Cruzo los dedos.
Si ustedes no conocen arrested development, antes de que corran a los brazos de wikipedia, dejen que un fan se las describa (o sea yo).
Huye ágil de todos los convencionalismos, ese constante tono de self-reference, el guión, la narrativa, los personajes, una sola cámara… son como unos exploradores, buscando nuevas formas de hacerle cosquillas a tu cerebro.
Al principio parece que todo el peso de la comedia cae sobre los personajes y actores (increíbles todos ellos), pero tantos chistes inolvidables se hacen en edición, o los hace la música o Ron Howard(el narrador). Son una gran orquesta.
Y si decides hacerte su amigo, hace algunos “chistes locales” contigo, y entonces después de veinte episodios cuando alguien diga “heeer?” o “I’ve made a huge mistake” podrás reir con la mayor familiaridad.
Estos son algunos highlights de wikipedia acerca de la serie.
"Arrested Development uses several elements that are rare for American live-action sitcoms. Like a documentary, it often cuts away abruptly from scenes in order to supplement the narrative with material such as security camera footage, Bluth family photos, website screenshots, and archive films. Flashbacks are also extensively used to show the Bluth family in various stages of their lives. The show does not employ a laugh track, allowing for uninterrupted back-and-forth dialogue and permitting more time for plot development and jokes. An omniscient third-person narrator (producer Ron Howard, uncredited) ties together the multiple plot threads running through each episode, and provides tongue-in-cheek commentary. Wordplay is abundant, for humor and plot; a character may misinterpret an ambiguous phrase with embarrassing or disastrous results. Perhaps most startling for new viewers is the fast pace, which throws complex, often subtle humor and plot details at the viewer with little breathing room.
The show is highly intertextual and reflexive, features commonly associated with postmodernism. For example, Arrested Development often alludes to the past work of its cast and crew through the restaging of familiar scenarios, such as Fonzie's jumping the shark from Happy Days,[7], Tony Hale's bit part in a Volkswagen commercial, and by casting former collaborators in small bit parts, including many cast members from Mr. Show as well as improv comics from Christopher Guest films. Guest stars frequently appear from other lauded television comedies such as The Daily Show, Seinfeld, Scrubs, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Upright Citizens Brigade and The Simpsons. The show's reflexiveness may be literal or subtle. In the episode "For British Eyes Only," Michael tells George Sr., who he believes is trying to convince him of a lie, "You're a regular Brad Garrett." This is in reference to the Emmy Awards that directly preceded the episode's original airing, where Garrett beat out Jeffrey Tambor (George Sr.) for "Best Supporting Actor." The series has acknowledged its competition (Desperate Housewives), commercial sponsor (Burger King),[7] its struggle to go after an "idiot demographic,"[8] its use of dramatic moments as act breaks, and Fox's cutback of the second season to 18 episodes. The episode "S.O.B.s" made numerous references to Arrested Development's attempts to remain on air by parodying typical television ratings ploys and hinted at the attempts of other networks to purchase the series from Fox. In addition, narrator Ron Howard has made several references to his experiences on The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days. "
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