Development Resurrected! At-Risk Househusbands Get Desperate! Amazing Dark Side Defeated! by Kristin Veitch | May 13, 2005 Funny thing about being a husband in a show called Desperate Housewives--you can be killed off at any minute. This week, I had the lip-smackingly divine pleasure of meeting up with the men of Wisteria Lane, who told me they're all scared for their lives (and jobs). And word is, someone is going to die before the season ends next Sunday. Gulp. Frankly, though--and no disrespect--I'm far more concerned about the fate of the sexiest--er, well, at the very least, funniest--men on television: the Bluth boys. So, sorry Desperate hubbies, but we must get to them first. Hallelujah! Arrested Development fans, brace yourselves. I have some good news and--well, you might want to sit down for this--some mind-blowing, earth-shattering, out-of-this-world, fantastic news. Earlier this week, a friend here at E! interviewed Jason Bateman at a charity event with his good friend Ben Stiller. When asked the status of Arrested Development, he lit up like a banana stand: "Actually, great. Supergreat. There is a heartbeat. There is no flatline. And there may be twins. I'm going to let Kristin figure out what that means. I can't comment any further, but there will be an announcement next week." After various calls to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Garner's OB-GYN re "twins," I can tell you that Jason's little hint had nothing whatsoever to do with any of those things. And while there are 17 listings for a "J. Bateman" in the local Hollywood white pages, none of them know a damned thing about the fate of Arrested Development. But glory be, after much badgering and pestering, two rock-solid Fox sources, who have never failed me before, caved and gave me the lowdown. Though they're still dotting I's and crossing T's on the final documents, I'm told Fox network and 20th Century Fox studio are "99.9 percent of the way there" to reaching an agreement on the new season. According to these highly placed sources, it looks very likely that Arrested Development will be coming back not only for a full season of 22 episodes but actually two full seasons of 22 episodes. How freaking fantastic is that? At press time, I can tell you this is precisely where the show's fate stands. So, barring any last-minute switch-a-roonies or bad acts by Satan or Rupert Murdoch, we will get glorious "twin" seasons of the best damn comedy on TV. According to these insiders, even though the ratings weren't exactly American Idol numbers, Fox's new prez, Peter Liguori, bless his perceptive little heart, has faith that the show will do well in a different time slot. He also wants to bring AD up to the magical episode number required for syndication and feels the show will do very well in repeats and also in DVD. Can I get a "Hell, yeah!"? http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Kristin/Archive2005/050513.html
Thank goodness. Fox television is a tricky thing. They have had some great programs which I applaude them for. They have cancelled some great projects which I loathe them for. This time, maybe they are really doing the right thing. I remember days when they had Get a Life, and the Ben Stiller Show.
Man I loved their song Tennessee back in the day. Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan
This truly makes my day.... AD is simply brilliant. If it was on HBO, where the ratings aren't the bottom line, it would be acclaimed as one of the best written shows of all time. THAT is how good it is.
