I tried EGG at first.

It is my understanding that S2 was shortened from 22 episodes to 18, and S3 from 22 to 13. Of course, tt was then famously canceled at the end of the third season.

Do you think, if those extra 12 episodes had been made within the 3-season window, it would have been better or worse for the show? Would the writers have been stretched too thin, or would this have led to an even higher quality of TV? What about a fourth season directly after S3 instead of 7 years later, and in the traditional format? Could the premise have run, if they didn't bring it to a conclusion, for that long?

I can't figure out if the limited run created a more airtight sequence of TV, allowing for more consistency and creating the "perfection" that AD is unmatched in, or if it would've been better to get more content during the original run.

A more fun version of the question would be: what storylines would have been fun to see during the original run, if it had been given more time?

These are for snakes, not for myself lol

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Tobias ran out of blue body paint.

(video from r/dundermifflin)

I’m rewatching for the first time in several years. I just finished season 3 and I’m having a hard time diving into season 4 again. Convince me to give it another try.

I just finished all of AD and the final episode was conceptually one of the greatest endings to a TV show I’ve ever seen (It was kinda meh in practice tho). In the courtroom I didn’t feel anything wrong, but when Michael and Buster were in the interrogation room Buster’s speech and mannerisms felt very subtly off, almost indicative of a higher comprehension of the situation than what he should have had by then. Then the hypnotization tape later on sent shivers down my spine. Buster knew what was happening, down to his very core. The execution, environment and editing of the tape made it even more terrifying since, alongside that, Buster spoke totally different than as an adult-he spoke like a conman. Much later in the episode when it was revealed Lucille 2’s corpse was in the wall, Buster admitted to killing her in such a way that made me recoil. The juxtaposition between the silliness with a hint of seriousness and the stone cold admittance was completely unexpected, Buster’s tone told me explicitly that he was the mastermind. He is the smartest character in all of Arrested Development except for Lucille 1.

I recently saw a Quinta Brunson interview where she shares one of the best pieces of advice she's ever received: In order to write a good comedy show, each of your characters should pick up a $5 bill differently. I'm curious what you guys think!

Scrolling and landed with a shock!!

i don’t understand how as a straight guy, i find Jason bateman so goddamn fucking hot, dude. MY GOD!!!

"These are my awards, Mother. From Army. The seal is for marksmanship, and the gorilla is for sand racing. Now if you'll excuse me, they're putting me in something called Hero Squad"

We already watched 7 episodes so now we started over watching the original cut skipping over parts we already saw. It's a little annoying but I wish the default was the original cut,

i honestly can’t get over how fricking well written the first three seasons of Arrested Development are. This has to be one of the greatest comedy shows i’ve ever seen when it comes to writing. The whole thing is so unbelievably strong and so weird in a way that you’d think half of this stuff shouldn’t even work, but somehow it does. And it’s not just the ideas—the execution is fucking perfect too. Every tiny detail feels like it was thought through, and the way all the different storylines come together and interfere with each other is just insane.