no more of these fucking people on TV! Steve Holt! Sure, they'll probably fill the void with more Jersey Shore and Teen Mom,...
- 10/26/2010
- by Jeremy Feist
Now this is how you do it, Miley. Last night, at the Lakers-Celtics game, Dustin Hoffman saw his face on the Kiss Cam, turned to his own wife, undoubtedly said, “Her?”, and then asked Jason Bateman to teach him the ways of the secular flesh. Dustin love Michael, guys! The only way this moment could possibly have been any better is if Hoffman morphed into Jon Hamm, and I somehow found a way to wedge myself between them and scream “Steve Holt!” in celebration. [TMZ]...
- 6/4/2010
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
As we hope the constantly rumored Arrested Development finally goes into production, we're glad to know we can always go back to the DVDs on our shelves and never get sick of this cult classic.
While the critically-acclaimed show never found its audience while it was on the air, the cult-like following this show has picked up since then has certainly warranted TV Fanatic's classic tv quote treatment.
We've started off with the show's incredibly strong first season and put together the largest collection of Arrested Development quotes ever assembled on one site. Relive your favorite moments from when we first met the Bluths with our quotes.
Whether it was discovered Tobias was a never-nude, watching the one-armed Walter Weatherman teaching the kids lessons, or just crazy Kitty flashing us, there's no funnier way to relive this show at work than browsing our quotes.
So what are you waiting for?...
While the critically-acclaimed show never found its audience while it was on the air, the cult-like following this show has picked up since then has certainly warranted TV Fanatic's classic tv quote treatment.
We've started off with the show's incredibly strong first season and put together the largest collection of Arrested Development quotes ever assembled on one site. Relive your favorite moments from when we first met the Bluths with our quotes.
Whether it was discovered Tobias was a never-nude, watching the one-armed Walter Weatherman teaching the kids lessons, or just crazy Kitty flashing us, there's no funnier way to relive this show at work than browsing our quotes.
So what are you waiting for?...
- 2/19/2010
- by eric@iscribelimited.com (The Barnacle)
- TVfanatic
My Full house of cards has come crashing down. I was so damn excited a few hours ago after reading that the Tanner/Katsopolis Victorian -- the TV house in which I most wanted to live as a youth who did not yet understand the glory of privacy -- was up for sale. It is not. Some lame other house is. This is so sad. I was going to ask if any of you wanted to split the cost. I mean, I have like $200. But I bet there were enough Full House fans to make it happen. I was going...
- 2/3/2010
- by Annie Barrett
- EW.com - PopWatch
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