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Tambor: Big-Screen Version Of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT ‘For Sure’!!

Meh by Sailor Rip	Jul 1st, 2008 03:12:03 PM

Pimpishness by enoodle123	Jul 1st, 2008 03:12:14 PM
Me, myself and I
Third!! by kevinwillis.net	Jul 1st, 2008 03:13:02 PM
I may check it out on Netflix.
And yeah, that would be cool by enoodle123	Jul 1st, 2008 03:13:12 PM
Yep
NOT WITHOUT MY KIDS! by Quin the Eskimo	Jul 1st, 2008 03:13:29 PM
truly cool news.
hope it does so well by ArcadianDS	Jul 1st, 2008 03:15:44 PM
that someone at FOX is fired.
Ehhhhhh I don't know 'bout this one by Wed Vid Guy	Jul 1st, 2008 03:16:50 PM
Don't really know how they can improve on what the TV show did and to me, it ended on a perfect note. Here's hoping they have some brilliant idea for the movie but its legacy is perfect right now.
Time to dust off my Never Nudes! by erichaislar	Jul 1st, 2008 03:18:09 PM
Can't wait!
oh and Steve Holt! by erichaislar	Jul 1st, 2008 03:19:55 PM

Best news ever. by Lucasblows	Jul 1st, 2008 03:20:03 PM
Please be true.
movie by ddog	Jul 1st, 2008 03:20:29 PM
your welcome
it didn't end on a perfect note. by long live the new chris	Jul 1st, 2008 03:24:19 PM
you dumbfuck. the last season wasn't even completed before cancellation. lets pray this actually happens.
WHERE'S MY GILLIGAN'S ISLAND: THE MOTION PICTURE?!? by DoctahJonesDoll	Jul 1st, 2008 03:26:20 PM
Come on, Hollywood. Get off your asses and get this thing done! America is begging for it!
Excited, but... by Gungan Slayer	Jul 1st, 2008 03:26:35 PM
scared and confused what exactly might end up on screen.
White Power Bill will not be returning by mrgreentheplant	Jul 1st, 2008 03:27:28 PM
White Power Bill, if I remember correctly, killed himself; long live Dorothy!
Great show by kafka07	Jul 1st, 2008 03:28:06 PM
Still catching up on episodes with the dvd's and having a blast.
Hey! by sonofbronson	Jul 1st, 2008 03:28:07 PM
Didn't White Power Bill get killed?
may actually be a modest hit by waggy	Jul 1st, 2008 03:28:41 PM
the dvd's have been consistently selling since the show ended, so there's definitely a fairly sizable audience at this point. plus i can't imagine the budget being more than $15-20 mil, so they should have no problem turning that around. just not sure that it's necessary after 3 perfect seasons and a 3 year gap.
Yeah, Baby! by DerLanghaarige	Jul 1st, 2008 03:29:45 PM

So the same people who ignored it on TV by ChrisTuckersOnlyFan	Jul 1st, 2008 03:30:59 PM
can ignore it on the big-screen?
These are just strippers! LOOK HOW HOT THEY ARE!!! by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 03:44:17 PM
How they're planning to move beyond that last, tying-off-the-entire-series final episode is beyond me, but sign me up right here.
Tambor-a genuinely nice guy by KurtLockwood	Jul 1st, 2008 03:44:18 PM
I worked with him on the Larry Sanders Show in the early 90's and he was a really warm, funny guy. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT was a great show. I don't know if it's too late for a big screen adaptation. I mean, the show's been off the air for a few years now but hey, SEX AND THE CITY did it. I'll be there.
long live the new chris by INWOsuxRED	Jul 1st, 2008 03:45:29 PM
It wasn't like they cut the ending off, they cut from the middle and went for the big resolution. A few very minor plots got rushed or dropped, but they actually did wrap up the show. I sure hope they had good ideas in mind before bringing it back rather than the idea of brining it back first.
Bateman said the same thing last week by theBigE	Jul 1st, 2008 03:47:25 PM
During interviews last week for "Hancock," Jason Bateman said an AD movie would happen soon - they were just working out the whole contract thing. Surprised this site didn't report it until Tambor said something.
Greatest comedy ever by lost.rules.	Jul 1st, 2008 03:48:56 PM
If you don't agree you might be a redneck. Scratch that "might be" part...
alia shawkat by torpedoboy	Jul 1st, 2008 03:51:51 PM
I need to see more of her right now.
LET THE GREAT EXPERIMENT BEGIN! by eggbeater	Jul 1st, 2008 03:52:14 PM
This is the best fucking news of all time. I've never been more pumped about an AICN headline.
Scratch "might be"? by Thrillho77	Jul 1st, 2008 03:54:07 PM
"If you don't agree you a redneck" - that sounds more like a redneck to me...might want to look in the mirror lost.rules. ;) My name is Judge!
