Unixfreak: And like Firefly it was an ok show that had more hype after it was cancelled.

AD was freaking brilliant. I knew it at the time and was just waiting for the cancellation.

Firefly flans who pouted at the cancellation were geeks and Whedon fanboys who cried when a good show got canceled before it got a chance to be fleshed out. 14 episodes was not enough to determine if it would flame out quickly.

Arrested Development fans who pouted at the cancellation were fans of well-written, clever intelligent comedy who saw shiat like According to Jim get 8 or more seasons and wondered "what the fark?"

It's nice to know that even when people get what they want they find some way to biatch about it.

Shostie: pleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuck...

also this.

Lsherm: Thank God. Maybe now the fans here on Fark WILL SHUT THE FARK UP ABOUT IT!

You people are almost, ALMOST as bad as Firefly fans.

Oh yeah, well, whatever TV show you like is not actually as good as you think it is, so take that!

AdolfOliverPanties: Arrested Development fans who pouted at the cancellation were fans of well-written, clever intelligent comedy who saw shiat like According to Jim get 8 or more seasons and wondered "what the fark?"

THIS!

Loved Arrested Development but I have no intention of getting Netflix to watch the new episodes.

/You've done it again Howard!

I just blue myself.

Lsherm: Thank God. Maybe now the fans here on Fark WILL SHUT THE FARK UP ABOUT IT!

You people are almost, ALMOST as bad as Firefly fans.

AD was a farking brilliant show that should never have been cancelled, that's why people complained.

Unixfreak: And like Firefly it was an ok show that had more hype after it was cancelled.

Speak for yourself - I watched AD from the beginning and recognized it for its brilliant self immediately.

Firefly I didn't come to until later, and that was my bad.

Firefly was not brilliant nor actually popular.

Lsherm: So's Community, and they'll probably cancel that. Hell, Better Off Ted deserved more than two measly seasons.

all the characters on those shows are way too robotic for most to care about.

that's my unsubtantiated opinion, and i may or may not be sticking to it.

Awesome. I'm really looking forward to those.

t3knomanser: "Better Off Ted" didn't get two measly seasons. It got one season interrupted by a hiatus so long it felt like two seasons.

2 seasons of 13 episodes each is a good two seasons.

pudding7: I just blue myself.

i lol'd

I don't usually dabble in old news....But when I do,I prefer it to be about AD.

/Stay hopeful,my friends.

You know what show I'd love them to bring back, if they're bringing back shows? Action. Yeah, that's right, you heard me. Jay Mohr was awesome.

I've been going through the entire series on Netflix. So far up to early Season 2.

Boil that, throw in a potato... baby, you got a stew goin'.

Lee's_Austin: pudding7: I just blue myself.

You know what you do? You go buy yourself a tape recorder and record yourself for a whole day. You might be surprised at some of your phrasing.

Butterscotch! Want a lick?

Lee's_Austin: pudding7: I just blue myself.

You know what you do? You go buy yourself a tape recorder and record yourself for a whole day. You might be surprised at some of your phrasing.

Tobias... You blowhard!

AdolfOliverPanties: Firefly flans

Your typo made me think of the Mexican dessert with bugs in it.

Ignoring claims about quality, will this really draw enough viewers? As a network show it always struggled to reach beyond a niche audience, and while there are certainly people who've since discovered it on DVD and such, will those really replace the drone viewers who will watch anything in the time slot after their favorite show?

I mean, it's worth a try as an experiment, but AD seems much more likely to stay in the "only special people like me appreciate this" than the "if people just give it a chance most (or at least many more) people will love it" kind of entertainment. Were I betting, I'd say the numbers will be tiny, but since the entire concept of Netflix new TV is new, they'll use it as a test case and trial balloon and thus not worry too much about numbers, then let it die and start fresh with the experience they've gathered for an original IP.

farkityfarker: AD was brilliant, clever, witty, and sophisticated. That's why no one watched it. Because most people don't have my superior tastes.

There's a lot to be said for the stupidity of the American viewing audience. At times it is overwhelming.

Luckily, with channels like AMC and FX, an occasional good show on SyFy or USA, premium channels like Showtime and HBO (and occasionally Starz,) along with some choice pickups from BBC (Sherlock, Luther, The Fades, Doctor Who,) I have found much more quality television than I have time to watch.

That Netflix wants to get into the game and is deciding to make AD its flagship attempt bodes well for writers and actors instead of reality bullshiat.