Ahhh…..Arrested Development. Probably the best comedy I’ve ever seen that was actually made while I was alive (which of course excludes such gems as Fawlty Towers, et al). Apart from seeing David Cross on the Daily Show from time to time, I haven’t really seen what the main cast have been doing since.

Two new movies are coming out with the intention of proving the whet the appetite of people suffering post-AD withdrawals. The first, The Ex (trailer here) is ‘silly’ comedy starring Zack Braff (Scrubs, Garden State, The Last Kiss, etc.), Amanda Peet (Studio 60, which is one of my favourite shows on at the moment) and of course, the hero from AD, Jason Bateman. I’ll be the first to admit that the humour does look very slapstick but there’s so many movies taking themselves so damn seriously I just don’t care. The Ex is already out in the US and the reviews do look a little sad. Hopefully if I keep my expectations low I’ll come out of it with a chuckle or two.

One of the great characters in AD was George Michael, played by Michael Cera. Cera too has a movie coming out, Superbad (trailer here). When I first saw the trailer I thought ‘gee what a try-hard title’ but the movie actually looks pretty good. Another one for my list.