Return to the complete Arrested Development index A month is a glacial period in internet time, but I do not feel sorry in the slightest degree sorry that it took me almost that long to finally come to write down my opinions on the so-called “fourth season” of Arrested Development, a 15-part chunk of sitcom […]

A chronological index of reviews. Skip to the ranking of all episodes Season 1 (2003-2004) “Pilot” “Top Banana” “Bringing Up Buster” “Key Decisions” “Visiting Ours” “Charity Drive” “My Mother, the Car” “In God We Trust” “Storming the Castle” “Pier Pressure” “Public Relations” “Marta Complex” & “Beef Consommé” “Shock and Aww” “Staff Infection” “Missing Kitty” “Altar […]

Return to the complete Arrested Development index First airdate: 9 November, 2003 Written by Mitchell Hurwitz and Richard Rosenstock Directed by Joe Russo Some years ago, I was having a conversation that at one point settled on the question of how a friend of mine could best introduce his new ladyfriend to Arrested Development. After […]

Return to the complete Arrested Development index First airdate: 9 November, 2003 Written by Mitchell Hurwitz and John Levenstein Directed by Anthony Russo Insofar as Arrested Development had a learning curve, it wasn’t a long one: the first episode produced as part of the regular series run, “Top Banana”, finds the show in top form […]

Return to the complete Arrested Development index First airdate: 2 November, 2003 Written by Mitchell Hurwitz Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo Two things spring to mind first in revisiting Arrested Development‘s pilot episode for the first time in at least a couple of years: one is that the show hit the ground running, with […]