1) The best show you never saw. The Emmy Award winning show which survived for about two and a third seasons before being cancelled by Fox. Failed due to being far too smart for a mass audience who would rather watch Pamela Anderson "act" on Stacked.
2) Any act of getting completely screwed despite undeniable skills.
1) Fox jumped the shark when they gave the "Arrested Development" timeslot to "Prison Break."

2) When Michael Bluth was repeatedly passed over in favor of his amusing, inept, "illusionist" brother, Gob for leadership of the Bluth Compay, he was given the AD treatment.
by tacostacos November 22, 2005
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Only the best show EVER to hit TV!
A new cult classic, like Seinfeld and Office Space
Did you see Jason Bateman in Arrested Development last night? He was arguing with GOB so much!
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Impeccable in every way, this canceled sitcom was the pinnacle of human achievement. Much like Van Gogh, its brilliance wasn't fully realized until after it bit the dust. Since its cancellation, Arrested Development has garnered a rabid cult following--a following that petitions, prays, and sacrifices small animals to the god Mitch Hurwitz in hopes of an Arrested Development movie.
Arrested Development: A cult following that WON'T poison and kill you!
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Adj. Describes a state of socio-psychological growth in which the victim has ceased to progress socially and intellectually.
Quoting every line of the Dukes of Hazzard is a warning sign of Arrested Development.
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When one watches Netflix in bed until their boyfriend starts looking more appealing than the watching material. Then laptop is placed on floor. See: “watching nativity.”
I really liked the show, but Arrested Development kept me from watching the whole episode
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Michael Bluth finds himself forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father, George Bluth Sr., is sent to prison for committing white-collar crime. He tries to juggle the wants and needs of his spoiled and eccentric family while being a good role model for his teenage son, George Michael.
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Its The Royal Tenebaums* shot like cops
*a film by Wes Anderson

Arrested Development's creator Mitchell Hurwitz said that when he saw The Royal Tenenbaums he already had the idea for Arrested Development and thought "Well, I guess I won't be doing that" but later changed his mind.
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