The TV Addict 

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT — the recently cancelled brilliantly funny comedy on FOX, has been sold to both the internet portal MSN and cable networks HDNet and G4 in a syndication deal announced today. The deal marks the first time a web site has purchased a TV series for online syndication. Apparently, the series will be made available to MSN subscribers for Free! (D’OH, this TV addict doesn’t subscribe!).

According to Ali Shawkat (Arrested Development’s kissing cousin Maeby), there is a good possibility we may see an ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT movie in the future. In an interview with TVGUIDE Shawkat had this to say:

TVGuide.com: Do you think there might be an Arrested movie at some point? The final episode implied as much when your character, Maeby, tried to sell the rights to the Bluth story to Ron Howard.

Shawkat: Mitch actually recently told us that there is a good possibility for a movie, and that he’s talking to Ron Howard about it.

According to Variety ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT creator Mitch Hurwitz says he will not be continuing with the series, throwing a major — likely fatal — monkey wrench into attempts to keep the Emmy-winning laffer alive for a fourth season. Apparently, the deal for Arrested to air on Showtime was contingent on Hurwitz remaining with the show as showrunner. It looks like this may be the end for one of Television’s most brilliant comedies.

If you’re reading this, please take a moment of silence for the funniest show on TV. Arrested Development both brilliantly written and acted is ending it’s run tonight with a phenomenal block of 4 episodes (8-10pm on FOX).

Here’s hoping that America’s most dysphunctional family will find a home on Showtime sometime soon

Showtime, if you’re reading this (and no doubt you are!) a message: Pick up Arrested and you’ll earn a guaranteed 1 more subscriber.

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Don’t get me wrong, I love everyone’s favorite spunky blond haired detective (not to be confused with Chloe on Smallville!) but I have one issue with the show. Sometimes, I have no idea what the hell is going on

As TVGuide’s Watercooler pointed out to me this morning, “Logan begins to charm the sophomore dungarees off Hannah, who just so happens to be the daughter of Neptune’s favorite plastic surgeon turned bogus “Logan stabbed Felix” tipster.”

VM is to complicated, too many characters, subplots and things to remember. I have a busy (TV) schedule, and I honestly have no idea what is going on between Weevil, Logan and the whole 905′er vs. Poor people storyline.

Generally I consider myself a pretty intelligent person, but even I can use a VM for Dummies guide!

A quick sidebar ramble: Do you ever think Alison Mack (Chloe from Smallville) is really pissed off that she wasn’t cast as Veronica Mars, instead of being stuck as Clark’s internal second choice?