Arrested Development Season 3 (2005) review: The greatest season of television in comedy history.


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The screenshots in this post were taken by me directly from the series
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Disclaimer: Although most of my comments refer to the third season of Arrested Development - a consequence of my recent viewing - they do not have any specific spoilers and could well be extended to the entire series.

If there is a particular genre that I am passionate about when it comes to television series, it is comedy, and it is that although it is often looked down upon by general critics and considered inferior to deep dramas, few series challenge both the conventions of modern storytelling as well as a good comedy.

Examples are not exactly scarce: The office, parks and recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Silicon Valley or more traditional products such as Seinfeld or Two And a Half, if they have reached the Olympus of the great series it is not because they are extremely entertaining, but because they know how to execute their ideas very well.

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One of the crucial factors for any work to work is rhythm, good comedy must ALWAYS know how to use this resource.

I extend a bit explaining all this because few series manage to handle the idea of ​​having a "rhythm" so well, like Arrested Development, a series that until a few years ago was little appreciated and progressively acquired a cult of followers -Very well deserved, by the way-.

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To talk about Arrested Development is to talk about great actors, extremely recognizable faces today: Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Jessica Walter and the brilliant David Cross, all delivering a brutal performance in what has been one of the best-written series in all history.

Today, after a marathon in its third season, I would like to explain quite briefly why I have nothing but praise for Arrested Development.

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While the entire series is pretty decent (Even the fourth and fifth seasons, which are a bit disastrous), the third part of Arrested Development has managed to marinate its entire cast of characters to perfection and takes them to my favorite moment of their arcs. narratives.

Not only this, but it adds several of the best gags of the entire series and knows how to embrace its chaotic nature with extreme comfort (something that was lacking in the first and second seasons), full of callbacks and foreshadowing, if a series like The office It's Chinese checkers, talking about Arrested Development is three-dimensional chess.

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Its unbridled rhythm and its lack of intentions to take us by the hand between joke and joke are what create this unique and dense style, a style that deserves more than one viewing to correctly absorb everything that they are showing.

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Not only is it a great series in isolation, but It created a whole creative school inspired by it, and its influence continues to be seen today.

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For me next to giants like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad Arrested Development can sit without any problem and its third season is a perfect example of that. This is why I consider it one of the best television seasons that have ever existed.

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Las capturas de pantalla que acompañan este post fueron tomadas directamente de la serie por mi

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Disclaimer: Aunque la mayoría de mis comentarios se refieren a la tercera temporada de Arrested Development -Consecuencia de mi reciente visionado - no cuentan con ningún spoiler concreto y bien podrían extenderse a toda la serie.

Si existe un genero particular que me apasiona cuando se trata de series de televisión es la comedia, y es que aunque muchas veces es menospreciada por la crítica general y tomada como inferior a los dramas profundos, pocas series desafían tanto las convenciones del storytelling moderno como una buena comedia.

Los ejemplos no son precisamente escasos: The office, parks and recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Silicon Valley o productos más tradicionales como Seinfeld o Two And a Half, si han llegado al Olimpo de las grandes series no es porque resulten extremamente entretenidas, sino porque saben ejecutar sus ideas muy bien.

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Uno de los factores cruciales para que cualquier obra funcione es el ritmo, la buena comedia SIEMPRE debe saber emplear este recurso.

Me extiendo un poco explicando todo esto porque pocas series logran manejar tan bien la idea de tener un “ritmo”, como Arrested Development, una serie que hasta hace algunos años era poco apreciada y progresivamente fue adquiriendo un culto de seguidores -Muy bien merecido, por cierto-.

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Hablar de Arrested Development es hablar de grandes actores, caras extremadamente reconocibles hoy en día: Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Jessica Walter y el brillante David Cross, todos entregando un desempeño brutal en lo que viene siendo una de las series mejor escritas en toda la historia.

Hoy, luego de un maratón de su tercera temporada, me gustaría explicar de manera bastante resumida por qué no tengo más que alabanzas para Arrested Development.

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Si bien la serie completa es bastante decente (Incluso la cuarta y quinta temporada, que son un poco desastrosas), la tercera parte de Arrested Development ha logrado marinar todo su elenco de personajes a la perfección y los lleva a mi momento favorito de sus arcos narrativos.

No solo esto, sino que añade varios de los mejores gags de toda la serie y sabe abrazar su naturaleza caótica con extrema comodidad (Algo que hacia falta en la primera y segunda temporada), llena de callbacks y foreshadowing, si una serie como The office es damas chinas, hablar de Arrested Development es ajedrez en tres dimensiones.

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Su ritmo desenfrenado y sus carentes intenciones de llevarnos por la mano entre chiste y chiste son lo que crean este estilo único y denso, estilo que amerita más de un visionado para correctamente absorber todo los que están mostrando.

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No solo es una gran serie de forma aislada, sino que creo toda una escuela creativa inspirada en ella, y su influencia sigue viéndose hoy en día.

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Para mi al lado de gigantes como Los Soprano o Breaking Bad puede sentarse Arrested Development sin ningún problema y su tercera temporada es una muestra perfecta de ello. por esto la considero una de las mejores temporadas de televisión que han existido.

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