Author Topic: Arrested Development coming back, no for real this time. (Read 12855 times)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #60 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:06:22 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on April 10, 2013, 03:01:04 PM

He keeps calling it Twin Peaks with werewolves. Any show that has compared itself to Twin Peaks has been invariably shitty.

But Twin Peaks is kind of shitty in of itself. Way too cheesy thus far for me, and besides don't most Twin Peaks praise boil down to "oh man, I really love like 9 episodes of that show!"

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #61 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:11:55 PM »

If you can't appreciate the cheese I can see why you wouldn't like TP.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #62 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:13:13 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 10, 2013, 04:06:22 PM

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on April 10, 2013, 03:01:04 PM
He keeps calling it Twin Peaks with werewolves. Any show that has compared itself to Twin Peaks has been invariably shitty.

But Twin Peaks is kind of shitty in of itself. Way too cheesy thus far for me, and besides doesn't most Twin Peaks praise boil down to "oh man, I really love like 9 episodes of that show!"

You are dead to me

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #63 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:18:46 PM »

Sorry bros, I just can't take it. On one hand it's pretty good; I like the characters and atmosphere. On the other it feels like I'm watching an Ed Wood movie with a soundtrack from Days Of Our Lives.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #64 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:21:12 PM »

Well it is in a lot of ways a parody of day time dramas.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #65 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:24:04 PM »

Twin Peaks is straight up a soap opera full of weirdness. It's not even trying to hide it. I certainly can see some people not liking that but if you are into in, its a fun trip.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #66 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:45:26 PM »

Twin Peaks is one of the best TV shows ever.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #67 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:48:24 PM »

Until the Windham Earl stuff, anyway.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #68 on:** April 10, 2013, 04:53:59 PM »

It was the Lost of its day. It's all hipster TV watchers could talk about. I purposely avoided it because of that. I only watched it years later after all the hype had gone away and I really enjoyed it. Twin Peaks I'm talking about.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #69 on:** April 10, 2013, 05:12:45 PM »

Quote from: The Business on April 10, 2013, 05:01:18 PM

Will Lost be enjoyable one day?

Once Season 7 gets kickstartered, and you realize the last three seasons were a dream sequence Kate had while she was getting eaten by the Smoke Monster.

Powerslave · « **Reply #70 on:** April 10, 2013, 05:26:01 PM »

I'm up for a Lost return

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #71 on:** April 10, 2013, 06:54:38 PM »

This is awesome if it's a reference to the Milford Academy.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #72 on:** April 10, 2013, 07:21:40 PM »

oh god

chronovore · « **Reply #73 on:** April 10, 2013, 11:44:30 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 10, 2013, 05:12:45 PM

Quote from: The Business on April 10, 2013, 05:01:18 PM
Will Lost be enjoyable one day?

Once Season 7 gets kickstartered, and you realize the last three seasons were a dream sequence Kate had while she was getting eaten by the Smoke Monster.

I'd pay to see Kate get eaten, but would prefer if Matthew Fox did it instead of the Smoke Monster.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #74 on:** April 24, 2013, 05:19:53 PM »

Yeti · « **Reply #75 on:** April 24, 2013, 06:38:32 PM »

I'm trying to keep my expectations in check.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #76 on:** April 24, 2013, 06:56:46 PM »

everyone clearly looks 10 years older

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #77 on:** April 24, 2013, 08:32:12 PM »

no shit

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #78 on:** April 24, 2013, 08:51:59 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2013, 06:56:46 PM

everyone clearly looks 10 years older

Liar.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #79 on:** April 24, 2013, 10:39:36 PM »

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #80 on:** April 25, 2013, 02:16:33 AM »

Portia De Rosi does not look like Portia De Rosi.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #81 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:01:11 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on April 25, 2013, 02:16:33 AM

Portia De Rosi does not look like Portia De Rosi.

:'(

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #82 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:17:57 AM »

Smanging Ellen DeGeneres will change a person.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #83 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:28:14 AM »

So yeah. This actually won't be as good as the original seasons. I'm sorry to disappoint everyone, but such is life.

In part it's The Business' fault for promising the moon, and delivering a tennis ball wrapped in foil, attached to some fishing line and pinned to the ceiling.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #84 on:** April 25, 2013, 01:21:59 PM »

Quote from: Verdigris Murder on April 25, 2013, 09:28:14 AM

So yeah. This actually won't be as good as the original seasons. I'm sorry to disappoint everyone, but such is life.

In part it's The Business' fault for promising the moon, and delivering a tennis ball wrapped in foil, attached to some fishing line and pinned to the ceiling.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #85 on:** April 25, 2013, 01:36:44 PM »

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #86 on:** April 25, 2013, 02:08:38 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on April 25, 2013, 02:16:33 AM

Portia De Rosi does not look like Portia De Rosi.

Ellen rides em wet and puts em away dry. Or something.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #87 on:** May 07, 2013, 06:01:32 PM »

Week and a half old but I hadn't seen this until now

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #88 on:** May 12, 2013, 11:54:05 PM »

Yeti · « **Reply #89 on:** May 13, 2013, 12:01:18 AM »

Ok, that looked pretty good. Consider me hyped.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #90 on:** May 13, 2013, 12:02:15 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #91 on:** May 13, 2013, 12:03:12 AM »

There's no way it's going to be as good as the first three season, there's just no way. I know that, but I...I just can't help myself. I need to see this very badly.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #92 on:** May 13, 2013, 12:12:09 AM »

Leper Cajole for being disappointed by the trailer.
Ban malek.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #93 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:16:20 AM »

That was great, better than expected even. Then again, I haven't spent the past several years obsessing over the show's return and hyping myself up.

