So, I’ve been watching the fourth season of Arrested Development on Netflix—the redone/recut version. I’d watched the fourth season back when it was first released and was pretty disappointed. And, I didn’t want to be.
I loved the first three seasons, although I’m not actually sure when I first saw the series. I’d like to think I was one of the smart, hip first adopters. But, I’m not sure that’s true. Regardless, Arrested Development has some of the smartest, most nuanced writing of any program on television, especially for the time.
The new edit/shoot/not-sure-what-all-they-did of the fourth season is so funny and so full of hidden jokes that I find myself laughing harder than in the first three seasons. I keep thinking I should pause the stream and read all the signs if there’s ever an outdoor shot, or a busy indoor shot because some of what I do catch is clearly meant to be a joke. Even in Spanish, some of the signs are clearly meant to be humorous.
Anyway, it’s great. Can’t wait for the fifth season to be released next week.
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David Taylor Black is an aspiring best-selling author who began his career at nine with the script of the as-yet unfinished film, In the Backyard. The premise may or may not have been a bit of a rip-off of a James Bond movie—with lots of running. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his partner, Dion, and his too-big-to-be-a-lapdog dog, William.
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