A Little Piece of Home

Just back from a night of AD (aka "Arrestede Development") at my friend Shane's place. These nights have become somewhat of a regular passtime, though recently we have been slacking. You see Shane is obsessed with the show, and was a loyal fan throughout the three seasons it erred. He blames its early demise on the fact that the show's humor is somewhat dependent on consistent viewers, that is people watching the show from start to finish without missing any episodes. The reason for this he argues is that the humor in one episode is often linked, if not directly referring, to specific jokes or instances in previous episodes. So skipping around or inconsistent viewing can really cause a lull in the humor, or so his theory goes. After viewing 23+ episode - tonight we achieved our first milestone in our AD-viewing careers, we finished season 1 - I can attest to the validity of his theory. Not only is the humor sharp and quick-witted (not the typical american slapstick) throughout the series but the humor in one episode is heavily linked to that of all previous epsiodes. That said it's a hilarious show, and very unlike anything I have seen before. The basic plot is the daily happenings within a completely dysfunctional and spoiled rotten OC family, the father of which has recently been arrested for fraud he comitted in the business dealings of his real estate development company. The eldest son, who is the only semi-normal and responsible individual of the family, takes over the company for his imprisoned father and has to then deal not only with the challenge of salvaging the company and clearing his father's name, but also all the bullshit that comes along with having a completely selfish, irresponsible and basically crazy family. Anywho the point is that if any of you somehow get the opportunity to view AD from the beginning, know it comes highly recommended from me, as well as my good friends Shane, Glen and Jo.