Author Topic: Arrested Development (Read 99160 times)

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #120 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:15:54 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on June 21, 2007, 05:48:27 pm

I've just got my first taste of AD. Had planned on watching it tomorrow, but just watched the first two episodes and I must say, it's absolutely fantastic. So many strong characters, so many great running gags, so brilliant.

i remember being at your stage

get into season 2, the gay pirates still pop up occasionally.

Garstonite · « **Reply #121 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:16:53 pm »

Quote from: RedFerLife on June 21, 2007, 06:06:06 pm

It was the gay pirates that sold you, wasn't it?

Naturally.

Incidentally, I was scanning my brains to think of something in particular I laughed at but struggled. Quotes don't give this sitcom justice. It has, nay, must be witnessed first hand. On early viewing it seems to have made a mockery of what everybody now associates with what's wrong with modern-sitcoms (excluding canned laughter) given it a twist and made it remarkably good.

Emlyn18 · « **Reply #122 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:18:10 pm »

whens this on? i wanna watch.

Quote from: Garstonite on June 21, 2007, 06:16:53 pm

Naturally.

Incidentally, I was scanning my brains to think of something in particular I laughed at but struggled. Quotes don't give this sitcom justice. It has, nay, must be witnessed first hand. On early viewing it seems to have made a mockery of what everybody now associates with what's wrong with modern-sitcoms (excluding canned laughter) given it a twist and made it remarkably good.

gay.

Garstonite · « **Reply #123 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:34:44 pm »

Quote from: Emlyn18 on June 21, 2007, 06:18:10 pm

gay.

Henry Chinaski · « **Reply #124 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:43:00 pm »

I need to get my hands on season 2 ASAP.

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #125 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:59:41 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on June 21, 2007, 05:48:27 pm

I've just got my first taste of AD. Had planned on watching it tomorrow, but just watched the first two episodes and I must say, it's absolutely fantastic. So many strong characters, so many great running gags, so brilliant.

Fucking hell, took your time!

Garstonite · « **Reply #126 on:** June 21, 2007, 07:19:13 pm »

Quote from: Emo Phillips on June 21, 2007, 06:59:41 pm

Fucking hell, took your time!

I bought it in April, which is only two months ago. That's not bad for me. Sometimes it can get to two years before I even open the thing.

I'll watch the rest of the first disc tonight or tomorrow and come on here. Literally, if the first couple of episodes are anything to go by.

The Bill Hicks Appreciation Society · « **Reply #127 on:** June 21, 2007, 07:25:31 pm »

Quote from: Emlyn18 on June 21, 2007, 06:18:10 pm

whens this on? i wanna watch.

whenever you like

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #128 on:** June 21, 2007, 07:28:21 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on June 21, 2007, 07:19:13 pm

I'll watch the rest of the first disc tonight or tomorrow and come on here.

You really oughta try recording yourself, Tobias...

Garstonite · « **Reply #129 on:** June 22, 2007, 12:49:11 pm »

Just watched the third episode. Buster is a frigging legend.

hooded claw · « **Reply #130 on:** June 22, 2007, 01:08:03 pm »

Wait til you meet:

Stan Sitwell
Bob Loblaw

and my own personal favourite...
Franklin

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #131 on:** June 22, 2007, 01:53:53 pm »

Quote from: stagger lee on June 22, 2007, 01:08:03 pm

Wait til you meet:

Stan Sitwell
Bob Loblaw

and my own personal favourite...
Franklin

No love for Steve Holtz?

STEVE HOLTZ!

Garstonite · « **Reply #132 on:** June 22, 2007, 01:57:11 pm »

'Beatrice!'

hooded claw · « **Reply #133 on:** June 22, 2007, 01:59:02 pm »

Quote from: RedFerLife on June 22, 2007, 01:53:53 pm

No love for Steve Holtz?

STEVE HOLTZ!

You clocked his mother's name and their respective High school yearbook entries yet?

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #134 on:** June 22, 2007, 02:01:07 pm »

Quote from: stagger lee on June 22, 2007, 01:59:02 pm

You clocked his mother's name and their respective High school yearbook entries yet?

