#bluth family

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

do you know what was the biggest fumble in sitcom history….

not establishing this fucking chaos duo as a pairing

[sherolck]

michael bluth icons

[swiftlark]

[artemis-fowled]

Honestly one of my favorite parts of arrested development—and something I wished we had more of—is the relationship between Maeby and Gob.

See the thing is, they’re so similar! They have their schemes, theyre liars, arguably the most chaotic members of the Bluth family, and they’re also often the forgotten/overlooked child. (Also some flavor of gay- bi maeby truther)

But it’s more than that! My favorite part of the last two seasons is obviously the Blunder but what I also loved is how the narrative was now widened and following the different members of the family.

We got to see what Gob gets up to when he’s away from his family, when in the previous seasons it wasn’t always clear/the family didn’t know and didn’t want to know

And sometimes I really wish we had some of that in the earlier seasons if only so I could see all the Maeby and Gob interactions that go on unnoticed. I mean. Gob knows about Maeby’s job making movies. ("uncle gob?" *gob pauses in trying to throw a sick cat overboard/hiding from said cat* "maeby?") And, he voiced (or rather Will Arnett did) the voice over for a Gangie movie.

During the inner beauty contest/pageant Gob is the one who recognizes Maeby and asks her who her favorite family member is (a friend of mine theorized that question was asked without him knowing it was Maeby and he’s just a dumbass like that, which I agree he would be a dumbass like that but I have to believe he recognized her)

And idk, I just really love the dynamic they got going. They’re so similar and chaotic and I would have loved to see some uncle-niece shenanigans.

(That being said I also loved uncle-nephew shenanigans and I miss the George Michael and Gob interactions too. George Michael being awed by Gob’s magic was so sincere and beloved by me)

[vertigoartgore]

Arrested Development's pilot turn 20 today. Feel old yet ?

[moonlitjune]

The Bluth Family? More like the LGBT+ Family🤭

[kahmeron-blog]

S1E15

[hisllashirts]

BLUE MYSELF

Dr. Tobias Funke is not the man they think he is at home. He not always finds his place among the Bluth Family and their mess. Tried scaping to Hollywood before, but maybe Mars is more likely.

Get it as a shirt on RIPT here

[knoxile]

i understand this now.. or maybe it’s bc i have venus in 12H

[sharpie-arpi]

hey arrested development people that also write fanfics I have a request for y’all - can someone write a hanahaki disease fic PLEASE

The plot would be that Michael gets the disease after some argument with one of his siblings (maybe Lindsey or Gob not Buster lmao) He goes to a doctor about it or a library to find out what it is and then he decides to hide it from the family because they got bigger things to worry about. The family doesn’t even notice cause Michael hides it well from everyone and they got their own problems to deal with. There’s a day where either Lucille or Gob get suspicious of Michael because it seems like he’s hiding something from them but they forget about it later. George Michael finds out one day but Michael tells him to hush hush about it and that he’s working on it. When all the Bluths are together and they are arguing that’s when it gets serious and Michael faints and his cough gets worse and you can figure out the ending ok slay

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[clobberbox]

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[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

me : having Arrested development on in the background when i fall asleep

me : every time Gene Parmesan appears

[weirdgirl92]

Many people like to talk about how The Land Before Time (1988) tackled themes of prejudice and segregation, but have you ever considered that it’s also a movie about five weird kids finding community with one another?

Spike is a “late hatcher” that was abandoned by his own herd.

Petrie’s a nervous neurodivergent who speaks entirely in third person.

Ducky’s a much more hyperactive neurodivergent that loves to talk a lot, but doesn’t fully understand social boundaries.

Cera’s a kid that had a pretty strict upbringing, because she was taught from an early age to never show fear, and when she does, she tries to hide it.

Littlefoot was the last surviving baby of his herd, and never met any other kids before seeing Cera for the first time.

[thorarms]

Why is asgards palace so big like what are they doing in there

[math-is-math]

All I want is a few more father-son bonding moments between them! Is that too much for a girl to ask?? Is it???

Arrested Development has my heart this show takes the number one spot in my heart (tied with parks and rec ofc) 💕💕

[leonardoeatscarrots]

My take on the Anastasa Broadway musical is uhhh

They only improved one thing, and it was A Rumor in St Petersburg

I think it added SO much more context for the audience and really set the stage for the political tensions going and elaborates more on the Dmitri and Vlad's plan where the original film kinda shoved those things aside.

But the vocals sucked. At least the official recording of them. Like??? Couldn't even be bothered to tell the guy playing Dmitri how to pronounce "Vlad"?? Seriously?? The name of one of THE MAIN SUPPORTING ROLES???

And the rest of the songs sucked. They actually did not need to change that many, or at least not in the way they did.

You know when you have something sorted out nice and orderly and someone ruins it? That's what the musical was like. LIKE NO DON’T TOUCH THAT IT WAS FINE AND MADE SENSE THAT WAY.

I will say Vlad's backstory was a little odd... but I not so much that I was mad at it. I do feel like it was a little clunky and unnecessary, though. It was just an extra detail that didn't feel like much beyond drama.

Don't get me started on Dmitri's new backstory. Shit. Ass, even. Not in the good way. At least it put a clearer distinction that he was NOT Dmitri Pavlovich (something that I've seen other viewers confused, and rightfully concerned about). But if they wanted to make him fucking boring then congrats, they succeeded. I suppose the narrative was interesting, but the whole point of him being a servant in the palace was that he had inside information the whole time. He was a more reliable source who knew a lot about the con he was trying to pull. Not to mention he had HELPED Anastasia. I DUNNO. I JUST THINK IT MIGHT BE THEMATICALLY IMPORTANT.

Now, the way Anastasia remembers him is so generic and vague that it's just stupid?? Why would she remember that?? It's just?? Not important at all??

Oh man don't even get me started on the Rasputin situation. Yeah I know the original movie was innacurate, but I do not think that many people cared. Rasputin being the antagonist in the film was annoying to me, but HE WAS A COMPELLING VILLAIN. (And it seems, at least from the poll that i took a while ago, that is srt of the general consensus from the people who actually know the context.) So when they removed him, it's no wonder the story suffered. Like not only did you take out the fucking BEST villain musical number 5ever, but you just took out the original antagonist. Bro I came to the musical FOR THE MUSIC and it sucked AND they took out the gross Rasputin song. And the new conflict kinda like??? Sucked tbh?? Like they could have done it, but I feel like the story just isn't the same with such a faceless conflict. It was written with the intent of having an antagonist. Why is it so fucking hard to keep it that way.

The costumes were BANGER though. They fucking POPPED OFF on that shit.