"There's only one man I've ever called a coward, and that's Bria by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 03:54:15 PM
"...No, what I'm calling you is a TELEVISION ACTOR."
anyone that doest really care.. by soup74	Jul 1st, 2008 03:55:04 PM
never watched the show (or half- caught one episode.) i would love for this to be overly successful. AD was consistently good. consistently. i trust Mitchell and the boys wont let us down.
"ANALRAPIST" by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 03:56:06 PM
...There. I finally fit one in.
Family Guy... by DigitalBeachWar	Jul 1st, 2008 03:56:35 PM
... went off the air for a couple years and came back.. same with Futurerama. There is plenty more that can be done with Arrested. I fucking love the show. My wife and i bought season 1 a while ago and then when it was done we bought the rest of the series and watched it none stop. finished watching the entire series in like a week!
One more: by eggbeater	Jul 1st, 2008 03:57:06 PM
If you get our daughter's grades up, I will pack your pink sweet mouth with so much ice cream you'll be the envy of every Jerry and Jane on the block.
always sunny in philadelphia : the movie by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 03:57:24 PM

Too reliant on in jokes for film? by lex romero	Jul 1st, 2008 03:57:26 PM
I love love love the show. But a lot of the comedy came from in jokes, can they transfer that to film whilst still making something that a new audience can watch?
lex by DigitalBeachWar	Jul 1st, 2008 03:59:34 PM
why couldn't they?
"Ooo-kay, who'd like a banger in the mouth?" by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 04:00:35 PM
"...Right, I forgot -- here in the States, you call it a SAUSAGE in the mouth."
Hell yes by Mattyboy122	Jul 1st, 2008 04:02:43 PM
Arrested Development is the greatest show ever to grace television. The nature of the nielsen ratings system makes a show like Arrested Development an easy target for cancellation, but I think with a modest budget an Arrested Development film could make its money back and then some. Hell, they could go the Futurama route with DTV movies and I think they'd still be profitable while putting out a quality product (as long as they have quality material).
Oh, Tobias...you blowhard! by uppercanuck	Jul 1st, 2008 04:03:54 PM

"I would like to go to the Gothic Castle!" by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 04:05:12 PM
"I am here to see the magic."
"Don't leave your Uncle Teabag hanging." by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 04:09:46 PM
Tobias rules. More "Motherboy" in this flick, maybe? "Have you seen those new Mustangs? I'm telling you -- you could hump the hood."
and that's what happens when... by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 1st, 2008 04:12:00 PM
a fanbase loves a show so much. Pleae be true, the time is now. George Michael is gonna be in everything pretty soon, push the button. Fuck fox.
I have a nice hard cot with this name on it by VictorNewman	Jul 1st, 2008 04:12:59 PM
You'd do that to your brother?!
also by VictorNewman	Jul 1st, 2008 04:13:24 PM
this is great news!
im ready for a by lordnigzor	Jul 1st, 2008 04:14:48 PM
Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Banana
the mcboyles creep me out by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 04:14:53 PM
i love it! when charlie had to come over the wall or something and the ground was right there, classic!
first two seasons of A D ruled by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 04:18:28 PM
3rd was ok, though theron was really cute. I'd love to see a movie. All the chicks were hot on the show. even the old broad. and especially Maybe. also anything with david cross in it is watchable, even alvin and chipmunks.
it the FINAL COUNTDOWN!! by Quin the Eskimo	Jul 1st, 2008 04:18:48 PM
Doo doo doo too doo tooo!
as much as I would LOVE to see more AD by RockLobster800	Jul 1st, 2008 04:18:50 PM
I dont see it working on the big screen...part of the shows success was its format-short, sharp and endlessly funny, they had crammed as many brilliant jokes into 22 minutes as possible. The show DID depend on injokes but also because it was so short, the jokes were relentless, and highly repetitive (not in a bad way-although when watching the dvds its noticiable how much they tell you what happened in the previous episode that you JUST SAW over again). We've seen relentless jokes work before (Airplane obviously) but unless they mess around with the formatArrested Development styled relentless jokes might not work well in a film. Remember the Family Guy film they mde when it was at its height (I dont want to get into tha but suffice to say I thinks that show has REAAAALLY lost its way) but the Stewie Griffin story got boring as a film, yet when divided up as three episodes for tv it worked much much better. so in conclusion some tv shows are tv shows for a reason (arm falls off)....and thats why, you always LEAVE A NOTE. Anyway, bring BACK THE SHOOOW! Or maybe they shouldnt...it could always be remebered as a brilliant tv show that never ever dropped in quality, like Wonderfalls or Firefly or Seinfeld.
Jeffrey Tambor is a scientologist by CarmillaVonDoom	Jul 1st, 2008 04:22:07 PM
Doesn't that suck? :P
This should bring the crowds like the Firefly movie by wash	Jul 1st, 2008 04:22:55 PM
Not that I can't wait for it, but still. If they keep the budget at like 20mil, it should do ok.
as long as Ann is in it this will rock, Ann is amazing. by notspock2	Jul 1st, 2008 04:25:45 PM

Who? Oh... egg. by Quin the Eskimo	Jul 1st, 2008 04:32:18 PM
hah
For British eyes only! by Outlaw	Jul 1st, 2008 04:33:41 PM
Will Gob and Franklin sing a duet???