Definitely one of those cases where they can't mess with the formula too much anyway. It'll be what we're familiar with, but with a new, hopefully awesome arc that lasts throughout the season, just like before.

edit: dang, portia got hit with the ellen stick. still hot though

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #94 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:20:06 AM »

Never forget.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #95 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:56:18 AM »

she was never that good looking, real talk

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #96 on:** May 13, 2013, 11:18:18 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 13, 2013, 09:56:18 AM

she was never that good looking, real talk

They can't all be your sister, dude

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #97 on:** May 13, 2013, 03:08:58 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 13, 2013, 09:56:18 AM

she was never that good looking, real talk

.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #98 on:** May 13, 2013, 03:12:30 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 13, 2013, 09:56:18 AM

she was never that good looking, real talk

Is it due to her misandry?

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #99 on:** May 13, 2013, 03:15:22 PM »

no, its because she's a surf board

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #100 on:** May 13, 2013, 03:16:45 PM »

True but I'd still smash. I can make her an ass if I squeeze it properly while smanging from behind.

Yeti · « **Reply #101 on:** May 13, 2013, 04:21:06 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on May 13, 2013, 03:15:22 PM

no, its because she's a surf board

I thought you were into that?

Diunx · « **Reply #102 on:** May 14, 2013, 01:30:11 AM »

That's Fistfull, Brandnew likes his meat.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #103 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:21:23 AM »

^^eh, that pic is making it look like the make up was doing all the work. maybe i need to rethink this $:-\$

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #104 on:** May 17, 2013, 12:15:15 PM »

http://insertmeanywhere.biz/#/home

Barry Egan · « **Reply #105 on:** May 17, 2013, 12:48:54 PM »

the promo stuff has been good so far. I think the biggest fear is that this reboot will be at the same level of quality as Mitch Hurwitz's other projects post-AD. Hopefully the producers were smart enough not to give him free reign and get the other principle writers on board.

Diunx · « **Reply #106 on:** May 17, 2013, 01:54:34 PM »

http://mangoinyourmouth.com/

"it's like having a mango in your mouth!"

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #107 on:** May 25, 2013, 12:57:40 PM »

One more day motherfuckers.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #108 on:** May 25, 2013, 01:02:28 PM »

ONE DAY

Beezy · « **Reply #109 on:** May 25, 2013, 01:03:44 PM »

Renewed my netflix on Thursday just for this.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #110 on:** May 26, 2013, 03:02:05 AM »

And it's up.

Edit: watched an episode before going to bed. It was meh.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #111 on:** May 26, 2013, 05:23:49 AM »

Apparently ep4 is when it heats up, based on the reactions I've seen. I'll watch later, still working my way through my series rewatch.

lol @ GAF being shocked how different they look now. It's been more than half a decade what do you expect

Barry Egan · « **Reply #112 on:** May 26, 2013, 09:25:40 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 26, 2013, 05:23:49 AM

lol @ GAF being shocked how different they look now. It's been more than half a decade what do you expect

aging really scares some people.

anyway I thought the first episode was already pretty good, aside from

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that motherfucker seth rogen.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #113 on:** May 26, 2013, 12:31:53 PM »

It's here!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #114 on:** May 26, 2013, 12:32:07 PM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on May 26, 2013, 09:25:40 AM

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that motherfucker seth rogen.
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Yeah my inner soul groaned when I saw him. Up to about episode 4. It does start to get better and the plot seems to be picking up. I just don't think the moment to moment funny quotient is as high as the originals. But whatever. It seems okay so far. I'm pretty sure I'll finish by tonight in time for the basketball game as I have absolutely nothing to do today.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #115 on:** May 26, 2013, 12:51:06 PM »

Watched episode 1 despite telling friends I'd wait for our marathon tonight. It was ok, but I can see how it could get better when some of the more interweaving jokes become apparent in later episodes.

It does do the one thing I absolutely hate about returning series, though: needless references to jokes from the series' past run. I know AD has always thrived on callbacks, but it always felt organic and clever. Here it just feels like "Hey, see! This is still AD!" It's like when Family Guy came back and just started chucking all those one-off characters from the first three seasons all over the place.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #116 on:** May 26, 2013, 12:55:42 PM »

Yeah the first few episodes are rife with that. It does seem to be slowing down a bit fortunately.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #117 on:** May 26, 2013, 01:00:21 PM »

Glad to hear it. Looking forward to digging deeper.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #118 on:** May 26, 2013, 02:05:14 PM »

This is exactly what I expected from a first episode, but I actually quite enjoyed it once the second act was in full gear.

Michael is so fucking awkward this time around though ugh

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #119 on:** May 26, 2013, 02:23:12 PM »

alright yeah gaf is fucking nuts. episode 2 and I'm dying

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Author Topic: Arrested Development coming back, no for real this time. (Read 12855 times)