There is a lot of television shows now and in the past that aren't watched by many people, but are critically lauded for their great cast, smart scripts and uniqueness that sets them apart from the rest of the crowd. One of those shows is The Wire on HBO.I've blogged about that wonderful show before and the next show that I'd like to highlight that didn't receive a lot of attention from the general public when it was on network television is Arrested Development.
My wife and I finished up Season 1 and the first 6 episodes of Season 2 of Arrested Development in the course of a few days and we both loved the show. The cast led by Jason Bateman - of Teen Wolf 2 fame - is great, the scripts are laugh out loud funny and the show is just simply different and more unique than anything we've ever seen before. I highly suggest it to anyone looking for a laugh. One thing to note is that it seems like the type of show that would be hard to watch if you start watching midway through a season, as the episodes really seem to fit together nicely in terms of story lines. Maybe that's one of the reasons that the show really never caught on after 3 seasons on the air.
Using Netflix has definitely lead us to watch more TV shows and movies than ever before and maybe that's one reason that we gave a show like this a second chance after never watching it when it was on regular network TV. The wife and I are definitely looking forward to watching the rest of Season 2 and 3.
1 comment:
the show is just too smart for most people.
People want shit like Two and a Half Men where the laughs are contrived and handed to the people on a plate.
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