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Arrested Development Movie
Just the other day my friend Dave Blondel from Pocket Sized Films was over here and asking me if I’ve ever watched Arrested Development… to which I replied “no” (I don’t watch a lot of TV besides Battlestar Galactica, news and sports). He then went on about how amazing the show is (I’ve read a lot of people say that too).
Well perhaps the TV gods heard that conversation and decided that John needed to see the show in his own native language of film… so now here comes rumbling that there may indeed be an Arrested Development movie on its way. The good folks over at Cinema Confidential give us this:
“Arrested Development” TV series creator Mitch Hurwitz has quit the show, leaving little hope for the series to continue on another network for a fourth season. But could it follow in the footsteps of “Firefly” and be resurrected as a feature film? The trade hints as such. Hurwitz hints to the trade that while “Arrested Development” has run its course as a TV series, a feature film is a possibilty for the future.
So what do you think? I’m not really in a position to comment on if this is a good idea or not since I haven’t seen the show… so the floor is yours.
I don’t think this is right at all. Being a diehard fan of Arrested Development, a few friends and I have discussed the possibility of a movie, and agreed that it’ll be quite hard to do. I made a huge “please watch the show” post on my site… unfortunately a day before the announcement came out cancelling the show. It’s a hard show to get into, but once you do, it’s the most brilliant thing. I strongly believe that making a movie will not help garner new viewers. Even if they do, I doubt it will be a huge hit, despite being welcomed by the fans.
Whatever happened to it being picked up by Showtime? I remember reading that from more than a few sources. What happened?!?
I think Showtime agreed, and the cast and crew were all ready to continue. It all hung on the decision of Mitch Hurwitz. Yesterday he declined to continue. He was drained from the work he’s put into the series.
According to Defamer the showtime deal wasnt lucrative enough for the shows creators so they ended that. But if anyone saw the shows finale they actually had a scene where Ron Howard, the narrator and producer of the show, was telling the Bluth family that they could turn their story into a movie. That would be nice to see that scene dovetail right into the begining of the movie.
well, the showtime deal was conditional on hurwitz staying on. he declined after all that had been happning, feeling it was time to put it to rest. being on the verge on cancellation year in, year out is a hard toll. now on showtime, it wold be guaraneed a lot more staying power, but he felt it had run its course.
of course, the season would be shorter, and no doubt some compromises on pay would have to take place also.
now i’ve only seen the first season, and i’ve go to say, i agree. while its a funny/amusing tv show, ala the office. they should stop it before it becomes a joke.
also, i can’t really see how it could spinoff into a movie. maybe a tv special or two…
I sincerely hope a movie will continue the Bluth saga. However, the show ended on a pretty good note and I would hate to see its legacy tarnished by a movie that doesn’t do the series justice. If they can get all the original cast on it could be good like the South Park movie. Only time will tell.
Please god everybody who has seen Arrested Development needs to demand more! I watched every episode and there’s nothing better then this show. PLEASE MAKE A MOVIE.
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