Arrested Development

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2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

So I never watched this show when it first came out.  Just watched the first 3 episodes of season 1.  In.

Yeah I was pretty late to the game too, but it easily became one of my top three comedies of all time by the time I ended season 3. 

[billfromlaketravis 11784]

With the departure of The Office, is Arrested Development the best comedy on Netflix? I would say yes. 

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but really yes. 

[Jerry Callo 8952]

I stopped somewhere just after Netflix took it over.  Funny show. 

[billfromlaketravis 11784]

23 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I stopped somewhere just after Netflix took it over.  Funny show. 

You didn’t miss much. The Fox seasons are the best. 

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9 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

So I never watched this show when it first came out.  Just watched the first 3 episodes of season 1.  In.

How is this possible.

 

[Gene Parmesan 4062]

1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

How is this possible.

 

The original airings had bad ratings, so a lot didn't see it.

If you are new and binging from start to finish it will probably make the Netflix versions easier to watch, but if you watched the originals back in the aughts and then waited 10+ years you were very letdown by the Netflix stuff.  They just couldn't quite recapture the magic.

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4 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

With the departure of The Office, is Arrested Development the best comedy on Netflix? I would say yes. 

It still was when The Office was on Netflix

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I started a rewatch a few months ago and was disappointed in the number of FOX seasons. I forgot there was so few before they got canned. Yeah it definitely doesn't hold up, I gave up on it somewhere almost through the Netflix season. Those original seasons are great though.

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8 hours ago, Gene Parmesan said:

The original airings had bad ratings, so a lot didn't see it.

If you are new and binging from start to finish it will probably make the Netflix versions easier to watch, but if you watched the originals back in the aughts and then waited 10+ years you were very letdown by the Netflix stuff.  They just couldn't quite recapture the magic.

 

Edited January 8, 2021 by The Dude

[Gene Parmesan 4062]

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I started rewatching the series tonight. Tobias as the OG Beta Soy Boy is pure greatness. 

[The Dude 1257]

One of my favorite shows. I love this kind of comedy

[oSuJeff97 3438]

17 hours ago, BurdineBandit said:

I started a rewatch a few months ago and was disappointed in the number of FOX seasons. I forgot there was so few before they got canned. Yeah it definitely doesn't hold up, I gave up on it somewhere almost through the Netflix season. Those original seasons are great though.

Yeah the original seasons 1-3 are pure magic/gold.

I actually found the "remix" of season 4, where Mitch Hurwitz re-edited it to weave all of the stories together, rather than have episodes focused on single characters, to be a drastic improvement and enjoyed the re-watch. If you haven't checked that out, would recommend.

Season 5 had a few highlights, but overall was pretty "meh."

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[Knoxtnhorn 6262]

I'm going to have to give the Netflix seasons another shot.  IIRC, the first one was shot in a way in which each actor filmed their scenes individually.  Then, it was all edited together at a later time.  To me, it made it kind of unwatchable.  Most of the magic contained within the show is in the interaction of the characters.  Going to give @oSuJeff97 suggestion a shot.

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19 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I'm going to have to give the Netflix seasons another shot.  IIRC, the first one was shot in a way in which each actor filmed their scenes individually.  Then, it was all edited together at a later time.  To me, it made it kind of unwatchable.  Most of the magic contained within the show is in the interaction of the characters.  Going to give @oSuJeff97 suggestion a shot.

Yeah it’s been a few years, but IIRC, they also filmed some additional new scenes to help the “Remix” flow better.

It’s not as good as seasons 1-3 (not much of anything is..), but the Remix is a definite improvement over the original version. Just goes to show you how proper editing can really improve a show.