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MrMastodonFarm · 02-09-2006, 08:37 AM

Not the best news, but just a reminder that the last four episodes of Arrested Development air tommorow night on Fox.. yes that's right.. a Friday Night.. going up against the Opening of the Oympics on NBC...

Sigh

Flame On · 02-09-2006, 08:39 AM

Apparently showcase and whichever other network were looking into picking it up have passed.

What can you do.

Robbob · 02-09-2006, 09:08 AM

thanks for the heads up just set the PVR

MrMastodonFarm · 02-09-2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbob

thanks for the heads up just set the PVR

Yup, I'll just download them after the weekend. I'm going out of town Friday afternoon and won't be watching them, probably wouldn't have stayed in to watch them even if I was in town.

I didn't blame Fox before for this shows demise.. but I don't like the way they've handled it.

troutman · 02-09-2006, 11:35 AM

The show is not cancelled officially by FOX yet. If ratings miraculously improve for the "finale" they might revive it.

Only after FOX decides will we hear about the show's fate on another network (most likely Showtime, possibly ABC). I think it's more likely that not that AD will return. The show is selling a ton of DVDS.

http://the-op.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2798

The Showtime deal isn't dead, nothing regarding the Showtime deal dying has been posted from an official source. The last we heard, Mitch was mulling it over and Showtime were still waiting for Fox to cancel it until they could pick it up. The president of Showtime has said in interviews that they're very excited about Arrested Development and would love to pick it up, so unless Mitch decides not to or Fox does something, we can only assume the deals are still in progress at the moment.

Robbob · 02-09-2006, 11:41 AM

Question for you guys. When I went to PVR it on Fox its 2 hours but on all the globals its 1 and a half hours. Are the globals saving one of the episodes for later?

HalifaxDrunk · 02-09-2006, 12:00 PM

I saw that on digital cable as well, I'm not sure why Global only seems to be showing 3 episodes.

Oh well, I'll just watch it on Fox.

AC · 02-09-2006, 07:48 PM

calgaryred · 02-10-2006, 12:26 AM

Fox is purposely trying to kill the program ,it does well then they for some stupid reason take a popular program during the best time slot for FOX programming Sunday Night and put it against Monday Night Football. Of course the ratingsare going to drop like bricks! Now they bring it back againt the opening ceremonies of the Olympics?

MrMastodonFarm · 02-10-2006, 07:12 AM

Don't know if anyone caught the Daily Show last night, but Wil Arnet (Gob) was on, he mentioned that tonights episode's where the last on Fox but still interest from other networks.

nfotiu · 02-28-2006, 11:47 AM

Sounds like Showtime is picking it up:
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/60385.htm

Agamemnon · 02-28-2006, 11:55 AM

Wow. If that article is correct, 26 more episodes have been orderd by Showtime...

troutman · 02-28-2006, 03:44 PM

Still just a rumor at this point:

http://the-op.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2982

The latest I read Monday was that it was 50/50 that Showtime would order 12 episodes.

Robbob · 03-01-2006, 01:22 AM

That just made my day...now I can hit the hay.

troutman · 03-01-2006, 09:54 AM

http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/02/28/ar...-up-by-showti/

Rumors are rampant that Arrested Development has been picked up by Showtime for a 26-episode order. Page Six in the New York Post floated that story this morning, in fact (which was replayed on Salon.com).

However, that's all they are right now: rumors. Fellow Squadder Ryan j Budke found out from his source at Showtime, who is close to the negotiations, that they are still in talks about the show and nothing is official yet. There may be an official announcement later in the week, but that's about the only information we've been given.

AC · 03-03-2006, 01:05 PM

Thought you guys might like this:
Tony Hale (Buster) in his old VW commercial:
http://www.eurotuned.com/media/vwcom...ter-roboto.mov

And the reference to it in AD.

troutman · 03-03-2006, 01:25 PM

Encouraging update:

http://the-op.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.p...=asc&start=195

Speaking yesterday on the radio, San Francisco Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman seemed to confirm the rumors, saying Showtime will make official a 26-episode, two-year deal any day now. Goodman was the first to float a possible Showtime/"Arrested" deal back in November. He said on the KFOG morning show: "Everybody in the business already knows that this has been a done deal ... Showtime did pick up 'Arrested Development' for 26 episodes, two seasons at 13 each. And so it's great to see that." He also said he anticipates the deal including all the Fox episodes.