Teaser Trailer by lost.rules.	Jul 1st, 2008 04:34:51 PM
All it needs are the Hot Cops announcing this movie's existance. And Notspock2, I love Egg as well. I mean Ann. Mmmm, mayoneggs....
My sister have been calling each other MRF's by Quin the Eskimo	Jul 1st, 2008 04:35:26 PM
since they watched this show.
Anyong! by ribbitking	Jul 1st, 2008 04:37:15 PM
nuff said
Even if it means taking a chubby... by lost.rules.	Jul 1st, 2008 04:38:25 PM
I have to get off this talkback before my quoting gets out of control!
Jeffrey Tambor is a Zionist by wash	Jul 1st, 2008 04:38:29 PM

Yay! by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 1st, 2008 04:39:38 PM
That's all I need to say.
Huzzah! by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2008 04:40:08 PM
They'd better keep the bleeps. This is officially my most anticipated movie of next year...or whenever it comes out.
It will play great in the States... by EriamJH	Jul 1st, 2008 04:40:27 PM
... but not in Wee Britain, where you might get hit with a Poppins. Dad wasn't kidding about the English's breath!
tambor quit scientology by bacci40	Jul 1st, 2008 04:41:36 PM
im sure he dabbled, probably while trying to get in the pants of some hot female wackjob....HEY NOW...but i dont get it, now that hbo sucketh the most, why didnt they just pick up the series?
This movie has to be real by starmand	Jul 1st, 2008 04:41:49 PM
It's as Ann as the nose on plain's face.
It won't be as big as SATC... by danowen	Jul 1st, 2008 04:42:15 PM
From what little I saw of it, AD looked quite good... but, it's a cancelled US sitcom that didn't set the world alight. Here in the UK, I'd say a good 95% of people have NO idea what the hell it is. It was only ever shown very late at night on the BBC. Expect it to a die a box-office death here. Was it a big hit in other territories, or are the makers relying on US business only? Hey, it'll break even at least (as I doubt it's gonna be BIG budget stuff, and has a few famous faces)... but an axed TV shows getting a shot at the silver-screen... well, just look at Serenity. Well-regarded by its TV fans, but a big flop.
Anyone else think the best David Cross moment was.... by ribbitking	Jul 1st, 2008 04:42:24 PM
Third season (i think) when he's trying to convince Gob he can be his magician's assistant. He dresses in a women's wig and comes into the Bluth co. conference room and throws about 10 pennies while saying 'heyy!' in his best Gob impersonation...freaking priceless
It's as Ann as the nose on Plain's face. by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2008 04:43:00 PM

So is Buster going to be missing both hands? by drewlicious	Jul 1st, 2008 04:43:35 PM
Or is the seal with the bow-tie still at large? Or worse yet, the Muffin Man?
Aw, starmand beat me to that one. by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2008 04:45:00 PM
Fine. I just blue myself.
I live in Ireland by nukethefridge	Jul 1st, 2008 04:45:55 PM
...If this is made I doubt it will make it into cinemas over here. Well maybe 1,in Dublin. Its a shame because it's fucking amazing.
You think it might win an oscar..... dot com? by ribbitking	Jul 1st, 2008 04:46:25 PM
i couldn't resist
I'll be there opening day, under the big yellow joint! by Paul T. Ryan	Jul 1st, 2008 04:46:56 PM
Unless Motherboy XXXV is on the same night, of course.
my favourite visual joke.. by notspock2	Jul 1st, 2008 04:49:12 PM
is when Charlize Theron is sitting on the bench, and the bench is an advert for "Wee Britain" of course she's sitting where the I and T are so it reads WEE BRAIN.., of course, you don't get this the first time you watch the show, because the set up for the joke, is three episodes AFTER the punchline..
I have pop pop in the attic. by starmand	Jul 1st, 2008 04:50:22 PM

Doing a chicken dance in its honor by EriamJH	Jul 1st, 2008 04:50:54 PM
Caw, cawcaw, cawcak, caw KAW!!!
danowen and nukethefridge by EriamJH	Jul 1st, 2008 04:53:49 PM
Comedies never do as well internationally -- too many subtle, not-so-subtle, local flavors -- as they do in the country that makes them. Subtle british humor in England's "The Office" is just as funny as America's "The Office" -- just timed to a different metronome. Big dumb action flicks with things that go boom do better. And karate chops. Ohh, oh!! Don't forget the speeding cars!
Tom Jane - by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 04:54:09 PM
"I just want my wife and kids back."
Which joke took the longest time between setup and joke? by ribbitking	Jul 1st, 2008 04:54:26 PM
Was it the anyong conspiracy? there is one more i can't think of right now
Bring Gene Parmesan Back!!! by rhcp2sweet	Jul 1st, 2008 04:56:44 PM
It'd be worth it to hear Lucille's scream again.
