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Arrested Development - Season One | 
 enlarge | Directors: Anthony Russo, Greg Mottola, Jay Chandrasekhar, Joe Russo, John Fortenberry
Actors: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Alia Shawkat
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Sales Rank: 3544
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 491 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOX2224695DD
UPC: 024543146957
EAN: 0024543146957
ASIN: B0002PYS7Y
Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2003
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: full artwork. excellent condition. cut in upc
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Product Description
All 22 episodes from the series's debut season--including the pilot, "Top Banana," "My Mother the Car," "Marta Complex," and "Let 'Em Eat Cake"--are collected in a three-disc set. 8 1/2 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary on selected episodes; deleted scenes; unaired pilot; featurettes; interviews; more. **22 episodes on 3 discs. 8 1/2 hrs.**
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Winner of the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy its first year out, Arrested Development is the kind of sitcom that gives you hope for television. A mockumentary-style exploration of the beleaguered Bluth family, it's one of those idiosyncratic shows that doesn't rely on a laugh track or a studio audience; it's shot more like a TV drama, albeit with an omniscient narrator (executive producer Ron Howard) overseeing the proceedings. Holding the Bluths together just barely is son Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), the only normal guy in a family that's chock full of nuts. Hardworking and sensible, Michael's certain he's going to be given control of his family's Enron-style corporation upon the retirement of his father (Jeffrey Tambor). The fact that he's passed over instead for his mother (Jessica Walter) is only a blip when compared to his father's immediate arrest for dubious accounting practices, and the resulting freeze on the family's previously limitless wealth. Bereft of money, and even less family love, the Bluths have to band together in their moment of need--not easy when everyone's looking out for number 1. In addition to his scabrous parents, Michael has to contend with his lothario older brother (Will Arnett), his basically useless younger brother (Tony Hale), his greedy twin sister (Portia DeRossi), and her sexually ambiguous husband (David Cross). Michael's only comrade in sanity is his son George Michael (Michael Cera), but then again, the teenage boy harbors a secret crush on his cousin (Alia Shawkat). A peerless ensemble led by the brilliant Bateman (who ever knew he could be this good?), all the actors are pitch-perfect in their roles, delivering the dryly funny, sometimes absurdist dialogue with the speed and flair of classic farce. The unusual tone of Arrested Development takes a bit of getting used to--it's far different from anything you'll see on TV, even HBO--but once you buy in to the Bluths' innumerable dysfunctions, you'll be laughing your head off for hours.--Mark Englehart
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