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Arrested Development is a comedy that aired on FOX about a dysfunctional family struggling to get back on its feet after the father is arrested for shady accounting practices.

the plot:
The Emmy Award-winning comedy series Arrested Development revolves around Michael Bluth, the “normal” one in a family of crazies, who is forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, George Bluth Sr., is sent to prison for shifty accounting practices. While George Sr. spent the last year in the slammer discovering his newfound Judaism and recording inspirational tapes, Michael spent it picking up the pieces and trying to teach his offbeat family how to live without an endless expense account. All the while, Michael has also been trying to do right by his 14-year-old son, George Michael, an earnest kid who works diligently at the family’s frozen banana stand.

The Bluths are led by manipulative matriarch Lucille Bluth, a socialite who is as icy as her martinis. Then there’s the oldest son, Gob, a womanizer and struggling magician (sorry, “illusionist”) whose biggest trick will be to make a real job appear. The youngest brother is Buster, a neurotic professional grad student and glorified mama’s boy (he spent 11 months in the womb).

The Bluth siblings are rounded out by cause-obsessed sister Lindsay, who is married to the hapless Tobias, a doctor-turned-actor who might get more work if he wasn’t a self-proclaimed “never-nude.” Lindsay and Tobias are the ultra-permissive parents of Maeby, a 14-year-old who loves finding unique ways to rebel against their overindulgence.

the main cast:

Jason Bateman	Michael Bluth
Portia de Rossi	Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Will Arnett	George "Gob" Bluth II
Michael Cera	George-Michael Bluth
Alia Shawkat	Mae "Maeby" Fünke
Tony Hale	Byron "Buster" Bluth
David Cross	Tobias Fünke
Jeffrey Tambor	George Bluth Sr.
Jessica Walter	Lucille Bluth
Ron Howard	Narrator

why should I bother with this show?
This show has won numerous awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004 and the Golden Globe to Jason Bateman for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy Television Series in 2005. This show also has a spot on TIME Magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time.

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[ Last edited by spratt89 at 10-25-2010 14:26 ]