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February 22, 2005
"Arrested Development" Bubble-watch, Year 2
So it begins... again...
Arrested Development's shooting has been shut down, in what looks like the death rattle for the show:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- "Arrested Development" star Jason Bateman and the sitcom's creator, Mitchell Hurwitz, were assessing the cuddle quotient in a show that viewers may soon lose the chance to embrace.
"There are a surprising number of hugs in the show. We just make jokes about how they (the characters) never hug," said Hurwitz. "So even when Michael's mother hugs him, he says, 'What are you doing? Why are you squeezing me with your body?' "
Bateman, who stars as Michael in the acerbic Fox comedy about the dysfunctional Bluth family, offers a solution: "You've got the Pax network if you want a good hug."
But he and the rest of the "Arrested Development" clan might be in need of comfort: Fox is halting production after 18 episodes, shy of the usual 22, bringing the season -- and maybe the series -- to a premature end April 17.
(From CNN)
Let the "save the show" extravaganza begin. My suggestion: give up on FOX. Start hitting WB right now to pick it up. They gave a pretty good run to "Grounded for Life" and AD would certainly keep the 6 million views that it has now.
Anyone have the address for WB on hand?
Posted by sferrell at February 22, 2005 3:59 PM
