Home Cool News Coaxial Reviews Zone Chat Contact Us Sign in

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Headed To Showtime??

I am – Hercules!!

Wednesday morning’s Variety has a story by Josef Adalian suggesting that Fox’s “Arrested Development” could be picked up by ABC or Showtime once the netlet formally cancels it. Both channels have had “conversations” with "Arrested's" production company, 20th Century Fox Television, according to the piece. An excerpt:

… those familiar with the talks described them as serious, with Showtime said to be in particularly hot pursuit …

Read all of Adalian’s story here.







Firefly: The Motion Picture!! Only $16.98!!

Got three more bucks lying around? Season sets selling new for $19.97 (or less!!) per season!!
The Bob Newhart Show 1.x * ER 1.x * ER 2.x * Friends 1.x * Friends 2.x * Friends 3.x * Friends 4.x * Friends 5.x * Friends 6.x * Friends 7.x * Friends 8.x * Lois & Clark 1.x * Nip/Tuck 1.x * The West Wing 1.x * The West Wing 2.x * Wonder Woman 1.x * Wonder Woman 2.x

AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Click for previous story Talk Back More on this story Click for next story

User login


Reader Talkback

Boy, I hope so
by RogueScribner
Dec 14th, 2005
12:27:57 AM
WICKED
by Chiz
Dec 14th, 2005
12:29:30 AM
Best show on tv in a long time.
by Chiz
Dec 14th, 2005
12:31:04 AM
Oh please let this happen.
by antonphd
Dec 14th, 2005
12:34:36 AM
Huzzah!
by The Wrong Guy
Dec 14th, 2005
12:48:34 AM
ok, guess im signing up for showtime
by s0nicdeathmonkey
Dec 14th, 2005
12:50:13 AM
This is good news, but then again, talks don't mean shit.
by Lenny Nero
Dec 14th, 2005
12:50:28 AM
oh em gee
by dustinthewind
Dec 14th, 2005
01:02:58 AM
^
by dustinthewind
Dec 14th, 2005
01:03:31 AM
Does this mean
by 1000yearFocker
Dec 14th, 2005
01:10:55 AM
I hope not...
by the_pissboy1
Dec 14th, 2005
01:15:04 AM
doubt it
by Krangelus
Dec 14th, 2005
01:22:13 AM
Wanna help make this happen?
by MonkeyDeathCar
Dec 14th, 2005
01:26:50 AM
The show must go on!!!
by jinamina
Dec 14th, 2005
02:40:00 AM
Moving it to Showtime would be cool
by BankyFan
Dec 14th, 2005
02:52:31 AM
Oh god not ABC!
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 14th, 2005
02:53:38 AM
Zamfir
by BankyFan
Dec 14th, 2005
02:57:01 AM
I bet that half the people who praise Arrested Development on he
by CoursinLarry
Dec 14th, 2005
03:05:08 AM
CoursinLarry
by BankyFan
Dec 14th, 2005
03:08:15 AM
Yea, this season AD treatment has been sucky
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 14th, 2005
03:29:31 AM
"however horrible you think FOX has been, ABC"
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 14th, 2005
03:30:44 AM
And don't overestimate the internet CoursinLarry
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 14th, 2005
03:36:10 AM
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, let theis happen
by ChorleyFM
Dec 14th, 2005
04:08:18 AM
Also Arrested does have millions of viewers
by ChorleyFM
Dec 14th, 2005
04:17:13 AM
I know Arrested gets millions
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Dec 14th, 2005
04:22:58 AM
Odyssey 5, Going to California
by KazamaSmokers
Dec 14th, 2005
05:49:40 AM
This is what I needed
by DanielKurland
Dec 14th, 2005
06:19:10 AM
hello, I am a Fox TV Executive..
by zabbadoo
Dec 14th, 2005
06:53:27 AM
I would be surprised if NBC doesn't get involved as AD fits
by genro
Dec 14th, 2005
08:05:18 AM
Genro is on to something
by ChorleyFM
Dec 14th, 2005
08:07:12 AM
Is poor writing the reason for AD's average third season?
by The Wrong Guy
Dec 14th, 2005
08:07:45 AM
AD bad fit on ABC, I would get Showtime for this, and episode si
