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I am still so flingin'-flangin' upset that "Arrested Development" is off the air. Seriously, how could this show not be loved by more people? It was like the perfect freaking sitcom and I cannot think of a better cast ensemble. Anybody who didn't appreciate the brilliance of Will Arnett and Henry Winkler do not deserve to own television sets.

or the brilliance of Jeffrey Tambor, Scott Baio, and well everyone on that show. That show was as you said, perfect.

I like it but I think it's overrated. It's not the first show I've seen of it's kind. Reminds me of "Soap" and "The Larry Sanders Show" to varying degrees. Plus I hate the whole "smart people like this show" vibe I get from the fans. It's clever, but it's not that clever. A lot of it is pretty crude and over the top, not that there's anything wrong with that. Don't like the Buster character. And I hate David Cross.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have it back. Loved Will Arnett. It would probably be my second favorite comedy behind "the Office" if it were still on.

If I could have any show back, it'd be Firefly.

ghostrunner wrote:If I could have any show back, it'd be Firefly.

Agreed. I never knew this show existed until well after it was canceled. I think it must not have gotten much promotion.

Arthur Dent wrote:

ghostrunner wrote:If I could have any show back, it'd be Firefly.

Agreed. I never knew this show existed until well after it was canceled. I think it must not have gotten much promotion.

I knew about it, but I thought it looked cheesy. Wasn't a big Buffy fan and thought Joss Whedon was a little overrated. Should have given it a shot, in retrospect.

I'm amazed it was given the go-ahead to start with. Pre-American Idol Fox network, big cast, high quality effects (for TV), filmed in HD even. I think it just got too expensive. Same thing that killed the original Battlestar Galactica from what I recall.

ghostrunner wrote:

Arthur Dent wrote:

ghostrunner wrote:If I could have any show back, it'd be Firefly.

Agreed. I never knew this show existed until well after it was canceled. I think it must not have gotten much promotion.

I knew about it, but I thought it looked cheesy. Wasn't a big Buffy fan and thought Joss Whedon was a little overrated. Should have given it a shot, in retrospect.

I'm amazed it was given the go-ahead to start with. Pre-American Idol Fox network, big cast, high quality effects (for TV), filmed in HD even. I think it just got too expensive. Same thing that killed the original Battlestar Galactica from what I recall.

Joss Whedon has a new show coming out called Dollhouse.

Count me in as psyched. I love Buffy. Never watched Firefly, but I know that I have to.

I agree. Arrested Development is one of my all-time favorites.

thrill wrote:or the brilliance of Jeffrey Tambor, Scott Baio, and well everyone on that show. That show was as you said, perfect.

LOL I completely forgot about Bob Loblaw.

Ghost, I never understood the whole smart people vibe either. My humor is completely juvenile and I think dick jokes are quite hilarious. That you needed a good college degree to enjoy it was ridiculous.

G. Keenan wrote: Count me in as psyched. I love Buffy. Never watched Firefly, but I know that I have to.

Buy the DVDs. You will not regret it.

ghostrunner wrote:Plus I hate the whole "smart people like this show" vibe I get from the fans. It's clever, but it's not that clever.

That was the main thing that turned me off of it; just about everyone I knew that thought they were a bit too witty for their own good back when I was in college got their rocks off on this show, and it really turned me off to it even though I've only seen an episode or two.