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Lost Remote lists other suggestions along those lines for the show: http://www.lostremote.com/archives/006533.html

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hell yeah I'd pay for it

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I rarely comment but I read both the lostremote link and the link from the Meiser guy. Internet distribution is no where near read to be the primary distribution for a show with the stature of Arrested Development. There's a reason Fox cancelled the show, it costs quite a bit of money and the ratings didn't justify it's cost. The only way it can be saved is if a network of similar resources or a premium channel like HBO/Showtime picked it up. If you think internet and fan pleas are going to save this show you are deluded, it was a blessing that Fox even granted AD the 3rd season, it's fan base is always going to be diehard, but because of the nature of the show is very dependent on the previous seasons it probably won't grow.
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Why does this Meiser fool think that David Cross or anyone related to Arrested Development cares about his ideas?

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If I had the technology, I'd pay for it. The real problem is how Fox promoted and scheduled the show in the first place. The best first season timeslot should have been right after the Simpsons.

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Such sourpusses we have about this sad demise. Pay? I don't like to pay for things, except when it's high quality, entertaining, renewable, lovable and my favorite thing ever.

A real alternative, perhaps not...but let us dream a little dream, wouldda? Huh, mister? It's just a little tv dream of ours, to have a year or more of fun and funny with this fabulous show.

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I would gladly pay for more episodes of this show, even if the budget ended up being low. The show is too freakin good to end now.
Another reason I'd like an opportunity to contribute to the show on some level is that I've never actually watched an episode as it was broadcast. Instead, I turned to my torrent brethren, with the HD, and the lack of commercials, and then the burning guilt. How much do you guys think we internet savvy folk contributed to the shows end?
*To get on my good side, say something like, "Very little, here are some supporting statistics... and a Choco Taco." Maybe a handjob too.

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How can David Cross blame FOX - FOX kept this LOWLY rated show on alot longer (2 seasons!!) than it deserved. Critics loved it - Few watched. FOX promoted the hell out of it - Few watched. Five emmys recieved - Few watched. Enough already let it die.

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If a tree falls in the forest and nobodys around, does it make a sound? Now consider this. If a television show gets cancelled that nobody watches, does it really matter? Seriously, despite your "5 motherf*cking Emmys" Nobody cared enough to watch your show. So to David Cross and the rest of "Arrested Development", don't go away mad, just go away!

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Sadly, #7 and #8 are the exactly the ignorant american types that did Arrested Development in...

Too fast,smart and witty for ya fellas???

don't feel bad because you can keep up, like most of America..

LCD TV SUCKS


(for you dummies,(LCD) LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR)

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I heard on NPR's Fresh Air that the producers might shop the show around to other networks, this was before the cancellation announcement. If it works out in the end, then FOX might realize that they need to give some shows more time to develop a solid audience base.

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Hey just because you don't like the show, doesn't mean you should be a jerk about it. I'm sure you have like shows that have gotten cancelled, so please let us complain and be quiet.

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For this show I would be willing to pay.

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Shaun C. -

Sadly, #7 and #8 are exactly the realistic American types that understand why "Arrested Development" couldn't and wouldn't, last.

Television, as hard as this is to admit, is NOT about art, it is about commerce. It is about Nielson ratings and advertising rates, and the realistic among us, no matter how much we might love the show (hell, some of us undoubtedly love the show even MORE than the blind optimists among us), recognize the fact that AD never delivered on either count.

Your sweeping generalization about the relative intelligence of the television-viewing public already contains the answer to this problem - you mention the "lowest common denominator", and the fact is - there are simply more people with "average intelligence" than people with "high intelligence", the kind of "smart people" you assume watch AD.

The best you can do is revel in your belief that you, and other AD fans, are smarter than your average viewer. The superiority you feel is about the best you're ever going to get out of this entire topic.

AD is dead as a network show. To work with your own assumptions, it was simply too smart and too good for its own good.

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Seriously that show was the coolest show. people that don't get it, obviously haven't watched more than one episode.

David Cross is head on. I never saw a promo for the show, I was over run by OC and House promos. I'd seriously pay to watch it.

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it was poorly marketed, that is the truth

i would pay for it. If you get only half of the supposed viewership of AD, the 4 million, to buy an episode, at 2 dollars each, you make 4 million bucks, and it only takes 1.5 million to produce each episode...

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I'd gladly pay for it. I already "pay" for Curb Your Enthusiasm...it's the only reason I subscribe to HBO. Showtime, are you listening?

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I'd gladly pay for it. I already "pay" for Curb Your Enthusiasm...it's the only reason I subscribe to HBO. Showtime, are you listening?

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#15 is right. I only saw maybe 2 or 3 promos (not counting the "coming up next" spots) for AD during the time I watched it. It's hard to build ratings for a show if viewers don't know when it's on. I only knew about the day/time slot change because "Entertainment Weekly" constantly plugs the show. During the latter half of the 2nd season through the 3rd, AD would be pre-empted half of the time by sports or whatever new show Fox decided to actually promote (usually "Prison Break.") Putting the show on HBO, Showtime, or even a basic cable channel that will give it a chance would be nice.

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I would do anything to save this show, so yes, indeed, I would pay for it.

And internet petitioning isn't as worthless as some indicate. It worked for Family Guy. And though the shows can't be compared, both had pretty good DVD sales. So, who knows? I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed for HBO. I really think that they could do great things with this show.

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I would definitely pay for it! Especially, if that would mean I could watch up to date episodes from halfway around the world (I live in Asia) - Rather than wait for the local cable network to fit it into their own time slot.

They could really be onto something with this whole idea, once you factor in the new iPod to the equation, exclusive content might be a killer app.

Arrested Development has never been a real mass-market show, so perhaps network tv just wasn't the right place for it.

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