That man with his disgusting TWEAKING! by Gilkuliehe	Jul 1st, 2008 04:59:08 PM
Goddamn AWESOME news! I love AD. I love it oh so much. BRING IT ON!
Charlize Theron was the worst part by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 04:59:28 PM
That was the only storyline that didn't do it for me. Except for many episodes later when everyone makes fun of Michael for dating a mentally challenged person. "No touching!"...No touching!...
AD had more viewers than Firefly by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2008 04:59:43 PM
Only a couple million, but it's something. And it's cheaper to make, so at least the movie will have those advantages over Serenity. There are dozens of us! Dozens!!!!
Jesus fuck, would that show just DIE ALREADY? by gruntybear	Jul 1st, 2008 05:00:26 PM
Now we can be assured we'll have months and months of snooty "better-than-thou's" going on and on about how uproariously funny "Arrested Development" was, and if you didn't think so, "you just don't get it." I'm sorry but the show was never funny. Not then, not now. I tried for more than a season to join the herd and pump myself up a furious nerd-boner for this D.O.A. comedy, but it just never took. Yes, I got the layered "jokes." Yes, I understood the delayed pay-off references. It. Just. Wasn't. Funny. At. All. Yet the blind devotion to this sad little comedy borders on the religious insanity surrounding "Shawshank" and it's drooling legion of cult followers. Say anything even remotely negative about either and the wolves descend, hungry for vengeance since you dared besmirch their shiny perfect thing. Oh dear, call out the minions, our tastes don't run perfectly in sync.
Aw, I liked the Charlize Theron plotline by flickchick85	Jul 1st, 2008 05:02:44 PM
Oh, Michael. You're such a p***y.
Is Carl Weathers going to be in it as himself? by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 05:03:25 PM
There is nothing like gettin' a good stew going.
EriamJH by nukethefridge	Jul 1st, 2008 05:04:02 PM
I know its a shame I have had to get the American Office on region one dvd. I have been a huge fan of the british one since it first aired but I really like the american one aswell. I like how up beat and positive it is but the I can relate more to the people in the british office.
There was an Arrested Development movie by Nadine_Cross	Jul 1st, 2008 05:05:36 PM
It was called "The Royal Tenenbaums."
Charlize Theron plotline by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 05:05:51 PM
It had its moments...like when Gob gave her a "forget-me-now" and kidnapped her. The whole family came off as lunatics in that episode.
I wonder when this will hit the big screen? by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Jul 1st, 2008 05:08:28 PM

EriamJH: US comedies never do well internationally? by danowen	Jul 1st, 2008 05:08:51 PM
Are you serious? I think most US comedies are pretty big hits around the world. Well, the ones that "matter" anyway. I was really just debating the business sense in reviving a TV comedy that was AXED in its native land (because not enough people watched it) and didn't break through overseas either! It seems to me they'll bank on the pulling power of Bateman and Cera post-Juno/Superbad to entice a crowd. And ensure the film only has a $20m budget. They'll make that back, if only through DVD sales.
Did somebody say, "Wonder"? by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Jul 1st, 2008 05:08:52 PM

BOO-YAH!! by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 05:10:49 PM
I am sure where ever your father is, she loves you very much.
"I'll never go Wheelchair!" by heavenlykid	Jul 1st, 2008 05:12:57 PM
Martin Short's Uncle Jack NEEDS to be in the movie.
Don't forget the cameos by SeanMiller	Jul 1st, 2008 05:13:10 PM
I am sure Ron Howard can call in some favors and get everyone in Hollywood to pop up throughout the movie. The show was notorious for its use of cameos (both good and bad).
comedies and most shows well do well internationally... by nukethefridge	Jul 1st, 2008 05:13:55 PM
If they are shoved down the audiences throat as the "big hit from the states" They will be shown primetime for a season and then be moved to the middle of the night. THis is what happens on RTÉ BBC CH 4 etc unless its lost or scrubs.
gruntbear by Paul Bucciarelli	Jul 1st, 2008 05:18:54 PM
You hated the show and found it unfunny. We get it. We can thank your oh. so. clever. punctuation. to. make. your. point. All you've really proved is that you're a pathetic no-life loser crying for attention or why else would you post on a board devoted to a comedy that you disliked. Douchebag.
FOX seems to have a habit . . . by chewyou812	Jul 1st, 2008 05:20:56 PM
of canceling shows with cult like followings that end up getting movies later on or are brought back on another network (Family Guy, Firefly, Futurama and now Arrested Development).
"Illusions, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money by William Ashbless	Jul 1st, 2008 05:25:17 PM
"OR CANDY!"
"I'm Mr. Manager!" by Mattyboy122	Jul 1st, 2008 05:30:21 PM
"Just 'manager.'" "But, you said--" "Doesn't matter who."
Can we please stop mentioning Family Guy in this talkback? by ribbitking	Jul 1st, 2008 05:32:20 PM
It's really the only thing that can take AD down a notch... cut it out!
