Amph ...on the next Arrested Development

New episodes will be released all at once in May.

http://gawker.com/5974635/arrested-developments-fourth-season-premiere-date-officially-confirmed

 

ooh! with how little time i've had for tv and movies lately i should probably start my rewatch now.

 

Squeeee. Love this show.

 

Almost done Season 1 myself!

 

Nice! I really need to start mine, too. Can't wait.

 

I'm completely fine with it being released all at once. Arrested Development isn't really known for being suspenseful anyway.

 

How is it "better for the show" to delay the releases? This isn't a new show trying to build an audience over time. It already has a built in audience that has been foaming at the mouth for these new eps/a movie for the better part of a decade.
Delaying the releases goes 100% against Netflix's business model of "what you want when you want". They release full seasons at a time of TV shows already. Why would a new one be any different?

 

and let's be honest, the majority of the show's fans are people who caught on late and marathoned the dvds. i know some of you will want to pipe up about how you were there from the beginning and liked it "before it was cool", but for most of us this won't exactly be a new way to watch the show.

 

I watched it from the beginning before it was cool.

 

Speak for yourself, tom. I marathoned the instant episodes on Netflix.

 

I'm gonna punch you in your stupid face. This release schedule is a bad idea.

 

Why? It let's everyone watch at their own pace. If you want to watch just one episode a week, you can. If you want to watch them all in a marathon session, you can. I don't see what the harm is.

 

Because if you don't watch them all at once the only way to avoid being spoiled is locking yourself in a room without phone, internet, or other people visiting for a few weeks until you're done.

 

why would you be terribly concerned about spoilers in a silly comedy like arrested development? this culture of concern about "spoilers" is really getting out of hand imo. soon people wont watch the weather forecast for fear of SPOILING their weather experience

 

I'm fine with it as long as each episode is not 5 minutes long.
Then I would murder everything.

 

It's completely the opposite. Our culture of craving spoilers is insane and totally ruins intended comedic surprises in a show like AD. When I watched the show previously week to week, I had no idea what kind of brilliantly clever moments or hilarious plot reveals I would see.

 

lol no ive had a woman, an expert in children's literature no less, admonish me not to "spoil" the movie version of the hobbit for her

in the words of the daily mail, its pc spoiler-averseness GONE MAD

 

How is it a "culture of craving spoilers" to discuss something they've seen (when they devour it on Netflix)?

Anyway, I don't care about being spoiled for pretty much anything, but I certainly hope what's been revealed is meant to be boring. I mean, practically every guest star from the first three seasons is said to be returning. Seems at bit unnecessary.

 

You could always avoid the thread until you've seen the episodes, if you simply must watch one episode per week.

 

And facebook? All websites about media? Speaking to my friends? A lot of comedy relies on surprise.

 

what friends?

 

Seriously... is being "spoiled" for a silly comedy really that much of a tragedy? I think you're being really goofy about this.