by Big Bad Clone
Dec 14th, 2005
08:29:49 AM
"They promoted the hell out of the thing."
by BillBrasky2620
Dec 14th, 2005
09:27:35 AM
Season 3 is sweet.
by Mooly
Dec 14th, 2005
09:37:10 AM
HOLY FUCKING GOAT TORPS! THIS JUST MADE MY FUCKING DAY!
by Darth Sticky
Dec 14th, 2005
10:07:03 AM
Would someone just fucking Old Yeller this thing already?
by HypeEndsHere
Dec 14th, 2005
10:11:49 AM
I REFUSE TO GET MY HOPES UP
by hauptman
Dec 14th, 2005
10:21:53 AM
For what its worth...
by Fantomex
Dec 14th, 2005
10:35:16 AM
The show has gone down hill
by LeFlambeur
Dec 14th, 2005
10:49:31 AM
I will sign up for Showtime the day they confirm at least 12 epi
by Diskatopia
Dec 14th, 2005
11:13:45 AM
Getting a great comedy would help ABC very much. I can see Arres
by Mr. Profit
Dec 14th, 2005
11:21:01 AM
Sorry, TV=mainstream
by Spice-Orange
Dec 14th, 2005
11:24:55 AM
Let it die
by the_pissboy1
Dec 14th, 2005
11:52:44 AM
ABC
by twitaman
Dec 14th, 2005
12:23:00 PM
but...is it gay enough for showtime?
by s0nicdeathmonkey
Dec 14th, 2005
12:27:23 PM
Arrested Development and Weeds together?
by supertoyslast
Dec 14th, 2005
12:54:25 PM
Almost everybody I know watches Arrested. Never met/heard of any
by Bino White
Dec 14th, 2005
01:03:57 PM
FrellingDominar...
by -guyinthebackrow
Dec 14th, 2005
01:10:45 PM
Herc, stop using Variety's idiotic and extremely irritating
by Killah_Mate
Dec 14th, 2005
01:11:19 PM
Spice-Orange: Never underestimate the type of real "trash" the
by Chastain-86
Dec 14th, 2005
01:13:13 PM
Some damn net pick it up, I mean, COME ON! Chickens! Chuka-chu
by Tall_Boy
Dec 14th, 2005
01:13:55 PM
Hey Tall_Boy, I'll join ya. Chuka-chuka-chuka-CAW!!
by Lenny Nero
Dec 14th, 2005
01:42:30 PM
Woot I hope it happens.
by Ben Hawkins
Dec 14th, 2005
01:47:38 PM
Chastain-86: "if it doesn't get ratings, it's crap" does
by Spice-Orange
Dec 14th, 2005
02:01:57 PM
First Howard Stern, now this.
by Cabron
Dec 14th, 2005
02:04:16 PM
If NBC......
by Kai_Mah'gra
Dec 14th, 2005
03:21:16 PM
Give AD a chance.
by bobby_horsepower
Dec 14th, 2005
03:29:08 PM
Oh please let it be so....
by Paul T. Ryan
Dec 14th, 2005
03:33:40 PM
In case you didn't know
by ShallowGrave
Dec 14th, 2005
04:17:33 PM
Serial Killer
by bigj3rk
Dec 14th, 2005
05:21:08 PM
AD = Smart not Highbrow humor, there is a difference
by modlight
Dec 14th, 2005
06:13:28 PM
Any show that has the word " AnalRapist" as a punchline IS NOT H
by TallScott
Dec 14th, 2005
06:20:09 PM
FOX has made a huge mistake...
by NedRifle
Dec 14th, 2005
06:34:56 PM
Spice-Orange- A lot of sitcoms that are better?
by Heisenberg85
Dec 14th, 2005
06:49:18 PM
Fuck Ron Howard and his lame ass voiceovers
by VatoLoco
Dec 14th, 2005
06:54:21 PM
To be fair to Fox and Unfair to Showtime
by Froduss
Dec 14th, 2005
06:55:17 PM
"Confused? You Won't Be, After This Episode Of... Arrested D
by Flim Springfield
Dec 14th, 2005
07:55:10 PM
"Being There" referance
by Larry of Arabia
Dec 14th, 2005
08:55:43 PM
bye hbo..hello showtime
by smutpeddlar
Dec 14th, 2005
10:21:23 PM
I think I just blue myself
by TheTagger
Dec 14th, 2005
10:21:58 PM
Just so I'm crystal-clear, Spice-Orange... any show that doe
by Chastain-86
Dec 15th, 2005
09:28:56 AM
That's fuckin outstanding news. Make this shit happen!
by R.C. the "Wise"
Dec 15th, 2005
10:48:35 AM
I have Pop Pop in the attic
by la_sith
Dec 15th, 2005
12:01:12 PM
My HBO money could be moving to Showtime?
by INWOsuxRED
Dec 15th, 2005
02:28:47 PM
INWOsuxRED
by DanielKurland
Dec 15th, 2005
04:18:24 PM
ALL HBO-
by cocolopez
Dec 16th, 2005
12:33:57 PM
Lousiest promotion ever
by kwingjr
Dec 16th, 2005
02:14:19 PM

Quick Talkback

Please login to post talkback.