"Steve Holt is a bastard..." by Mattyboy122	Jul 1st, 2008 05:36:11 PM
"He doesn't even know who his real father is. What else don't we know about Steve Holt?" Montage of images including Hitler and Satan "George Michael Bluth is a cool guy. His dad is a powerful executive, working for this man. The girls like him just fine. Young and old, it doesn’t matter... in the dark." "That's why you had me do that!?"
We don't need a boat, get rid of the Sea-word. by Quin the Eskimo	Jul 1st, 2008 05:47:32 PM
I'm not going anywhere.
Carl Weathers better be back! by Mattyboy122	Jul 1st, 2008 05:47:51 PM
"You got yourself a stew goin'!" This news has me very excited. That said, I remember reading that Ron Howard intended to direct the film, which I think is a wrong move. Ron's a talented guy when he sticks to his thing (schmaltzy, feel-good, all-American sentimental flicks), but Arrested Development definitely doesn't fall into his line of expertise.
carl weathers really turned his career around by seabiscuits	Jul 1st, 2008 05:58:41 PM
as a comedian. i find him funny in everything now. even sasquatch dumpling gang and comebacks. plus action jackson was the shit.
I'll never forget this, dad by starmand	Jul 1st, 2008 06:08:13 PM
I will, son, I will
What's..."Office Magic?" by DeweyOxburger	Jul 1st, 2008 06:11:23 PM
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY POP SECRET WITH YOU!!!!
I've made a huge mistake by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 1st, 2008 06:15:09 PM
How did no one mention that yet?
"wait a minute, theres still plenty of meat on that bone" by RockLobster800	Jul 1st, 2008 06:17:26 PM
you throw that together in a pot-potato, lettuce, cuppa soup-baby you gotta STEW going!" "I think Id like my money back"
"Ive found the perfect business-beads!" "Bees?" by RockLobster800	Jul 1st, 2008 06:19:52 PM
"beads" "BEADS!!?"
The Seaward by lost.rules.	Jul 1st, 2008 06:27:06 PM
Best way anyone has ever been called a "cunt" on television.
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia is a great show. by JKrow21	Jul 1st, 2008 06:39:58 PM
Never really watched Arrested Development though. Is it worthwhile?
Awesome. by Tacom	Jul 1st, 2008 06:55:54 PM
I hope they get Ron Howard back to do the narrations!
Afterall these years.... by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 06:56:02 PM
why should we believe a film is in the works??? The same reason we should believe that a 100 dollar bill is no more than 100 pennies.
Arrested Development THE BEST SITCOME EVER CREATED by haitu	Jul 1st, 2008 06:57:32 PM
Absolutely no reason not to like the show. Every bit of the show is perfect, from the actors, characters, props and story. This show is a classic and should be considered the best sitcom ever created. "There's a new daddy in town....a discipline daddy. Oh. It's a parenting tape." http://tinyurl.com/4f9fsr
BOB LOBLAW LOBS LAW BOMB ! by JMcLovin	Jul 1st, 2008 06:59:33 PM
I've been called in to replace Barry Zuckerkorn before.
One of my favourite moments... by anyrandomhero	Jul 1st, 2008 07:04:32 PM
is when Gob accidentally washes franklin and the voice goes from black guy to upper class white "you've ruined the act Gob"...and Danowen im from the UK too and while i agree that a lot of people wont of heard of this i think that you'd be surprised by the number that actually do love this
"I just want my kids back!!!" by TallBoy66	Jul 1st, 2008 07:07:36 PM
Bring back Tom Jayne and I'm happy. And it'd be great to see Rita again, if you can get for Charlize Theron for about 5 episodes, damn skippy you can get her for a movie. She was the best of Michael's girls.
Tom Jane by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 07:12:14 PM
His cameo was pretty funny. The best cameo was Carl Weathers though, "we're just two adults getting a stew on".
This show is hilarious by kungfuhustler84	Jul 1st, 2008 07:15:16 PM
one of the only shows that got turned into a movie that I enjoyed though was Serenity from Firefly. I'm guessing this is gonna play out like one really long episode. Still, the show was hilarious while it lasted. I will probably go with my girlfriend and some of her friends, and I will probably laugh a good deal.
gruntybear by gavdiggity	Jul 1st, 2008 07:18:43 PM
how about letting us in on some of the things that you think ARE funny.
"it aint easy being white" by RockLobster800	Jul 1st, 2008 07:19:12 PM
"it aint broooooown"
"I like the way it shapes my junk. " by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 07:21:07 PM
"Say what you want about America, thirteen bucks still gets you a helluva lot of mice!" ...Oh, and they really shoulr bring back "Chareth Cutestory," the Pirate Lawyer.
"Yeah, like I'm going to take a whiz through this $5,000 suit. C by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 07:27:05 PM
"Barry's not in right now. Would you like to leave her a message?" [...] "...Go ahead, call me something. I'm redecorating my kitchen."
