The spineless Micheal Bluth gets fooled over and over by his mentally and socially "challenged" family members. And all is justified with this "family comes first" bs all the time. It has its funny moments and a few nice twists, but the characters are implausible, embarrassing and pathetic and the script is plain stupid. Every character is exaggerated in a way it's not funny anymore, but mostly annoying, except Micheal, Lindsay, Maeybe and perhaps Buster. But this back and forth with Micheal gets boring after 5 seasons. And none of the character develops. And Micheal still hasn't grown some b...ls after 5 seasons. Only recommended for shallow minds.

the show is good, the chemistry is good, the narration is okay, but they are so much so much that it feels like an audio book. not 2 secs go without the narration coming in. look, its day, looks its night for every little thing the narrator has to explain. i mean, jeez take a hike dude. the narrator should shut up for few sec and let us enjoy the dialogue and characters

I don't know why, but to me, Arrested Development feels like the same thing happens every episode. It's a show about relatively terrible people doing relatively terrible things to each other, and while it can be funny, it's not something that I want to watch more than a few episodes of in one sitting. None of the characters are likable and the comedy is mostly characters making fun of other characters, pretty much every episode. The writing is smart and the actors all do great jobs in their roles, but it just gets tiresome after watching more than a few episodes. I don't want to give Arrested Development a 5 out of 10 because that would imply that it's bad (which it certainly isn't), but this show just feels too repetitive to enjoy. 6 out of 10

After viewing several episodes, I found this to be a witty, and sometimes delightfully funny program. Droll, hardworking, and recently widowed Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) has to endeavor with his father's (Jeffrey Tambor) imprisonment (in part to his real-estate company trading practices) his pampered mother Lucille (Jessica Walter), twin sister Lindsay, younger brother Byron "Buster" Bluth and his out-of-work oldest brother magician GOB. (or George Oscar Bluth II, pronounced "Jobe"). After George Sr. is sent to prison, the unbearable family members turn to Michael to head the corporation and handle their funds. Through it all, Michael has a son, George Michael, a timid and rather confounded young man who idolizes his daddy, has a mild infatuation with his only cousin, Maeby (Lindsay's daughter), and is in charge of the semi-popular Bluth frozen banana stand at Newport Beach's Balboa Island. Not to mention the unexplainable Carl Weathers guest appearances, Ron Howard's uncredited narration, and brother-in-law Tobias' acting attempts, this program deserves its merit.