subject: Arrested Development To Return As A Film [print this page] The general consensus among viewers is that sitcoms just are not funny. They frequently make use of laugh tracks, badly recycled plot lines, and terribly cheap laughs. This is why the show Arrested Development was such a breath of fresh air for viewers.
Arrested Development tells the story of the Bluth family, whose patriarch George Sr. has just been arrested for embezzling from his company and using it as his own private piggy bank (although it is shown that the rest of the family, excluding Michael, does the same thing). After George Sr. is arrested, it is soon discovered that George Sr. also committed "light" treason by building a home for Saddam Hussein...during Desert Storm. This is where the main character Michael Bluth comes in. It is up to Michael, the only honest member of his family, to keep his family and the family company together, whether he wants to or not.
The rest of the family is extremely selfish, from Michael's magician brother GOB, his materialistic sister Lindsay and her effeminate husband Tobias, to Michael's manipulative and vain mother. The series is present as a documentary, with a narrator (played by an uncredited Ron Howard), stock footage, and photographs inserted into the show constantly. The film was beloved among fans for the improvisation of the actors, the well written fast paced plots, and the hilarious constant plot twists. The series lasted for three seasons, and while it can be considered to have had a dignified ending, many fans still wanted more, as it was more of a forced ending as opposed to a fully developed ending.
However, fans of the series can rejoice, as a movie is currently in the writing stages, and production is expected to begin before the year is out. All of the main actors of the series, like Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, David Cross, Jessica Walter, and Portia de Rossi.
While there is no info on what the movie will actually be about, it is presumably going to take place a few years after the show ended. While the transition from the small screen to the big screen has not always been an easy one, the series lends itself to the film industry very easily, and the original creators of the show are no strangers to the Hollywood system. It is rumored that the producer and narrator of the series, director Ron Howard will direct the film, but this is not yet confirmed, although the news is welcomed by fans.
