New Season of Arrested Development Will Premiere on Netflix in Spring

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8/24/12 at 10:37am

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We're squirming in our seats imagining how awesome this is going to be. Has there ever been a more anticipated TV season?

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...according to a spokesperson for Netflix, Season 4 will arrive in spring. Netflix still hasn't released an exact date for the return of the Bluth clan, but we're one step closer to knowing when we'll be able to taste the happy.

Another interesting tidbit: According to Netflix, the episode order could grow beyond the 10 installments the company originally ordered... If creator Mitchell Hurwitz has enough material for more than 10 episodes, it sounds as though Netflix isn't going to tell him to stand down and stick to the original plan.

We already know that all 10 (or 13) episodes will be released simultaneously, which will make for one hell of an epic Netflix marathon. We can only imagine the epic viewing parties planned around this momentous event...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/arrested-development-spring-netflix_n_1824588.html

Edited by espodo - 8/24/12 at 10:58am

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8/24/12 at 11:43am

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I am so excited about AD season 4. I always thought that AD was one of the smartest, edgiest written shows to ever come along. I still go back and watch the first three seasons on Netflix from time to time. It never gets old.

I'm also thrilled that it will be available to watch in marathon form. That is my prefered method of viewing, besides, who likes to wait for a next weeks episode?

Sitcom writing has gotten so bad over the years, with the exception of only a few shows, it will be refreshing to see this show come back and show the others how it's done. I just hope the writers and actors and crew are up to the task in keeping the edginess and sharp wit in the same standards that they set in the previous 3 seasons.

Bring it on, AD and Netflix!

Cheers,

C. Wood

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8/24/12 at 1:49pm

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WOW!!! I'm so happy I could sh@t!!! I didn't even know AD was officialy coming back, and certainly not to netflix! My all time favorite comedy show ever, and I can't wait! I logged on to this site to comment about wireless routers, what a gr8 surprise to find this article, I really can't wait!

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8/25/12 at 8:47am

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Guess I'll have to finally break down and get a Netflix account(or borrow someone else's login).

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8/26/12 at 9:52am

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Originally Posted by Busa

Guess I'll have to finally break down and get a Netflix account(or borrow someone else's login).

If it's important enough for you to want to see it, you should really pony up the $8. Not only is it the right thing to do, but if people subscribe in order to watch the show, it will encourage them to do more stuff like this.

They're releasing them all at once, so if you watch them all in the first month, it only costs you $8 if you cancel the streaming side after. You couldn't by the set on DVD or Blu-ray for that price.

This appears to be a first step (not counting the failed attempt with Terra Nova) in Netflix taking on the D* model of saving cancelled shows that had a following that wasn't large enough for the mainstream networks. This is something they should be rewarded for instead of trying to game the system.

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8/26/12 at 3:01pm