"COME ON!!!" by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 07:29:02 PM
...Fuck. Oh, well. The Ultimate Quotefest continues. "...Oh, I've been in the film business for a while, but I just can't seem to get one in the can."
TV's most impenetrable sitcom...and sorry, it was. by Pennsy	Jul 1st, 2008 07:29:22 PM
Impenetrable in terms of needing a degree in nuclear physics to understand its humor. Not even winning 2 comedy series Emmys could save it. It's as if they went out of their way to make it inaccessible to the rank and file viewer.
Pennsy by JMcLovin	Jul 1st, 2008 07:38:09 PM
A degree in nuclear physics? More like an attention span, and a functioning brain.
Now all we have to do is find this hermano! by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 07:39:01 PM
I wonder if they'll recast Marta and bring her back for the fourth time. That'd be badass.
Ron Howard isn't right to direct?????? by antonphd	Jul 1st, 2008 07:41:41 PM
(shaking head in disbelief)
Just Send by anyrandomhero	Jul 1st, 2008 07:44:44 PM
Gob to fuck the problem away
Great show, will be a great movie by fastcars	Jul 1st, 2008 07:49:37 PM
If you're hating on this show, you have serious, serious problems, and should seek analrapy.
Even if it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up! by Dr. Wordsmith	Jul 1st, 2008 07:52:05 PM
when a teaser happens in the coming months
"...Tobias, you blowhard!" by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 07:54:27 PM
"Michael, you are not quite the ladies man I had pictured. Hopefully, we will remedy that when we are in the spa spreading body chocolate on each other."
George Michael by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 07:58:40 PM
Let's deal some drugs.
"These guys are pros, Michael..." by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 08:01:00 PM
"...They're gonna push the tension 'till the last possible moment before they strip."
'they're not gonna strip" by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 08:03:33 PM
"i can't make any promises...
Cameos and Callbacks by SHMACKDOJO	Jul 1st, 2008 08:10:00 PM
I like AD as much as the next guy, but if the movie resorts to bringing back every little joke from the series, it's gonna blow. Honestly, the show was best at it's simplest in the first season. I hope they take a fresh direction with the film instead of calling back the jokes I already know they made.
Cameos by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 08:13:23 PM
I agree for the most part. But they found ways to bring Carl Weathers back several times so that is the one cameo I could see being revised.
one of those shows... by Bouncy X	Jul 1st, 2008 08:14:45 PM
you know, one of those shows that so many seem to love and love dearly...like its almost treated as this awesome perfect show. and so i eventually gave it a go and found it actually quite boring. guess its one of those shows you have to "get" or something, like the Office. either way, thats cool to see that Tambor is in Hellboy 2...he isnt in any of the trailers i saw so i figured they just ditched him or something. i wonder if they'll make any mention of saving him from that end credits sequence.
They should have Tony Wonder for the bad guy by TallBoy66	Jul 1st, 2008 08:18:23 PM
Then you can sell it to the public as a Ben Stiller movie. See? Mainstream audiences ahoy! (well, aside from the Heartbreak Kid, that is...)
You know who's Overrated? by The Wolf at the Door	Jul 1st, 2008 08:20:47 PM
Who's this Tobias Funke everybody's talking about?
PLEASE DO THIS!!!!! by Judge Briggs	Jul 1st, 2008 08:21:01 PM
One of the best comedies EVER!
And it's not a race thing ... by The Wolf at the Door	Jul 1st, 2008 08:21:49 PM
... Yeah, whoever gets there first.
If there was a "problem" with the show by The Wolf at the Door	Jul 1st, 2008 08:24:26 PM
it's that you barely have time to recover from one joke when the next four hit you in succession. I've been rewatching the episodes maybe four or five times before I feel like I caught all the visual gags, one liners and allusions. (Yep, you have to "use your allusions," so you know, like Edgar Allen Poe, but not that one. I'm using it.)
Tony Wonder! by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 08:26:55 PM
Totally. Bring Stiller back somehow, too. ("No, that’s fine. I second the Sanctuary, but with the Clause of Silence.")
"I didn’t know we had taquitos." by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 08:28:24 PM
"Enjoy the Hannukah cookie, man."
Caged Wisdom by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 08:29:40 PM
...helped change my life!!
There's a Bird in Here! by monolithik	Jul 1st, 2008 08:32:51 PM
It walked on my pillow!
I have to admit... by monolithik	Jul 1st, 2008 08:33:40 PM
...the idea of this gives me Pop Pop in the Attic.
Daddy Horny, Michael. by monolithik	Jul 1st, 2008 08:34:23 PM
"He said some wonderful things."
Are those balls?? by Terry the geek	Jul 1st, 2008 08:34:25 PM
because last we were in here, they were balls.
Maeby's boobies! Afternoon delight!!! by Little Beavis	Jul 1st, 2008 08:36:07 PM
Just how big have they gotten over these last couple years? Time to break out the motorboat!!!
"I'm an ideas man Michael." by tbransonlives	Jul 1st, 2008 08:44:11 PM
"I think I proved that with Fuck Mountain."
