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The new structure can't make that happen magically, and also has the (perhaps unintentional) effect of sidelining both George Michael (Cera) and Maeby (Alia Shawkat) for the first several episodes, which is a shame. The spark of Arrested was often in the chemistry between the entire ridiculous cast reacting off each other. The editing also can't fix the fact that they just couldn't get these actors in the same room very often. Tobias' (David Cross) obsession with trying to make his and Debrie Bardeaux's (Maria Bamford) acting careers take off is still tiresome, even if it's split among scenes of George Sr.'s (Tambor) sweat lodge and Michael's (Bateman) failure at Sudden Valley. And re-editing and ordering these plots can't change the fact that they were a bit boring and tedious to begin with. More: 'Arrested Development' creator announces Season 4 remix, with Season 5 coming 'real soon'īut, because the characters were kept mostly to their own episodes, the writers had to create individual plots for them, which were not among the series' best work. So the frustrating season jumped around in time frequently, revealing that the Bluth's separate journeys were a little more connected than we thought, even if there was some shady green screen work involved. The original structure was a storytelling choice, sure, but also mandated by the fact that the original cast – which includes Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor – had seen their fame rise in the 10 years since the series debuted, and with their tight schedules it was impossible to get them all on set together, save for one scene.
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To Hurwitz's credit, Arrested Development Season 4 Remix: Fateful Consequences (now streaming on Netflix) does feel a lot more like eating a whole BLT than eating toast then bacon then turkey, but it doesn't change the fact that the ingredients didn't taste very good in the first place. When Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz announced a remixed version of Arrested Development Season 4 was launching on Netflix earlier this week, he described the original structure of the season as an experience 'akin to eating some toast, then some bacon - maybe a sliced tomato followed by some turkey and realizing, 'Hey, I think I just had a BLT.' ' He was referring to the season’s much criticized structure of focusing on a single member of the wild Bluth family per episode, rather than group as a whole.