I did not, I thank you.
Probably everyone knows to watch "Arrested Developement." At risk of raising the ire of Seinfield loyalists, I think AD is the funniest network sitcom ever. If you haven't watched it, for the love of god, go go go.
It sucks that it got cancelled, but the truth is, when it was on, nobody watched it. It's very strange. My opinion is that it was just promoted terribly. I actually remember seeing a commercial for it, and it looked like just another Fox sitcom about a goofy family. Remember that Family Guy where Stewie lists every Fox show that had been greenlit then cancelled in a two-year span? How Fox ended up with Arrested Development is beyond me.
Another show completely ruined by its station: Firefly. I would rather have a new season of firefly than any other show. Firefly was a science fiction show, it almost felt more like a western-style than sci-fi. No aliens, for one thing. It was created by Joss Whedon (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame [also responsible for "Astonishing X-Men" comics which are fantastic]), very clever dialogue, and I can't think of a show with a better cast. Nathan Fillion is always good (all the way back to two guys, a girl, and a pizza place. Anyone remember that show? Remember when Sharon dated Nomar? Remember Nomar? Remembering this show gives me the opinion that Ryan Reynolds is actually okay, despite seeming a little like a dousche). The red-head guy is pretty funny (he's genius in the original "Death at a Funeral"). Summer Glau might be the most beautiful woman alive. I submit that for your approval. Adam Baldwin is hilarious, never seen him in anything else but this makes me want to. Also because he's a Baldwin. Anyway, one thing this show has, and I credit Whedon because everything he does has this, really really good lines. Just some solid jokes.
Oh what I was going to say, the reason this show got cancelled is very bizarre. Another one fucked up by Fox. They basically showed the episodes in the wrong order. No shit. So people are watching the show, and an event is alluded to, and the viewer has no clue. Fox just totally fucked up. So people got confused, the show did poorly, got cut.
Fortunately there is a movie, called Serenity. It's also awesome.
Sorry for all the parentheses recently. I've been reading David Foster Wallace.
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