Monday, May 27, 2013

Coffee fueld thoughts on the new Arrested Developement episodes

So now that I've watched the new episodes I feel like writing some thoughts.  I am a huge fan of the first 3 seasons.  I bought the DVDs, and watch them about once a year.  By now everyone knows the story.  A quirky show, well written, acted with great timing.   Put on at a time on Fox, when shows were being canceled left and right for various reasons.  After being canceled there were many attempts to bring it back, and a long time running attempt to get a movie done.  Finally Netfilx was able to finance a 4th season, and they put it all streaming. (Quick heads up I spent 10 months, as a temp to hire working for Netflix customer service.  It sucked.) 

So much like Futurama, the return has come with high expectations.  But even if it doesn't live up to the expectation, it can still be better than alot of what is out there right now.  That is not even the important part.   It's all about distribution.  'They' are saying network TV is dying.  'They' (and really who is this they group anyways... other than media critics, market analysts, internet viewers, and content producers) may be right.  Cable and Satellite have been slow to adapt to new viewing patterns.  What ever, just go watch the damned episodes already.

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