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Scrub12 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:43 am

http://www.savethebluths.org/main.html

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Fear not, Arrested Development fans. The quirky sitcom about a hilariously dysfunctional family may have been unceremoniously dumped by the Fox network, but it looks like Showtime is coming to its rescue.

The New York Post's Page Six reported Tuesday the cable network has not only picked up the cancelled show, it has ordered 26 more episodes. The news supports recent Internet rumblings about producers hammering out a deal with Showtime execs.

The two-hour finale of the critically-acclaimed series nabbed only 3.3 million viewers when it aired on Feb. 10 on Fox.

Great news for all, except for those without Showtime, myself included. At least it'll be on TV.

¡B! · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:44 am

I don't have premium channels. :cry:

Go_State · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:50 am

This isn't going to get me to buy Showtime, but I'll look forward to the DVDs, which I wouldn't be getting if it fully disappeared.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:19 am

Looks like I won't be watching this with my family anymore.

mrh13 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:48 am

i'm in no way against cursing etc..
but i hope they keep the bleeping.
it just makes it that much more funnier to me.

Koufax · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:17 am

great news!! I can buy showtime when AD comes on, then dump it once the seasons over

C4Lukin · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:18 am

Awesome if accurate. I guess I have to get Showtime now.

Randal Pink · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:12 am

This is good news. Still not going to buy Showtime, but I will add another torrent to the weekly dl list. Same goes for the Sopranos. :wink:

punkdavid · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:58 am

Randal Pink wrote:

This is good news. Still not going to buy Showtime, but I will add another torrent to the weekly dl list.

Exactly.

MakesMuchMoreSense · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:31 am

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Looks like I won't be watching this with my family anymore.

it's either watch it on dvd with your family or dont watch it at all if no channel had picked it up again. pick one.

Skitch Patterson · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:20 pm

Put your money where your mouth is folks.

if you're excited the show is being saved- thank showtime for doing it for subscribing for a few months a year.

I know I will switch from HBO (which is useless unless Sopranos, Curb or Lucky Louie are on) to Showtime.

Jupp Sacamano · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:28 pm

Great news that the show doesn't die!

MF · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:41 pm

This is excellent news. I doubt that I will be getting showtime (i don't even know if they have it in Canada without a satellite) but I will be buy any new DVD's that come out. It's good to know that at least some networks have some sense about them.

mrh13 wrote:

i'm in no way against cursing etc..
but i hope they keep the bleeping.
it just makes it that much more funnier to me.

This I agree with. The bleeping was funnier than any curse word could ever be. Normally i am against the bleep (as in the case of Trailer Park Boys), but it works in AD's favor.

NaiveAndTrue · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:30 pm

This is awesome news. I already have Showtime, I'm a HUGE fan of Penn and Teller's Bullshit.

The bleeps are funny, but it won't crush me if they go full on with the cursing. They'll be able to do a LOT more than they could do on Fox, so I'm really eager to see where this show goes now.

I can't wait to tell my mom, she'll be happy too.

jimmac24 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:20 pm

With those writers, and David Cross involved, I am sure we are in for some pretty crazy stuff with this on pay-cable.

igotid88 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:00 am

That's really exciting. Hopefully it's not just a rumor.

It makes me feel bad that I can't afford Showtime so I can support my favorite show. But I'll be looking forward to the dvd's.

Go_State · **Posted:** Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:42 am

edzeppe wrote:

Put your money where your mouth is folks.

if you're excited the show is being saved- thank showtime for doing it for subscribing for a few months a year.

I know I will switch from HBO (which is useless unless Sopranos, Curb or Lucky Louie are on) to Showtime.

Wouldn't I be showing my thanks to Showtime by buying the DVDs? I'm guessing they aren't going to just give them away.

Skitch Patterson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:20 am

Go_State wrote:

edzeppe wrote:

Put your money where your mouth is folks.

if you're excited the show is being saved- thank showtime for doing it for subscribing for a few months a year.

I know I will switch from HBO (which is useless unless Sopranos, Curb or Lucky Louie are on) to Showtime.

Wouldn't I be showing my thanks to Showtime by buying the DVDs? I'm guessing they aren't going to just give them away.

No. No you wouldnt.

The whole reason this show got cancelled in the first place is because people said how much they loved it... but no one bothered to watch it....

do you really think showtime is gonna let the show live long if no ones really watching it?

Go_State · **Posted:** Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:30 am

edzeppe wrote:

Go_State wrote:

edzeppe wrote:

Put your money where your mouth is folks.

if you're excited the show is being saved- thank showtime for doing it for subscribing for a few months a year.

I know I will switch from HBO (which is useless unless Sopranos, Curb or Lucky Louie are on) to Showtime.

Wouldn't I be showing my thanks to Showtime by buying the DVDs? I'm guessing they aren't going to just give them away.

No. No you wouldnt.

The whole reason this show got cancelled in the first place is because people said how much they loved it... but no one bothered to watch it....

do you really think showtime is gonna let the show live long if no ones really watching it?

Valid argument. I guess I just don't know that I love Arrested Development enough to buy a channel I have no interest in. That could change, though.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

edzeppe wrote:

The whole reason this show got cancelled in the first place is because people said how much they loved it... but no one bothered to watch it....

The reason it got cancelled was that the vast majority of people were ambivalent towards it.

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