I have to acknowledge tonight's episode of Arrested Development, one of the most brilliantly funny episodes they've ever done -- though the show is always brilliantly funny. They ran an entire episode completely winking at the fact that the show is on the brink of cancellation.
The characters were hosting a "Save Our Bluths" charity auction, complete with cheap stunts such as celebrity guests. They wondered if the Home Builders Organization (that is, "HBO") would bail them out. They speculated that their problems were that they just weren't "relatable" enough, and observed that they now found themselves in a complicated situation that couldn't easily be resolved in a short amount of time. There was a "Live" final moment. There were scenes in 3-D.
I wish Fox would just get on with it and officially cancel the show, as opposed to putting it in the "limbo" status it currently holds -- no new episodes being ordered, but no official cancellation notice either. Apparently, both Showtime and ABC have expressed an interest in picking up the show, but they can't do that until the axe actually falls.
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Fox must believe that Arrested Development would be more successful on another network so they want to keep it in limbo as long as they can. Both ABC and NBC need it -- ABC because its current lineup of sitcoms belong in the fossil record and NBC because it would fit with their other no-laugh-track sitcoms. Heck, even CBS could use it.
Fox also held onto Family Guy for a few years. if they hadn't, it surely would have been picked up by Cartoon Network. (CN picked up an old NBC show called Home Movies and made a bunch of new episodes.)
-the mole
Well, it was Cartoon Network's syndication of Family Guy that prompted Fox to order new episodes.
Anyway, just saw the episode and it was truly hilarious. All the stunts, the self-aware commentary. Brilliant.
I also wanted to add that it made up for the previous episode which, while it still made me smile, just wasn't up to par.
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