I know I've clocked his pctures, but don't remember his mums picture or name. Good excuse to rewatch!

What does it say?

hooded claw · « **Reply #135 on:** June 22, 2007, 02:03:05 pm »

Quote from: RedFerLife on June 22, 2007, 02:01:07 pm

I know I've clocked his pctures, but don't remember his mums picture or name. Good excuse to rewatch!

What does it say?

EVE HOLT!

And her yearbook message (and you'd need to be poised over the pause button for this) - is the obviously just-after-hearing-she's pregnant 'I've ruined my life'.

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #136 on:** June 22, 2007, 02:04:02 pm »

John_P · « **Reply #137 on:** June 22, 2007, 02:39:42 pm »

still, were did the lighter fluid come from?

I've got to say the biggest laugh out loud moment of the series is the funeral in series two.

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #138 on:** June 22, 2007, 05:23:33 pm »

There's rarely been a better fall than when Tobias slips on Gangy's wet patch in the kitchen! For me it's up there with Del Boy's classic in the wine bar...

hooded claw · « **Reply #139 on:** June 23, 2007, 10:08:17 am »

Quote from: Emo Phillips on June 22, 2007, 05:23:33 pm

There's rarely been a better fall than when Tobias slips on Gangy's wet patch in the kitchen! For me it's up there with Del Boy's classic in the wine bar...

'That's your grandmother.'

'Does this mean she has to come live with us?'

Garstonite · « **Reply #140 on:** June 25, 2007, 08:22:19 am »

Buster's still my favourite heading into disc 2 tonight.

'That was 90% gravity'

hooded claw · « **Reply #141 on:** June 25, 2007, 09:08:18 am »

Quote from: Garstonite on June 25, 2007, 08:22:19 am

Buster's still my favourite heading into disc 2 tonight.

'That was 90% gravity'

He's the best character in the whole thing. Hard to imagine him as anything else. Love the magazine covers with Lucille. And wait for 'Motherboy XXX'.

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #142 on:** June 25, 2007, 09:14:52 am »

Quote from: stagger lee on June 25, 2007, 09:08:18 am

And wait for 'Motherboy'.

The heavy metal band?

hooded claw · « **Reply #143 on:** June 25, 2007, 09:17:37 am »

Quote from: Emo Phillips on June 25, 2007, 09:14:52 am

The heavy metal band?

Easy mistake to make

Bob Loblaw · « **Reply #144 on:** June 25, 2007, 10:54:46 am »

Quote from: John_P on June 22, 2007, 02:39:42 pm

still, were did the lighter fluid come from?

I've got to say the biggest laugh out loud moment of the series is the funeral in series two.

When Buster shows up in his army uniform!!

"Its all regulation, Michael"

Bob Loblaw · « **Reply #145 on:** June 25, 2007, 01:03:31 pm »

Has anyone else noticed the cock-up when Tobias goes to jail to prepare for an acting role. Anyway, he goes to jail, but in the next episode he breaks into Maggie Lizers house. But then in the episode after that again he's back in jail.

hooded claw · « **Reply #146 on:** June 25, 2007, 01:05:28 pm »

Quote from: Emo Phillips on June 25, 2007, 09:14:52 am

The heavy metal band?

But can you identify the members of Motherboy?

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #147 on:** June 25, 2007, 01:57:21 pm »

I watched the extended pilot for the first time last night, it's about 5 minutes longer. There are a few line changes, too.

For example, "They're called illusions, Michael. Tricks are something a whore does for money. Or candy" Becomes "They're called illusions, Michael. Tricks are something a whore does for money. Or cocaine"

Bob Loblaw · « **Reply #148 on:** June 25, 2007, 03:05:45 pm »

And when Gob shows up at the banana shack and pulls a monpoly board out of nowhere. Thought that was brilliant.

hooded claw · « **Reply #149 on:** June 25, 2007, 04:11:34 pm »

Series 3 is easily the weakest of all, but it's still leagues ahead of most stuff out there. It suffers by comparison to the high standards it sets itself- a bit like xabi last season.

