User:CanadianCaesar/Arrested Development
Family Ties[edit]
"Family Ties" is the eleventh episode of the third season of Arrested Development. It aired on February 10, 2006.[1] In it, Michael Bluth believes he has discovered a long-lost sister named Nellie who may be being set up to take the blame for his father's misdeeds. Michael connects with her, but eventually learns she is a prostitute. The episode was written by Ron Weiner and was directed by Bob Berlinger,[1] and guest stars Justine Bateman as Nellie.
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The episode received some positive reactions from critics. Jen Chaney of the Washington Post called the casting of Justine Bateman as Nelly "delicious."[2] Rolling Stone magazine also referred to "Family Ties" as a "great episode."[3]
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- ^ a b Arrested Development: Season Three: Disc Two, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, 2006.
- ^ Duguay, Denise. "The case of the slipped discs," The Montreal Gazette, September 2, 2006, pg. K.1.BRE.
- ^ "Arrested Development: Season Three: Awkward, unclean family fun." Rolling Stone, September 7, 2006, issue 1008, p. 113.
SOBs[edit]
"S.O.B.s" is the ninth episode of the third season of Arrested Development. It aired on January 2, 2006. The episode is about the Bluth family desperately attempting to raise money after their lawyer quits. This involves several in-jokes regarding the state of the television series itself, which was nearing its end due to disappointing ratings. The episode was written by Jim Vallely and Richard Day and was directed by Bob Berlinger, and guest stars comedian Andy Richter as himself and his fictional brothers.
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- Poniewozik, James, "6 TV SHOWS NOT TO OVERLOOK," Time, November 7, 2005, vol. 166, issue 19, p. 124.
- "NEWS Briefs," Television Week, January 16, 2006, vol. 25, issue 3, p. 3.
- "Arrested Development: Season Three: Awkward, unclean family fun." Rolling Stone, September 7, 2006, issue 1008, p. 113.
- Weinman, Jaime J. "Why cult favourites deserve to go." Maclean's November 20, 2006, vol. 119, issue 46, p. 67.
- Duguay, Denise. "The case of the slipped discs," The Montreal Gazette, September 2, 2006, pg. K.1.BRE.