This secret: I have discovered it. It’s all about third seasons. Black Books especially, but especially Arrested Development – the only way you could beat the jokes-per-second density of AD3 is by watching Airplane! on fast forward.
Which is not to say that writers should completely skip the first two seasons of a new show. Temporal logistics aside1, that would be depriving us of some fine material. No. But on the other hand, why waste your A-game? And why keep us waiting?
Clearly the only solution is to hire a technically competent team of writers who nevertheless lack that certain spark, and task them with writing the first two seasons. The original creators and true creative minds can write the third season concurrently2, with the lesser seasons being held back for release as a DVD extra.
I literally cannot conceive of any problems with this plan. Someone start writing cheques for me now, because I am on fire.
There’s a new season of Black Books? Brilliant. You’ve cheered me up immensly as today I broke the zip on my only respectable looking coat and was feeling a bit hard down-by by the universe. More Moran and Bailey antics
How about a sitcom called Season 3 the first year of which would be volume one?
arrested development is quite possibly my second or third favourite comedy show….it’s like easter, moveable……the narrator rocks……
I am ill informed in such things, I must go an inform myself.
No, no new season of Black Books. Unless you somehow missed the third season until now. In which case: kind of!
And resounding yeses to both of you other gentlemen.
The third series of Black Books is by far the worst.
With US shows, most of them don’t get into full swing by then alright, settled writing team and all with an established plot.
BTW almost all of the jokes on AD3 are referencing earlier shows and aren’t a quarter as funny without seeing the first 2.
Lately, it’s rare in the U.S. that any show makes it to the third season. I started watching AD because I fantasize about Jason Bateman licking raspberry sauce off the insides of my elbows, but I loved the show, hence it’s cancellation.
I have all three seasons of BB on my laptop. I watch them whenever I go on a plane to distract me from thoughts of snakes and what have you. Works.
I’ll take issue with this, I love arrested development but as with most American sitcoms the third season is the worst. Its still very good because its A.D. and it didn’t take the suicide dive of the American office but arrested development season 2 for the win, as people more net savvy than me would say.
Gaff: season 1 is best though
The Telly
The telly makes my belly ache
My nose to run, my ears to quake;
To dilly-dally days away
In idle wanton channels-play
When starry dingles brightly sway
And nature’s twiggy branches splay
Is ill-advised and ill conceived
And always makes my belly illy.
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No, didn’t know there was a third season until now. It’s not something you get over here, even though Dylan Moran does do an acceptable amount of smoking, though B’dum B’dum B’dum B’d-’s comment has put a damper on it for me now.
Ah would you mind him, he doesn’t like anything. I will however add that the last time I watched it I was a little more than slightly drunk. So…
Percy my boy: do you do weddings? Or really any kind of function. I feel that your MC skillz would be wack, to say the least.
Further dampening: Dylan Moran’s second dvd was piss poor, especially considering how great Monster and all his 90s things were.
Ain’t seen it so I’ll let you have that one. But I’M WATCHING YOU.
That’s what everyone on omegle said to me, must be thousands watching me… am I on telly?