I Can't Believe Arrested Development is Going Off

[Paluka]

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i can assure you that i get more enjoyment out of telling its annoying fans that i haven't and won't watch the show than i would out of actually watching it

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If someone else posted this, you would respond "oh man, you are so cool for not liking things other people do and posting so everyone knows about it".

[astroglide]

no i wouldn't. it's not remotely the same thing. it has nothing to do with how popular or unpopular the show is, it's the specific way in which its fans try to endorse it.

i haven't watched the show, so it's not a matter of 'not liking it', and i'm not doing it to spite its popularity.

[TheBlueMonster]

.....but the "next time on AD" part had me laughing....

[Boris]

Bro you are 100% correct on this one. I watched one episode and it was LAME!

As one of the "annoying" advocates of the show I'll agree, picking up and watchign one episode could have you scratching your head as to why the person next to you is laughing so hard at the old lady dancing like a chicken. Fact of the matter is it's a show that's good enough to stay on the air. Yes some people will hate it. Someone hates every show, someone loves every show. But it's won a bunch of Emmy's and has an extremely loyal fan following. If this show was given the opportunity American Dad (god awful show IMO) was to follow something great like Family Guy it would have huge ratings. Sadly at this point FOX isn't marketing it and it struggles to pick up new viewers this late in the game. I will miss the show a lot. Sign my boycott FOX petition if you want, and yes I know it's not going to help anything.
http://www.petitiononline.com/GOBLUTH/petition.html

-"Taste the sadness Michael"

[pooh74]

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no i wouldn't. it's not remotely the same thing. it has nothing to do with how popular or unpopular the show is, it's the specific way in which its fans try to endorse it.

i haven't watched the show, so it's not a matter of 'not liking it', and i'm not doing it to spite its popularity.

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If your friend annoyingly urged you to go upstairs because he got you the hottest/cleanest escort money could buy, would you not go because your were annoyed by his methods?

Its a great show if you watch it in order...The only reason people want others to watch it is because; 1. maybe they like seeing other people laugh (horrible, I agree) and 2. it helps them not lose a show they love.

[HopeydaFish]

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I downloaded season 1 of AD in march or april because of the voices in OOT saying how great it was. I watched the first 5 episodes and it did nothing for me. Was the first season much worse than the rest of the show?

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That's okay, you gave it a shot big fella. Now you can go back to watching "Stacked" and "Ultimate Makeover" with a clear conscience.

[astroglide]

i would obviously only take the concept so far, but i'm sure i enjoy self-harming spite much more than others. in the case of a television show, i don't feel like my life could really be that improved by it that i would really be genuinely missing out. so it's not really self-harming in my book.

[pooh74]

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i would obviously only take the concept so far, but i'm sure i enjoy self-harming spite much more than others. in the case of a television show, i don't feel like my life could really be that improved by it that i would really be genuinely missing out. so it's not really self-harming in my book.

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Our lives are not improved by much on TV for that matter. If you don't like TV, then fair enough. I don't think of myself as some elitist TV guru who knows whats good for others, but, honestly, laughing that hard feels good.

I understand though...Im sure religion would be good for me yet I would still never try it.

[astroglide]

i would put six feet under up as a show that was worth much more than the time investment it took to watch it. there are some out there.