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Arrested Development: Save Our Bluths
by Ryan j Budke, posted Jan 3rd 2006 8:09PM
Ok, plain and simple, Fox just doesn't deserve this show. Regardless of what they "want to do with it",
they don't deserve Arrested Development. Cancel it and let ABC or Showtime try something instead. I mean, what
idiot at Fox decided to put the funniest episode of the season up against the Fiesta Bowl? This is just the latest
example of their complete lack of respect for one of the funniest shows ever. There are only so many ways that you can
screw up perfection, and I'm pretty sure Fox has now run the gamut. At the end of a good show's run, they always try
and pull some kind of stunt to bring back some new viewers. Tonight's episode was like a Cliff's Notes version, and it
was brilliant. On with the show!The entertainers that are self-aware are always much, much more effective; David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, etc know their roles in the entertainment industry and who they are in life. Because of this, they end up playing a parody of themselves to often hilarious results. So when a show as stellar as Arrested Development is self-aware, well, it rarely gets much better. In last night's episode, they learned that The Bluth Company was in serious trouble, and the Home Builder's Organization (HBO) wasn't interested so it was time to go for Showtime. I mean, put on a show that is, a fundraiser.
Michael tried to track down Andy Richter to host the event, since one of Andy's quintuplets now taught George Michael at "Openings", an open-minded school. To save some money, both Gob and Lindsay took on jobs they later utilized for the charity dinner; Gob, a charming waiter, and Lindsay the cooking housewife. Granted, neither performed their roles well, but, hey, bully for them for trying. Andy however, sends one of his look-a-like siblings, so they are without a host for the event and the spotlight falls on Michael's speech about his father. Michael, armed with the knowledge that his father poisoned a few of his teachers decades earlier, is less than enthused though. He verbally tears both his family and company apart. Much to the shock of everyone though, everyone felt sorry for them, and started sending in checks left and right. The company is saved (we hope)!
Fantastic, unbelievable, brilliant, stellar.... I could go on and on, but I will never be able to say enough to describe this show. The way they made fun of all those "jumping the shark" moments (celebrity guest stars, 3-D episodes, live episodes) was unbelievable. Stupid Fox, they could have advertised this episode as everyone of those things, but nope, they went and buried it with little to no notice. Come on Showtime give me some good news... Let me know what you think.
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