August 13, 2008: Arrested Development

Who'd have guessed that a Fox sitcom would be more intricately planned and executed than, say, Lost? Well, it is.

It is also hilarious, packed so solidly with awesome linguistic jokes and cross-references that it could be its own MLA conference. The plot elements and gags interlock so neatly that the writers are either brilliant for planning it that way or brilliant for improvising it that way, one or the other.

We just watched the last episode on DVD and the entire three-season package fits together like a Swiss watch.

Don't expect that from Battlestar Galactica, folks.

Posted by Will Ludwigsen on August 13, 2008 7:37 PM | Permalink