You mean you can wear stipper clothes when you're not stripping? by ShallowGrave	Jul 1st, 2008 08:44:37 PM
Rip You tell me, Buster. You tell me.
"...I really wish they were balls." by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 08:45:49 PM
"If I didn't have a live dove in my pants right now, I'd leap across the table and...ah...what the HELL...??"
to those that feel that AD is overrated and not funny by VictorNewman	Jul 1st, 2008 09:07:08 PM
don't worry, maybe they'll make an According To Jim movie, you know, something more your speed
Oh, of course... by mr_macphisto	Jul 1st, 2008 09:28:16 PM
...the Bob Loblaw Law Blog. You sir, are a mouthful.
I love how this thread is full of quotes by Wed Vid Guy	Jul 1st, 2008 09:28:20 PM
Most quotable show of all time?
"It's a Shémale." by Leto III	Jul 1st, 2008 09:47:51 PM
"...You want your belt to buckle, not your chair."
...I just blue myself. by Jed Black	Jul 1st, 2008 09:54:22 PM
And I am now leaving this talk back so say good bye to these!
But before I go, by Jed Black	Jul 1st, 2008 09:56:47 PM
Any body else want a hot ding dong?
Oh god... by slowgraffiti	Jul 1st, 2008 09:59:17 PM
I sure hope this happens. Most things like Arrested (but not Arrested) usually get too hyped after they are gone (like Mr. Show and Family Guy), but AD keeps getting better and better.
Why is there a dead dove in our freezer? by imascooby1985	Jul 1st, 2008 10:16:05 PM
You didnt eat that did you?
on an unrelated note... by VictorNewman	Jul 1st, 2008 10:17:04 PM
Variety is reporting that Columbia is working on a movie with Sasha Baron Cohen as Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson. I really don't know how I should feel about that.
also, by imascooby1985	Jul 1st, 2008 10:18:21 PM
Jason Bateman has the best fake laugh ever, as shown when he is dating Rita, the blind lawyer.
Freaks and Geeks is overated. by JKrow21	Jul 1st, 2008 10:27:19 PM
Although not bad for a 7-16 age group.
Well that was a gimme by CherryValance	Jul 1st, 2008 10:41:04 PM
I can't wait to see this over and over and over again. btw, Rita was not the blind lawyer. That was Maggie Lizer, played by Julia Louis Dreyfuss. Charlize Theron played Rita.
Will Franklin be in it?? by Rev. Slappy	Jul 1st, 2008 11:19:30 PM
If he isn't I don't want to see it.
as much as I love by Stevie Grant	Jul 1st, 2008 11:24:28 PM
Arrested Development, I can't see it working as a movie. The best that fans can hope is that the people putting up the money have no input and it is made only for AD fans (which is unlikely); and, that AD works in film format as well as the series format (which is unlikely). And, I sincerely hope I'm proven wrong on both accounts.
Sex and the City was wack-ass bullshit... by Harry Weinstein	Jul 1st, 2008 11:28:56 PM
...but the success of that wack-ass bullshit was hardly surprising. Unfortunately.
Show was brilliant. I hope a movie will entertain the same... by Brians Life	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:00:41 AM
I think one of the greatest moments in comedic television is when Gob and Steve Holt embrace. Steve says "I'll never forget this, Dad!" Steve leaves the room...Gob pops a roofie ("forget me now") and says "I will. I will." Anyone see that deleted scene where David Cross is just berating Fox to the camera for not marketing the series better. Seriously...tha t show was no where to be seen WHILE it was winning emmys, gaining critical praise from most circles. Fucking FOX!
one of my dreams by BrightEyes	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:01:54 AM
now came true oh and freaks and geeks is massively overrated, Undeclared was a better show and that one is massively underrated. I have both box sets and love them both but Freaks isn't as good as Undeclared let alone Arrested Development.
Everything Judd Apatow related is overrated by TallBoy66	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:07:35 AM
You KNOW it to be true!
I was going to type out a really excited message... by mefrog	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:09:39 AM
...but then my hand was bitten off by a loose seal.
Like im going to see a movie wearing my $5000 suit. COME ON! by TallScott	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:23:20 AM
Id let you taste the joy if i saw a AD movie
Buster's Meltdown by Wed Vid Guy	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:48:24 AM
Was objectively the funniest thing that's ever aired on television.
Just thought I'd pop back in to say... by Jed Black	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:50:01 AM
Anyong!
Oh right, i forgot here in the states you call it 'sausage in th by ribbitking	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:05:18 AM
We just call it a sausage.
"I wouldn't mind kissing that man between the cheeks." by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:34:36 AM
"Tobias, you blowhard!"
"Michael, you are quite the cupid." by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:46:43 AM
"You can stick an arrow in my buttocks any time."
TOBIAS! by haitu	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:21:49 AM
Tobias: Although, perhaps I should call the ?ot Cops and tell them to come up with something more nautically themed. Hot Sailors. Better yet, Hot Seam... Michael: I like Hot Sailors. Tobias: Mmm. Me, too.
