It's Arrested Development

So I decided to get yet another urge to watch Arrested Development all over again. I was poking around the internet and found out what Jeffrey Tambor was saying during the Hellboy 2 premiere about the movie being basically confirmed as a go. This comes after Jason Bateman chiefly started rumors about the film being made, sparking interest from both Hurwitz and Universal. I can't wait.

Arrested Development is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time, if you can even call it a sitcom. The show reinvented the "character-driven" comedy by taking full advantage of multithreaded episodes. Unlike most shows which are driven by an overarching plot arch intermingled with several smaller arcs, Arrested Development is essentially only these smaller arcs. Things happen from episode to episode and are so densely packed with character interaction that it's tough to catch everything the first, second, even the fifth time through the series. Whenever I watch the series over again I find something new to laugh at, and remember countless little jokes that were masterfully placed in the background by the writers and designers.

I'm curious as to what Hurwitz and company can come up with storywise for the film. What I'm most worried about is that since it's a movie, they will feel the need to make things "epic" non-satirically; lots of travel or huge events that wouldn't really feel like AD. If they do this satirically, I'm perfectly fine with it. A good example is the episodes in the third season where the creators decided to throw in a bunch of common (and stupid) ratings ploys. This was very reflective of the story, as well, where the Bluths were struggling to stay afloat in the housing business with stupid gimmicks like fundraiser parties with celebrities. Really, at this point, I don't think Hurwitz can really do much wrong. He's got solid and (un)relateable characters, a great story, and anything even remotely like the show will receive an amazing amount of critical backing.

Also, this is pretty interesting, if stretching a bit.