Girl on Films

I pledge allegiance to the polar opposite of that crap show, '7th Heaven'....

You know something's wrong with the brains of the average American when a show like "Seventh Heaven," in which the writers seem to dumb down plots from old After-School Specials and then Christian-ize them in a covert manner, can survive into its 10th season (is it 10 years now that this show's been plaguing the airwaves?) but a show like "Arrested Development" can't even be certain of its fate for the entirety of its second season. (Yes, this marvelous second season was cut from 22 episodes to 18, supposedly to "help" the show, though whether it will meet its end this year is as-yet unknown.)

But, cleverly enough, the show is asking viewers to sign a "loyalty oath" (a nice little slam of the Bush-Cheney stump speech procedures and policies manual). If you've seen "Arrested Development" and realize its genius -- even if you've watched the show only a few times this year and often have no idea what's going on -- sign up to preserve the program for its third season. It is comedy you have to work for -- in more ways than one -- but it's well worth the effort.

posted by imp @ 8:40 AM