Advantages: Absolutely brilliant story, characters and development. Disadvantages: None
Arrested Development is a highly rated and yet cancelled American comedy, it was seen on BBC2 at ridiculous o'clock many nights but never really got the coverage it deserved here. It is being talked about as a film in 2010 as many of the stars are now film actors (Jason Bateman, Michael Cera) and people miss it. I have included a main character synopsis from my Series 1 review as I think that was only read by 2 people (Go read it if you fancy finding ... ...Oscar and George Snr gets arrested in Mexico after being mistaken for his twin brother Oscar. Amigos! - Lucille hires a detective who locates George Sr. in Mexico. Michael goes to collect his father, accompanied by George Michael and his girlfriend Ann as well as Maebe and Lindsay, Ann gets left behind in the inevitable chaos. Buster having been referred to the army hides in the car trunk and falls asleep he gets out of the car when Michael drops ...
paulie1975 23.05.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Arrested Development - Series 2 (DVD)
Advantages: On par with the first series, possibly funnier. Disadvantages: Characters and plot do get a little ridiculous.
Arrested Development Series 2
As this is the second series of the programme, I am writing this review under the premise that you have watched the first one. The plot is sequential so you will need to watch series one first. Though that certainly won't be a chore.
Little has changed in the world of the Bluths. Asides from it turning out that George Sr. was not joking when he suggested he may have been involved in some "light treason". He is now ... ...deal of time in the attic of the Bluth model home. He keeps himself entertained by wearing Michael's dead wife's maternity clothes and spying on his identical twin Oscar having a tumultuous pot-fuelled affair with his wife. We see a lot more of George snr/Oscar in this series, which is always a good thing.
As a result of the "light treason" Michael has to officially step down from being the company president, giving GOB the chance to wow the board ...
Ottavia 09.09.2008 (22.08.2008)
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Advantages: An incredibly well written and performed comedy Disadvantages: There's not going to be any more made
...of the now sadly cancelled Arrested Development, a comedy based around the wealthy and dysfunctional Bluth family, who have been thrown into turmoil by the arrest of George Sr. (Jeffery Tambor), the head of the family, on the suspicion that the family business is involved with building properties illegally in Iraq. Our all too human hero, Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), is left in charge of the business and the family while his father is in custody ... ...I believe that this makes Arrested Development all the more affecting.
There is a high quality of guest star this season too. Cameo appearances from Zach Braff, Ben Stiller and Heather Graham to name a few are all excellent. Henry Winkler is also back as the wonderfully inept family lawyer and Liza Minnelli returns to continue her battle of the socialites with Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter).
Special features in this boxset are comprehensive if ...
Telfer2 30.07.2007
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