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #150 on:** June 25, 2007, 04:17:59 pm »

Quote from: stagger lee on June 25, 2007, 04:11:34 pm

Series 3 is easily the weakest of all, but it's still leagues ahead of most stuff out there. It suffers by comparison to the high standards it sets itself- a bit like xabi last season.

I think the first half of S3 is great, but it loses it towards the end and appears a little hurried to reach a conclusion once it had been cancelled.

The last episode is great, despite this.

Also, rumours from last year suggest a film might be made - Michael Cera (George Michael) said he'd been tentatively approached about a film version of AD.

Bob Loblaw · « **Reply #151 on:** June 25, 2007, 04:22:41 pm »

Quote from: stagger lee on June 25, 2007, 04:11:34 pm

Series 3 is easily the weakest of all, but it's still leagues ahead of most stuff out there. It suffers by comparison to the high standards it sets itself- a bit like xabi last season.

The mole episode was brilliant though. "God knows they're squinters"..

I actually don't differentiate between the series. Just look at them as one great body of work!!

Timeless Melody · « **Reply #152 on:** July 8, 2007, 07:16:38 pm »

Police! open up.

Emo Phillips · « **Reply #153 on:** July 9, 2007, 09:56:12 am »

Quote from: Bob Loblaw on June 25, 2007, 04:22:41 pm

I actually don't differentiate between the series. Just look at them as one great body of work!!

But surely you're biased towards S3, as that's when you appear?

Cracking Left Foot · « **Reply #154 on:** July 9, 2007, 04:37:00 pm »

Was listening to some David Cross (Tobias) live stuff again last night, ridiculously dark but so funny. Closest thing to a 21st century Bill Hicks I think.

"People say having kids is hard. It's not hard. Try persuading your girlfriend to get her third consecutive abortion. Now that's hard..."

Garstonite · « **Reply #155 on:** July 10, 2007, 07:24:54 pm »

Really getting into David Cross' stand-ups.

'There's this really cool poem... really nice sentiment. It's called 'Footprints'. It's really cool. It's this big wooden thing that's lacquered and there's a picture of a guy walking along the beach and then he's talking to Jesus, and he says, 'Jesus, I've noticed that you've been there with me for my life and there have been two sets of footprints when we've been walking down the beach... but I noticed that when I was going through my hardest time, my worst troubling trials and tribulations, that there was only one set of footprints... ... What up with that?' .... and then Jesus answered him, and Jesus said, 'Well, my son... that is when I was helping one of the 5 BILLION people on the planet, selfish fuck. Come on!'.'

Cracking Left Foot · « **Reply #156 on:** July 11, 2007, 01:53:43 am »

The stuff he says about The Simple Life is absolute gold dust as well...."it's a show about these 2 rich, giggling...well, c*nts....who are really nasty and obnoxious and are mean to everyone. And whenever I hear President Bush say "the terrorists hate our freedom", I think of that show and think..."yeah, I hate our freedom too, little old me, I'm an American! This is what we've done with our freedom?" And of course, if the terrorists really did hate freedom, then the Netherlands would be dust...."

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #157 on:** July 11, 2007, 01:24:07 pm »

His whole post 911 NY is great as well.

hooded claw · « **Reply #158 on:** July 11, 2007, 01:34:17 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on July 10, 2007, 07:24:54 pm

Really getting into David Cross' stand-ups.

You've probably found his stuff with Bob Odenkirk ('Porno Gil' and Linsey and Tobias' marriage counsellor) already?

http://www.bobanddavid.com/

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #159 on:** July 11, 2007, 02:18:46 pm »

Quote from: stagger lee on July 11, 2007, 01:34:17 pm

You've probably found his stuff with Bob Odenkirk ('Porno Gil' and Linsey and Tobias' marriage counsellor) already?

http://www.bobanddavid.com/

Shit, I'd forgotten that he had a HBO show called 'Mr. Show with Bob and David' If I remember correctly, it was hit and miss for many people, but I liked what I saw. Have to see if I can get it on DVD.