Arrested Development, Season 5

Alia Shawkat grew up to be pretty (surprisingly), but she has extremely pronounced freckles even as an adult. Can't she get them lasered off?

Impossiblu! Because of Tambor and now the way the cast reacted to Jessica Walter's breakdown and mansplained, all humor has forever left the show, and previous episodes that were hilarious are now just reminders of the horrible people on staff! The jokes just aren't funny and the staff literally sacrificed and killed a baby during the season wrap party! Now when I watch an episode I am reminded of all those transwomyn Tambor literally raped on set!

I loved loved loved the show, particularly Seasons 1 and 2 of the original run.

They lost me when they moved to Netflix with the deeply disappointing Season 4.

I'm done. I don't even care what happens next, on or off-screen.

It's your loss, r3. Season 5 is pretty funny, and much loser to the standards of the first 3 seasons.

This season G.O.B. has had sex with his rival Tony Wonder (Ben Stilller), and is deeply conflicted about his love for him. Although it's a bit repetitive to have constant jokes about BOTH G.O.B. and Tobias being closeted, Will Arnett has been working out lately and shows his big new biceps a lot, so the thought of him being gay is actually kind of hot (as opposed to Tobias, where it's just funny since David Cross is so unappealing sexually).

Can't wait! I loved Season 1, and Season 2 was funny, Season 3 was meh, Season 4 was truly stupid and unfunny. I've heard good things about Season 5 - looking forward to it.

"much closer" to the standards, not "much loser"

LOL

I don't think I can watch it. The last season was so bad, I remember absolutely nothing about it. I will be totally lost.

They have LOTS of updates on Season 4, r7. A full five minutes before the first episode of Season 5 starts.

Its fucking awful.

it's fucking fantastic

I didn't hate this season though it's vastly less funnier than the initial run. It's just comfortable having the characters back again even though they had to resort to CGI for the Portia scenes. At least the CGI is better than season 4, except for the scenes where it's obvious Ben Stiller was inserted in.

So far, season 5 is kinda boring. I haven't laughed yet.

[quote]Although it's a bit repetitive to have constant jokes about BOTH G.O.B. and Tobias being closeted

I was thinking the same thing. Now there are two characters were the jokes are about them being gay. I am happy for how gay the show feels now, but it gets a little repetitive.

I've watched most of season 5 now, and while it isn't peak Arrested Development, I'm still just happy to spend more time with these characters and I am enjoying it well enough. Hope Netflix makes more, though with the Tambor controversy I don't know how that will affect things.

I thought it was a clever, well written, and well acted show, but I stopped watching it during the original run, because I thought most of the plot lines were repetitive. There were a lot of one note jokes that were repeated almost every episode, and that was driven home by the point of the narrator giving a recap of something we already knew. A decent show, but I am not sure it was quite as clever as it thought it was.

I've watched the original 3 seasons many times - I will always love them. Unfortunately season 4 hurriedly threw a lot of new characters and stupid plots at the audience and season 5 had to tie up the loose ends. Both felt compressed and airless. The only actors who brought any life into the show were Maebe, GOB and Tony Wonder. The emu farm, the political race, Tobias' acting endeavors, Mexico, Michael and George Michael's rivalry over Rebel (who has the charm of a paperclip)...maddeningly dull and aimless. The charm and heart of the early seasons is gone and yes, the ageing is distracting.

Liza!

I couldn't believe how bad Cera looked. He looks like a turtle. He used to be cute.

Wtf is up with Ron Howard constantly inserting himself into the show?

Honestly even my season 3 the show had started to lose its charm, it is seasons 1-2 that are classic.

Still, better than most sitcoms.

The show is great. Y'all just like to complain about everything and be bitchy assholes.

Could Portia not stand to shoot for even a couple of days? It seems like she wasn't on set at all.

She has quit acting, allegedly.

R21, she didn't want to be a part of it at all, but the show creator is apparently quite the asshole and ignored her request to write her out completely.