Up until now, the focus has all been on developing the characters and their backstory, and this has been done so magnificently that as viewers, we tend to forget the engine plot that’s been driving the series – George Snr’s fraudulent actions. Michael is again visiting his father in prison, trying to make sense of the company’s [...]
The problematic thing about having a cast of eight, each with their own individual backstory, is that you can never have an episode featuring the entire Bluth Family. Key Decisions will disappoint Tobias Funke fans, but fear not, for he’s fine tuning his acting skills at a weekend stage fighting workshop with Carl Weathers (for Arrested [...]
Buster Bluth makes a return, with a kick board and beach thongs! Yes, at this point, only two episodes had aired, but let’s be serious, as enjoyable as ‘Top Banana’ was, we all missed the man-child. And secondly, Buster, growing up? Might as well call it the end of the world. With filming for the [...]
If you ever happen to hear Bluth fans exclaim, “There’s always money in the banana stand!” you have this episode to thank. ‘Top Banana’ had a lot to live up to after a great Pilot, and boy, did it deliver. It built on the Bluth family dynamics we were introduced to in the first episode, [...]
It is a sad realisation that Mitch Hurwitz’s 2003 comedy series Arrested Development lasted just three seasons. But the fact that the critically acclaimed, Emmy award winning sitcom managed to make multiple ‘Top Ten’ lists for Best TV Comedy of the last decade, with just 53 episodes, is testament to the brilliance that is Hurwitz [...]