Tallboy66 by HOUSTON500	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:28:07 AM
actually, no. Apatow was a director on Larry Sanders and that was quite possibly the ONLY comedy series better than AD. You know this to be true.
I paid to see SEX AND THE CITY in the hope... by brokentusk	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:46:44 AM
... that this would be the result. Money well spent? Well, I wouldn't go that far. I hope Tom Jane cameos: "I just want my kids back!"
"This is not a Volvo" by half vader	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:00:06 AM
"Oh. That's from sitting on the copier".
"She blew everyone...away" by SID 8.0	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:35:00 AM
Can't wait for this to happen
Inscription for Sons And Dads (S.A.D.) Reunion Services: by EriamJH	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:31:56 AM
"He Came"
meh? by Shigeru	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:50:01 AM
COME ON!
Are you going to buy anything, or are you just curious? by Dwide Shrewd	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:53:12 AM
I guess you could say I'm bi-curious!
Fuck this show by nobletoast13	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:11:40 AM
I prefered the English stereotypes when Family Guy did it. Now wheres that Curb Your Enthusiasm movie I just imagined in my head as I type this...
WHERE THE F*** ARE MY GODDAMNED EGGS?! by Seth_Brundle	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:19:41 AM
This is the greatest news I have read on this web-site all month! One of the smartest, unappreciated, witty and creative comedies finally will be hitting the big screen. In case you were wondering how they could finance the film, well, there's always money in the banana stand!
Vulva jokes by half vader	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:45:35 AM
rule.
Two ways to look at it.... by TurdFerguson44	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:49:52 AM
First is that the show flopped because people have to watch every second of the show for it to make sense. It's not a show where you can watch a little, take care of the kid, put in a load of laundry, and then watch a little more. AD take a commitment to watch but has a huge payback. A movie setting makes this type of show much more watchable because everyone is entirely tuned in and committed to watching. Sencond is that 1.5 hours of a comedy this fast paced with the jokes may become exhausting about 45 minutes in. Not for me though!
Say goodbye to THESE! by Dwide Shrewd	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:58:36 AM
Because it's the LAST time you'll ever see them!
"Okay, there's a lot of us in this car... by rockgolf	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:26:59 AM
...so Mebbe you sit on George Michael's lap. Whoa! Construction work ahead. It's going to be a bumpy ride." The look on Michael Cera's face was the perfect combination of ecstatic "This is what I've always dreamed of!" and the guilty misery of "No, I can't, no I can't, no I can't."
Talk you off what Pop Pop? by Shaw	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:33:27 AM
I had to take all pumps out of here.
Make an Always Sunny movie. by HoboCode	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:22:52 AM
ROCK, FLAG AND EAGLE!!!!!!
There's no "I" in Teamocil by monolithik	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:18:55 AM
(At least not where you'd think!) Warning: The sense of wellness Teamocil creates in relationships is merely the first sign of complete pituitary shutdown. Teamocil!
AD jumped the shark... by v1	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:36:03 AM
and that had to be one of my favorite moments ever on T.V. Watching Henry Winkler actually jump the shark on the Dock... priceless
I just blue myself by v1	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:37:55 AM
There has got to be a better way to say that.
AD Documentary!!!!!! by jasmith111	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:16:49 PM
check out the trailers...... http://www.youtube.com/profile ?user=bluthfamilyvalues
For..... by Terry the geek	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:53:47 PM
British Eyes only!!!!
I just want my kids back by SeanMiller	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:57:10 PM
What makes that line so priceless is when the camera immediately cuts to Bateman to see his response, which is of utter confusion (who the hell is this guy and what the hell is he talking about?). "Look at us...two grown men crying like a couple of school girls." "Ahh...you are the only one crying". Who thinks Michael was actually the biggest dick of them all, but always hid it perfectly?
Excellent by dvdhound79	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:47:25 PM
Hopefully they keep the uncomfortable silence and not make it a mile a minute laugh-a-thon. The toned down humor is why it worked so well. Oh, and give us a hard R!
Great News!!!! by Crackles	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:03:49 PM
This show kicks ass!!!
Project delayed? by rockgolf	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:15:06 PM
EW reports this film has not yet been greenlighted, despite what Jeffrey Tambor said. In other word, "Arrested Development" is arrested in development. The weird part is... for this show that makes sense.
We need Larry Charles directing this. by polyh3dron	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:57:19 PM
He's finished with Religulous, I don't think he's doing anything else right now, is he?
Mister F by Terry the geek	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:39:42 PM
I wonder if nobletoast13 can walk on water.... Oh did somebody say WONDER??
I DON'T WANT NO PART OF YOUR TIGHT ASS COUNTRY CLUB!!!! by rhcp2sweet	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:33:13 PM
YA FREAK BITCH!!!
'I'll get my gauze!' by ribbitking	Jul 3rd, 2008 01:11:43 AM
The family doctor with nothing but gauze and painkillers.

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