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Arrested Development - Season 2

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Arrested Development - Season 2 (2004)

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Runtime: 6 hrs 36 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: The Bluth family returns for another season of life after credit cards, in this revolutionary award-winning comedy. Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) is the voice of reason in the midst of a blue-blood... The Bluth family returns for another season of life after credit cards, in this revolutionary award-winning comedy. Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) is the voice of reason in the midst of a blue-blood clan of crazies who have become acclimated to the life of luxury due to the fortune earned by patriarch George Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) in the tract-housing business. When George is arrested on charges of tax fraud, however, the family's assets are frozen, and the resulting life of relative poverty proves difficult in many unexpected ways. Matriarch Lucille (Jessica Walter) is an emotionally stunted alcoholic, who in season two hires a bounty hunter to find George Sr., who has run off to Mexico--maybe. The Bluth siblings include Lindsay (Portia de Rossi), a socialite whose multitude of causes serves to further her own social career; Gob (Will Arnett), a womanizing illusionist; and Buster, a mama's boy who spends his time pursuing a nebulous career as a grad student. Lindsay is married to Tobias (David Cross), an out-of-work actor and former doctor whose sexuality remains undefined. Michael, in addition to tending to the foibles of his siblings, spends much of his time trying to be a good dad to his earnest 14-year-old son, George Michael (Michael Cera). Season two also sees Buster joining the Army, Lucille getting tricked into rehab, and the Bluth Banana Stand getting rebuilt, while Lindsay's antidepressants turn out to have hallucinogenic properties. [More]

Starring: Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross, Portia De Rossi

Starring: Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross, Portia De Rossi, Jessica Walter

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the most successfully unique comedy series of its time

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05/30/09
Jason McKiernan
Jason McKiernan
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One of the most affecting, heartening family dramas in modern television.

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03/21/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The subtle hilarity continues

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11/26/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

Well-developed lunacy backed by some of the best writing on television.

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10/20/05
Christopher Smith
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Latest News for Arrested Development - Season 2

June 27, 2008: Jason Bateman Confirms Arrested Development Movie Opens in new window
Jason Bateman has confirmed that a deal is currently being hammered out for an Arrested Development movie -- and promises that its storyline will be "typically bent and twisted." More...

June 24, 2008: Arrested Development Movie Really, Truly in the Works? Opens in new window
Either a terribly cruel misunderstanding is taking place, or we're really about to get an Arrested Development movie. More...

February 04, 2008: Arrested Development Movie On Its Way?
Judging from the way the TV show went down, it would likely be one of the best-reviewed, lowest-grossing films of all time -- but fans of the dearly departed Fox series Arrested... More...

July 21, 2006: "Arrested Development: The Movie"?
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