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„Arrested Development“ creator Mitch Hurwitz isn’t giving up on his show — but he is using an upcoming episode to poke fun at the skeinskein’s latest near-death experience.
SegSeg, dubbed „S.O.B.s“ — for „Save Our Bluths“ — finds the show’s Bluth family fighting to save their fictional construction company. They decide to mount a big event — „Some kind of ‚Save Our Bluths‘ type thing,“ as George Bluth Sr. says in the script for the episode.
„It’s very self-referential,“ Hurwitz told Daily Variety, noting that he finished the final draft of the shooting script Wednesday.
In one scene, Jason Bateman’s character, Michael, notes, „Our backs are against the wall. … It’s just hard for me to accept that it’s really come to begging.“
There’s also a conversation about whether the Home Builders Organization — HBO — might be willing to save the Bluths. When that idea is nixed, George Sr. says, „I guess it’s Showtime. We’ll put on some kind of show at the dinner.“
Episode also makes note of the show’s recent round of guest stars, such as Charlize TheronCharlize Theron, and even includes an appearance by the star of another critical darling killed by Fox, Andy Richter. Hurwitz is hoping to round up some other major names to make a pointless-but-funny cameo.
Script is even-handed, however, acknowledging critics — perhaps even those inside Fox — who’ve complained „Arrested“ simply isn’t a mass-appeal show.
„We’ve had plenty of chances,“ Bateman’s character says. „Maybe the Bluths just aren’t worth saving. Maybe we’re just not that likeable. Who’d want to spend a half-hour with us if they didn’t have to?“
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der ganze artikel: variety.com
hihi. letztes jahr gab es ja auch schon eine anspielung auf die beinahe-absetzung, als eine bestellung für 22 häuser auf 18 häuser zurückgeschraubt wurde.
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